Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry's announcement of signing up its 1 billionth customer worldwide and the European market's bright expectations for full third-generation networks that have...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from Probe Group.Carriers are garnering revenues from their 2.5G networks and behind-the-scenes activity on 3G...
CANNES, France-Both Vodafone Group plc and Verizon Wireless renewed their commitment to their four-year-old partnership, according to various news reports, but a shadow still hangs over the sometimes-antagonistic alliance.Vodafone's chief executive Arun Sarin said in recent reports that he remains committed to the company's...
CANNES, France-The 2004 GSM Association Awards, sponsored by Intel, Microsoft, Vodafone, Nortel, Nokia and Convergys, were presented last night at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The winners were:Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Sony Ericsson T610 device won for best mobile terminal handset or device....
LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The phone follows the release of two similar handsets through Cingular Wireless L.L.C."LG's goal is to provide consumers with a range...
Ladies and gentlemen, AT&T Wireless (like Elvis) has left the building.So now what? Is this a new Ma Bell? Not likely, but I suspect the new and improved Cingular (if the company can integrate AT&T Wireless assets successfully) will put some spark into the...
Only time will tell whether Arun Sarin and other Vodafone Group plc execs were snookered by indefatigable Yanks or all the wiser for hitting the sack at a proper hour. For sure, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s winning $41 billion bid for AT&T Wireless Services...
In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation's largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to have an enormous impact on many of its competitors as well...
LONDON-Failing to capture U.S.-based operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc. during a heated auction earlier this week, Vodafone Group plc chief executive Arun Sarin told analysts the company's future did not have to include a presence in the United States calling into question whether the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it will launch the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS PC Card for the carrier's next-generation network next Monday, providing customers with Internet access at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second. The carrier said the card is the first product...
SAN DIEGO-As mobile-phone news continues to roll in, LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The phone follows the release of two similar handsets through Cingular Wireless."LG's goal...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from Probe Group.Carriers are garnering revenues from their 2.5G networks and behind-the-scenes activity on 3G...
SAN JOSE, Calif.- A-GPS technology provider Global Locate Inc. announced industry veteran George Schmitt will join its board of directors. Schmitt has spent more than 35 years in the telecommunications industry inlcuding in executive positions at Omnipoint Communications, Mannesmann (now Vodafone Germany), Pacific Telesis,...
NEW YORK-Following a long weekend of intense bidding, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $41 billion. Cingular said it expects the deal, which has to be approved by federal regulatory authorities and AWS shareholders, to close by the end of...
SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the "hockey stick" in multimedia growth. The company also announced a major new licensing deal with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.As RealNetworks continues to expand its...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s clouded future began to clear last week as suitors looking to acquire the world's ninth-largest wireless carrier were expected to place their final bids by AWS' self-mandated Feb. 13 deadline. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Vodafone Group plc rose to the...
The Simpsons. King of the Hill. The X-Files. Aliens. Predator. Ice Age. 24. The Rocky Horror Picture Show."There's a lot of stuff that can be used for wireless," said Jim Beddows, vice president of wireless entertainment for 20th Century Fox's licensing and merchandizing division.Beddows'...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service initially will be...
You didn't expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you?AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which foolishly agreed to give up any cellular play as part of the breakup of Ma...
NEW YORK-Bidding for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to center on two candidates as NTT DoCoMo Inc. reportedly informed AWS' management that it does not intend to increase its current 16-percent stake in the company, leaving Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Vodafone Group plc...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in the United States, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing people...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service will initially be...
LONDON-Actix announced its A-RVS third-generation network optimization solution has been deployed by Sweden's 3GIS to help it meet its 3G network rollout deadlines.3GIS, owned jointly by Vodafone and 3, is deploying UMTS infrastructure in rural areas in Sweden, and its network will cover an...
