Telecommunications
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O2 joins voice short code bandwagon
September 19, 2008
British mobile network operator O2 is launching voice short codes Oct. 1.
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CallWave debuts Fuze mobile collaboration service
September 19, 2008
CallWave Inc., a provider of mobile and Web-based unified communications services, has introduced Fuze, a new collaboration and conferencing service.
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RIM to add MySpace portal for BlackBerry smartphones
September 12, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Social network MySpace and Research In Motion are joining forces to develop an integrated MySpace Mobile experience customized for BlackBerry smartphones.
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Mobile marketing to feature prominently at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008
September 5, 2008
Mobile marketing will be a key component of the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 conference next week, acknowledging the growing importance of the discipline to the wireless industry.
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Verizon, Oakland A’s team up against domestic violence
September 4, 2008
Carrier Verizon Wireless and MLB’s Oakland Athletics are teaming up to help curb domestic violence.
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Cricket picks QuickPlay for first mobile video service
September 4, 2008
Cricket Communications Inc. has chosen mobile TV and video provider QuickPlay Media’s OpenVideo media management platform to power its new mobile video service.
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Sprint partners with Google, others for XOHM WiMAX LBS
September 2, 2008
Sprint is set to debut its WiMAX high-speed mobile data network called XOHM in Baltimore this month in a move that could revolutionize location-based services.
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Evite debuts voice-activated mobile directions service
August 28, 2008
InterActiveCorp’s Web-based social event planning service Evite is now letting its members access free voice-activated directions to their events via their handset.
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28TEL challenges Skype with mobility on VoIP
August 21, 2008
Linkwell International Co. Ltd.’s mobile services provider, 28TEL, has launched a service in the United States for international calls at local rates to compete with Skype in the VoIP space.
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Carriers challenge ISPs with data cards for online access
August 20, 2008
Mobile data cards that connect computers online through a wireless carrier’s network are becoming a popular method of home Internet access.
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T-Mobile, HTC to debut Android device
August 18, 2008
Wireless carrier T-Mobile will launch a smartphone powered by Google’s Android software before the end of the year to compete with players such as Microsoft, Research In Motion, Apple and Palm.
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Wireless carrier relationships differ across ethnic groups: Forrester
August 13, 2008
A new study from Forrester Research claims that wireless carriers’ bonds with consumers vary by ethnicity.
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Global IP Solutions enables real-time VoIP on iPhone apps
August 12, 2008
Multimedia processing services provider Global IP Solutions is enabling voice-over IP for Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
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Sprint Nextel faces many challenges: JupiterResearch analyst
August 11, 2008
Sprint Nextel withdrew its offer to sell $3 billion of its stock because it wasn’t getting “attractive” terms due to the “unfavorable market.” That is but one of the wireless carrier's many challenges on several fronts.
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Sprint loss in early-termination fee court case has industry ramifications
August 1, 2008
In a landmark decision on carriers’ early-termination fees, a California court ruled against the Sprint Nextel Corp., which may have to pay $73 million in damages.
