MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in September.According to Ericsson, it will establish a "push-proxy gateway" in Vodafone's network to allow...
As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region's wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely drawn to a close-and the undisputed winner is Ericsson."The leader in the MMSC (multimedia...
HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a "picture mail" service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text, voice and music.Using either the Sony Ericsson T68i or the Nokia 7650 camera phones, subscribers can register free on air,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Singpoare's MobileOne (M1) will offer multimedia messaging services (MMS) through equipment from Nokia. In addition to equipment and software, Nokia said it will dedicate resources in Singapore for M1's MMS launch, although a timeframe was not specified.
ESPOO, Finland-Finnish 2G Ltd. will use infrastructure from Tecnomen to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Finnish 2G is a pioneer in the convergence of different methods of communication by enabling the provision of mobile network services for tomorrow's information society," said Seppo Hanninen,...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Beleaguered multimedia software vendors and handset manufacturers alike face at least another six months of difficult market conditions, according to new research. The research also offers predictions of flat growth in cellular handsets through 2002 as a result of slow rollout of multimedia...
Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service?If not, don't worry-few people have.It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken the worldwide wireless industry by storm. The idea was to "enhance" SMS messages with more space...
HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish supplier Tecnomen said it will begin multimedia messaging service trials in two countries, The Dominican Republic and Indonesia.The Dominican Republic trial will be with France Telecom Dominicana. The Orange operator has deployed Tecnomen's integrated push feature."The trials will give France Telecom Dominicana...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The SyncML Initiative announced it will officially consolidate into the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance, a group created to act as an umbrella standards organization for the various aspects of the wireless data industry.The WAP Forum and the Wireless Village instant messaging initiative...
HELSINKI, Finland—Finland's Sonera Corp. and Hong Kong CSL Ltd. launched the world's first commercial inter-operator multimedia messaging services over Aicent Inc.'s and Sonera's GPRS Roaming Exchange networks.The service allows mobile users in Hong Kong and Finland to send MMS messages to each other and...
HONG KONG—Ericsson demonstrated cross-technology MMS over cdma2000 and GPRS technologies at this week's 3G World Congress in Hong Kong.In its demonstration, Ericsson sent MMS from a cdma2000-enabled PDA to a GPRS terminal. "This MMS demonstration further solidifies Ericsson's commitment as the only wireless vendor...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Nokia Corp.'s Open Mobile Architecture initiative will merge with the WAP Forum to create a new, massive industry standards group comprising more than 200 companies including heated wireless rivals pushed together by flagging revenues and an uncertain future.The most tangible component of...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to promote the use of multimedia messaging service (MMS), Vizzavi Deutschland, the wireless portal jointly owned by Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has requested Alatto Technologies to supply consumer applications that will be delivered via the local Vodafone's MMS offering....
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Wireless equipment maker Ericsson said it will provide infrastructure for multimedia messaging services (MMS) to Swisscom Mobile, which will begin offering the service sometime this month."The introduction of MMS is an important step in the further development of mobile data communications," said Urs...
HELSINKI, Finland—Carriers and vendors across the world continue to refine and define their strategies for offering multimedia messaging services, which many in the industry hope will open the way for significant wireless data revenues.News on the front continues to come in massive waves, with...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the newly formed Sony Ericsson expects to sell its first third-generation (3G) handset in Europe later this year, Jan Wareby, its executive vice president, has cautioned potential users to expect interoperability issues with products from these early shipments. Despite this looming...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Some trends are beginning to emerge in the European multimedia messaging service (MMS) market following the launch of services by several operators. However, there is still a distinct split between those charging per message and operators adopting volume pricing models similar to those...
BERNE, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile said it will begin offering multimedia messaging services on June 3, following MMS launches from Telecom Italia Mobile and Vodafone Telecel in Portugal last week.Swisscom Mobile will provide the service free during its launch phase until the end of September. Beginning...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Looking to build on the runaway success of short message service (SMS), two more European mobile operators have joined in the rush to be among the first to launch multimedia messaging services (MMS). Vodafone Telecel in Portugal and Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM)...
HELSINKI, Finland—Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), the Italian mobile operator, has met its May deadline for the launch of multimedia messaging services (MMS) over its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in Italy. Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia are the main infrastructure suppliers for TIM's...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Wireless giant Ericsson continued to lead the multimedia messaging service infrastructure industry through its new deal with T-Mobile. T-Mobile will use Ericsson's MMS center to launch services in its Hungary market and plans to roll out similar services in its German, Austrian and...
HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen said it received an order for a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) from a Nordic mobile operator. The delivery will allow the carrier to begin offering MMS services to its customers.The agreement also includes delivery of Tecnomen's voice mail and unified messaging...
LONDON-Messaging giant Logica said it will cut 700 jobs in response to slowdowns in information-technology spending and the cautious outlook most operators have for multimedia messaging services.The company's stock dropped almost 20 percent in London trading following the news.Four hundred jobs will be cut...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it signed a GSM expansion agreement with Chinese mobile operator Zhejiang Mobile Communications Corp., as well as equipment for trials of it multimedia messaging system and micro-payment technology.The value of the deal is estimated at more than $85 million. Deliveries...
