SAN FRANCISCO-Sapias Inc., which provides enterprise-class mobile resource management solutions, released its Sapias Dispatch product line. The product line provides mobile workforce management and streamlines communication between a dispatcher and mobile fleets that allows them to anticipate and prevent problems before they occur, said...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is hoping to speed up WiMAX deployments in Southeast Asian countries, announcing the launch of its Asian Broadband Campaign, which the company said will provide consulting and technical services. Intel will work with carriers True Corp. in Thailand, and Telekom...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. next month is expected to launch a push-to-talk service that will compete against similar offerings from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and a number of regional operators. Cingular Chief Operating Officer Ralph de la Vega told reporters at an investor conference...
According to most industry observers, all systems are go in the worldwide wireless industry. Predictions show significant sales opportunities in emerging markets like India, where handset costs are plummeting below $50, and some carriers have figured out how to make money from $5-per-month service...
The mobile-search playground gets even more crowded this week, as an established behemoth expands its offerings and an infant startup tries to get onto the field. InfoSpace Inc. this week should unveil a service that delivers business listings and maps, movie showtimes and other...
Following several quarters of year-over-year customer growth, the wireless industry's nationwide operators could be set for a softer third quarter. Customer additions are expected to fall just short of the nearly 5 million customers added last year and below the 5.2 million added during...
Siemens AG, one of Europe's largest employers, announced it will cut 2,400 jobs in Germany during the next two years as the company sets in motion its Fit4More restructuring plan for sustainable, profitable growth. The company said major changes will take place in three...
LOS ANGELES-Pod2Mob announced a podcast streaming service that allows customers to listen to podcasts on their mobile handsets. The Pod2Mob application allows customers to browse and select new shows while listening to the audio directly from a phone, said the company. The application downloads...
SAN FRANCISCO-Embience launched a series of India-themed ringtones for customers in the United States. Embience's Masttones include ringtones based on Indian pop culture. Customers can preview the ringtones at the company's Web site or directly through their wireless devices.The Masttones ringtones are available to...
SAN FRANCISCO.-Bluefire Security Technologies Inc., which develops security solutions for mobile handheld devices, announced availability of its Bluefire Mobile Security VPN Software Development Kit. The company said the product release is in response to growing demand from enterprises and software integrators for an efficient...
While deep-pocketed publishers try to wow gamers with sophisticated titles and eye-popping three-dimensional graphics, Randy Shepherd is stooping to conquer. The managing director of Werd Interactive Inc. is targeting middle-aged businessmen, soccer moms and other unlikely gamers with a handful of simple, stripped-down offerings...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nokia Corp. announced two new happenings in Taiwan. Nokia opened its third-generation Mobile Services Development Center in Taiwan and announced a partnership with Chunghwa Telecom to launch mobisodes, short videos designed for viewing on mobile phones. Nokia said its new MSDC is a...
Startup Roundbox today announced $8 million in its first round of venture funding, news that coincides with the company's emergence from stealth mode. Headed by executives from Dynamicsoft, Flarion Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Roundbox is positioning itself directly within the nexus formed by...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's plan to zero out an embattled, government-backed telecom venture-capital fund before next year's auction of third-generation mobile-phone and other wireless licenses appears to have fizzled. A confluence of factors-particularly the turnaround efforts of Silicon Valley veteran James Pastoriza-may just save the...
WASHINGTON-As industry spotlights the latest wireless data innovations this week in San Francisco, another show will unfold just blocks away, where the California Public Utilities Commission opens hearings on a telecom consumer protection plan with potentially far-reaching implications for firms at the Moscone Center...
KINGS PARK, N.Y.-Visant Strategies predicted a $3.4 billion annual market for fixed and portable broadband equipment by 2010. WiMAX will account for half of that amount or $1.7 billion. Report author Andy Fuertes said he expects much of the activity to occur in the...
With the wireless industry's six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country's wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many of these carriers have managed to lower their dependence on volatile roaming revenues, but...
Leap Wireless International Inc.'s service expansion continues, as the carrier announced plans to launch high-speed wireless data capabilities and WAP-based browsing. The carrier also plans to loosen the rein on its Jump prepaid service to better target the youth demographic. Leap's high-speed wireless data...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc. posted sluggish sales and a lower-than-expected outlook, which prompted investors to drop the company's stock in droves.Palm's share price tumbled more than 18 percent in trading after the company's announcement to $28.65. Palm, however, sought to cast a positive spin on...
A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million acquisition of network affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. The deal is still subject to approval by IWO's shareholders, but Sprint Nextel said...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. hopes to build on its relationship with Apple Computer Inc. with a full-track music download service to launch next year. An executive for the No. 1 U.S. carrier said Cingular plans to sell a push-to-talk phone later this year and hopes...
SEATTLE-Wireless voice, data and Internet services soon will be available on the open seas, says newly formed SeaMobile, founded by a team of veteran communications industry leaders.The company plans to make wireless services available to cruise lines, yachts, ferries, container ships and off-shore platforms...
NEW YORK-Juice Wireless Inc. this week launched a service that delivers personalized digital "birthday cards" to wireless users.MobileBday.com allows users to create birthday reminder lists of friends and family members, then sends a mobile greeting to listed people on their birthdays. User can select...
WASHINGTON-Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation late Thursday aimed at creating a backup communications system for first responders. The Communications Security Act of 2005 would require the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of a secondary communications...
