BUSAN, Korea-High-speed mobile networks are taking hold in the Asia-Pacific region, providing a platform for multimedia services development, according to a new report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc.The report, "Asia-Pacific Mobile Multimedia Outlook," said the number of high-speed mobile subscribers rose 11.4 percent between...
GENEVA-The Asia-Pacific region continues to show strong telecommunication market growth, according to research from the International Telecommunication Union, which kicked off ITU Telecom Asia 2004 in Busan, Korea, this week.The group found that growth rates for mobile subscribers, fixed lines and Internet users during...
Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $98.5 million contract to expand the CDMA network of Guangdong Unicom. It is the third phase of the expansion, which will cover eight cities.The cities include Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Zhanjiang, Maoming and Yangjiang.Under the...
Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access to high-speed Internet connectivity while in flight.The agreement allows iPass users to access Connexion...
BEIJING-Chinese mobile Internet provider Tom Online agreed to buy Treasure Base Investments Ltd., a Chinese wireless entertainment company, for $66 million.The cash-only deal will expand Tom Online's distribution and promotion base by adding more than 60 television channels broadcasting to 100 million Chinese households...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Internet browser vendor Access announced its new NetFront Dynamic Menu, which the company said allows wireless carriers to remotely update the user interface on their users' mobile phones.The offering follows similar products from several other vendors, including Macromedia, SavaJe Technologies, Opera Software,...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Internet browser vendor Access announced its new NetFront Dynamic Menu, which the company said allows wireless carriers to remotely update the user interface on their users' mobile phones.The offering follows similar products from several other vendors, including Macromedia, SavaJe Technologies, Opera Software,...
PARIS-China Unicom announced it will offer an upgraded WAP service through a new deal with infrastructure provider Alcatel. The carrier will use Alcatel's WAP 2.0 offering, which allows users to view wireless Web sites written in XHTML."With the development of this WAP 2.0 solution,...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched consumer-focused third-generation services in two European countries, with other countries to follow in coming months, the global mobile operator said.Vodafone customers in Germany and Portugal can initially use Samsung Z105 and Sony Ericsson Z1010 handsets to view expanded Vodafone live!...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. has combined with Birdstep Technology and Gemplus International S.A. to develop, promote and market a solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE or CDMA mobile networks and wireless local area networks.The companies said the agreement will also apply to emerging technologies like...
GLASGOW, United Kingdom-Handset-maker Motorola Inc. announced support for mobile Internet browsing technology from Picsel Technologies Ltd. Motorola's A768, A1000 and MPx phones will feature the browser."Motorola believes that having Picsel software as an integral component of our Smart Phone product range will allow consumers...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration hit the trifecta on wireless trade last week, winning concessions from China and South Korea on Wi-Fi, third-generation wireless and mobile Internet services that advance U.S. business opportunities in the booming Asian region. The wireless trade disputes with China and South...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will pay a $4.58 year-end "commemorative" dividend in addition to a previously proposed $4.58 ordinary dividend, raising the wireless carrier's annual dividend from $9.15 to $13.74 for the fiscal year ending March 31. The company's board of directors proposed...
Handset maker Motorola Inc. announced support for mobile Internet browsing technology from Picsel Technologies Ltd. Motorola's A768, A1000 and MPx phones will feature the browser."Motorola believes that having Picsel software as an integral component of our Smart Phone product range will allow consumers to...
NEW YORK-Wireless software developer Columbitech said Japanese venture-capital company Mobile Internet Capital Inc. increased its financial interest in Columbitech by investing $1.5 million.MIC joined Columbitech's investors in early 2003 and now has increased its investment in the company."Columbitech has accomplished a lot in a...
"What Simpay is all about is opening up the mobile Internet space beyond the carrier's branded portal," said Jim Wadsworth, Simpay's chief marketing officer.Described as a mobile-commerce company, Simpay's real purpose is to create a common billing mechanism for carriers and wireless content providers....
Last month, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo said it sold more than 160,000 faulty mobile phones. The carrier said its new FOMA N900i handset, built by NEC Corp., suffered from a software glitch that would cause the phone to reboot if a user tried to...
NEW YORK-Japanese mobile advertising company Japan Mobile Communications (J-Mobile) said it will use technology from Enpocket to produce various advertisements for Vodafone K.K.'s 12.8 million mobile Internet users."The Enpocket Engine has proven to be the most advanced and reliable technology in the marketplace for...
SWEDEN-TeliaSonera Sweden has launched its nationwide Telia GO third-generation network.Telia GO will provide TeliaSonera customers with access to mobile Internet at broadband speeds and access to video calling on certain 3G handsets for a charge. In addition, the 3G network will feature a new...
SWEDEN-TeliaSonera Sweden has launched its nationwide Telia GO third-generation network.Telia GO will provide TeliaSonera customers with access to mobile Internet at broadband speeds and access to video calling on certain 3G handsets for a charge. In addition, the 3G network will feature a new...
LONDON-A group of the wireless industry's largest players announced a plan to form a domain name registry company for the mobile Internet-an agency similar to the Internet's ICANN registry company-in order to simplify Internet access from mobile phones.Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., Vodafone, 3, GSM...
CANNES, France-Japanese wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. announced a series of new products and agreements the company hopes will increase sales to carriers and handset manufacturers.On the handset side, Access announced its new NetFront Mobile Client Suite, which combines a WAP browser with...
NEW YORK-Pan-European telecom company Tele2 AB announced a 20-percent increase in operating revenue to $5.2 billion for 2003. Full-year profit was $334.9 million.Mobile business highlights include the company's mobile operations in Sweden, which reported 3.3 million customers at the end of last year, an...
Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004:AlcatelChina. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network.Value: $14 millionCyprus. With Investcom for GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and mobile core network.Value: UndisclosedNetherlands. With T-Mobile for data over asynchronous transfer mode, gigabit Ethernet transport...
