Content & Mobile Marketing

LONDON—Network operators need to focus on more than technology availability in order to see an increase in worldwide adoption of wireless services, according to a recent report from the Global …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—After offering free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services since last November, Indonesia’s IM3 finally decided to release its GPRS price plan commencing in June. At first, IM3 decided …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Rogers AT&T Wireless customers will now be able to access any Internet content using the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network through a new deal between Rogers AT&T and software provider …

BERNE, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile said it will begin offering multimedia messaging services on June 3, following MMS launches from Telecom Italia Mobile and Vodafone Telecel in Portugal last week. Swisscom Mobile …

SUSSEX, U.K.—The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said a recently conducted poll of its new Ventures Program members called for more positive thinking in the wireless industry. Major points brought …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—StarHub, Singapore’s third-largest mobile operator, said it has enriched content for its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and short message service (SMS) services with the coming of the 2002 …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—A joint venture between Orange and U.K.-based cable operator NTL should soon enable Orange cell-phone users to order digital content and have it downloaded via NTL’s broadband connection …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will develop next-generation FOMA handsets equipped with a dual browser capable of handling both i-mode-compatible HTML and WAP 2.0-compatible XHTML by the end of this …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The continued downturn in mobile communications has caused Benefon and Openmobile, both based in Finland, to close their operations or dramatically restructure their businesses. Benefon, one of the …

NEW YORK—Tele2 said it won a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license in Luxembourg from the country’s Ministry of Telecommunications. Tele2’s Luxembourg operator Tango received the most points in the …

PARIS—French vendor Alcatel said it opened a third-generation center in Taiwan, calling it the first fully functional 3G/UMTS system in Taiwan and the first member of the company’s 3G Reality …

LAUREL, Md.—Sentori Inc. announced it will work with Siemens Netherlands to provide the Sentori 3G Billing and Customer Care software system for Belize Telecommunications Ltd.’s GSM/GPRS network. Sentori’s customer management …

DENVER—The Wireless Multimedia Forum ceased operations early this year, and its more than 60 members have moved on to work with other standards bodies, including the Third Generation Partnership Project …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it will supply Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with systems integration and content management for its emome mobile portal. Ericsson is offering technology that includes service personalization, …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced its net income for the fiscal year ending March 31 was merely $6.2 million due to large special losses that …

STAMFORD, Conn.—SmartServ Online Inc. said it will partner with “one of the largest wireless carriers in North America” to offer the carrier’s subscribers access to financial content and the ability …

DUBLIN, Ireland—O2 has announced plans to establish a new content platform that will encourage digital media firms to create “viable business models” based on selling content to mobile operators. The …

TOKYO—Cybird, a leading mobile content provider, announced that it tied up with China.com for content distribution services in China. Upon the contract, Moeasy, a subsidiary of China.com, will distribute fortune-telling …

MONTREAL—SMS content aggregator and SMS operator Atlas Telecom Mobile (ATM) has licensed Oz Communications Inc.’s Mobile Communities Solution to power its SMS-based content services. Specifically, ATM will use Oz’s MCS …

LOS ANGELES—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continued to bolster the content available on its mMode wireless data service through a new deal with PriceGrabber, which will offer a shopping comparison application. …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin licensing patents for its proprietary W-CDMA technology in an attempt to encourage worldwide implementation and reduce procurement and production costs. DoCoMo’s W-CDMA network, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Wireless content management company WebUnwired announced it changed its name to Net6 Inc., a move the company said better reflects its expanded business focus. The company said the …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, on 1 April launched its third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 1x technology, entering the highly competitive Japanese high-speed data market. In Japan, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) said it will continue its free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offering until the end of April, with an additional extension possible. IM3 originally set …

TOKYO—Coca-Cola Japan, NTT DoCoMo and Itochu jointly announced that they will establish Coca-Cola vending machines with which i-mode users can purchase a can of Coke without cash using i-mode mobile …