Content & Mobile Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO—Multimedia mobile delivery company Mazingo Network is offering a subscription service that allows users to access rich-media content from hundreds of channels. Included in Mazingo’s channel line-up are classic …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, …

ATLANTA—Arizon Corp. announced AirDoc Platform J, the Java version of its carrier-grade AirDoc Platform, is now available. AirDoc Platform J can read and convert corporate document formats into XML-structured wireless …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo said it plans to introduce a “dual network” system, which will enable users who own both a FOMA third-generation handset and conventional PDC DoCoMo mobile phone to use …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile operator MTN Uganda has launched a short message service (SMS) content and information service, enabling subscribers to download information and trivia to their handsets. On the first …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Adobe Systems Inc. announced its GoLive 6.0 software Web authoring tool. GoLive 6.0 includes the Adobe Web Workgroup Server, GoLive Dynamic Content authoring and Web layout tool in …

SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. launched what it describes as feature-rich CMX 2.1 multimedia software, which offers enhanced audio, animation, speech and sound effects for wireless devices. The company said handset makers …

WASHINGTON—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association held the first meeting of its Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council last week. The council said it will address hurdles facing the U.S. market …

CANNES, France—CellPoint Inc. launched its Mobile Location System 6.0 Platform this week in Cannes at the 3GSM World Congress. “MLS 6.0 is the successor to CellPoint’s MLS 5.0 platform and …

CANNES, France—Content alone will not bring prosperity to the wireless industry, according to comments made by Michael C. Pousti, chairman and chief executive officer of SMS.ac, in a speech at …

Regardless of not having a product portfolio, the Sony Ericsson joint venture has declared that it aims to take the top market position for handset sales by 2005. The company’s …

CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. will offer mobile handset manufacturers and application developers a complete open and standards-based reference platform, combining Nokia’s Series 60 software and development kit, …

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported a partnership with XSVoice Inc., an enabler of live wireless audio, to provide Nextel Online customers access to live, on-demand streaming audio. With the service, …

PLEASANTON, California, United States—FunMail plans to introduce version 2.0 of the FunMail Wireless Messaging solution, which can process more than 100 animated messages per second, or more than 8 million …

SAN DIEGO, United States—PacketVideo is targeting carriers with pv3 Mobilemedia system, a new multimedia delivery system that includes encoding, transmission and decoding products that enable delivery of high-quality audio and …

WOODBURY, New York, United States—Comverse Technology announced its enhanced messaging services will operate on Texas Instruments’ OMAP platform for 2.5- (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) wireless devices, a combination the companies …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—A new Swedish company announced its formation to vie for the fourth GSM license that Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS plans to award by mid-2002. Edge Mobile said it will …

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey—Lucent Technologies introduced its MiLife Intelligent services gateway to enable mobile operators to develop and deliver enhanced voice and data services for third-generation (3G) networks. “With the …

TAMPERE, Finland—Tahoe Networks said it is helping European operators create mobile data service business models that will reverse the decline in average revenue per user (ARPU) through a six-month educational …

LONDON—The Wireless Village standards group released its version 1.0 specifications for wireless instant messaging, prompting a range of new product and service announcements from Wireless Village members. The standards group …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced its MiLife Intelligent services gateway to enable mobile operators to develop and deliver enhanced voice and data services for third-generation networks. “With the MiLife …

BERLIN—Berlin is a city undergoing a rebuilding and refurbishment program the likes of which few other cities in Europe have experienced in modern times. Against this backdrop of transformation, Deutsche …

GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally brought home to the region’s 60-plus …

TOKYO—Three Japanese carriers and three industry associations are going to set up an organization to evaluate mobile Internet content on 28 February. The organization, called Mobile Content Evaluation System Association, …