NEW YORK-Deloitte Research expects wireless subscriber numbers to continue to rise during 2004, bolstered by the steady use of traditional voice applications.Deloitte predicts mobile-subscriber penetration rates will continue to rise in 2004, with voice applications continuing to dominate mobile revenues and profits. The research...
In recent years, the blurring line between print and electronic publishing has become a frequent discussion topic among editorial types.Just how will people receive and consume "the written" word in the future? At some point does print on paper become obsolete?Champions of the digital...
Deloitte Research expects wireless subscriber numbers to continue to rise during 2004, bolstered by the steady use of traditional voice applications.Deloitte predicts mobile subscriber penetration rates will continue to rise in 2004, with voice applications continuing to dominate mobile revenues and profits. The research...
TOKYO-KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest mobile operator, gained more than double the number of new users that its competitors added during December. KDDI added 289,600 new subscribers during the month, DoCoMo added 114,600 new subscribers during December, and Vodafone added 114,200, according to figures from...
NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia is providing content, including ring tones, to Wind's i-mode service. NEC said it is expanding is...
TOKYO-NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier this week, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia is providing content, including ring tones, to Wind's i-mode service.NEC said it is expanding...
TOKYO-Following a partnership signed in June, Italian operator Wind Telecomunicazioni said it began i-mode services in Italy today based on technology from Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. Italy marks the eighth market for i-mode service and the sixth European market for the mobile...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services.The LogicaCMG technology will replace existing infrastructure and enables the carrier to improve its content,...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa for $150.4 million.An initial $100.2 million payment will be made and...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services.The LogicaCMG technology will replace existing infrastructure and enables the carrier to improve its content,...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-KPN Mobile will be the first operator to launch prepaid i-mode services, and it will use software from U.S.-based Narus for the offering. The carrier is aiming to increase its number of Dutch i-mode customers and its average revenue per user by...
BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The company said the phone will serve to advance CDMA networks to the more flexible IPv6 network standard."Nokia recognizes the pressing...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has expanded its European i-mode reach to Greece with a partnership agreement with mobile operator Cosmote. DoCoMo is licensing Cosmote to launch i-mode services, the Japanese operator's highly successful mobile Internet service in Greece.Cosmote will offer its i-mode service on its...
BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The company said the phone will serve to advance CDMA networks to the more flexible IPv6 network standard."Nokia recognizes the pressing...
NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility" event in Brisbane, Australia,The company shared its vision of a mobile services mass market to a broad range of industry players,...
NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility" event in Brisbane, Australia.The company shared its vision of a mobile services mass market to a broad range of industry...
LAS VEGAS-Following signs of "astronomical" growth in its wireless data offerings in the United States, Walt Disney Co. plans to add a new Internet promotional site, as well as new wireless content based on Disney's Pixar movies, including "Finding Nemo" and "Toy Story."Although he...
BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nokia Corp. both signed contracts with divisions of China Unicom. Lucent said it has signed a CDMA contract worth more than $230 million to expand the networks of China Unicom."China Unicom also will be able to deliver a variety of...
PARIS-French supplier Alcatel Corp. and South Korean mobile-phone operator SK Telecom said they will jointly develop and market mobile applications worldwide. The companies said they will focus on mobile commerce, location-based services, infotainment and gaming services.Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will...
SEATTLE-All Nippon Airways and Boeing signed a letter of intent for the air carrier to install the Connexion by Boeing mobile Internet service on its long-haul commercial aircraft."In choosing Connexion by Boeing, ANA has chosen an innovative technology solution that we believe will best...
TOKYO-Japanese mobile operator J-Phone Co. Ltd. announced that its board of directors proposed a resolution to change its name to Vodafone K.K., which will completely rebrand the mobile operator under its U.K.-based parent's name. K.K. stands for Kabushiki Kaisha, J-Phone said.The resolution is subject...
TOKYO-Openwave Systems Inc. said Japanese operator KDDI has upgraded to Openwave Mobile Browser Version 6.2 for its first set of megapixel camera phones. The carrier uses Openwave's client and server WAP 2.0 technology to power its EZweb mobile Internet services.
TOKYO-Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC's advanced Internet-enabled handsets.Solectron will manufacture NEC's third-generation handsets for markets outside Japan and will produce more than 1...
Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC's advanced Internet-enabled handsets.Solectron will manufacture NEC's third-generation handsets for markets outside Japan and will produce more than 1...
