Telecommunications
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ROK negotiates Xero Mobile acquisition for college market
December 3, 2007
ROK Entertainment Group, a British mobile technology development company, is in negotiations to acquire Xero Mobile and its patents that enable tracking of ads that consumers view on their mobile phones.
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Gmail blanks on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 platforms
November 30, 2007
Mobile phone users are buzzing about Google’s ineffective IMAP service for Gmail on Windows Mobile. Users point to battery drains and slow service as cause for dissatisfaction.
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XO, Sotto combine fixed, wireless phone for office
November 29, 2007
XO Communications and Sotto Wireless are working together to change the landscape of business telecommunications services with Unwired Office, a technology that unites office telephony with mobility.
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Verizon gives in: call from any device
November 28, 2007
In a major departure from past practice, Verizon Wireless will offer customers the option to use mobile devices, software and applications on its wireless network that are not offered by the company.
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Telus adds Handmark Pocket Express to new Smartphones
November 28, 2007
Mobile applications developer Handmark and Canadian telco company Telus have agreed to bring Pocket Express 4.0, Handmark’s entertainment and business applications client, to Telus customers.
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France’s Alcatel-Lucent inks Chinese deals
November 27, 2007
France’s Alcatel-Lucent signed frame agreements worth $1.1 billion with China Mobile Ltd. and China Unicom Ltd. to help the mobile operators expand the capacity and coverage of their East Asian mobile networks.
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Ogo launch enables Chinese IM
November 27, 2007
IXI Mobile Inc., the maker of the Ogo family of devices and services, has partnered with FarEasTone Co. Ltd. (FET) to launch Ogo handsets in the Taiwanese market.
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T-Mobile responds to Vodafone injunction, unlocks iPhone
November 26, 2007
German consumers can now buy the Apple iPhone without the 24-month contract that was required by an exclusivity agreement between Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and Apple.
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Alltel Wireless releases new BlackBerry Pearl for holidays
November 26, 2007
Alltel Wireless joins the rush to launch new mobile devices for the holidays with the new BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone from Research In Motion Limited.
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Vodafone challenges iPhone deal with T-Mobile for Germany
November 21, 2007
A German court has granted British telecoms group Vodafone a temporary injunction against Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile International over its sales terms for the Apple iPhone, according to media reports.
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Rhythm NewMedia to deliver video ads to Vodafone Spain
November 21, 2007
Rhythm NewMedia has signed an agreement with mobile carrier Vodafone Spain to deliver personalized ads to Vodafone’s 4 million 3G subscribers.
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Vonage, Verizon hang up patent infringement suits
November 20, 2007
Vonage Holdings Corp. must pay $120 million to Verizon Services Corp. to settle a patent dispute with Verizon after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition by Vonage for a rehearing.
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Internet on mobile, not mobile Internet: Vodafone focus
November 16, 2007
BOSTON – Thirty-two mobile phones are sold worldwide every second. In contrast, four babies are born around the globe every second. Vodafone's Alexandre Froment-Curtil was making a point at Mobile Internet World.
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MMF panel: Off-deck portals face challenges
November 14, 2007
LOS ANGELES – There are many challenges with off-deck mobile content and that’s why on-deck sales surpass those of off-deck. However, the growth rate of off-deck is higher and by 2010, off-deck sales will reign.
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LatCel eyes U.S. Hispanics for mobile
November 14, 2007
LOS ANGELES – A wireless content services provider focused on the Latin American community, LatCel is tapping into Hispanic Americans, the largest minority in the United States.
