BROWSING: E-Plus

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that currently offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s L342i handset, which began reaching markets at the end of last...

PARIS-France Telecom said Monday it sold its 27.3-percent stake in MobilCom AG to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a U.S. private equity fund, for $341.5 million in cash. Following the sale, France Telecom will continue to own 1 percent of MobilCom, a wireless and fixed-line...

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. announced T-Mobile in Germany will join T-Mobile in the United States in selling its innovative Hiptop device. T-Mobile in Germany will sell it as the T-Mobile Sidekick II."The obvious success of the Sidekick II in the U.S. has compelled us...

Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock faltered again following the company's third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively positive on the BlackBerry maker and its prospects despite the company's lower-than-expected forecasts and...

Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock faltered again following the company's third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively positive on the BlackBerry maker and its prospects despite the company's lower-than-expected forecasts and...

LONDON-I-mode services are coming to the competitive U.K. market, in addition to Ireland and the second such service in Germany, through a new deal between U.K.-based MmO2 plc and Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. Under the long-term strategic agreement, MmO2 will launch the i-mode mobile...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corporation's synchronization software is available for T-Mobile USA subscribers carrying Danger's Sidekick devices, the company announced Tuesday.The software, which can be downloaded from the carrier's Web site, allows users to synchronize calendars, contacts and tasks between handsets and computers using Microsoft...

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs.The innovation will save E-Plus about $72.3 million in capital expenditure...

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs.The innovation will save E-Plus about $72.3 million...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp.'s synchronization technology is now available through Triton PCS-operating under the SunCom brand name in the southeastern United States-Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean, Germany's E-Plus and Austria's ONE, as a result of its partnership with Danger Inc.The technology, offered with...

Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported it will begin offering Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary Boost Mobile L.L.C.'s prepaid wireless services. FTS, which also operates Wi-Fi hot spots, operates six retail wireless locations and one wireless kiosk in the Florida Gulf Coast region and one...

WOKING, United Kingdom-Mobile games publisher THQ Wireless said it launched its first DoJa i-mode site for E-Plus' i-mode customers in Germany.The first titles on the new service will include Eurosport Football, MotoGP, Darts, Worms and The Punisher."The agreement with E-Plus is the first step...

SAN DIEGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless announced another third-generation win in the European arena. Lucent and Novatel will supply KPN in the Netherlands and its German subsidiary, E-Plus, with UMTS PC card modems for their 3G deployments. Under the multimillion-dollar agreement, the two...

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March:Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, WAP Gateway and Push Proxy Platform products.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With MetroPCS for MMS equipment.Value: UndisclosedEricssonIreland With Meteor...

HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and NEC Corp. among those releasing new advanced products.First, Nokia released its first megapixel camera phone, the 7610, which the company...

GERMANYU.S. company Danger Inc. announced its first European customer, reporting German operator E-Plus will soon launch Danger's Hiptop device. The German carrier also plans to offer an unlimited data plan that will enable customers to use the phone's e-mail, Internet and instant messaging features...

Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany's E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a "two-digit million euro amount," Siemens said. Siemens will install GSM base stations and necessary components to offer GPRS services. The expansion will increase...

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany's E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a "two-digit million euro amount," Siemens said.Siemens will install GSM base stations and necessary components to offer GPRS services. The expansion will crease...

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said German mobile-phone operator e-Plus deployed the latest version of its MiLife SurePay line of prepaid and postpaid technology. E-Plus has been using Lucent's SurePay for prepaid service since 2002, Lucent said.The new version allows E-Plus to set flexible tariffs...

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission widened its inquiry proceedings into German company MobilCom, specifically looking at $157 million in loans paid to MobilCom, covered by guarantees issued by the German federal government and the Land of Schleswig-Holstein. The loan guarantees are now to be extended...

Orange plc formed an alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in the second half of the year. The Motorola V500 and V600 handsets will include flip screens, Bluetooth, integrated cameras, full-color browsers,...

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a multimillion dollar UMTS contract to supply German operator E-Plus with data networking equipment and services to manage and consolidate voice and data traffic."This implementation will enable E-Plus to expand its existing infrastructure to support new...

DUESSELDORF, Germany-German operator E-Plus has purchased the UMTS infrastructure of embattled company MobilCom for about $23 million. The acquisition ends speculation about the future of MobilCom's third-generation network. MobilCom was forced to end its 3G buildout when shareholder France Telecom stopped funding the company...

BERLIN-German telecommunications company Mobilcom AG is reportedly set to sell-off its third-generation wireless licenses and network following its decision last year to stop development of the network and write down the value of the licenses as part of a multibillion dollar bailout by minority...