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...
NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier's plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. In addition to GSM voice services, Cingular noted its EDGE wireless data service is also now...
HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish wireless carrier TeliaSonera announced it launched a streaming music service from Sony Corp., following up on an agreement between the two companies first announced in March at the CeBit trade show.TeliaSonera said it will initially offer the service free, minus data transfer...
Nokia Corp. announced a new licensing deal with NTP Inc. for wireless e-mail technology, a move that paves the way for Nokia to sell BlackBerry-capable products in the United States, but also comes on the heels of the legal battle between NTP and BlackBerry-maker...
Nokia Corp.'s bid to buy Psion plc's stake in operating system company Symbian moved one step closer to fruition as the German authority Bundeskartellamt approved the transaction. The move now opens the issue to the rest of Symbian's stakeholders, which can use their pre-emption...
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...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it scored its ninth i-mode carrier partner as Greek operator Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications SA announced it will launch the wireless Internet service on its GPRS network. The announcement coincides with the launch of Cosmote's third-generation network, which the carrier said...
SAN DIEGO-The first major casualty in the declining market for personal digital assistants appears to be Sony Corp., which said it won't release any new Clie PDAs in the United States this year. The move is a nod toward the growing market for smart...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has extended the scope of its EDGE-based high-speed wireless data service to south Florida, providing customers with access to network speeds of up to 170 kilobits per second using either the Sony Ericsson GC82 PC Card or slower speeds using Nokia...
New research shows the worldwide smart-phone market continues to grow, while sales of handheld computers decline, but that regional differences make for a jumbled marketplace."These regional differences can have quite profound effects on future global market progression," said Chris Jones, director and senior analyst...
Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe last week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various countries.In Italy, Telecom Italia Mobile launched its EDGE and UMTS services May 24. The...
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...
DETROIT-Telematics company Aeris.net announced it will offer a digital machine-to-machine communications service using wireless modules from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The service will run on Aeris.net's CDMA Digital MicroBurst service and will use Sony Ericsson's CM-42 radio module."Aeris' Digital MicroBurst seamlessly integrates both digital...
Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe this week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various countries.In Italy, Telecom Italia Mobile launched its EDGE and UMTS services Monday. The carrier,...
Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an effort to smooth out the creation and delivery of third-party smart-phone applications, and comes on the heels of several similar...
Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will acquire messaging software provider Magic4 for a sizable $82.6 million in cash and stock. The deal marks Openwave's further moves to expand its handset software business beyond WAP browsers."With Magic4, Openwave will become the No. 1 open standards-based...
Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $150 million contract to provide U.S. Cellular with CDMA2000 equipment, software and professional services in the Chicago market. Lucent said it will upgrade its existing base stations on the network with CDMA2000 1x channel cards and...
German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that could expand both companies' sales opportunities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched consumer-focused third-generation services in two European countries, with other countries to follow in coming months, the global mobile operator said.Vodafone customers in Germany and Portugal can initially use Samsung Z105 and Sony Ericsson Z1010 handsets to view expanded Vodafone live!...
German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that could expand both companies' sales opportunities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under...
Alcatel's new handset deal with Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Corp. is part of a notable and growing trend toward joint ventures and acquisitions, and analysts expect the pace to accelerate."There's going to be some consolidation," said John Jackson, a wireless and mobile technology analyst...
LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced Miles Flint will replace Katsumi Ihara as the company's new president."We are truly happy with Mr. Ihara's achievements and his creation of a solid business platform for the future and continue to have high expectations for Sony Ericsson's performance....
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has deployed EDGE technology in its South Florida market providing customers with wireless data speeds up to 170 kilobits per second and average throughput of between 75 and 135 kbps. In support of the launch, Cingular also...
Although market leader Nokia Corp. stumbled in the first quarter, most of the rest of the world's handset makers managed to cash in on what analysts predict will be the biggest year ever for the mobile-phone industry. Indeed, Sony Ericsson Communications L.P., LG Electronics...
