NEW YORK—PWC Consulting, part of New York-based PricewaterhouseCoopers, introduced to the North American market its New World Networks Mobile IP Solution, designed to allow carriers and enterprises to bring advanced services to market quickly using currently available network infrastructure. "The two critical questions carriers...
NEW YORK—The Mobile Marketing Association issued a series of guidelines to raise awareness of and spur debate about privacy issues involved in location-based targeting at this week's CTIA Wireless 2002 tradeshow.Focused on satisfying subscribers, operators and mobile marketers, the MMA recommends:Its members not merge...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—To be successful, pay-per-use applications need to meet three criteria: an accurate bill, happy customers and happy developers, according to a new report from Probe Research Inc.The company's research director, David Chamberlain, said "happy developers" are those being adequately compensated for their...
BERKELEY, Calif.—Otelnet, a provider of intelligent push solutions for wireless operators, announced the rollout of three new mobile content channels for carriers: lifestyle, entertainment and public safety.Otelnet now partners with content and application providers in each genre to deliver location-sensitive customized push services to...
LONDON—Currently representing 10 percent of total carrier revenues, short message service (SMS) is the dominant data contributor to carrier average revenue per user (ARPU), and its value is expected to continue to grow, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan study.Frost & Sullivan credits...
HONG KONG—The Hong Kong mobile market is set for a transformation, with four third-generation (3G) mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) established, based on the requirements of Hong Kong’s four 3G license holders. The first 3G MVNO services are set to begin at the end...
LONDON—Short message service (SMS) company Logica said it scored two multimedia messaging contracts and is trialing the product with five additional wireless carriers. The company did not name its customers.Analysts have questioned whether Logica, which controls a vast amount of the SMS industry, can...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
CHICAGO—Pear Wireless is collaborating with Nanonation Inc. to develop wireless applications for Internet kiosks and digital entertainment and hospitality information systems.The systems will integrate wireless local area network technology and content delivery, the companies said.
NEW YORK—The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) plans to hold its next quarterly general meeting in Orlando on March 19 in conjunction with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless 2002 show."All indications point towards 2002 being a groundbreaking year for wireless marketing, with all...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Qualcomm's BREW platform scored another major developer deal, this time with Walt Disney and its ESPN-branded sports games.Under the deal, Walt Disney Internet Group said it will develop games like ESPN's 2-Minute Drill for the Qualcomm platform. Verizon Wireless recently announced its...
SAN FRANCISCO—Multimedia mobile delivery company Mazingo Network is offering a subscription service that allows users to access rich-media content from hundreds of channels.Included in Mazingo's channel line-up are classic movies, television shows, daily radio programs from the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and CNET, short...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
ATLANTA—Arizon Corp. announced AirDoc Platform J, the Java version of its carrier-grade AirDoc Platform, is now available.AirDoc Platform J can read and convert corporate document formats into XML-structured wireless content. It also includes real-time search and creation of content summaries, reducing the amount of...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo said it plans to introduce a "dual network" system, which will enable users who own both a FOMA third-generation handset and conventional PDC DoCoMo mobile phone to use the same phone number for both handsets.Between 1 April and 31 August, DoCoMo customers...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile operator MTN Uganda has launched a short message service (SMS) content and information service, enabling subscribers to download information and trivia to their handsets.On the first day of operation, the network claims to have had more than 26,000 inquires.Erik van Veen,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Adobe Systems Inc. announced its GoLive 6.0 software Web authoring tool.GoLive 6.0 includes the Adobe Web Workgroup Server, GoLive Dynamic Content authoring and Web layout tool in one package that professionals can use to create, manage and deliver personalized content for the...
SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and graphics over the Internet.Users can become members at www.phonecandy.com at no cost, then purchase...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. launched what it describes as feature-rich CMX 2.1 multimedia software, which offers enhanced audio, animation, speech and sound effects for wireless devices.The company said handset makers Kyocera Corp. and Toshiba have incorporated the solutions into their devices, which will have "more...
WASHINGTON—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association held the first meeting of its Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council last week.The council said it will address hurdles facing the U.S. market in wireless data and mobile Internet products and services. In its first day-long workshop, the...
CANNES, France—CellPoint Inc. launched its Mobile Location System 6.0 Platform this week in Cannes at the 3GSM World Congress."MLS 6.0 is the successor to CellPoint's MLS 5.0 platform and is a market-leading location platform in terms of capacity, reliability and multi-vendor network support," explained...
CANNES, France—Content alone will not bring prosperity to the wireless industry, according to comments made by Michael C. Pousti, chairman and chief executive officer of SMS.ac, in a speech at this week's 3GSM World Congress."During the Internet explosion of the 1990s, everyone was convinced...
Regardless of not having a product portfolio, the Sony Ericsson joint venture has declared that it aims to take the top market position for handset sales by 2005. The company's chief executive officer (CEO), Jan Wareby, said it would achieve this objective by 'stimulating'...
CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. will offer mobile handset manufacturers and application developers a complete open and standards-based reference platform, combining Nokia's Series 60 software and development kit, TI's OMAP processor-based reference platforms and development kit, and the Symbian operating system, the...
