Telecommunications
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Mobile phones will become primary Internet appliance, VC firm says
December 18, 2007
M/C Venture Partners released its list of top Internet and communications trends for next year. On that list: Mobile phones become the primary Internet appliance for people worldwide.
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JetBlue partners with Yahoo/RIM for in-flight email, IM
December 13, 2007
JetBlue Airways is offering free in-flight email and instant messaging access via a partnership with Yahoo, LiveTV and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
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AT&T/Verizon open networks: Policy or ploy?
December 10, 2007
Wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon are now promoting the “open network” following the trend of high-profile tech companies vying to be seen as the “openest.”
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T-Mobile keeps German iPhone monopoly
December 6, 2007
The regional court of Hamburg decided earlier this week that wireless carrier T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, could lock its iPhone customers into an exclusive, two-year contract in Germany.
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Site optimization will boost mobile Internet use: JupiterResearch
December 6, 2007
A new report published by JupiterResearch suggests that while mobile Internet access has increased, many media properties have yet to fully optimize mobile sites.
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Networks in Motion drives half of LBS carrier revenue in Q3
December 4, 2007
Networks in Motion led the location-based services industry in the U.S. with a 53 percent share of revenue from the top four U.S. carriers in the third quarter, according to Nielsen Mobile’s Mobile Application Report.
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Google enters FCC spectrum auction for wireless foray
December 3, 2007
If Android, OpenSocial and adding the Google imprint in every crevice of the interactive marketing space were not enough, the search giant will participate in the Federal Communications Commission's auction of wireless spectrum.
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USTelematics enhances talking email with voice recognition
December 3, 2007
Sending emails and text messages while driving can be distracting. For this reason, USTelematics Inc. has introduced Voice Interactive Voice Enhanced Email to enable drivers to compose and send email using voice commands.
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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.
