Verizon Wireless has tapped the international capabilities of parent company Vodafone Group plc to launch its Global Data Access product that will allow users to access Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1x EV-DO data network for domestic wireless data needs and Vodafone's GPRS/UMTS network for international...
MobiTVAndy Missan has joined MobiTV as vice president and general counsel. Missan will oversee legal affairs and general corporate matters at the company. Missan brings more than 17 years of legal experience to MobiTV, most recently as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden-The mobile content and entertainment services market in Western Europe could reach nearly $40 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Berg Insight.The leading services in the region will be games, sports content, music and multimedia downloads, and content messaging, said...
MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said it received court approval for a first distribution to its shareholders of $3.5 billion, or $15.76 per fully diluted common share. The superior court for the district of Montreal issued the order. TIW said the distribution will be made...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. is set to deploy its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access solution in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom after signing a deal with T-Mobile International AG. The technology will give T-Mobile's customers data speeds up of 1 to 2 megabits per...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has won a contract to supply a W-CDMA network and network management solution to 3 Ireland, which launched its third-generation network in late July in Ireland.The deal marks a new country entry for Nokia with the Hutchison Whampoa Group Ltd., which...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy's test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of 1.5 megabits per second. "This is a significant step on our successful journey in...
Qualcomm Inc. augmented its wireless reach with the $600 million acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc., a move that pushes the company beyond its CDMA roots and gives it a solid position in the race to fourth generation. Indeed, Qualcomm recently changed...
Qualcomm Inc. positioned itself squarely in the race to fourth-generation technology with the acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc. Qualcomm said it will pay about $600 million for the company. "With this acquisition, Qualcomm will be in a stronger position to support...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy's test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of 1.5 megabits per second."This is a significant step on our successful journey in packet...
When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier's reach, making a significant mark not only in this country, but around the world as well. But...
LONDON-Mobile-entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August. The character "lives" inside customers' mobile phones. Space Boy is the first in the "Mobies" series of interactive mobile-phone friends reminiscent of the tamagotchi...
After weeks of speculation, France Telecom said its Orange SA wireless subsidiary will spend $7.7 billion to buy 80 percent of the third-largest wireless carrier in Spain. The acquisition of 80 percent of Auna Operadora de Telecommunicaciones S.A., which owns 97.9 percent of Retevision...
PARIS-After weeks of speculation, France Telecom said its Orange SA wireless subsidiary will spend $7.7 billion to buy 80 percent of the third-largest wireless carrier in Spain. The acquisition of 80 percent of Auna Operadora de Telecommunicaciones S.A., which owns 97.9 percent of Retevision...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $38.6 million for the second quarter, up 60 percent from revenues of $24.1 million reported during the second quarter of last year.Net income for the quarter was $2.9 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, compared with...
LONDON-Mobile entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August.The character "lives" inside customers' mobile phones. Space Boy is the first in the "Mobies" series of interactive mobile-phone friends reminiscent of the tamagotchi...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has joined the Java Verified Program, which provides a process for testing and certifying Java-based mobile handset applications.The carrier said it is a Platinum member in the initiative, which was launched in early 2004 by Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp.,...
TAMPA, Fla.-Nearly a dozen major players from the wireless and technology industries unveiled a joint venture that will offer a registry service for the ".mobi" Internet domain. The suffix was approved early this month by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions said Vodafone Group plc has deployed its X-treme Mobility Gateway in the United Kingdom for the carrier's Vodafone live! entertainment and information service. The two companies signed an agreement regarding the deployment in September 2004.
The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid competition. "It really is a great indicator that it (the market) is starting to blossom," said Jason Guesman, vice president...
As wireless consumers begin to wholeheartedly embrace data applications, be they ringtones, wallpapers, video apps or games, industry needs to step up its plans to implement parental controls to ensure that end users have the proper experiences. And it's better to come up with...
LONDON-Erotic mobile content will explode into a $2.3 billion market by 2010 if carriers, content providers and regulators can figure out how to manage it, according to a study from Informa Telecoms and Media released Wednesday. The report commends Vodafone U.K. and other U.K....
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it plans to launch commercial push-to-talk service in September targeted at both corporate customers and consumers.The carrier has been in joint evaluations of the service with Nokia for about a year, according to Vodafone Sweden, which bought Nokia's Push to...
Dutch telecom carrier KPN has reached an agreement to acquire rival Dutch mobile operator Telfort for $1.2 billion on a debt and cash-free basis, eliminating a player in the highly competitive Dutch wireless market. Depending on specific performance criteria, the purchase price could be...
