ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. unveiled its Wireless Data Backup solution for business customers that utilizes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s EDGE network to back up BellSouth's existing wireline data networks in case of an outage. BellSouth noted the solution is the first jointly developed offering with its wireless...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth of mobile marketing by clearing industry obstacles and establishing best-practices guidelines, announced new members...
The potential breadth of the mobile virtual network operator model was evident last week as a pair of companies reported plans to enter the wireless space with services spanning the gamut from the loftiest of the high end to entry-level prepaid services. Seeking to...
BOONTON, N.J.-The global wireless operations support systems market is expected to grow to more than $13 billion this year, according a study by Insight Research. OSS is the I.T. infrastructure that performs customer care, provisioning and management functions in wireless networks.The report said wireless...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Flexible digital rights management solutions and ad-supported services are crucial to driving the wireless content market, according to a study from The Management Network Group Inc. The management consultant firm said U.S. carriers should look to advertisements to support mobile content, and...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it plans to acquire German broadband satellite network electronics manufacturer Skyware Radio Systems GmbH. Andrew said that under terms of the agreement, it plans to pay around $9 million in cash for the company, an amount that could increase...
SAN FRANCISCO-Citing increased summer travel, performance measurement firm Telephia reported that wireless customers paid 15 percent more in roaming charges in the third quarter compared with the first three months of this year. Telephia noted in its Customer Value Metric report that wireless customers...
Siemens AG announced plans to invest substantial capital in key Asian markets, aiming to climb from the No. 3 position to the No. 2 slot among the world's mobile telecommunications equipment makers. "We want to be No. 2 on the world market for mobile...
The mesh market is garnering increased attention lately-and following a typical path in wireless evolution-complete with competition between startups and industry leaders, and competing proposals for a standard-all underscored by analyst predictions that the technology holds great promise. Cisco Systems Inc. is among the...
Of all the celebrities photographed with cell phone in hand, perhaps none will be remembered as well as the cell-phone bandit. This is not the kind of testimonial wireless executives would choose to advertise the many everyday benefits of mobile phones, which have evolved...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.'s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week. The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular handset will be available at the carrier's retail locations beginning this week for $200...
BUSAN, Korea-KT Corp. demonstrated new wireless broadband technology it hopes to deliver to millions of subscribers by 2010. Korea's largest fixed-line operator unveiled mobile WiMAX technology for delegates from the WiMAX Forum and others at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The technology is called...
Dwango Wireless suffered its third straight multimillion-dollar quarterly deficit, reporting a net third-quarter loss of $5 million. The mobile entertainment publisher said it generated $968,000 in revenue during the period, up 9 percent from second-quarter figures. Dwango's net third-quarter loss of $5 million, or...
HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase the technology's data throughput by allocating multiple radio-frequency carriers across wider frequency blocks. "EV-DO...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Loc-Aid Technologies snared $5 million in its first round of institutional financing, the location-based services application developer said. Loc-Aid said it plans to use the cash to expand sales and marketing initiatives and to introduce a new location-based gateway and client.The 4-year-old...
JAPANAccess Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices. PalmSource now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Access. Each outstanding share of PalmSource common stock has been converted into the right to...
Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition of Intellisync Corp. The handset manufacturer last week announced plans to buy the San Jose, Calif.-based developer, offering $5.25 per...
Watching Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. exchange nasty barbs over intellectual property rights smacks of similar bickering between Qualcomm and L.M. Ericsson in 1999 over patents for the CDMA protocol.The Qualcomm-Ericsson fistfight ended not in court but in a business deal.Here's what RCR Wireless...
After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology has reached the tipping point comes from Vodafone Group plc, one of the world's...
HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A solution, which enables operators to offer enhanced services such as simultaneous video, voice and data applications."Motorola's...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill's sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) released the draft of their Universal Service Reform...
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said she plans to leave the Federal Communications Commission Dec. 9, even though the White House has yet to name a replacement. Abernathy's announcement was expected. Her term expired in June 2005, and she had to leave when Congress adjourns...
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers and others are urging the government to launch a rulemaking to decide what to do with discarded mobile satellite services frequencies rather than unilaterally giving more radio channels to the two remaining non-operational 2 GHz MSS operators. The 2 GHz MSS controversy...
Siemens AG said its Music2You music download technology is set to launch through T-Mobile International. The two companies signed a framework agreement, making Music2You the preferred solution for all T-Mobile International subsidiaries worldwide. T-Mobile Germany is to offer the Siemens solution as "MobileJukebox," a...
