Text Messaging

ATLANTA-Regional operator Southern LINC launched its Recharge prepaid offering designed for business users, which includes cellular, text messaging and its Instant LINC two-way radio service, without a credit check, deposit or contract. The iDEN-based carrier said Recharge customers will receive …

Premium text messaging is now a reality in the United States-essentially creating a new market in the U.S. wireless industry. Most of the nation’s wireless carriers have installed the necessary billing and management systems to offer the service-including all of …

Following more than six months of restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to re-launch its Cricket branded service this week using some of its original ideas, including unlimited local calling for a fixed rate, …

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing three times as much monthly usage in the 18 months since the launch of inter-carrier text messaging by Canada’s …

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing a tripling in monthly usage in the 18 months since the launch of inter-carrier text messaging by Canada’s …

London Following its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service, BTringtones.com, on its public Internet kiosks. The new service offers ring tones, as well as …

Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features what appears to be a dedicated PTT button. The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the new …

ESSEX, Conn.-Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch. The new company is based in London and counts offices in Connecticut and Sydney, Australia. The company said it will work to manage marketing …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Orange France launched a new intuitive directory service that will allow subscribers to search for information in a non-structured format. Orange teamed with technology company Dejima Inc. to offer the text messaging service, which allows users to search …

Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch. The new company is based in London and counts offices in Connecticut and Sydney, Australia. The company said it will work to manage marketing campaigns, …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Following its successful text messaging campaign with the “American Idol” TV show, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced a new text messaging promotion for football fans. AT&T Wireless and Motorola Inc. announced they teamed with the NFL to conduct a …

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer premium SMS and downloadable services called “Joe 2 Go” that promote its new TV show “The Next Jo Millionaire: An International Affair.” …

LOS ANGELES-HeyAnita Inc. released Rapid Message Service (RMS), a solution that allows wireless users to send voice messages across carrier networks, regardless of handset technology, without actually ringing the phone of the person they are calling. RMS is similar to …

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its premium short message service and downloadable mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer premium SMS and downloadable services called “Joe 2 Go” that promote its new TV show “The …

Twelve of the nation’s top wireless carriers have joined forces to launch a common short codes, a service that will be commercially available next week. The program will allow TV stations, movie studios and virtually any other business to purchase …

IRVING, Texas-Cingular Wireless’ recently announced multimedia messaging service is based on Nokia Corp.’s MMS center, the companies announced. Nokia has managed to claim the lion’s share of the MMS center market after it and other major infrastructure providers largely missed …

The wireless industry continues to move closer to a universal short code service, with mobile marketing company M-Qube announcing a new TV voting deal with Universal Domestic Television. Under the deal, the station will offer a text messaging campaign through …

LG Electronics plans to enter the GSM race in the United States through two new clamshell phones, devices that will be available through Cingular Wireless. LG said pricing and availability details will be announced in the official unveiling of the …

Wireless carriers looking to increase market share and generate interest in advanced services should continue to focus on the youth market, which according to a consumer survey released by the Yankee Group last week, has proven to be fertile ground …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Direct Marketing Association, which represents 70 percent of telemarketers, found themselves in a tug-of-war Oct. 3 over the constitutionally disputed Do-Not-Call Registry. “We do not agree with your suggestion that providing the FCC with …

Western Wireless Corp. announced the registration statement for the resale of its outstanding 4.625-percent convertible subordinated notes due 2023 and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes has been declared effective by the Securities …

Nokia Corp. and Sprint PCS continued to make nice, as the carrier announced it will sell a second mobile phone from the world’s No. 1 phone maker. Sprint said it will sell the Nokia 3588i for $150, a device that …

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands-German wireline carrier International Telecom Network Operation Services (ITENOS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it will offer fixed-line multimedia messaging services through a new deal with LogicaCMG. The service will allow ITENOS customers, such as application service providers …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Furthering the hype surrounding Nokia Corp.’s new mobile-phone/video game device, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will sell the N-Gage starting Oct. 7 for $300. T-Mobile said it will sell the device with free wireless game play for 30 days …

ATLANTA-Telemetry company Numerex Corp. sold its Data1Source messaging service to messaging company Wireless Services Corp., a move Numerex said would help it focus on its growing wireless telemetry business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are confident that …