FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Value-added services on mobile messaging networks will generate more than $8.3 billion by 2008, compared with almost $5 million in 2003, according to research from Telecom Trends International.The study examines revenues generated by value-added messaging services, including marketing and promotional campaigns; corporate...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Value-added services on mobile messaging networks will generate more than $8.3 billion by 2008, compared with almost $5 million in 2003, according to research from Telecom Trends International.The study examines revenues generated by value-added messaging services, including marketing and promotional campaigns; corporate...
Editor:Further to your request, I am sending a list of the countries in Europe, which have paging operations and the estimated number of users. Because the operators in Britain are members of both the U.K. Wireless Messaging Association and the European Mobile Messaging Association...
LONDON-Magic4 has added magic4 SyncML to its mobile messaging platform, allowing manufacturers to incorporate the technology into handsets so users can synchronize mobile data to their PCs."There is market demand from mobile phone users who want ubiquitous access to their updated information, so synchronizing...
LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love affair with the mobile phone unabated, and its operators continue to see strong increases...
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....
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The boom in European short message service (SMS) traffic is forecast to peak in 2003 as other messaging technology bites into the service from 2004 onward, claims new research from Forrester. The company said that as the decline in SMS traffic occurs,...
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish vendor Tecnomen said it will supply a messaging solution to Brazilian operator Algar Telecom Leste (ATL). The deal, worth around US$1.6 million, comprises a combination of voice mail, enhanced voice mail, intelligent callback and fax mail services.The system, which has already been...
DENVER-Instant messaging company Jabber Inc. and Antepo Inc., a mobile messaging provider, announced a partnership to bundle Antepo's short message service and WAP gateway components with Jabber's platform.
Editor's Note: The RCR Wireless News editorial staff has compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country, ranked by the estimated number of subscribers in each country.Subscriber statistics were obtained from the Strategis Group, the European Mobile Messaging Association, Taylor Nelson...
MessageMachines, a Boston-based company officially entering the industry this week, intends to help organize the clutter that has been created by an overwhelming number of advanced messaging devices and constantly progressing technologies. MessageMachines' platforms offer the user more control over where, when and how...
SINGAPORESingapore Airlines has deployed Unimobile Inc.'s wireless messaging platform to provide its customers mobile flight alert services. The services, which run on Unimobile's Mobile Messaging Platform and the Unimobile Intelligent Network, will be available to Singapore Airlines customers in more than 30 countries, including...
LONDON-SchlumbergerSema, a business group of Schlumberger Ltd. has been awarded a contract to install its mobile messaging solutions at Libertel-Vodafone, enhancing the company's existing messaging service capabilities and adding a prepaid short message service offering.SchlumbergerSema will provide Libertel-Vodafone with an additional Sema Short Message...
Mobile devicesAlcatelAlcatel launched the One Touch 502 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) access. The phone offers GPRS monoslot technology, which is ideal for WAP transmission because the packets of data involved are small, Alcatel said. The phone also...
WOODBURY, New York, United States-Comverse said it deployed its voice-controlled mobile messaging service at Blu in Italy. The carrier can now offer its subscribers voice-controlled messaging in addition to call answering services.
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it received the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of privately held Xypoint Corp.Under terms of the agreement, Xypoint shareholders received 4.2 million shares of TCS class A common stock.Shortly following the announcement, shares of TCS increased...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Despite the positive noises coming from the industry body for paging and messaging service providers in Europe, falling subscriber numbers and service provider rationalization indicate paging might be about to fulfill the prophesies of doom first voiced when cellular penetration began to grow...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported it will roll out two-way mobile messaging services to its customers in the Los Angeles area this week, with plans for nationwide availability by early next year.Verizon said the mobile messaging service, similar to short message service, which has proven...
RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. introduced a fleet management system incorporating Microsoft Windows NT-based Exec2000 mobile messaging system software, designed for use with Motient's Mobile Messaging Service.The Exec2000 system offers a suite of programs to provide connectivity for transportation companies using the MobileMAX2 mobile data terminal.
UTRECHT, Netherlands-Mobile messaging provider CMG Telecommunications and Mirapoint Inc., an Internet messaging infrastructure provider, are working together to provide mobile operators the ability to offer their subscribers Internet messaging capabilities."The decision to partner with Mirapoint was an easy one," said Peter Maathuis, vice president...
NEW YORK-MessageClick introduced its Mobile Messaging service that allows users to view fax, voice and e-mail messages and forward faxes on wireless phones or handheld computers.The unified messaging solution will allow MessageClick partners like Juno, MindSpring and Mannesmann to offer wireless messaging accessibility to...
Agilent TechnologiesAgilent Technologies Inc. introduced a number of new test-solution products and made improvements to others. The Agilent 84000 RFIC series model A20E is a low-cost test solution developed specifically for high-volume semiconductor manufacturers that make radio-frequency power-amplifier integrated circuits used in cell phones...
