LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. notched another wireless deal this week, announcing a joint venture with China-focused wireless Internet portal Tom Online Inc. The companies plan to develop and market a stripped-down Chinese version of Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol offering. The move builds on an...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Franklin, Tenn., and St. Cloud, Fla., have signed agreements to use Hewlett-Packard Co. equipment for their metro-scale Wi-Fi projects. HP said the deal includes its iPAQ Pocket PC, ProLiant servers, consulting and integration services, financial and support services, and the HP OpenView...
Motorola Inc. announced it acquired Melco Mobile Communication Europe, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mitsubishi's center is based in Rennes, France, and develops software for Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s i-mode wireless data service. Motorola said...
The State of California's Department of General Services said it plans to award statewide contracts for wireless communications equipment and services to Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. Verizon Wireless will be the primary provider of traditional wireless phones, while Sprint Nextel will be...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s share capital increased by $177.97 and its shareholder equity increased by $35,093.53 after 2,389 shares of its stock were subscribed for based on its 2003 employee stock option plan.As a result of the increase, Nokia's share capital is more than $330...
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless Vcast customers can compete head-to-head with a new racing title from wireless game-maker Gameloft.The carrier launched Asphalt Urban GT: Multiplayer, which Gameloft said is the first "real-time" multiplayer game Verizon Wireless has offered. The three-dimensional title uses Verizon's EV-DO network to...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG won a contract with Tele2 SIA, Latvia's largest telecommunications provider, to build a third-generation W-CDMA network and expand its GSM network."The Baltic states are one of the fastest-growing economic regions in Europe," said Christoph Caselitz, president of Mobile Networks at Siemens....
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. announced a deal that will allow its customers to use T-Mobile USA's Wi-Fi hot spots.The broadband access aggregator said it has added the carrier's 6,000 U.S. hot spots to its network. GoRemote, which provides a single user interface and...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. launched a program designed to encourage content providers and application developers to deliver their wares through its Voice over Internet Protocol service. The company said it is looking for software developers to create voice services, such as traffic reports, daily horoscopes...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research.In South Korea, KT and SK Telecom have been working to launch commercial WiBro services next year, and ABI said...
TORONTO-Gemplus SA plans to integrate Diversinet Corp.'s MobiSecure OATH-compliant mobile authentication solutions in its solutions for wireless carriers, according to an agreement between the companies."Through this agreement, Gemplus and Diversinet will bring to the industry a comprehensive range of tokens, adapted to each segment...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Alltel Corp. has extended an agreement it has with Lightbridge Inc. to use Lightbridge's credit and risk evaluation products and services.Terms of the agreement were not released.
NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced a suite of services designed to support the launch and management of mobile virtual network operators.The company's MVNO Services Suite includes its billing, access management, payment and network solutions with MVNO-focused technology and business consulting services. The solution...
Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful of second-quarter metrics. The metrics include penetration gain, customer churn, average revenue per user, cost per gross addition and pre-interest...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry appears to have averted a potential public-relations disaster; quickly responding to government leaders who were concerned that Hurricane Katrina evacuees' wireless services had been cut off for lack of payment.Members of Congress, including Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), whose district includes Houston...
Ventures-National Inc. said its Oblio Telecom Inc. division will launch its mobile virtual network operator Bravo Cellular prepaid wireless service later this month. Oblio said the service will target first- and second-generation immigrants from African, Asian, European and Latin American countries.Oblio said it reached...
OLATHE, Kan.-Garmin International Inc. unveiled its Garmin Mobile suite of applications, which the company said will be offered by Sprint Nextel Corp. on select handsets. The applications will use embedded global positioning system capabilities of select handsets and include delivering maps, directions and turn-by-turn...
FREMONT, Calif.-Fleet management and telematics company @Road Inc. announced Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will help sell its products."@Road is at the forefront of developing and offering innovative solutions that help enterprise customers in a number of industries improve the productivity of their mobile workforces while...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-MTV Networks International is teaming with VeriSign Inc.'s mobile content subsidiaries to study the international wireless entertainment market, the companies said Thursday. Jamster! and Jamba! will join the Viacom Inc.-owned network to study usage, mechanics and frequency of user downloads and streaming...
TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow to $5.9 billion in 2006 as new IEEE 802.11n and Voice over Wi-Fi equipment is introduced and the infrastructure for...
BOONTON, N.J.-A new study from Insight Research predicts a new generation of smart-phone technology is poised to compete with fixed-line phones.This new generation of phones will make use of Wi-Fi hot spots, Voice over Internet Protocol technology and voice over wireless local area networks...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies Inc., which provides mobile data solutions, said it signed new wireless messaging contracts with Blue Wireless, CC Communications and Nex-Tech Wireless.Blue Wireless offers local and long-distance wireless services in New York and Pennsylvania. The company will use InterOp's solutions to...
WASHINGTON-Radio-frequency identification and global positioning system applications could find increasing traction in the enterprise space, according to a new study by Harris Interactive and ForceNine Consulting.RFID and GPS applications are relatively rare among large enterprises today with only 10 percent of businesses using RFID...
