Handsets

CHICAGO-Alcatel Corp. this week announced an Unlicensed Mobile Access solution that provides access to GSM and GPRS mobile services over Bluetooth and 802.11 unlicensed spectrum technologies. UMA technology allows subscribers …

U.S. Cellular’s 5 million subscribers can send photos and other content from their handsets to users on Verizon Wireless’ network, the carrier said Wednesday. The Chicago-based operator announced it has …

In the backdrop of everything innovative and exciting going on at the BREW conference in San Diego last week, there was one overriding idea that kept popping up in the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. offered industry an early look at its MediaFLO mobile TV technology in conjunction with its BREW developer’s conference here. The demonstration showed MediaFLO can transmit streaming video, …

SAN DIEGO-Macromedia will distribute Flash-based applications for BREW-enabled wireless handsets under an agreement announced Friday at Qualcomm’s 2005 BREW Conference. The San Francisco-based developer said it has signed on as …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. added Motorola Inc.’s i836 handset to its line-up. The new iDEN handset includes access to Nextel’s digital cellular network, the carrier’s Direct Connect walkie-talkie service, the …

Nokia today outlined a new low-cost handset strategy to tap into new growth markets. The company concurrently introduced its Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600 handsets, scheduled to be available during …

SEATTLE-Multimedia messaging service activity continued to grow at an impressive clip in April, with nearly 8 percent of U.S. wireless users sending photos from their handsets to another phone or …

DENVER-TensorComm, which designs technology to increase CDMA and W-CDMA network capacity and efficiency, said it scored $7 million in financing. The company holds a patent for an Interference Cancellation Technology …

AUSTIN, Texas-A wireless handset with a $25 cost of production could come within the next two years, according to a recent survey conducted by Portelligent of its customers in the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-A new multimedia messaging service interoperability agreement will allow Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless International Inc. subscribers to exchange photos and video clips, the carriers said. The service is …

LONDON-Following what it termed extensive customer research and feedback, Vodafone Group plc launched its Vodafone Simply service, which the carrier said provides customers with basic voice and text messaging services …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched a new in-flight calling option for customers that allows for 10-cent per-minute calling when they sign up for the Airfone Service under the Verizon Wireless $10 …

MobiTV announced its expansion into Europe, launching its live multi-channel TV broadcasts for U.K. subscribers on Orange’s third-generation network. Orange TV’s initial lineup includes content from CNN, Cartoon Network, Extreme …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched a new in-flight calling option for customers that allows for 10-cent per-minute calling when they sign up for the Airfone Service under the Verizon Wireless $10 …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Industry should ship more than 100 million dual-mode mobile phones by 2010, according to new numbers from research and consulting firm ABI Research. Dual-mode phones combine wireless wide …

Struggling to shore up decreasing revenues from voice usage, U.S. carriers agreed last October to a set of messaging guidelines they said would allow them to be MMS-interoperable by the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS has restructured categories on its games deck in an effort to make it easier for customers to find and buy mobile games. New listings on the …

Phone component suppliers now have a new set of customers: wireless carriers. Recent shifts in the worldwide wireless industry have largely favored network operators. Wireless users-especially those in the United …

Following what it termed extensive customer research and feedback, Vodafone Group plc launched its Vodafone Simply service, which the carrier said provides customers with basic voice and text messaging services …

LONDON-Orange announced plans to launch what it said will be the United Kingdom’s first mobile TV service next week. The carrier said it will offer a line-up of nine channels …

WASHINGTON-A new report delivered by an industry standards group to the Federal Communications Commission says mobile-phone vendors likely will meet initial hearing-aid compatibility requirements later this year. After years of …

LONDON-Navicore Personal launched its next-generation navigation system for handsets. The product uses a proprietary routing algorithm to respond to directions taken by users. Reportedly, calculating routes of hundreds of miles …

NEW YORK-While consumers would like to view video on cell phones for free, only a small percentage want to pay for such services. This is one of the findings of …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen mobile game developers. Amp’d Mobile said …