PALO ALTO, Calif.-Trolltech said Cellon International AB is using its Qtopia software for Linux-based mobile phones as the application development foundation of Cellon's C8000 handset platform. Cellon is an independent design house for wireless devices. The company's C8000 platform is designed for wireless handsets...
Nextel Partners Inc. lost its bid to stall Sprint Nextel Corp.'s national brand rollout as a three-member arbitration panel ruled Nextel Partners had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim that the rollout breached its affiliate agreement. Nextel Partners...
Verizon Wireless announced it will support phones that include MP3 players. The news comes a day ahead of the likely unveiling of Motorola Inc.'s iTunes-capable phone. Verizon said three of its newly released Vcast phones will include digital music players. UTStarcom Inc.'s CDM-8940 and...
Wireless carriers continued to make progress in re-establishing wireless communications to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina's fierce landing Aug. 28, while one carrier estimated damage at up to $600 million. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that as of Monday afternoon it had fully...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has taken several actions dealing with telephone numbers and special temporary authority for spectrum licenses during the past week to assist in the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.Most recently, the FCC Sunday said that carriers could keep residential phone numbers...
Wireless game maker Werd Interactive Inc. is targeting casual players with a series of inexpensive, simple titles. The developer and publisher introduced four simple games it will sell directly to consumers in the United States and Europe. Werd is offering the titles at $2...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Sunrise, a Swiss operator, to provide its EDGE network, including Nokia's UltraSite base stations."As the most cost-effective solution for greatly expanding the reach of multimedia services, EDGE is key to our aim of providing the best...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson released its new Automatic Device Configuration product, which the company said allows carriers to offer services targeted specifically for each user's handset."We see tremendous potential for services beyond voice," said Gunilla Fransson, Ericsson's service layer vice president. "Thanks to our active...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Mobile-phone design and testing company Applied Wave Research Inc. announced it acquired Aplac Solutions Oy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies sell software to mobile-phone companies to test the RF functions of handsets. Aplac counts Nokia Corp. as a...
WASHINGTON-A federal judge in New York has ruled that law enforcement may not track someone without probable cause, according to News.com by CNET. Burton Ryan, an assistant U.S. attorney, had tried to obtain a "pen register" tap that would track constantly a target whenever...
TEL AVIV, Israel-T-Com, the fixed line unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, is running a WiMAX field trial, offering wireless broadband services to about 100 German customers previously unreachable by traditional DSL services.T-Com is using Alvarion's WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX 3500 system for the trial, which is...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Consumption of data-centric W-CDMA technology has been slower than expected, said a report by ABI Research."We have refined our appraisal of GSM/GPRS/EDGE vs. W-CDMA," said Lance Wilson, director of wireless research at ABI Research. "The uptake of W-CDMA is not likely to...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that national wireless distributors Global Wireless Data and Trio Teknologies are now offering the carrier's Wireless Wide Area Network Connectivity Service through their more than 445 wireless agents and resellers across the country. Cingular's Wireless WAN Connectivity Service was launched...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Alcatel Corp. has chosen Convedia Corp.'s line of media servers to be included in the company's media resource product suite, according to an agreement between the two companies.Alcatel will market and resell Convedia's technology as an integral component of its media resource...
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 existing...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden-The mobile content and entertainment services market in Western Europe could reach nearly $40 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Berg Insight.The leading services in the region will be games, sports content, music and multimedia downloads, and content messaging, said...
LOS ANGELES-Goldpocket Wireless is working with DirecTV in efforts to provide information to Hurricane Katrina victims.DirecTV has launched an always-on Hurricane Katrina Information channel dedicated to providing relief and recovery information to evacuees in shelters as well as to viewers nationwide. Goldpocket is assisting...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mobile application platform provider Action Engine Corp. released results of its first worldwide study on usability of mobile data services and application delivery, which included participants in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.The study's key findings included:Usability is the top influencer...
MIAMI-Orion Information Services announced plans to merge with Swedish mobile hardware and software vendor CellPoint Connect AB.Orion, which develops applications for the integration of platforms including television, wireless and the Internet, will take the CellPoint name and manage the company's North and Latin American...
The wireless industry continues to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Aug. 29, but by late last week, carriers appeared to be making some progress. News reports indicated that wireless...
SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will sell the new VX5200 clamshell-style phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for $50 with a two-year service agreement. The phone features an integrated camera, speakerphone and voice-recognition capabilities. Interestingly, Verizon Wireless also said the phone features its new...
WASHINGTON-Internet-based telephone companies have joined cellular carriers in having difficulty meeting federal enhanced 911 requirements, prompting the Federal Communications Commission to give Voice over Internet Protocol service providers an additional 30 days to come into compliance. The FCC, saying progress is being made on...
NEW YORK-Virgin Mobile USA Inc. announced an exclusive deal to bring content from alternative rockers the Gorillaz to wireless. The operator said it has launched ringtones, realtones and wallpapers from the band's platinum album "Demon Days" through Virgin Mobile's First Dibs program.Wallpapers include "signature...
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. became the latest carrier to court the Hispanic market, announcing a deal with the wireless arm of media company Univision to provide Latin content and Spanish-language wireless services to its subscribers. The Tier 2 operator added a new category, "En Espanol,"...
