FORT LEE, N.J.-Midwest Wireless selected Whale Communications' SSL VPN, which will provide secure access to business and sales applications, and network resources to its 600 employees."Whale's SSL VPN allowed us to provide various employee groups access to the specific applications they need to make...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Globalstar LLC. has signed on with New Horizons Telecom Inc. to construct a new satellite gateway that will enhance satellite voice and data services throughout Alaska and the Yukon region.The gateway will be located in Wasilla, Alaska, and is expected to be operational...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ring-back services, the companies said. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and 3 operators, will deliver its library of ring backs, including real tones, sports anthems...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ringback services, the companies said Thursday.InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and 3 operators, will deliver its library of ringbacks, including real tones, sports anthems and...
TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS. In a press release regarding the company's second-quarter results, 724 said that while it was still providing technology to Sprint through Hewlett-Packard...
TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS.In a press release regarding the company's second-quarter results, 724 said that while it was still providing technology to Sprint through Hewlett-Packard Co.,...
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was no sign of its long-awaited iTunes phone. Motorola demonstrated a range of new products...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions said Vodafone Group plc has deployed its X-treme Mobility Gateway in the United Kingdom for the carrier's Vodafone live! entertainment and information service. The two companies signed an agreement regarding the deployment in September 2004.
BRAZILTwo wireless equipment suppliers said they won deals to supply gear to Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator. L.M. Ericsson said it will expand and enhance Vivo's access transmission network. Ericsson said its Mini-Link microwave transmission solution will provide extra backhaul capacity and flexibility, as...
NEW YORK-Comverse Technology Inc. launched an integrated messaging offering that combines instant messaging and e-mail services for wireless users.MIMail, which is designed to mimic a PC user experience, includes IM features like status indication, multiple dialogues, icons and a chat-like interface from IM providers...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two wireless equipment suppliers said they won deals to supply gear to Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator.L.M. Ericsson said it will expand and enhance Vivo's access transmission network. Ericsson said its Mini-Link microwave transmission solution will provide extra backhaul capacity and flexibility,...
TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Venezuelan operator Movilnet has chosen Starent Networks to provide its ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway for data service access on Movilnet's CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO network.The ST16 acts as a gateway between the wireless network and core Internet Protocol network.One of the keys...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Globalstar L.L.C. said it filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authority to operate a gateway in Sebring, Fla.The gateway would improve service on the fringes of the company's North American service area, particularly at sea, said Globalstar. The company expects...
SAUDI ARABIANokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Aljawal, the GSM operator of Saudi Telecom Co., to supply the Nokia multimedia messaging service solution. Deliveries have already begun, and the service is expected to be launched nationwide during first half 2005, making it the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Pine Cellular Oklahoma, a family-owned cellular carrier that offers service in McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma, plans to deploy Jataayu Software's WAP Gateway and Multimedia Messaging Services Center, according to Jataayu. The solution will allow Pine Cellular to offer mobile Internet and messaging...
LONDON-MonsterMob Group plc, which sells mobile entertainment content and services, said it has agreed to acquire all the share capital of Upper Mobile Ltd. UML owns Information Gateway Inc., a mobile content and entertainment company in the Philippines, and Creative Minds Pte., a content...
MINNETONKA, Minn.-Digi International introduced its Digi Connect Remote Gateway GSM product, which is a serial-to-wireless GSM EDGE gateway that connects remote serial devices via Cingular Wireless' EDGE network. The company said the product provides a connectivity alternative for devices with serial ports, such as...
NEW YORK-Comverse Technology Inc. reported that regional wireless operator Triton PCS Inc. selected its Comverse Mobile Data Gateway Version 4.0 to expand the carrier's WAP services.Comverse noted the MDG Version 4.0 solution was fully compliant with the Open Mobile Alliance WAP 2.0 standard and...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of a company's information technology network to provide enhanced and secure wide-area connectivity for data...
LONDON-Skype is testing a free service that allows users to send text messages to any GSM handset, the Voice over Internet Protocol provider said Thursday.The new offering lets users send messages from Skype Chat to GSM subscribers via a gateway powered by Connectotel, a...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of a company's information technology network to provide enhanced and secure wide-area connectivity for data...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "This phone solution streamlines development efforts and accelerates time to market to significantly reduce the costs of 3G device...
CANNES, France-Comverse Technology Inc. announced two new operator deals as well as a series of product upgrades in conjunction with the 3GSM trade show.First off, the multimedia software and systems vendor announced Greek mobile operator Q-Telecom purchased its Converged Real-Time Billing Solutions, Multimedia Messaging...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "We are pleased to work with Openwave to provide an integrated client solution that addresses the rapid adoption of...
