WASHINGTON-A New York judge said Verizon Wireless can purchase bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s remaining licenses for $3 billion.A NextWave spokesman said the transaction will be worked into the plan of reorganization the company expects to file with the bankruptcy court Dec. 6.Once the deal...
HAMBURG, Germany-CoreMedia will provide digital rights management technology for Vodafone Group plc's new third-generation data offerings, the companies announced.CoreMedia's infrastructure, which was developed in accordance with the Open Mobile Alliance's DRM specifications, will offer differing levels of protection for the delivery of music, video...
AALBORG, Denmark-Danish mobile data delivery company End2End announced that it will deliver content for Swisscom Mobile's third-generation streaming service. The carrier has been using End2End to deliver downloadable content for its Vodafone live! service, which launched in Switzerland last year. With the new agreement,...
LONDON-The world's largest mobile operator said it grew its proportional customer base to 146.7 million at the end of September and will double its dividend for the most recent six-month period to about 4 cents. Vodafone Group plc reported a pretax profit of $10.6...
BoingoWireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain chairman of the board at Boingo. Hagan previously served as Boingo's president and chief operating officer. Boingo said that Hagan...
As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its handset suppliers. And with a subscriber base of nearly 46 million, the carrier has influence enough to develop a Vodafone-style...
Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music a caller hears instead of a traditional ring before the person being called answers...
LONDON-U.K. fixed-line carrier British Telecommunications plc launched a mobile virtual network operator service for the corporate market, dumping its former wireless subsidiary MmO2 for rival carrier Vodafone U.K. as the wireless service supplier.BT Mobile, which has plans for a fully converged fixed and mobile...
SYDNEY-Australian wireless carriers Optus and Vodafone Australia formalized an agreement first announced in August to share third-generation network sites and infrastructure across Australia. The carriers plan to share more than 2,000 base stations nationally, and the network is scheduled to launch in the third...
SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. announced a global supplier agreement for UMTS infrastructure equipment available to all Vodafone Group plc subsidiaries worldwide. This agreement enables local Vodafone companies around the world to purchase Powerwave products and services negotiated at a global level. "We are...
LONDON-The world's largest mobile operator said it grew its proportional customer base to 146.7 million at the end of September and will double its dividend for the six months to about 4 cents. Vodafone Group plc reported a pretax profit of $10.6 billion, although...
LOS ANGELES-Twentieth Century Fox studio announced Wednesday that it will create a series of one-minute dramas based on the hit show "24" specifically for mobile users with Vodafone Group plc.Vodafone, the world's biggest operator, will begin offering the video content in the United Kingdom...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported that John Townsend will be named vice president and chief financial officer effective in January. Townsend will replace current vice president and CFO Andrew Halford, who is set to join Verizon Wireless' parent company Vodafone Group plc next July as...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile software and technology developer NMS Communications will team with IT consultant firm LogicaCMG to introduce ringback tones to subscribers of Vodafone Netherlands, the companies announced Tuesday. The service, dubbed Welcome Tunes, includes rock, pop and dance tunes, as well as standards and...
Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In connection with the "global" launch, Vodafone also announced the availability...
Motorola Inc. announced it will sell its new clamshell V265 through Verizon Wireless. The news comes on the heels of several new third-generation devices Motorola said it will sell through Vodafone Group plc-all part of the company's promise to release 20 new devices during...
Following weeks of speculation, Verizon Wireless inked an agreement late last week to acquire bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and its remaining spectrum licenses for $3 billion. The deal, which is subject to government approval as well as approval from NextWave's bankruptcy court, will add...
LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of Vodacom. The South African company said it plans to market Vodafone's 3G services, particularly the...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced Wednesday with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of Vodacom. The South African company will market Vodafone's 3G services, particularly the 3G Vodafone...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. will provide Vodafone with third-generation wireless data products. Novatel will integrate its Merlin 3G UMTS Wireless PC Card Modems with Vodafone's Mobile Connect software, allowing Vodafone subscribers to securely send and receive e-mails, browse the Internet and download attachments at...
WASHINGTON-While the Bush administration pursues a traditional carrot-and-stick approach to prod Japan into further liberalizing its wireless market, a Japanese telecom firm needing a wireless play is mounting an unorthodox challenge to the Japanese establishment by using high-powered American lawyers to sue the government...
When wireless experts raved about the next big technologies a few years ago, they had Flash-OFDM and UMTS TDD in mind. Both protocols are not only making strides in wide area networks, but are beginning to interface with Wi-Fi service, creating a potential competitive...
Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based vendor penned two deals that underscore its intention to be a mainstream player in...
