Mobile Phones

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—Through a deal with message interoperability company InphoMatch, Verizon Wireless is now the last of the nationwide, consumer-focused carriers to allow its users to send short …

CAMBRIDGE, England—Mitsubishi Electric says it has agreed to license the ARM926EJ-S core processor to run wireless applications on mobile phones and personal digital assistants. “The ARM926EJ-S core contains ARM Jazelle …

ARMONK, N.Y.-International Business Machines has announced its Websphere Everyplace Access solution, which allows employees to access data on any device on any network. This product is part of the company’s …

NEW YORK—i3Mobile Inc., a Stamford, Conn., provider of premium wireless content, hired the Draftworldwide advertising agency to promote its new Pronto service offering voice-activated information retrieval over a variety of …

TORONTO—Half of Canada’s motorists would agree with an outright ban on using cell phones while driving, according to a new study. The vast majority of motorists equate the use of …

MANILA, The Philippines—Mobile-phone operators need lots of creativity to be a step ahead of the competition, according to Napoleon Nazareno, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Smart Communications, one …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—KPN Telecom said the charges made against it by the European Commission regarding mobile call termination fees do not “take full account of the complexities of the …

SAN FRANCISCO—Motorola Inc. says it is demonstrating an application with Visionics Corp. and Wirehound L.L.C. that will enable law enforcement officials to identify criminals through facial recognition. “The application, developed …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Recyclable prepaid mobile phone provider Hop-On announced a significant deal, valued at more than $25 million annually, with an unnamed London-based corporation. The corporation will purchase 1 million …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Mobile phones should be equipped with satellite tracking and theft alarms, according to the U.K.-based Design Council. The organization claimed that if cell-phone manufacturers adopt these two examples, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With cell-phone penetration reaching more than 80 percent in some European countries, market researchers have reported a growing tide of opinion to ban the use of mobile phones …

LONDON—Mobile commerce is poised for a take-off within the next few years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study. The consulting firm expects trade worth $25 billion to be …

TOKYO—J-Phone, Vodafone Group’s carrier in Japan, announced that the number of users of J-Phone’s popular mobile photo service exceeded 4 million. J-Phone launched the service with handsets that include built-in …

AUSTIN, Texas, United States—Motorola said it licensed its i.250 GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile phone platform to Eastcom Communications, one of China’s biggest original design manufacturers. “The i.250 innovative …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The GSM Association has warned third-generation (3G) cell-phone operators that they need to reshape their organizations to provide security similar to that offered by Internet service providers (ISPs). …

WASHINGTON—Dr. George Carlo, the epidemiologist who caused an uproar two years ago after publicizing findings of genetic damage from low-level radio-frequency radiation, is launching a Web-based registry next week that …

HONG KONG—The Hong Kong mobile market is set for a transformation, with four third-generation (3G) mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) established, based on the requirements of Hong Kong’s four 3G …

AUSTIN, Texas—Motorola Inc. said it has licensed its i.250 GSM/GPRS mobile phone platform to Eastcom Communications, one of China’s biggest original design manufacturers. “The i.250 innovative convergence total system solution …

SAN DIEGO—One Voice Technologies Inc. will demonstrate its MobileVoice Messaging solutions in the Sony-Ericsson Mobile Communications booth at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. One Voice will be showing its MobileVoice …

MELBOURNE, Australia—For the first time, there are more mobile phones in Australia than there are fixed telephone lines, the Australian Communications Authority announced in its recently released annual report. According …

HELSINKI, Finland—Sonera introduced a mobile purchase payment pilot in the Helsinki, Finland, metropolitan area. The test will run from 4 March to 31 August. The service, called Sonera Shopper, is …

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 …

CANNES, France—Bitfone Corp. is demonstrating its mProve solution, which delivers firmware and software updates to mobile phones over the air, this week in Cannes, France, at the 3GSM World Congress. …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission said today it charged two firms with making false claims about devices purporting to protect consumers against mobile phone radiation. The FTC said it filed suit …

NEW DELHI, India—The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it is seriously reviewing the calling party pays (CPP) regime for fixed-to-mobile calls to provide relief to the general public. PTA Chairman …