Sony Ericsson

BOSTON-Strategy Analytics Inc.’s “Global Handset Market: 2Q 2002 Handset Market Share Update” found 96.7 million handsets were shipped in the second quarter, and it estimates 417 million handsets will be shipped for the full year. Global handset shipments indicate a …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Ericsson has warned the financial market that it may need to invest another 530 million euros (US$520 million) into its cell-phone joint venture with Sony. The company also reported that the venture, after a small profit in the …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced two-way roaming capabilities with 41 GSM carriers in 35 countries and the United States and said it has more than 30 carrier agreements involving more than a dozen additional countries signed and in the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-One of Europe’s leading Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Internet service providers (ISPs), Mobile Future, has gone bankrupt, blaming lack of demand for its products and services. The company built its reputation on developing a sub-10-second WAP connectivity service …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson released somber second-quarter earnings that highlighted the company’s intense need for cash and further reductions in expenses. The terms of a $3.25 billion rights offering first announced in April exemplified the seriousness of Ericsson’s cash crunch. The …

HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a “picture mail” service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text, voice and music. Using either the Sony Ericsson T68i or the Nokia 7650 camera phones, subscribers …

BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and are expected to grab 20 percent of the world’s largest handset market by the end of …

Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken the worldwide wireless industry by storm. The idea was to …

Send press releases of new products for consideration for future “Products” updates to Global Wireless Products [Handsets/devices |cdma2000 technology | Roaming technology | Multimedia products |Network equipment | Software | Bluetooth technology ] Handsets/devices Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—THQ Wireless will develop licensed and unlicensed gaming and entertainment applications for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications phones, the companies said. THQ will provide both embedded content, as well as downloadable, stand-alone and interactive content for upcoming SEMC phones based …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to promote the use of multimedia messaging service (MMS), Vizzavi Deutschland, the wireless portal jointly owned by Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has requested Alatto Technologies to supply consumer applications that will be delivered via the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the newly formed Sony Ericsson expects to sell its first third-generation (3G) handset in Europe later this year, Jan Wareby, its executive vice president, has cautioned potential users to expect interoperability issues with products from these early …

BERNE, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile said it will begin offering multimedia messaging services on June 3, following MMS launches from Telecom Italia Mobile and Vodafone Telecel in Portugal last week. Swisscom Mobile will provide the service free during its launch phase until …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), the Italian mobile operator, has met its May deadline for the launch of multimedia messaging services (MMS) over its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in Italy. Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia are the main …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia and Ericsson said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of multimedia messaging service (MMS) technology with leading Chinese operators. Ericsson demonstrated its technology using its Sony Ericsson T68I handset in Guangzhou …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia Corp. and Ericsson AB said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of Multimedia Messaging Service technology with leading Chinese operators. Ericsson demonstrated its technology using its Sony Ericsson T68I handset in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has dismissed market speculation in Sweden that its latest swing of the downsizing ax is driven by a need to attract a takeover suitor. Nokia is being linked as the likely acquirer, although students of corporate history will …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen and Sony Ericsson announced the successful completion of interoperability tests between Tecnomen’s Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Centre and Sony Ericsson’s T68i MMS-enabled mobile handset. Interoperability between the new generation of MMS-enabled phones and the service systems that will …

DUBLIN, Ireland—One 2 One unveiled its multimedia messaging (MMS) plans for the United Kingdom at the same time that the name One 2 One was consigned to history as the company formally changed its name to T-Mobile. The company will …

TOKYO—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, a joint venture of Sony and Ericsson, is going to set up a subsidiary in China for producing third-generation (3G) handsets, Nikkei Shimbun reported on 8 April. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established by the two …

Send press releases of new products for consideration for future “Products” updates to Global Wireless Products [Handsets/devices |Multimedia products |Wireless Internet technology | Messaging technology | Enterprise systems | Miscellaneous ] Handsets/devices Nokia Nokia introduced several new handsets that feature …

NEW DELHI, India—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, the 50:50 joint venture between Ericsson and Sony Corporation, hopes to grab a substantial share of the emerging market for multimedia mobile phones in the Asia-Pacific region. The company on Tuesday launched its multimedia …

OXFORD, United Kingdom, and TOKYO—Hidden within the first cell-phone announcements from Sony Ericsson was the fact that the joint venture’s P800 smart phone device will use the operating system (OS) developed by Symbian. The P800, one of six new devices …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it added the Sony Ericsson T68 and the Nokia 8390 handsets to its portfolio of GSM/GPRS devices. The T68 has a color screen and Bluetooth capability. It operates on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, CMG Wireless Data Solutions, Comverse, L.M. Ericsson, Logica, Motorola, Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Communications have joined to found an Interoperability Group for multimedia messaging services that will help ensure a smooth introduction of MMS into the market. …