WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., announced that T-Mobile International's wireless German subsidiary, T-Mobil, will provide Comverse's unified-messaging solution to its subscribers.The solution allows users to access voice, fax and e-mail messages from one mailbox.
Vodafone Group plc has contracted with Cable & Wireless "to facilitate a European General Packet Radio Service data roaming trial," the companies said March 20.Cable & Wireless will provide the Internet Protocol-based network connection among nine Vodafone-affiliated wireless operators in Europe that are taking...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., signed an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services to provide its unified messaging solution for AT&T Wireless' recently announced third-generation network.Comverse said its unified messaging platform will enable AT&T to provide its customers with a...
CHINAUnder a new deal, Comverse Technology Inc. will provide short messaging service, cell broadcasting and expanded voice mail to Chinese mobile operator Heilongjiang Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. Comverse will also provide a variety of value-added services, including text messages, mobile banking and location-based services....
WOODBURY, Spain-Comverse Network Systems demonstrated its third-generation-capable unified messaging service, including video messaging, over Nortel Network Corp.'s Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network at the UMTS Conference in Barcelona, Spain.The demonstration allows users to compose, send and view video messages using a personal computer. Comverse...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., reported that Japanese cellular provider IDO Corp. expanded prepaid services from Comverse to its cdmaOne mobile network, giving its customers the choice to make either prepaid or postpaid calls.IDO PDC network has been offering...
During the first day of its 2000 User Forum, Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., introduced additional features to its software and systems enabling network-based enhanced services.The features include its Intelligent Mobile Services, a suite of services using mobile number portability...
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, and Comverse Network Systems introduced a voice-activated voice-mail service, providing TeleCorp's SunCom subscribers the ability to retrieve messages and interact with their voice-mail system verbally.TeleCorp said the service will allow users to review, respond...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-In a cash-strapped society and an environment where wireless technology is expected to supplant fixed telephony, prepaid has become a panacea for new African operators-so much so that several are rolling out networks purely on a prepaid platform.Research conducted by South African-based...
The end is near.That is the prophecy heralded by the principals of Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc., which last week said they will merge in what is the largest announced wireless Internet transaction to date."Together, we are going to be an incredible force," said...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Networks Systems and Sun Microsystems Inc. signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar agreement that calls for Comverse to integrate Sun's Netra 1400 servers and Sun StorEdge disk arrays as part of its unified messaging solution, the companies announced."Sun's agreement with Comverse Network Systems...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. is acquiring Exalink Ltd., an Israel-based Wireless Application Protocol gateway and application software developer.The tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of interests, according to the agreement. Comverse will issue about 5.3 million shares of common stock...
Sprint PCS affiliate IWO Holdings filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $173 million in an initial public offering. The company said it would use proceeds from the offering to expand its network. IWO serves more than 56,000 subscribers in...
Comverse Technology Inc. made an undisclosed investment in Speedwise Technologies Ltd., a privately held firm specializing in software designed to accelerate the time required to browse and download Web content over cellular connections. Comverse said the investment is part of the company's ongoing program...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., installed and launched systems enabling prepaid services for more than 1 million subscribers of Chilean mobile operator Telefonica Movil Chile.Comverse said the installation included prepaid services solutions at two Telefonica network sites near Santiago....
Hong KongCable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services and Nokia Corp. successfully completed their third-generation trials and the provision of a commercially available 43.2 kbps high-speed circuit switched data service in Hong Kong. Nokia noted that the recently completed second phase of 3G trials involved...
Comverse Network Systems introduced its Nex2Me wireless instant messaging solution, a Wireless Application Protocol and short message service suite that enables the creation of mobile communities shared by mobile and Internet users.The system will notify users when a member of their instant messaging community...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-European Global System for Mobile communications wireless operator Telecom Italia Group selected Comverse Network Systems to provide systems enabling messaging services throughout TIM's nationwide digital wireless network.Financial details were not released.
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a supplier of software and systems for network-based enhanced services, won a contract from Guangdong Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. to provide its mobile data systems enabling wireless Internet applications in 10 cities across the Chinese province.Under the contract, Comverse will...
BOULDER, Colo.-Wireless location services developer SignalSoft Corp. said last week it acquired BFound.com, a Victoria, British Columbia-based company experienced in mobile asset tracking on the Internet.By adding BFound.com's tracking service to its suite of wireless location services, SignalSoft said it now can offer applications...
NEW YORK-With an estimated 5 million American customers today, prepaid wireless services have yet to fulfill their promise, but that potential is getting closer to realization.Within the next several years, analysts from The Yankee Group, the Strategis Group and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities...
BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp., a software developer focused on the wireless location industry, completed $33 million in private equity financing from existing investors as well as new financial and strategic investors in the United States, Europe and Japan.Salomon Smith Barney managed the private placement. New...
NEW YORK-In a recent survey conducted in 10 European countries, Infratest Burke InCom, a London-based market research company, found that most people would pay up to $16 a month for unified messaging services.Infratest performed the survey on behalf of Comverse Network Systems, Wakefield, Mass.,...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems said it will supply enhanced messaging systems for ICO Global Communications, a low-earth-orbit satellite-based communications carrier.According to the agreement, Comverse will provide platforms enabling advanced messaging services like voice mail, fax mail, short text messaging and unified messaging. Comverse said...
