Kyocera

SAN DIEGO-China Unicom will conduct the first handset trial of Qualcomm Inc.’s GSM1x technology, allowing testers to roam from GSM to CDMA networks. Kyocera Corp. supplied the handset, based on its KZ850 model. The single mode, BREW-enabled GSM1x handset combines …

MANKATO, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched a range of entertainment applications and communications services on its recently deployed CDMA2000 1x network using Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW platform. The applications will include games like Fury of the Hulk, Jamdat Bowling, Tom …

SAN DIEGO-A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company’s parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the company said. Howard Speaks resigned as Kyocera’s chief executive officer …

A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company’s parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the company said. Howard Speaks resigned as Kyocera’s chief executive officer and …

TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x service. Both handsets support MovieMail, which enables users to capture …

TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x service. Both handsets support MovieMail, which enables users to capture …

Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.’s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the cdma2000 1x phone to customers signing up for the carrier’s unlimited local calling rate plan. Retail …

DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.’s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the cdma2000 1x phone to customers signing up for the carrier’s unlimited local calling rate plan. Retail …

REDMOND, Wash.-The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” motion picture. AT&T Wireless developed a range …

READING, United Kingdom-Tao Group announced it scored an additional $9 million in venture funding, bringing the company’s total war chest to $40 million. Tao is offering an ambitious software platform, Intent, to electronics manufacturers that the company said is an …

The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” motion picture. AT&T Wireless developed a range of …

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia’s archrival Qualcomm Inc. Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm’s annual BREW developer’s conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn’t immediately provide …

TOKYO-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications reported a net loss of $115 million for the quarter, down from the small profit it made in the same quarter last year. The company also said it sold 5.4 million phones in the quarter, 400,000 …

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 its M-stage V-Live video streaming service for FOMA customers beginning …

NEW ORLEANS-Openwave Systems Inc. made a slew of announcements this week at CTIA Wireless 2003: the company introduced Openwave Voice MMS which integrates voice and data messaging capabilities; Openwave will partner with Network Associates to integrate McAfee Security’s anti-virus technology …

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless released its Wireless Office suite of services and devices for enterprise customers at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2003 trade show. Wireless Office includes voice tools, Internet and intranet access, personal information management, e-mail and other customized solutions …

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States-Alltel Corp. said it will be the first U.S. operator to introduce Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart phone on its network this week bolstering its handset lineup in time for the holiday season. The 7135 handset, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will be the first U.S. operator to introduce Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smartphone on its network this week bolstering its handset lineup in time for the holiday season. The 7135 handset, which is expected …

SAN DIEGO-Mobile phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. will use software from Roxio Inc. to allow users of its forthcoming 7135 smart phone to edit and change images on their device. Using Roxio’s PhotoSuite Mobile Edition running on a desktop computer, …

CALGARY, Alberta-Zi Corp. announced it has completed financing, including a secured short-term credit facility valued at $3.3 million. The credit facility, repayable on March 5, 2003, includes a commitment fee and interest at 12 percent per year. In addition, Zi …

NEW YORK-CKW Wireless Pty Ltd., an Australian subsidiary of ArrayComm Inc., San Jose, Calif., has launched a pre-commercial trial in Sydney of the i-Burst personal broadband system. ArrayComm’s patented IntelliCell technology, based on fully adaptive smart antennas, is the foundation …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Kyocera Wireless entered the Chilean cellular market as a terminal provider for the Smartcom PCS network. Smartcom is the first South American operator outside Brazil to launch a 2.5-generation (2.5G) network using CDMA 1xRTT. At the same time, …

BEIJING-Kyocera President Yasuo Nishiguchi launched a new CDMA handset in China, produced by the Kyocera Zhenhua Communication Equipment Company, based in China’s southwest Guizhou province. The company is a joint venture between Japan’s Kyocera and China’s Zhenhua Group established last …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Wireless Knowledge said they will work together to deliver a mobile email solution based on the new Kyocera 7135 smartphone and the Wireless Knowledge Workstyle Desktop software. “Our goal in creating converged devices like …