SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and the mobile Web during the Mobile Software Value Chain forum here, while Opera Software used the event to announce plans...
Leap Wireless International Inc.'s service expansion continues, as the carrier announced plans to launch high-speed wireless data capabilities and WAP-based browsing. The carrier also plans to loosen the rein on its Jump prepaid service to better target the youth demographic. Leap's high-speed wireless data...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile entertainment services provider ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. and Viaero Wireless, which provides wireless service in Colorado and Nebraska, have launched a mobile entertainment offering called V-Edge. The service includes mobile Web browsing, downloadable content such as ringtones and games, and camera phone...
While Tier 1 carriers scramble to deploy sexy applications like full-track downloads and on-demand mobile movies, smaller operators are looking in their own backyards to find more practical services for their consumers. In an effort to set themselves apart from their big brothers, regional...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ring-back services, the companies said. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and 3 operators, will deliver its library of ring backs, including real tones, sports anthems...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ringback services, the companies said Thursday.InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and 3 operators, will deliver its library of ringbacks, including real tones, sports anthems and...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTP Communications plc said it signed an agreement to license its AJAR cellular applications platform to Motorola Inc.The AJAR platform combines an applications framework, a toolset for developing and testing applications, and a complete suite of applications to ensure devices developed using...
America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet giant announced last week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Wildseed pursued the highly coveted youth market with intelligent faceplates...
As profit margins from voice become razor-thin, operators are hoping to push lucrative content and applications to bulk up the bottom line. Ironically, they're looking to voice-driven technologies to help. Consumers' difficulties in accessing content and services from a wireless phone are well documented....
REDDING, Conn.-China's MobileVision Communications Ltd. said it will launch music video programming provided by Global Music International Inc. on China Unicom's mobile-phone network starting in August.MobileVision's streaming media service first will be offered free as a pilot commercial program. The company will begin charging...
Perhaps no surviving mobile technology has suffered the pummeling WAP has endured since its over-hyped introduction in 1999. But after six years of being tied to the whipping post, it seems the technology has finally regained legitimate attention with the mobile-marketing community first in...
MADRID, Spain-The leading wireless carrier in Spain, Telefonica Moviles Espana, has enhanced its messaging services using technology from Openwave and 724 Solutions.The Spanish carrier will use Openwave's IP Integrated Messaging Infrastructure to deliver next-generation communication and messaging services to its customers. With the equipment,...
DENVER-Brickhouse Mobile will team with Falcon Studios to develop and distribute gay adult content, the companies announced yesterday.Falcon, which has made gay adult films for more than 30 years, will create clips from its film portfolio for wireless users; the studio's stars will provide...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film "Fantastic Four."Carriers will pony up advertising dollars to push "Fantastic Four" content as well. Cingular Wireless is launching its...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo! added to its mobile search offerings Thursday, launching a short message service-based service and extending services for its mobile Web search service.Like other SMS search offerings, Yahoo! delivers business names, addresses and phone numbers to users who send queries with location information...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-iMedia International Inc. said it plans to begin distributing its digital content on next-generation wireless devices during the third quarter. The company said its wireless distribution plans include production of daily two- to three-minute "webisodes" for daily downloading or streaming, as well...
SINGAPORE-Mobile 365 has inked deals to provide text messaging delivery and data services with six Asian operators since January, the company said. Using the CommunicAsia 2005 conference as a backdrop, the company announced partnerships with carriers such as Pakistan's Paktel GSM, Nepal Telecom, Vietnam's...
SINGAPORE-Mobile 365 has inked deals to provide text messaging delivery and data services with six Asian operators since January, the company said Wednesday.Using the CommunicAsia 2005 conference as a backdrop, the company announced partnerships with carriers such as Pakistan's Paktel GSM, Nepal Telecom, Vietnam's...
LONDON-Spanish mobile entertainment company Enquire S.L. unveiled an off-portal search tool designed to allow consumers to browse mobile content and service outside carrier decks. The site, www.mooobl.com, directs users to travel, business and news WAP sites, as well as six adult entertainment offerings. The...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. unveiled the Kyocera Dorado KX13 handset at Qualcomm's BREW 2005 conference. The manufacturer said the device is a slim bar-style phone with a large color screen and a front-facing speakerphone that is well suited for games or ringtones. A Kyocera...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. unveiled the Kyocera Dorado KX13 handset at Qualcomm's BREW 2005 conference. The manufacturer said the device is a slim bar-style phone with a large color screen and a front-facing speakerphone that is well suited for games or ringtones. A Kyocera...
NEW YORK-Gaming portal Boonty Inc. joined the stampede to mobile, announcing plans to offer more than 1,000 downloadable titles for wireless users.Users will be able to buy games from the Internet-based storefront and have a download link sent to their handset via a WAP...
With the overwhelming array of wireless content and applications on the market, even the nation's biggest carriers are struggling with what to offer and how to present it to the consumer. It may be no surprise, then, that smaller carriers are working overtime to...
Once satisfied to quietly grab some shelf space for their titles on a carrier's deck of wireless offerings, mobile game publishers are now trying to make a little more noise. While they may be big in the world of wireless entertainment, game developers and...
