Once relegated to outdated handsets and overpriced basic voice services, prepaid customers increasingly are being catered to with the latest handset technology and services to go along with more rational pricing plans. 7-Eleven Inc. and Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. last week each launched their...
NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular said it sold its 65-percent holding in Millicom Argentina, a high-speed wireless data joint venture, to its local partner after receiving regulatory approval.The carrier did not disclose the amount of the sale.All four wireless carriers in Argentina are upgrading their...
TOKYO—Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. is reportedly set to join Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in a partnership designed to unify third-generation wireless technology, according to published reports in Japan.The deal is expected to be similar to DoCoMo’s partnership with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which...
Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. both announced contributions to Verizon Wireless’ planned CDMA2000 1x EV-DO high-speed wireless data service launch in 11 new markets and a number of airports scheduled for Monday.Nortel, which was the primary infrastructure provider for Verizon Wireless’ San...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year agreement with bakery products manufacturer and distributor Dawn Food Products Inc. to provide a portfolio of integrated telecommunications solutions, including Sprint PCS Connection Cards designed to use Sprint PCS' wireless data network. Sprint added the PC Cards...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Java's popularity among mobile developers is soaring, according to a new study by Evans Data Corp.J2ME, Sun Microsystems' mobile version of the popular platform, is currently being used by 40 percent of mobile developers, and another 24 percent are evaluating J2ME for...
DALLAS-Focusing on the personalization of wireless services, Preferred Voice Inc. has released an enhanced version of its "My Phone Services" Mobile Personalization Services Suite."The wireless data market is similar to the traditional software industry-users want integration of their products and ease of use," said...
Verizon Wireless threw its considerable resources into the international roaming business earlier this month by expanding the availability of Samsung Corp.'s SCH-a790 Global Phone to the carrier's non-business customers. The handset, which retails for $350 with a two-year contract, and accompanying Global Phone service,...
Verizon Wireless launched a pair of new games from Digital Chocolate Inc. and Modtones Gallery from Faith West for its Get It Now downloadable service, as well as adding a new service from M7 to enhance the offering for users and content companies.Digital Chocolate's...
Internet Service Provider EarthLink has added wireless voice provider to its resume with the release of the all-in-one color BlackBerry 7750 Wireless Handheld with wireless voice and e-mail service. The device works as a phone, e-mail device and Internet access device. It will be...
Few names garner as much attention in the wireless space as Craig McCaw, who is often regarded as one the savviest investors in the industry. From the original creation of McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., which eventually was sold to AT&T Corp. for more than...
LONDON-Anglo-Dutch information technology services firm LogicaCMG will use Sun Microsystems' Java Enterprise System for its wireless data services and messaging offerings, Sun announced Tuesday.LogicaCMG will implement the full array of component products included in Java, allowing it to offer an increased range of services...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG will equip the telephone booths of Turk Telecom, Turkey's largest fixed-network operator, with 70,000 card pay phones and a complete management system. The phones will enable users to make phone calls around the globe and use wireless local area network technology...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
Sanswire Networks L.L.C. is not alone in targeting the sky as a new platform from which to base wireless communications. SkyTower Inc., owned by AeroVironment, plans to launch unmanned, solar-electric airplanes to provide wireless communications. SkyTower's aircraft, to be placed 60,000 feet in the...
Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The expansion is located adjacent to the carrier's existing 65,000-square-foot center that opened in 2002....
As the wireless data market heats up, enterprise-focused Research In Motion Ltd. said it is poised to face the competition.Competitors point out that while RIM currently dominates the market, its narrow, e-mail-centric focus is bound to become outdated. RIM said what is outdated is...
Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday.Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract extension with T-Mobile USA to provide GSM, GPRS, EDGE and packet core wireless data network upgrades and related professional services.The value of the deal was not disclosed, however, Nortel said it is the vendor's largest...
AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular Wireless will offer intercarrier multimedia messaging service (MMS), allowing customers to exchange text, photos, music and video clips between the two carriers from their wireless phones.While such an agreement was expected-Cingular is set to close its acquisition of AT&T...
CHICAGO-M7 Networks and U.S. Cellular will partner to boost the carrier's wireless data services, the companies announced Tuesday.M7 Networks' SMS Hub Service will help deliver U.S. Cellular's easyedge service, improving the functionality of certain applications including a mobile Mapquest service and eBay's AwayAuction."We are...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera may finally have found a buyer for Sonera Zed Ltd. The Finnish-Swedish operator announced that it has agreed to sell its wireless data portal to Wisdom Entertainment, a Spanish interactive media group, for $37 million. The acquisition, which is pending approval of...
Following years of hype and financial promise, wireless data services are beginning to have a measurable impact on carrier revenues. During the recently completed second quarter, a number of operators cited the positive impact generated by non-voice services on their service revenues. The growth...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that carpeting manufacturer Shaw Industries Inc. renewed its contract designating AWS as its primary wireless service provider. The contract calls for Shaw to add "significant numbers of voice users" and evaluate the carrier's EDGE wireless data service for...
