MANILA, The Philippines-Smart Communications Inc. has become the second operator worldwide and the first in Asia to offer a Microsoft-powered smart phone, following Orange U.K. last year. Smart is the largest mobile operator in the Philippines.Smart said the "Smart Amazing Phone," featuring Pocket Outlook,...
LONDON-Orange SA has chosen Solomon Trujillo to lead the company as chief executive officer, replacing Jean Francois Pontal who resigned in December.Trujillo, who has been a member of the board at Orange since 2001, served as president and CEO of U S West for...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless corporate e-mail company Seven announced it scored Orange as a new customer, and that the carrier will offer Seven's unique network-based corporate information product in the United Kingdom.Seven's service, dubbed Office Freedom by Orange, gives mobile workers wireless access to Microsoft...
VANCOUVER-A global consortium of wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) and mobile operators have formed to implement a new authentication and payment platform that gives mobile-phone users access to high-speed hot spots.Users need only a mobile phone to use the system, according to Canadian WISP...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an unexpected decision, Orange has named U.S. citizen Solomon Trujillo as its chief executive. Finance Director Simon Duffy announced his resignation following the chief executive appointment, which was expected to be an internal Orange executive.Trujillo will replace Jean Fran
PARIS-France Telecom has announced a Wi-Fi initiative, saying it plans to implement the technology to complement its current businesses, including mobile GPRS/UMTS services. The company said Orange will develop a network of hot spots with landlords, Wanadoo will offer Wi-Fi home solutions, and Oleane,...
CANNES, France-Emblaze Systems, which develops customized services and technologies for wireless carriers, will join Micorsoft, Nortel, LG and others to demonstrate third-generation (3G) technologies for mobile carriers at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Emblaze will demonstrate: Microsoft Internet content, including movie trailers...
CHEMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks said it has closed a $20 million third round of financing, raising to $70 million the company's equity financing to date.The current investors include Charles River Ventures, Sprout Group, Orange Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners."This financing fully funds WaterCove's strategic business...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Following the exit of the company's majority shareholder, European mobile commerce company Paybox said it will shut down its consumer-oriented services-which totals 750,000 users-and will focus solely on the business-to-business market."We deeply regret this step. We are not only losing customers and merchants,...
LONDON-The U.K. mobile landscape looks set for change after the U.K. Competition Commission recommended in a report released today that the four U.K. mobile operators reduce their mobile termination charges by 15 percent before July 25 this year.MmO2 said it would delay its U.K....
Just months after European carrier Orange released the world's first mobile phone running on Microsoft's Smartphone operating system, the two companies are working to develop a patch for a software bug in the phone's operating system, a bug that allows users to bypass the...
LONDON-The U.K. mobile landscape looks set for change after the U.K. Competition Commission recommended in a report released today that the four U.K. mobile operators reduce their mobile termination charges by 15 percent before July 25 this year.MmO2 said it would delay its U.K....
LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to the reports.Vodafone reportedly ended the talks after closely examining the company's books. The unit...
LONDON-MSN Mobile in the United Kingdom launched a new picture text messaging service through a partnership with FunMail Inc. and conVISUAL.The service will be available to subscribers of Orange UK, Vodafone UK, MmO2 and T-Mobile UK."We think FunMail is a great application that will...
LONDON-Orange is looking into possible security breaches in its new SPV smart phone, according to reports. The device is the first to use Microsoft Corp.'s Smartphone operating system.Neither Orange nor Microsoft was immediately available for comment.The security bugs were posted on a smart phone...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-According to international press reports, MmO2 is in talks with several operators, including Vodafone Group plc and T-Mobile International, for the sale of its Dutch subsidiary. The unit is reported to be worth around $210 million, although the price could increase with...
TOKYO-Mitsui & Company plans to expand its mobile content distribution business in Europe and Asia through a partnership with a Tokyo-based venture business. Mitsui, a leading trading firm in Japan, would provide a total service, including handset development to content development technology as a...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and scale down the coverage area to four cities.The carrier said it will deploy a W-CDMA network in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and Dallas...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile-phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against its former business partner Microsoft Corp., a move that further illuminates the reasons behind Sendo's decision to dump Microsoft's smart phone software in favor of that from Microsoft rival Nokia Corp.According to media reports,...
OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France Telecom. The company cited increasing pressure from Sweden's communications regulatory agency, the PTS, amid...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., marking another chapter in the companies' tumultuous relationship.Details on the lawsuit are unclear. Sendo officials declined to comment on the filing, except to say that the allegations are "serious and substantial."...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile-phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against its former business partner Microsoft Corp., a move that further illuminates the reasons behind Sendo's decision to dump Microsoft's smart phone software in favor of that from Microsoft rival Nokia Corp.According to media reports,...
OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France Telecom. The company cited increasing pressure from Sweden's communications regulatory agency, the PTS, amid...
