Monthly Archives: November, 2005
Alltel completes sale of Irish subsidiary, moving closer to wireline sale
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it completed the sale of its Ireland-based Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. business to a subsidiary of fixed-line telecommunications provider...
SunCom deploys Ericsson core network
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's...
MIPI releases camera phone specs
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones.The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY,...
TI’s processor delivers better video, partners with DoCoMo
TOKYO-Texas Instruments Inc. announced that its new OMAP2430 processor for mobile phones is being sampled by potential customers, delivering third-generation video performance that is...
DoCoMo boosts interests in Access, Aplix
TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in two Tokyo-based wireless software companies.The carrier said it will...
Cingular intros $200 Walkman phone
ATLANTA- Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has quietly begun selling Sony Ericsson's WalkMan phone, offering music lovers an alternative to Motorola Inc.'s Rokr.The carrier introduced the...
RIM loses another round with NTP
WATERLOO, Ontario-A Virginian judge rejected Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to enforce a settlement with its adversary NTP Inc., a move that caused the...
MMA honors mobile marketing initiatives
LOS ANGELES-Fox Mobile Entertainment, MobileLime and Juice Wireless Inc. were among the winners in the Mobile Marketing Association's first annual awards program.The industry association...
Portugese operator to use Telespree activation solution
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Portuguese CDMA operator Radiomovel selected Telespree Communications' automated instant activation solution. Radiomovel offers service under the Zapp brand name. Telespree said Radiomovel...
AT&T, Cingular trialing unlimited wireline-to-wireless calling option
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reportedly is testing a rate plan in select markets that allows customers to place unlimited calls to AT&T Inc. wireline customers...
Senate Commerce Committee warns decency law may be coming for mobile phones
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over...
Wireless replacement to continue, Gartner predicts
STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless handsets will continue to replace traditional telephones and 30 percent of U.S. homes will use only cellular or Internet telephony by 2010,...
WVP gains $10 million in financing
NEW YORK-Wireless Venture Partners Inc., a national wireless retailer based in Las Vegas, said it has closed $10 million in series A financing. The...
Cingular, Orange target multinationals with consolidated service
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Orange SA said they plan to offer consolidated mobile services to multinational companies in the United States and Europe.Under the...
Brightpoint to distribute for Amp’d
LOS ANGELES-Brightpoint Inc. announced an agreement with yet another mobile virtual network operator, inking a deal to distribute products for Amp'd Mobile.The Indiana-based distributor...
Linksys ships MIMO routers
IRVINE, Calif.-Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Inc., announced it began shipping next generation Multiple Input, Multiple Output wireless G broadband routers and PC...
Indian operators take advantage of CDG handset program
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Indian CDMA operators Reliance Infocomm and Tata Teleservices Ltd. are set to offer data-enabled CDMA2000 phones...
Alvarion scores African contract
MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Ltd. is supplying its BreezeMAX 3500 system to France Telecom affiliate Ikatel, which offers broadband data service in Mali.The deployment includes hundreds...
Operators still prime place to buy games
SEATTLE-Mobile gamers continue to rely on carrier decks for their wireless entertainment even as off-deck businesses continue to gain traction, according to the latest...
3 Italy to sell NMS ring-back service
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications today said Italy's leading UMTS mobile operator, 3 Italy, has launched its ring-back service built on NMS' MyCaller and deployed as...
U.S. Cellular, TDS again delay release of financials
U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they plan to further delay filing their third-quarter financial results in order...
Identity crisis
It's bad enough to be implicated in a Washington scandal, but being reduced to a letter or a number is really a slap in...
SkyZone, Summus rake in financing
FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced. SkyZone...
LG launches new Internet storefront for holidays
WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean electronics manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which...
DRM: Too many (private) solutions to minor problem?
In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their...
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