Becky Welke had a problem. As general manager of the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis., Welke wanted to offer her guests high-speed access to the Internet, but the installation and service costs made her think twice.However, knowing that such broadband access...
Customers of Vodafone Group plc in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will have access to content from the TV show "The Simpsons" under a new deal announced between the global operator and THQ Inc. The deal comes just a week after RCR Wireless News...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will implement third-generation wireless data networks for Brazilian operator Vivo in the west-central and southern regions of Brazil. The value of the CDMA2000 1x network equipment contract was not released.Nortel will be the exclusive provider for both...
LAS VEGAS-The Fox TV network is planning a major new wireless effort centered on one of television's most well-known families-the Simpsons.Homer, Marge and the rest of the cast of the hit animated series will soon make the jump to wireless, said Jim Beddows, Fox's...
LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to relaunch its mMode wireless data offering in November, although details of the carrier's plan are unclear.Andre Dahan, president of AT&T Wireless' multimedia services, announced the carrier's intent during the CTIA Wireless I.T. show earlier this week in...
LAS VEGAS-Following signs of "astronomical" growth in its wireless data offerings in the United States, Walt Disney Co. plans to add a new Internet promotional site, as well as new wireless content based on Disney's Pixar movies, including "Finding Nemo" and "Toy Story."Although he...
LAS VEGAS-Digit Wireless said its Fastap technology was used by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association at its keynote session at the I.T. show in Las Vegas.The company said CTIA Chief Executive Officer Tom Wheeler used a Panasonic GD87 demonstration model with the Fastap...
LAS VEGAS-Two new acquisitions highlight the potential of the wireless data market, as well as the growing valuations for the players involved. First, wireless data mainstay InfoSpace Inc. announced it purchased mobile media company Moviso from Vivendi Universal Net USA for $25 million in...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless data sales training company The Wireless Experience has been selected by Canada's Bell Mobility to create and implement a sales training program for its enterprise salespeople and wireless data advisors.The sales training program is designed to provide Bell Mobility's sales team...
LAS VEGAS-The Fox TV network is planning a major new wireless effort centered on one of television's most well-known families-the Simpsons.Homer, Marge and the rest of the cast of the hit animated series will soon make the jump to wireless, said Jim Beddows, Fox's...
LONDON-Emerging wireless technologies are threatening to change the economics and competitive dynamics of the wireless data market, according to a new report form Sound Partners and Analysys Research.According to the report, emerging technologies are set to have an even greater impact on the market...
LONDON-T-Mobile in Europe announced an innovative new service that further expands the bounds of wireless data services and pushes the carrier one step closer to full over-the-air control over wireless phones. Under the offering, T-Mobile users will be able to download new user interfaces...
LAGOS, Nigeria-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a contract with wireless local loop provider Multi-Links Telecom Ltd. to expand its next-generation fixed wireless data network and to deploy new CDMA2000 1x networks in Abuja and Kaduna.The dollar amount was not disclosed."The network equipment...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks has signed a three-year, $30 million contract to expand carrier Pelephone's CDMA2000 1x network.The carrier targets 1.9 million subscribers."This expansion will overlay existing network equipment and will also help Pelephone to drive new revenues by supporting high-speed wireless data and...
Longtime wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless announced a significant new business direction with the unveiling of its Voq phone-a device that marks the entrance of a new smart-phone player and another Microsoft Corp. backer.Investors seemed cheered by the bold move, sending Sierra's stock up...
SEATTLE-It appears PictureIQ Corp. is shutting down its operations, making the company perhaps the first casualty of the picture messaging market.A message on the company's Web site said PictureIQ is shutting down. The company's telephone lines have been disconnected, and e-mails sent to company...
WASHINGTON-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. is asking its judge to allow it to conduct a $39 million trial of wireless broadband technology in Las Vegas using spectrum to be obtained from IPWireless Inc."Given the nascent nature of the wireless broadband technologies and services, proceeding with...
WASHINGTON-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. is asking its judge to allow it to conduct a $39 million trial of wireless broadband technology in Las Vegas using spectrum to be obtained from IPWireless Inc."Given the nascent nature of the wireless broadband technologies and services, proceeding with...
It appears PictureIQ Corp. is shutting down its operations, making the company perhaps the first casualty of the picture messaging market.A message on the company's Web site said PictureIQ is shutting down. The company's telephone lines have been disconnected, and e-mails sent to company...
New research shows global sales of camera phones hit 25 million in the first half of this year, surpassing digital camera sales and marking perhaps the most notable event in the mobile-phone industry in recent years.According to research firm Strategy Analytics, mobile-phone makers sold...
HELSINKI, Finland-The world's No. 1 phone maker, Nokia Corp., continued to expand its broad product portfolio with several new handsets, including an EDGE phone for the United States and a CDMA camera phone.The moves come as Nokia and the rest of the handset industry...
Following more than 15 months of trials, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. plans to commercially launch its Easyedge data service today, providing customers with access to the carrier's expanding CDMA2000 1x network and throwing its hat into an increasingly competitive data market that...
Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won't find the "m-commerce" designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and chief executive officer of M-Qube Inc., Glass for almost three years has been encouraging...
Often seen as lacking a strong next-generation wireless data roadmap, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has began to nudge its way up the wireless data ranks thanks to the continued strength of its Mobitex network, the pursuit of spectrum to support high-speed services and partnerships with...
