SINGAPORE-Mobile carrier Vodafone Group plc has teamed with telecommunications firms Belgacom and Cable & Wireless to cut costs and increase efficiency in cross-network multimedia messaging service trials, the companies said Tuesday.The new, standards-based system enables payment information to be cascaded through various networks across...
ORLANDO, Fla.-The Open Mobile Alliance unveiled 10 new enabler releases in an effort to ensure service interoperability across mobile devices. Nearly 400 OMA member companies around the world have collaborated on the enabler releases, which allow interoperable wireless data services to be launched among...
BEIJING-Alvarion Ltd. said it won a contract with carrier China Netcom to expand the deployment of its 3.5 GHz broadband wireless solution to four provinces in the country.The provinces include Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hunan.For this project, Alvarion is partnering with Siemens Communications Networks...
BOSTON-Peer-to-peer multimedia messaging service will generate more revenue for wireless operators than P2P short message service by 2008, according to a study from the Yankee Group.The survey concluded that P2P MMS soon will be a lucrative offering for mobile operators that can provide good...
Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. updated its financial and operating guidance for the year as well as announced plans to offer $135 million in a debt offering and begin a cash tender offer for its 14-percent notes due 2010. The updated financial guidance includes...
SINGAPORE-Underscoring the fact that the CDMA vs. GSM technology war is still under way, the GSM Association Tuesday encouraged the Indian government to veto a proposal to release 1900 MHz spectrum for current-generation services and maintain its alignment with the IMT2000 core band for...
DENVER-RCR Wireless News today launched a new Web site at RCRNews.com with added features for its paid subscribers and daily visitors. The new site offers RSS news feeds, allowing users to see RCRNews.com headlines as they are posted to the site. The updated design...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Internet Protocol networking vendor UTStarcom launched a service allowing Chinese wireless users to send and receive text messages between carriers, the company announced Monday, furthering the competition between the country's pure mobile carriers and limited mobility providers.The new offering allows Personal Access System...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has agreed to sell its Cingular Interactive L.P. subsidiary, including the Mobitex network, customer service operations, information technology systems and a majority of its current Interactive customer base to affiliates of venture-capital company Cerberus Capital Management L.P. for an...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. has added Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to its list of clients, agreeing to provide its over-the-air software on Sanyo's 3G handsets.InnoPath's DeltaUpgrade Plus software allows operators to debug phones via a download. The product was used earlier this year...
MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week plans to release a new solution to automate the testing of Palm OS Garnet devices and Palm OS 4 devices with the TestQuest Pro test automation tool.TestQuest Pro connects to multiple mobile devices, PCs, base-station emulators and other test equipment...
WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee passed legislation to distribute universal-service subsidies more uniformly, but the legislation is not expected to become law."There are 18 of you on this committee that have customers that pay in and receive nothing," said Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), the sponsor...
OSLO, Norway—Norwegian wireless carrier Telenor said it will have its EDGE upgrade in place by end-2005. The carrier decided to upgrade to EDGE technology earlier this year."The upgrade has now reached a state where we feel that we can give our customers a sample...
LONDON-Traditional GSM device manufacturers, including Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., are leading the charge in music-focused cellular devices, or "Cellular Music Decks," according to new research from Strategy Analytics. "Music will be a `bridesmaid' value-add mostly found on converged devices and high-end camera phones...
WASHINGTON-As the Bush administration weathers criticism from Democrats over delays in modernizing the nation's emergency warning system and insists help is on the way, a small GSM carrier in Wisconsin is poised to deploy technology capable of delivering the kind of real-time alerts to...
Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.'s $1.1 billion agreement to acquire Microcell Telecommunications Inc., Canada's smallest wireless operator, could propel Rogers Wireless past Bell Mobility as the nation's largest wireless operator with approximately 5.1 million total subscribers. The deal also trumps a long-standing unsolicited $800 million...
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular said it sold its 65-percent holding in Millicom Argentina, a high-speed wireless data joint venture, to its local partner after receiving regulatory approval. The carrier did not disclose the amount of the sale.All four wireless carriers in Argentina are upgrading...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has entered into a deal with Microsoft Corp. to allow Windows streaming capabilities in wireless devices. Through the deal, consumers will be able to play back and stream Windows Media Audio and Windows Media Video content on handhelds that have Qualcomm's...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. has lowered its fourth-quarter guidance, attributing the fall in revenue and margins to carrier consolidation and delays in commitments to next-generation technology. The company revised its projected fourth-quarter revenue to between $450 million and $470 million as against an earlier...
Verizon Wireless increased the stakes in the wireless data market last week, announcing the expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based BroadbandAccess service to 11 new markets as well as limited coverage at 10 airports in eight additional markets. The expansion brings the carrier's total...
WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission, unable to reach a settlement with the nation's No. 2 mobile-phone operator, last week affirmed a record $12 million fine against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for breaking state laws governing telecom carriers. The CPUC vote was 4 to 1, with...
POLAND Lucent Technologies Inc. has collaborated with Novatel Wireless to supply third-generation UMTS PC card modems to Polish wireless carrier PTC. The operator said it has received initial shipments of the Merlin U530, with which it is launching its 3G service offering called ERA....
OSLO, Norway-The Starmap Mobile Alliance, an alliance of small European operators aimed at gaining more equipment-buying and roaming power, said Czech mobile carrier Eurotel Praha has joined the group, increasing its membership to 11 operators with more than 53 million subscribers."We look forward to...
MONTREAL-Oz has secured $27.3 million in investment capital from VantagePoint Venture Partners, the Canadian mobile instant-messaging provider announced. Oz hopes to expand its presence in the European and Asian markets with the new capital and plans to move into other mobile messaging markets. The...
