Content & Mobile Marketing

TOKYO-Japan’s three mobile operators all announced multimedia-related activities today, which will likely further boost third-generation (3G) uptake in the highly competitive market. Market leader NTT DoCoMo said it will launch …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch its M-state V-Live video streaming service for FOMA customers beginning May 1. The carrier said the service would allow one-to-many video streaming enabling …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. said it’s providing WAP mobile content, including games and location-based services, to Boost Mobile L.L.C. Mforma added that nearly half of all Boost Mobile Wireless Web …

SURABAYA, Indonesia-The path toward the next generation of mobile services has pushed carriers to provide various applications and related content to enrich their mobile data offerings and give their customers …

BOSTON-Sonic Network Inc. has licensed its Embedded Audio Synthesis technology to Micronas for use in its MAS family of digital signal processors. The technology will add high quality polyphonic MIDI …

MOUNTAIN View, Calif.-In a stock-for-stock deal worth $21 million, Nokia Corp has acquired Eizel Technologies Inc., a company that develops server-based products that allow mobile device users to access any …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria this week became the third European operator and the first Austrian operator to launch commercial third-generation services. Mobilkom Austria announced a “technical launch” of its UMTS network …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Vodafone has announced plans to restrict access to adult services over its network just 24 hours after wireless research and consulting company Strategy Analytics suggested in a new report …

WATERTOWN, Mass.-The wireless data industry continues to expand, with several content companies announcing new strategies and applications. One of the most interesting comes from Mobile-Mind Inc. and Xap Corp., which …

LONDON-Wireless research and consulting company Strategy Analytics released a new report highlighting the somewhat darker side of the wireless data industry-wireless pornography. The firm said the market for wireless porn …

CHICAGO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has filed a lawsuit to stop the publication of portions of a deposition given by an executive in a related lawsuit. “In one of the more unusual …

LONDON-Following a major advertising campaign surrounding T-Mobile’s wireless data services, messaging and content company Ucp Morgen announced its contract with T-Mobile International for its Content Download Center. The technology is …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a statement of intent clearly intended to accelerate the pace of rollout performance in Sweden, TeliaSonera has laid down a marker that the company will launch its “first …

LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G U.K. has conceded to handset subsidies, with prices of its handsets dropping by as much as $450 from its original prices announced in February, according to …

LONDON-Music companies Cognima and Beatnik announced a unique new service for wireless carriers, a service that allows wireless phone users to keep a constantly updated list of ring tones that …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area. First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. …

LONDON-Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile-phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 news …

Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless customers can sign up to receive up-to-the-minute news updates on the Iraq war through text message alerts. The service works through technology from …

DUBLIN, Ireland-O2 Germany has launched its implementation of ClixSmart Navigator from ChangingWorlds. The mobile portal personalization system reduces the number of clicks required to reach desired content on a mobile …

TOKYO-Oracle Japan and NTT DoCoMo have jointly developed a new system that lets corporate users distribute in-company information to personal digital assistants (PDAs) in real time, the firms jointly announced. …

TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced plans for two new devices this week. DoCoMo said it has developed a wristwatch-type PHS terminal. The product will hit the market in April at …

STAMFORD, Conn.-I3 Mobile Inc. announced it will shut down its Pronto voice-activated information and content service and will continue to search for a potential strategic alliance, joint venture, merger or …

HERZLIYA, Israel-Israeli company CellTick Technologies said China Unicom will deploy its interactive broadcast system in XinJiang state. The platform allows operators to establish interactive communications with subscribers by using a …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application and technology company Summus Inc. scored a deal with international news agency Agence France-Presse to offer wireless news and photo content. “AFP is excited about the opportunity …