T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will raise its texting rates to 20 cents a message. The change will go into effect August 29 for those without text bundles or for those who exceed their allotted number of messages.T-Mobile USA said it will not change...
Motorola Inc. is replacing top executives in key markets around the globe as its share of worldwide cellphone sales falls to new lows.In an internal memo circulated last week and obtained by Crain's Chicago Business, Motorola named new leaders for its cellphone businesses in...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace."How can I help you, and where would you like to go?"In this simple greeting, there's a...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Iraq: Asiacell Communication has elected to extend its agreement with...
When Beijing Olympic Games start in August, China's much touted mobile TV broadcast service will have to crawl before it can walk. It's because satellite signal is missing from the initial implementation of the country's standard, designed to operate on satellite and terrestrial infrastructure.
Celltick has signed an exclusive deal with Mongolia's Mobicom to provide its LiveScreen Media platform - which is used to broadcast content to mobile phones' idle screens using cell broadcast technology.
Verizon Wireless finally rolled out its new full-track download service, coupling an all-you-can-eat subscription offering with a pay-per-download option.The carrier is teaming with RealNetworks and MTV Networks to offer Vcast Music with Rhapsody, a $15-a-month service that grants unlimited access to more than five...
Even with a probable end in sight, Alltel Communications L.L.C. is pulling out all the stops. Shortly after the carrier's announcement to expand and speed up its network, Alltel announced it will add a texting option to its MyCircle offering.The plan currently allows subscribers...
Purple Labs has purchased Openwave Systems Inc.'s mobile-phone software business for $30 million in cash, the two companies said today. The sale, which includes browsing and messaging products and related personnel, will allow Openwave to pursue its stated goal of focusing solely on network-based...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from NPD Group's Ross Rubin, Enderle Group's...
With wireless connectivity becoming ever more common in vehicles, security systems and utility meters, machine-to-machine technology is on the path to transform vending machines, real estate lock boxes and mail drop-boxes. Although the M2M space is still evolving (even the definition of which devices...
Anyone who can build a Web page can build a mobile application using a J2ME development tool called Breeze, according to the tool's maker, Cascada Mobile. Breeze lets users create applications and published them for free using online tools.
The mapping company gets access to Google users' annotations in exchange for providing data to Google Maps, Google Earth, and other divisions of the company that could use a few maps.
Several tech-industry heavyweights are banding together to defend themselves against patent-infringement lawsuits. Their plan: to buy up key intellectual property before it falls into the hands of parties that could use it against them, say people familiar with the matter.
A Columbia University computer science professor has co-founded a New York-based company named Sense Networks to sell tracking software to other companies.
Blyk is a UK MVNO which offers no-cost and low-cost mobile phone service with revenue generated from advertising to the customer via the mobile phone. The company has been highly successful , gaining over 100,000 customers in less than a year.
Despite delivering a bona fide hit handset, the $99 Centro, Palm Inc. continued to struggle with revenue and profit in fiscal fourth quarter.For the quarter ended May 31, Palm reported that revenue was $296 million, down 26% from the year-ago quarter, and net...
Analyst Brian Modoff at Deutsche Bank this week cut his forecast for global handset shipments from 8% growth to 6%, citing fuel and food cost pressures on consumers. Modoff said that those financial pressures were causing consumers to delay handset upgrades, weakening the outlook...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications warned today that it would only break even in the current quarter and that handset shipments will be nearly flat over the first quarter, reflecting "moderating demand" for its mid- and high-tier phones. The joint venture also acknowledged that new...
