ARMONK, N.Y.-Orange will use IBM software and services to offer its mobile-phone customers single sign-on capabilities for secure access to different mobile services and Web sites.IBM's software is compliant with the Liberty Alliance's 1.1 specification for single sign-on, which allows identity data to communicate...
Wireless devices are outgrowing the cradles once used to transmit personal information like datebook reminders and contact lists from portable PDAs to desktop computers. Last week, Verizon Wireless launched PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 600 smart phone, including integrated always-on wireless synchronization capabilities that enable constant,...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Millions of European wireless phone customers can now download entire songs directly to their handsets, mobile music company Chaoticom, Inc. announced. European carriers Orange U.K., Eurotel and Telenor Mobile Norway have partnered with Massachusetts-based Chaoticom to allow customers to browse, preview and...
European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers to TeliaSonera's Danish subsidiary and eliminate a competitor.TeliaSonera said the acquisition is expected to...
European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers to TeliaSonera's Danish subsidiary and eliminate a competitor.TeliaSonera said the acquisition is expected to...
Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne and other developer forums. In fact, some wireless carriers, which generally are the players...
When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said it was not open enough because it savored such a wide array of supporters...
Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week's JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. "Java powers 1.7 billion devices worldwide and it's rapidly accelerating into the cable TV, gaming, ring-tone and automotive...
LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall.The European operator noted numerous business applications that would be available with the new high-speed...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, which is a special interest group addressing the technical and operational issues surrounding over-the-air management of mobile devices, added several members to its group including Alltel Corp., mFormation, Mobile Diagnostix, Sprint Corp., U.S. Cellular Corp. and SDSGlobal. The...
LONDON-Online travel firm ebookers has launched a mobile service allowing U.K. customers to book flights via their mobile phones. Users will be able to search and purchase flight tickets up to eight hours before departure, using WAP-enabled mobile devices. The new service will be...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for packet-based cellular machine-to-machine communications is growing, but the final shape of the market will depend on the commitments wireless carriers are willing to make to it, according to a study from ABI Research. "A number of different pieces must...
LONDON-Online travel firm ebookers has launched a mobile service allowing U.K. customers to book flights via their mobile phones. Users will be able to search and purchase flight tickets up to eight hours before departure, using WAP-enabled mobile devices. The new service will be...
Mobile-phone enthusiasts the world over witnessed the release of several new devices and gadgets, including one phone that actually takes a step back from the technological cutting edge.Sprint announced it will sell a version of its PalmOne Inc. Treo 600 smart phone that does...
LONDON-U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said U.K. mobile carriers must reduce their mobile termination rates, in a further blow to the highly competitive market, which has already been forced to lower the prices of terminating calls on wireless networks.Vodafone U.K. and MmO2 must reduce their...
MUMBAI, India-Countering a similar offering by rival wireless provider Tata Teleservices, Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar launched Fastmobile Inc.'s push2talk service, which combines walkie-talkie services with instant messaging, short message service, multimedia messaging service and voice messaging.The carrier said the service would be available...
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said U.K. mobile carriers must reduce their mobile termination rates, in a further blow to the highly competitive market, which has already been forced to lower the prices of terminating calls on wireless networks.Vodafone U.K. and MmO2 must reduce their...
Countering a similar offering by rival wireless provider Tata Teleservices, Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar launched Fastmobile Inc.'s push2talk service, which combines walkie-talkie services with instant messaging, short message service, multimedia messaging service and voice messaging.The carrier said the service would be available to...
CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has launched a pre-commercial UMTS network with Orange France for the Cannes International Film Festival and is providing the gear for Orange's new third-generation service offerings planned for mass consumers later this year in southern France.Nortel said it...
On first sight, comedy quiz show "Psyche 101" and reality drama series "Hotel Franklin" appear to be part of a new fall TV lineup. Each episode of "Psyche 101" follows a couple on their first date, but the twist is that viewers get to...
HELSINKI, Finland-Orange France has launched "pre-commercial" third-generation service in Toulouse, France, according to Nokia Corp., which supplied the network equipment. Toulouse is the carrier's first pilot city to begin 3G services and the first pre-commercial 3G launch in France.Nokia said that in coming weeks,...
LONDON-Orange U.K. celebrated its 10-year anniversary in the U.K. market today. The carrier launched April 28, 1994, as the fourth entrant in an already competitive U.K. market.Orange said it has the most U.K. customers of all the country's wireless carriers with 13.6 million subscribers....
Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform for wireless M2M applications.The platform comprises Orange's M2M Connect platform and Wavecom's M2M module....
LONDON-Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform for wireless M2M applications.The platform comprises Orange's M2M Connect platform and Wavecom's M2M module....
