PISCATAWAY, N.J.-O2 GmbH & Co., a European mobile provider, selected Telcordia Technologies Inc.'s Service Director software product to help it increase operational efficiencies and profitability.Service Director incorporates a modem service model concept that allows operators to create and manage end-to-end service level agreements. The...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-MmO2 in the United Kingdom said it will conduct a multimedia messaging campaign that will award the photogenic winners modeling contracts with Premier Model Management.The campaign, conducted by picture-messaging company LightSurf Technologies Inc., will allow camera-phone users to take pictures of themselves...
DUBLIN, Ireland-O2 Ireland said it began limited third-generation services in Ireland, equipping 25 customers with Nokia 6650 handsets. O2 Ireland said its 3G network coverage extends to more than 35 percent of the population and covers major urban centers, exceeding its regulatory requirements.The operator...
Although there are numerous complexities in selling music over wireless, mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a new offering designed to give the world's carriers a quick and simple way to jump into the market. European carrier MmO2 took the first plunge with its O2 Music...
MUNICH, Germany-Device maker Siemens announced a new music downloading device and service that it will sell to wireless carriers, following MmO2's introduction of the offering last week. Siemens said it is in advanced negotiations with an unnamed U.S. wireless carrier for the offering.O2 last...
LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. said it received the lowest number of complaints in the latest customer satisfaction report from U.K. telecom regulator Oftel compared with the other five U.K. mobile operators.Virgin Mobile offers a mobile virtual network operator service in the United Kingdom.From April through...
LONDON-MmO2 has inked an agreement with audio compression specialists Coding Technologies under which the operator will use MPEG-4 aacPlus as the audio compression standard for the O2 Music service launched this week.The O2 Music service provides an "over the air" music download service that...
LONDON-In the second such European alliance aiming to gain power in numbers, nine second- and third-tier mobile operators joined forces in a new mobile alliance to provide seamless, enhanced voice and data solutions for businesses and consumers across the Continent.MmO2, which operates in the...
LONDON-In the second such European alliance aiming to gain power in numbers, nine second- and third-tier mobile operators joined forces in a new mobile alliance to provide seamless, enhanced voice and data solutions for businesses and consumers across the Continent.MmO2, which operates in the...
LONDON-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a three-year contract to assess and analyze the performance of European mobile operator MmO2's GSM and GPRS networks in Germany, Ireland, the Isle of Mann and the United Kingdom."It is important to O2 that we ensure our...
LONDON-Mobile operators are positioned to beat other content providers at their own game, according to new research from Ovum. The research firm suggests mobile operators will generate more revenue from content than all other players combined by the end of 2005, with revenue produced...
FRANKFURT, Germany-ComArch said O2 Germany will use its flagship platform to supervise network elements from L.M. Ericsson, Marconi and Alcatel Corp. The contract is valued at $2.8 million.The system will be deployed in the network surveillance center, and all regional offices will have access...
BRUSSELS-The European Commission has approved an agreement between T-Mobile and mmO2 to share third-generation mobile networks in Germany, following approval earlier this year of a similar network sharing agreement in the United Kingdom. The network sharing agreement will allow O2, the smallest German carrier,...
Like '70s disco or roller skates, the wireless portal is now retro cool. Dude.In the heyday of the late 1990s, the wireless industry was awash with the wireless Internet and the possibilities therein. Wireless players from carriers on down to startups imagined opening Yahoo!-style...
LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has partnered with mobile marketing firm Enpocket to launch a series of advertising trials using multimedia messaging service.Enpocket's MMS Insight service is a research program that allows testing of a variety of MMS campaigns, including photos, music, colors, logos and...
BRUSSELS-The European Commission has approved an agreement between T-Mobile and mmO2 to share third generation mobile networks in Germany, following approval earlier this year of a similar network sharing agreement in the U.K. The network sharing agreement will allow O2, the smallest German carrier,...
LONDON-European operator MmO2 offered details on uptake of its mobile data services. The company said it has 643,000 GPRS users and 60,000 active customers for its recently launched O2 Active service, which offers ring tones, multimedia messaging service, games, music video, information and pictures...
LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom's major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2.The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the consumer market based on MmO2's network via its stores countrywide. The 50:50 joint venture is...
LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom's major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2.The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the consumer market based on MmO2's network via its stores countrywide. The 50:50 joint venture is...
LONDON-European operator MmO2 countered rival Vodafone Group plc's Live multimedia service with its own data service called O2 Active. The navigation service, available for prepaid and postpaid users, will launch in June.MmO2 said the service includes a branded, color icon menu that guides customers...
LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has announced the launch of an online business mobile shop. Targeted primarily at small and medium-sized businesses wanting to manage their mobile accounts online, it will offer a range of services costing from $18.80 per month. The company is hoping...
LONDON-Analysts welcomed 2002 fiscal year results from European operator MmO2 plc even though the company wrote down the value of its third-generation licenses by taking a nearly $9.7 billion exceptional charge on the assets. With total exceptional charges of $15.8 billion for the year...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Streaming video company Emblaze Systems Ltd. announced it will conduct a streaming video trial with U.K. carrier MmO2.To participate in the trial, MmO2 has selected 350 customers using the O2 Pocket PC-based xda, the Nokia 7650 and the Nokia 3650. Users will be...
