LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week's Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The new Eseries handsets are designed for European,...
Instead of racing down separate standardization paths, wireless chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Intel Corp. have joined a consortium of Wi-Fi players to form the Enhanced Wireless Consortium, which says it aims to accelerate the IEEE's 802.11n standards-development process by promoting an industry-supported specification for...
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. announced the latest addition to its family of test products, launching its portable 3G troubleshooting and network optimization solution, the PC-based NSA 18, a next-generation UMTS UTRAN protocol analysis platform that enables deployments of triple play services over UMTS radio access...
WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. and Lucent Technologies Inc. showcased a new third-generation high-speed data network at 700 MHz aimed to benefit the Phoenix Fire Department and Bureau for Homeland Defense. The public-safety demonstration is set to take place in early 2006 in Phoenix using Aloha...
Wireless developers really do own the short end of the stick. Whereas Microsoft Corp.'s Windows system largely dominates the computer industry, there is no such unifying platform in wireless. Developers in the mobile-phone space are left with a dizzying array of choices from Java...
WASHINGTON-Spectrum licensees that may-or may not-bid on frequencies made available with the transition to digital TV could be forced to make up a $10 million shortfall next year, according to a Senate Commerce Committee staff draft widely circulated late Thursday. The draft bill directs...
SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted increasing revenues, but the company's profit line took a hit due to a $300 million fine the U.S. Department of Justice levied against the company for international price fixing.The Justice Department said the fine is the second largest antitrust...
MATAWAN, N.J.-Malinche Entertainment is bringing interactive books to the mobile arena.The company recently launched "The First Mile," an interactive fiction title that allows readers to engage with tortured residents of a sleepy town oppressed by a supernatural evil power. Users with a Symbian-enabled wireless...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Cable & Wireless said it will offer exclusive Motorola Inc. handsets pre-loaded with content from Tempo via its Bmobile service in the Caribbean.Tempo is the new MTV network scheduled to launch in the Caribbean next month. C&W will offer the Motorola V186 handset...
BEIJING-Nokia Corp. and China Putian are teaming up to focus on third-generation network solutions for TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA technology. Nokia says the joint venture will include everything from research and development to manufacturing and sales.The newly formed venture, named Potevio, will be headquartered in...
WASHINGTON-The completion of the transition to digital TV could be associated with March Madness if the date in the just-released draft of the Senate DTV bill becomes law.Hoping to capitalize on the triple-play TV buying season of Christmas, the Super Bowl and the NCAA...
PERTH AMBOY, N.J-U.S. Starcom Inc. teamed up with Zamia Group L.L.C. to distribute Latino-focused ringtones and other mobile digital entertainment in Mexico and the United States. U.S. Starcom is a provider of value-added prepaid services and solutions, while Zamia is a mobile digital entertainment...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Mobile search service provider 4INFO launched a service that automatically delivers personalized information including sports scores and stock quotes.With the new offering, registered users can create a profile on the company's Web site to receive automated information on their handsets at regulated...
FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp. announced it will carry a Wi-Fi-based mobile instant messaging device from consumer electronics developer Zipit.Before the start of the holiday season, the retailer will offer the Zipit Wireless Messenger, a clamshell-shaped device with a QWERTY keyboard that allows users to...
LONDON-I-play said Friday it will publish a mobile-phone game based on the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.The U.K.-based game maker unveiled a partnership with International Sports Multimedia, a brand-management company with an exclusive license from the International Olympic Committee for interactive entertainment...
CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc.'s says its Asset-Link wireless tracking technology is keeping supporters informed of the whereabouts of cyclists in the Calgary-to-Austin Peloton Project, a 2,400 mile bicycle marathon helping raise for cancer research.Twenty-three cyclists left Calgary, Alberta, on Oct. 12 and are riding...
BALLERUP, Denmark-Headset-maker Jabra said it will offer a pink version of its Jabra EarWave Boom corded mobile-phone headset in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month. The headset will be available exclusively at Sprint stores nationwide and carries a suggested retail price...
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 33,000 customers during the third quarter, including 28,000 subscribers through its Alamosa operations and 5,000 customers through the AirGate PCS operations that Alamosa acquired earlier this year. The customer growth was well...
OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc., which provides prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale distribution solutions, said it was named the preferred prepaid distributor for wireless-retailer Wireless Toyz. Q Comm said Wireless Toyz has installed its Q Xpress 200 POS terminal in 40 retail outlets...
BOCA RATON, Fla.- Ringo, Inc. launched its location-based services beginning with a network of paid transportation companies that will be linked through wireless technologies to provide consumers with location-based taxi and towing services over wireless phones. Ringo said 190 million on-the-go wireless consumers nationwide...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom, Inc. announced plans to launch its new corporate brand at the PT/Wireless & Networks Communication China show in Beijing. The company says its new logo and tagline highlight its core values of innovation, flexibility and reliability."A World of Better Communication" is the...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to launch high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier released initial UMTS/HSDPA launch plans on an internal Web site that shows the carrier...
SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp., which distributes and provisions handsets for companies in the United States and Latin America, said it has extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America through Aug. 2008. Under the contract extension, InfoSonics will continue to provide distribution solutions to carriers,...
DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America reported a new relationship with Alltel Corp. to bring Samsung's line-up of handsets to Alltel's network. The initial device launched as part of the deal will be Samsung's SCH-n330 handset, which is already available from Verizon Wireless.In addition to Alltel now...
