TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, lost nearly 40,000 subscribers during April, according to data released by Japan's Telecommunications Carriers Association. The loss is the carrier's fourth straight month of subscriber losses.Rivals NTT DoCoMo Inc. gained 250,000 subscribers during the month,...
The GSM Association again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling the revised rates "unreasonable and unworkable." The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest royalties proposal from licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA for digital rights management software. MPEG LA's...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Hungary has selected Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG to supply its W-CDMA network.Nokia said it will supply a complete W-CDMA core network, providing its 3GPP Release 4 based MSC Server System, including the Nokia MSC Server and Nokia Multimedia Gateway, and Nokia...
The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates "unreasonable and unworkable." The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest royalties proposal from licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA for digital rights management (DRM) software....
In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004 faced various bookkeeping snafus, few wireless players were forced to dust off their financials. Nonetheless, there were a few accountants...
TOKYO-Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The research, funded by DoCoMo, KDDI Corp., Vodafone K.K. and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo Inc., was...
TOKYO-Vodafone K.K. said it applied for a license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to operate W-CDMA experimental radio stations in the 1.7 GHz band.Vodafone K.K. currently offers third-generation services in the 2 GHz frequency band. The company said it is the...
DALLAS-Dobson Communications Corp. will use over-the-air technology from SmartTrust to meet the rapid growth of its GSM services, the carrier announced Wednesday. Dobson, which operates under the Cellular One and Dobson Cellular Systems brands, will use the platform both for new subscriber activations and...
LONDON-Mobile media company FoneStarz announced a deal with Perfect 10 magazine to bring adult wallpapers and videos to mobile devices. FoneStarz, which handles content services on 15 networks across four continents, said it will manage and distribute the content using more than 18 content...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless broadband access solutions provider Novatel Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $32.3 million for the first quarter, a 113-percent jump from the $15.1 million the company reported for the first quarter of 2004.Net income, including a noncash provision for income taxes of $1.4...
Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The research, funded by DoCoMo, KDDI Corp., Vodafone K.K. and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo Inc., was...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail provider Visto Corp. scored a major win Thursday, announcing a deal to deliver a "push" e-mail service to European users through Vodafone Group plc.Vodafone will offer contact, calendar and automated e-mail delivery services on a variety of handsets for both...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc began two initiatives to improve speed to market and lower costs for its key content provider partners. The Global Games Marketing and Distribution Program will maximize marketing and distribution efficiencies for Vodafone's content partners across multiple territories. Under the plan, Vodafone's...
MADRID, Spain-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it will supply its Merlin U630 PC Data Cards to Vodafone Spain. Vodafone Spain will market the Merlin U630 as the Mobile Connect Datacard, the first wireless quad-band PC Card in Spain.Vodafone customers can access data on UMTS 2100...
PARIS-More than 60 projects were submitted for Vodafone's "Made-for-Mobile Screenings" event, which will showcase programming from companies that have produced video content specifically for mobile distribution.The event will take place April 13 at the MIPTV featuring MILIA mobile content show in Cannes, France.Twelve projects...
LONDON-U.K. wireless subscribers with camera phones can submit a picture of their hands for a palm reading, a British psychic television channel said Thursday.Your Destiny TV is behind the service, which reads photos of users' palms and delivers text messages with the reading. The...
LONDON-Middle East wireless carrier Mobile Telecommunications Co. has expanded into Africa with a $3.4 billion acquisition of African wireless carrier Celtel International. Kuwaiti-based MTC will buy 85 percent of Celtel from its current shareholders, and the remaining 15 percent will be purchased in two...
An association of mobile carriers and content firms joined the fight last week against a group of technology companies it said is looking to overcharge for anti-piracy software. The Mobile Entertainment Forum blasted a proposal by MPEG LA, the licensing authority of the Moving...
When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier's beginnings, Sprint has traveled its own path in the handset market. Instead of relying on stock phones, Sprint has carved out its own phone...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications and LogicaCMG said Wednesday they're powering a new ringback tone service for Swisscom Mobile.The service allows users to purchase song clips that calling parties will hear instead of traditional rings. Subscribers can set ringback tones to change based on the caller...
NEW ORLEANS-ChangingWorlds Ltd. Launched its ClixSmart Intelligent Wireless Portal Platform in North America at the CTIA show. "With ClixSmart's personalization technology our customers can release the untapped revenue potential of their wireless data services and increase subscriber average revenue per user," said Vincent Ryan,...
LONDON-Global wireless carrier Vodafone Group plc said it reached agreements with Telesystem International Wireless Inc. of Canada to acquire about 79 percent of Romania's MobiFon S.A., increasing its ownership to 99 percent, and 100 percent of Oskar Mobil in the Czech Republic for $3.5...
SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia's first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital video broadcast for handheld (DVB-H) technology. Harris Broadcast Systems, a Cincinnati-based communications company, will provide transmission equipment for the transmissions,...
LONDON-International wireless giant Vodafone Group plc reported plans to establish a global distribution channel for its business products and services through an extension of its current relationships with U.S. suppliers Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp. Vodafone noted the business products would include...
