Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted share.In its wireless business, however, the vendor grappled with a decline in revenue.The company's...
"What Simpay is all about is opening up the mobile Internet space beyond the carrier's branded portal," said Jim Wadsworth, Simpay's chief marketing officer.Described as a mobile-commerce company, Simpay's real purpose is to create a common billing mechanism for carriers and wireless content providers....
LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems will supply mediation software for Vivo, a joint venture between Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom that serves more than 21 million customers in 19 Brazilian states.The contract includes Intec's Inter-mediatE convergent mobile mediation platform with Duplicate and Correlation Manager and Inter-mediatE...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March:Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, WAP Gateway and Push Proxy Platform products.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With MetroPCS for MMS equipment.Value: UndisclosedEricssonIreland With Meteor...
LONDON-Top European mobile-phone companies have created a new alliance, Freemove, to promote global mobile services, and to take on Vodafone Group plc, according to several European reports.Partners in the alliance include T-Mobile, Orange, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile. The group is planning flat-rate...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions about the possible sale of its Latin American operations, which currently serve more than...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is days away from announcing a $6 billion sale of its Latin American operations to Spanish-based telecommunications provider Telefonica, according to a Reuters report citing sources close to the talks.The source noted the deal would likely be announced early next week, though...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions about the possible sale of its Latin American operations, which currently serve more than...
CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless, Inc. announced that Telefonica Moviles Espana is offering the Merlin U53 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Wireless PC Card Modem-jointly developed by Lucent and Novatel Wireless-to customers on its third-generation UMTS network in Spain. The cards will enable...
Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004:AlcatelChina. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network.Value: $14 millionCyprus. With Investcom for GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and mobile core network.Value: UndisclosedNetherlands. With T-Mobile for data over asynchronous transfer mode, gigabit Ethernet transport...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Telefonica Moviles has selected it and L.M. Ericsson to provide equipment for the second phase of its UMTS network construction, making Telefonica Moviles a new third-generation customer for the German vendor. Siemens was not involved in the first phase of...
BORDEAUX, France-Looking to cash in on the massive success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" motion picture, wireless games company In-Fusio said it reached a deal with Jamdat Mobile Inc. to distribute Jamdat's "King"-based game throughout Europe.Wireless games have...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazil's largest mobile operator signed a contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand the operator's CDMA2000 1x network. The expansion will cover Vivo's network in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other regions in both states, including the cities of Praia Grande...
Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has prepaid in full its outstanding loans owed under an equipment loan facility. The payment...
VIENNA, Austria-Telefonica Moviles said last month it sold its third-generation license in Austria to market leader Mobilkom Austria for an undisclosed amount.The Austrian regulator RTR has already approved the sale, according to Telefonica Moviles. Under Austrian regulations, Mobilkom Austria has agreed to sell part...
VIENNA, Austria-Telefonica Moviles said last week it sold its third-generation license in Austria to market leader Mobilkom Austria for an undisclosed amount.The Austrian regulator RTR has already approved the sale, according to Telefonica Moviles. Under Austrian regulations, Mobilkom Austria has agreed to sell part...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has prepaid in full its outstanding loans owed under an equipment loan facility. The...
Two of the world's most notable mobile commerce startups, Network365 Ltd. and iPIN, announced today they will blend into a new player, Valista, a move company officials said will create a dominate payment provider covering more than 150 million subscribers.The ambitious combination could pave...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has expanded its European i-mode reach to Greece with a partnership agreement with mobile operator Cosmote. DoCoMo is licensing Cosmote to launch i-mode services, the Japanese operator's highly successful mobile Internet service in Greece.Cosmote will offer its i-mode service on its...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc. said it has won a contract to supply base stations and transmission equipment for Brazilian carrier Vivo's CDMA2000 1x network in the northern and western parts of the country.The contract signals the first phase of Vivo's migration from TDMA to...
Telefonica Moviles Espana launched a pre-commercial UMTS service in Spain for its corporate customers. The carrier will distribute UMTS PCMCIA cards to its enterprise clients, enabling them to access all UMTS Oficina MoviStar data services from laptops at speeds of up to 384 kilobits...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will implement third-generation wireless data networks for Brazilian operator Vivo in the west-central and southern regions of Brazil. The value of the CDMA2000 1x network equipment contract was not released.Nortel will be the exclusive provider for both...
HELSINKI, Finland-Chilean mobile operator Telefonica Movil Chile announced the first launch of commercial EDGE services in Latin America in the metropolitan Santiago area and in the coastal city of Valparaiso. Nokia Corp. said it supplied the operator's EDGE equipment.The launch is also the first...
