LOS ANGELES-SK Earthlink Inc. followed through on previous claims that it was looking at a new name for its planned mobile virtual network operator service, unveiling the newly christened Helio Inc. brand that the company plans to use when it launches next spring. The...
SEOUL, Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile services provider, selected LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide equipment to support new high-speed wireless broadband services throughout southern Korea. SK Telecom's commercial launch of UMTS services in Pusan, Korea's second-largest city, and the...
The mobile TV space continues to heat up, with rumors pegging Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless showing significant interest in the technology. Specifically, a report from Zachary Research predicts Verizon will use Crown Castle International Corp.'s DVB-H mobile TV network starting next year....
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research.In South Korea, KT and SK Telecom have been working to launch commercial WiBro services next year, and ABI said...
SEOUL, South Korea-Electronics manufacturer Pantech announced it will bring its various mobile-phone operations closer together. The company said its mobile-phone affiliate Pantech Co. Ltd. will merge with its recently acquired SK Teletech Co. business. "With the completion of this merger, we will have moved...
Electronics manufacturer Pantech announced it will bring its various mobile-phone operations closer together. The company said its mobile-phone affiliate Pantech Co. Ltd. will merge with its recently acquired SK Teletech Co. business. "With the completion of this merger, we will have moved one step...
SK-Earthlink's plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator service have been pushed back until at least early next year, but despite the delay, the company is not scaling back its roadmap to sign up 3 million customers by 2009. "We are looking at...
LOS ANGELES-SK-EarthLink, which is a joint venture between Korean telecom provider SK Telecom and U.S.-based EarthLink Inc., announced its senior executive team and said it will be headquartered in Westwood, Calif. The recently announced venture currently offers a mix of wireless and wired data-based...
LOS ANGELES-SK-EarthLink, which is a joint venture between Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom and U.S.-based EarthLink Inc., announced its senior executive team and said it will be headquartered in Westwood, Calif. The recently announced venture currently offers a mix of wireless and wired data-based...
WASHINGTON-South Korea's National Emergency Management Agency said it will expand cell-broadcast disaster alerts to cover the whole country.NEMA said the initiative has enabled mobile-phone subscribers to get information on typhoons, tsunami and other disasters on a real-time basis with the support of wireless carriers...
South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom's handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean market and the worldwide stage.According to reports, Pantech&Curitel paid around $300 million for a...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service.Sony Ericsson announced Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. in Singapore will sell its P910i smart phone with...
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman said the company has made no such announcement and is "unable to comment on...
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman said the company has made no such announcement and is "unable to comment on...
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finished forming their new mobile virtual network operator.The joint venture, called SK-EarthLink, plans to offer wireless voice and data services to U.S. consumers later this year. The operator will be fueled by $440...
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finalized the formation of their new mobile virtual network operator, the companies announced late Thursday. The joint venture, called SK-EarthLink, will offer wireless voice and data services to U.S. consumers later this year....
SEOUL, South Korea-Wireless data behemoth WiderThan expanded its mobile music offerings Wednesday, launching a global service to deliver ringtones, ring-back tones, music videos and streaming tunes.The sister company of Korean carrier SK Telecom unveiled WiderMusic, an open standards platform being offered to operators worldwide....
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Holdings Inc.'s initial public offering did little to rally investors as the company's stock remained relatively flat during its first morning of trading. The company is offering around 17 million shares for $16 per share in order to raise about $282 million.Syniverse's...
Be it through enabling platforms or the resulting customer wins, Hewlett Packard Co. often strives to highlight its role as a wireless player. With three recent carrier contracts, the company is drawing the attention of the wireless industry again. With its Service Delivery Platform,...
Internet access service provider EarthLink Inc. announced a joint venture with South Korean wireless telecommunications provider SK Telecom to market wireless voice and data services in the United States using a mobile virtual network operator model. The venture, which will be dubbed SK-EarthLink, is...
Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering last week, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company initially expected to raise about $83.5 million. InPhonic's stock began trading at around $19 per share, but quickly...
Carriers and content providers descended on Miami for the Mobile Music Conference last week, but at least one company was conspicuous by its absence. MusiKube, a New York-based mobile music marketing company, had reason to stay home: it is possibly being eyed by a...
LONDON-The cost of sending 10 megabytes of data across a GPRS network has fallen by about 40 percent in Western Europe, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.The report studied price changes between May 2003 and August 2004."The average cost of transporting 1...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will partner with Korean operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. to develop and market a new location-based services platform, the companies announced Monday.Under terms of the contract, SK Telecom will have exclusive rights to market network servers using SiRF's...
