LA JOLLA, Calif.—Carolina West Wireless signed a multi-year agreement with One Voice Technologies Inc. to sell One Voice’s MobileVoice service to its subscribers, said the companies. The service includes voice-controlled functions such as group conference calling, reading and sending e-mail, and voice-to-text text messages.Carolina...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France—Shares of Wavecom SA received a boost after the industrial wireless technology provider said it acquired privately held software developer NexGen Software SA for $505,000. NexGen’s internally-developed TCP/IP suite of protocol stacks, which facilitate communication between computers, and Web software were key to...
WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, which it announced last month. Public-safety agencies’ requests must meet specific criteria to take advantage of the new process. The agencies’ requests must equal less...
NEW YORK—Nielsen Media Research reiterated its intentions to move into mobile, outlining plans to use meters to track usage of multimedia services on wireless phones. The longtime television and Internet usage monitoring firm said it plans to integrate its efforts across platforms including TVs,...
SEATTLE—NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it plans to merge with Padcom Inc. and continue providing mobile virtual private networks, becoming what the companies call "the largest dedicated provider of mobile VPN solutions." Interestingly, the merger also settles a patent lawsuit between the two companies.The combined...
SEATTLE—Companies looking to create a "mobile MySpace" may want to target U.K. wireless subscribers, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. British users are more inclined to use wireless social networking applications than their counterparts in the United States or Germany, the mobile usage...
LONDON—Shares of Monstermob Group plc plunged more than 21 percent after the ringtone provider ousted founder and Chief Executive Officer Martin Higginson. Monstermob, which has been on a worldwide spending spree in recent months, lowered forecasts for its U.K. business by $2.8 million as...
PARIS—French mobile operator SFR launched an HSDPA network in Paris and southern France, using network technology from Nokia Corp. SFR has about 17.3 million customers in France, about 1.5 million of which are 3G customers.; the company is owned by Vivendi and Vodafone Group...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched UMTS/HSDPA services for businesses and consumers in its home town of Atlanta. The high-speed wireless data and voice service is available on two handsets, the LG Electronics Co. Ltd. CU320 and the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SGH-ZX10; Cingular says it...
WASHINGTON—The wireless industry continued to push for pre-emption, Sprint Nextel Corp. urged inclusion of special-access reform and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, floated a network-neutrality compromise Tuesday as the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the latest version...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced that its first major distribution deal will be through Best Buy stores. Best Buy is expected to start selling Amp’d Mobile phones and service beginning this summer. Until this deal, Amp’d Mobile had essentially relied...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A former Verizon Wireless employee has reportedly been sentenced to almost six years in prison for stealing access numbers for about $21 million in prepaid minutes and selling them to retailers at a discount. The Associated Press reported that Timothy Charles Mattos, 34,...
CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. appears to have succeeded in beating rival Nokia Corp. in a race to open a company-branded store in Motorola’s own backyard. Motorola opened a pop-up retail location it is calling Destination Q on Chicago’s trendy North Michigan Avenue shopping district, only a...
SAN DIEGO—Sequoia Communications, a fabless RF semiconductor company, said it raised $25 million in its series E round of financing. The round was led by BlueRun Ventures and included participation from Tallwood Venture Capital and Motorola Ventures. As part of the round, Rob Schwartz,...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A handful of startups are targeting wireless subscribers who may be reluctant to divulge their phone numbers. Tossable Digits Inc., which launched service earlier this year, provides a 10-digit phone number and five-digit extension that subscribers can use for up to 30...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced plans to offer an upgraded push e-mail service for business users with Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-enabled devices. The service, which is set to launch next week, pushes e-mail messages as well as calendar items, tasks and contact information from Microsoft’s...
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court asked the Bush administration to weigh in on Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch’s appeal of a lower court ruling over whether mobile phone carriers must notify subscribers in advance of changes to service contracts. The lower court ruling—which Hatch is appealing—struck...
NEW YORK—Despite prepaid and reseller additions driving much of the growth within the wireless industry, Fitch Ratings concludes in a new report that the industry will continue to be profitable. The first quarter showed trends from 2005 continuing, Fitch analyst Bill Densmore noted, with...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Kyocera Wireless Corp. selected Bitfone Corp.’s Device Management Client Suite software for use in its mobile devices, said Bitfone. The suite includes Bitfone’s mProve and Mobile Variance Agent solutions. MProve will allow Kyocera handsets to have their core software and applications updated...
NETANYA, Israel—Intel Corp. has selected Siano Mobile Silicon’s multi-band, multi-standard receiver chipset for Intel’s mobile TV reference platform in its Xscale product line. The collaboration comes at a time when mobile TV component makers are matching up with chipset and handset vendors. The news...
PORTLAND, Ore.—Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the renewal of a multi-year contract to provide enhanced directory assistance for Midwest Wireless subscribers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Metro One’s 411 service provides movie listings and driving directions in addition to connecting customers with...
BOSTON—Despite dozens of announcements about municipal Wi-Fi deployments and feverish hype regarding the growth potential of the industry, incumbent operators have little to fear long-term from the technology, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The firm predicts public broadband networks planned by...
RESTON, Va.—Covad Communications Group Inc. reported a deal to use Nextlink Wireless Inc.’s spectrum to deploy wireless Ethernet services targeted at small- and medium-sized business customers. According to the two companies, Covad initially plans to offer broadband wireless service within its existing network in...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. boosted its financial guidance for the third fiscal quarter ending June 25 due to what the company said was strong demand for its chips for W-CDMA handsets and CDMA network gear. The San Diego-based chip vendor said its pro forma revenues...
