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RA'ANANA, Israel-Streaming video company Emblaze Systems Ltd. announced it will conduct a streaming video trial with U.K. carrier MmO2.To participate in the trial, MmO2 has selected 350 customers using the O2 Pocket PC-based xda, the Nokia 7650 and the Nokia 3650. Users will be...

LONDON-O2 and SEVEN have partnered to launch xmail, a new mobile e-mail service for wireless devices.The application offers over-the-air synchronization on Microsoft Pocket PC-enabled devices, and therefore does not require a cradle for synchronization. The product is available for a free 10-day trial period...

BATH, United Kingdom-Cramer Systems said it has signed a contract to supply MmO2 in Ireland with an inventory management solution."In common with every other wireless provider, O2 is working to keep costs down while delivering the best possible service to customers," said Brendan Ryan,...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following months of discrete negotiations about merging parts of their cellular operations, financial analysts have damned the proposed linkup between KPN and MmO2 as not providing the "magic solution" to KPN's deteriorating share price.Only days ago, broadsheet newspapers reported fresh talks between...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having decided to abandon its third-generation (3G) plans and write down to zero its license and network investment, Germany's MobilCom is reported to be considering bids from KPN and MmO2 to acquire elements of the partially deployed infrastructure.The company is said to...

DUBLIN, Ireland-Dublin has become the first city in the world to allow motorists to pay for parking via parking meters through their mobile phones. Systems introduced in other cities have involved scanning the vehicle details. The service, developed by indigenous mobile solutions firm Itsmobile,...

LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to the reports.Vodafone reportedly ended the talks after closely examining the company's books. The unit...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-According to international press reports, MmO2 is in talks with several operators, including Vodafone Group plc and T-Mobile International, for the sale of its Dutch subsidiary. The unit is reported to be worth around $210 million, although the price could increase with...

DUBLIN, Ireland-A startup streaming technology company in the United Kingdom said it has developed software to allow broadcast-quality streamed video to be delivered to mobile devices without modifications to the hardware.Mobile Video Imaging is looking for about 10 million euros (US$10.2 million) of working...

DUBLIN, Ireland-There was some bad news this week for supporters of greater competition in the Irish mobile-phone market, when the latest sectoral report revealed that third operator Meteor has lost market share, even though the overall number of subscribers has increased.Figures from ComReg, the...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As calls grow for the large-scale consolidation of European-based cell-phone operators, at the top of many financial analysts' list is U.K.-based MmO2. While the company recently announced better-than-expected first-half growth figures, the mobile operator is being increasingly viewed as not being able...

DUBLIN, Ireland-Barely a week after its parent company British Telecommunications (BT) revealed plans to re-enter the U.K. consumer mobile market, there are indications that Ireland's number-two telecommunications provider Esat BT is considering a similar strategy.There have been rumors circulating in the Irish business community...

Several analyst firms have highlighted Asian carriers-and not the highly watched Japanese operators-as being in the best positions to capitalize on the current mobile industry dynamics. While Europe, Japan and to some degree the United States have been market leaders until recently, the current...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a major business for mobile operators.Nokia is actively attempting to pull together the various technologies, content providers and operators to make...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The cell-phone operator MmO2 has launched a Java-based games service that will be offered free for this month to U.K. users before being launched in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands from October. The O2 Games Arcade service is being offered to both...

DUBLIN, Ireland-While its major competitor O2 Ireland has accepted the terms of its third-generation (3G) mobile license, Ireland's largest mobile operator, Vodafone, has further delayed a decision on whether to accept the B license it was offered in June (see related "Europe" news).ODTR, Ireland's...

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that average revenue per user (ARPU) in Ireland is significantly higher than the other European countries in which the company has...

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-ACE*COMM Corp. said it will provide TRW Inc. with engineering services, technical support and maintenance for the call event processing component of the Airwave wireless network, operated by mmO2 group's O2 Airwave Service, for serving police and other emergency services personnel in the...

DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, it is more likely to be an extreme but isolated example of operator control...

NEW YORK—British wireless operator MmO2 launched two initiatives in a move to provide mobile data and products to customers in Western Europe.The carrier said it plans to build a seamless pan-European GPRS-based mobile data highway designed to support the development of multimedia services and...

DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland's Office of the Director of Telecom Regulations received bids from three wireless operators for its four third-generation mobile licenses up for sale, including one "A" license covering 80 percent of the country's population and potentially extra spectrum to carry mobile virtual network...

LONDON—European wireless operators O2 and Orange said they are interested in bidding for one of Ireland's four third-generation licenses. The licenses, which run for 20 years, will be offered as one Class-A license for around $45 million and three Class-B licenses for $100 million...

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Cell-phone operator BT Viag, the German subsidiary of BT's MmO2 mobile division, said it plans to launch Microsoft's combined Pocket PC and mobile device in early 2002. The device, which will be branded as O2 xda, will be based on Microsoft's new...

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—News of the official launch of Microsoft's new personal digital assistant (PDA) operating system sparked dozens of major wireless, software and device company announcements of new products and support for Pocket PC 2002.Microsoft and its industry partners celebrated the launch with...