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...
NEW YORK-Extent Technologies is beta testing a new generation of software designed to help wireless carriers rate and bill multiple kinds of wireless services as customers are using them.The first generation processed bills in batches well after the fact. More recent iterations provide real-time...
As the debate rages on in Britain over the possible health effects cellular phones may have on children, a recent survey from London-based NOP Research Group showed that one in 10 British adults planned to give a mobile phone as a present for Christmas,...
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...
NORWAYNorway is expecting to raise between $2 billion and $2.7 billion in the initial public offering comprising 21 percent of state-owned Telenor. Shares will begin trading on Dec. 4 on the Oslo Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq index.NETHERLANDSKPN Telecom announced its equity and bond...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-BarPoint.com Inc. announced it is extending its mobile shopping and information service to digital phone users through a short messaging system version of the BarPoint Shopper.The company also introduced a music service allowing users the ability to listen to audio clips of...
ATLANTA-Numerex Corp. introduced a centralized short message service bureau called Data1Source, offering cellular operators two-way SMS text messaging from cellular phones.Compatible phones can send messages of up to 150 characters between each other, as well as to various Internet e-mail accounts, the company said....
ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, which develops and supplies two-way wireless Internet solutions, won patents in the United States and New Zealand for a single-button reply process for short message service e-mail.BulletIN.net said the patent solves a problem on typical wireless phones that allows users only to reply...
While wirelessly enabling various types of applications is generally the one common element among wireless application service providers, most agree that value-added services and applications added to this core platform will be the basis of wireless ASP competition.With this in mind, wireless ASP Mobilize...
In the effort to alter consumers' perceptions of wireless phones, Sprint PCS turned up the volume last week with the introduction of an online music service offered in conjunction with the first combination MP3 player/wireless phone available in the United States.The introduction of the...
HONG KONG-The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is generally regarded with something between scorn and indifference in Hong Kong among industry sources, and mobile operators will not even reveal subscriber numbers for the service.This contrasts with the bullish claims of Scott Goldman, chief executive officer...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Operators in the Middle East are focusing on extending coverage and considering networks upgrades. The region offers enormous potential, considering the cellular penetration is only 3.5 percent-very low in comparison with world standards. However, penetration rates in some single markets exceed 30...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Israel is determined not to be shaken from its pristine position of having one of the highest cellular penetration rates in the Middle East by the current unrest in the region."Penetration in Israel is growing steadily at a double-digit rate for next...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Having spent vast sums on third-generation (3G) mobile licenses, operators are hoping terminals will live up to expectations. Unlike GSM, where handsets are broadly similar in appearance, it seems likely 3G handsets will come in a number of shapes and sizes to accommodate...
NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business "will go through the most severe changes in the next several years," said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for UBS Warburg in New York.Slowing rates of growth in voice communications, coupled with the...
HandsetsNeopointThe company released new dual-band and tri-mode smart phones that include increased capacity for personal digital assistant functions, built-in e-mail capabilities and a NeoPad Qwerty keyboard. The dual-band NeoPoint 2000 and tri-mode NeoPoint 2600 phones hold more than 2,000 contacts, schedule, task and personal...
UTRECHT, The Netherlands-A television program in Germany used short message service (SMS) to allow viewers to interact with the contestants.Viewers sent answers to questions via SMS messages using mobile phones. CMG Telecommunications collected and analyzed the messages. Correct answers were forwarded for the final...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless text messaging provider Unimobile.com will license its 3.0 business platform technology to V-Mail, a developer of Internet communication and data compression software.Unimobile.com will provide V-Mail with a wireless messaging solution through its global message delivery network, enabling end-users to send SMS...
BURLINGAME, Calif.-NewsTakes Inc. introduced a service that repurposes existing Web content for various wireless devices last week, naming Dow Jones and Orange as customers.Dow Jones Newswires chose the technology to extend its content to wireless users, while Orange has integrated it to support its...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-European mobilephone users continue to provide evidence of their seemingly insatiable appetite for short message services. The GSM Association, which claims a staggering nine billion SMSs were sent worldwide in August, has again revised its end-of-year SMS forecast from 10 billion messages...
BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp. said it has partnered with Webraska to integrate their location-based product offerings, interfacing SignalSoft's location management platform with Webraska location-based personal navigation services.The result is a combination of location with content and applications designed to offer personalized information to mobile users...
The prospect of playing video games on wireless devices is becoming a factor in the entertainment content being developed for the wireless Internet movement.Ignition Corp., founded by several former McCaw Cellular and Microsoft Corp. executives, has backed the idea through its involvement in UIEvolution,...
NEW YORK-As wireless and wireline carriers and Internet content providers seek to drive revenues through value-added services, the concept of presence has taken on new importance.Presence is shorthand for knowledge about subscribers, including their locations and the kind of communications devices they are using...
NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business "will go through the most severe changes in the next several years," said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for UBS Warburg, New York.Slowing rates of growth in voice communications, coupled with the lag...
