UK operators Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) and Orange are mulling over a deal in which the two companies would share the technology, engineering and maintenance of their British network base stations, reports the Observer. The newspaper, which doesn't cite a source, says the deal could save Vodafone £1 billion ($1.46...
At its last Macworld Expo, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) made several announcements regarding DRM-free songs, updates to the iLife suite and a new battery for the MacBook Pro. Marketing VP Phil Schiller, taking Steve Jobs' traditional keynote spot, also said Apple is extending the ability to buy iTunes songs wirelessly...
During an hour-long panel at the CES Mobile Entertainment event today, a host of executives ranging from Pandora to SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) talked about the mobile music industry with a couple of themes standing out: thoughts on the...
Data revenues are expected to double from $148 billion in 2007 to $347 billion in 2013 when they will represent about a third of mobile carrier revenues, according to a report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Total revenues are predicted to top $1.03 trillion by 2013, driven by an...
The South Korean cellphone market is opening up. The Korean Communications Commission lifted a three-year old rule that required internet-enabled handsets used in the country to run on a homegrown mobile platform, making way for foreign device makers such as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to enter...
-- DNA's ad-funded mobile plan: Finnish operator DNA has launched a partially ad-funded mobile tariff to boost usage of MMS and video calls by 3G customers, reports Telecom Paper. The new plan, called DNA Mainio, costs 65 euro cents ($0.85) a month, with marketing messages sent through SMS, MMS...
Is China gearing up to finally issue its long-awaited 3G licenses? Chinese Industry and Information Technology vice minister Xi Guohua said at the China Mobility International Summit today that the "time is now ripe" for the country to issue 3G licenses, reports China Daily. Xi added that the Chinese...
-- New Oxford American Dictionary For iPhone: iPhone and iPod Touch users can now purchase the New Oxford American Dictionary as an application for $19.99 at the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) App Store. With more than 250,000 entries, the dictionary is the first of many Oxford dictionaries that Handmark plans...
It isn't talked about much in the industry, but there is a serious downside to mobile data really taking off. If subscribers start embracing messaging, streaming video and Web browsing on cellphones, it will completely overload wireless networks. In a blog post today, Michael Mace, a industry consultant, and...
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) cleared one big hurdle when it closed its merger with Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel, but it is far from being out of the woods, reports the Wall Street Journal. The problem is that Clearwire hopes to beat Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) at...
Clearwire had a lot to be thankful for last week when it announced that its six-month long process of merging with Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel was completed on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, the company provided details on the close, including it's plans for the upcoming months as the...
China could issue 3G mobile phone licenses as early as the next two weeks or at the start of the new year, the country's industry minister Li Yizhong told a press conference Friday. Bloomberg reports that China will be using both global 3G standards, and China's local 3G technology,...
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is hoping to cash in on the soaring demand for mobile broadband. Nokia vice president for hardware platform components Tapio Markki told Reuters that the handset maker it is taking advantage of its expertise in building 3G technology and will start shipping its first mobile "dongles,"...
In a move that France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) itself has called a "serious blow," France's Competition Council has temporarily suspended the agreement the firm has with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) that lets its French operator Orange sell the iPhone 3G exclusively. The competition watchdog said the ban, which takes effect...
After years of delay, China issued its third generation mobile phone licenses to its three main state-controlled carriers today, in a move that the government hopes will boost the country's economy. As expected, China's dominant carrier China Mobile, got a license for homegrown 3G standard TD-SCDMA, China Unicom received...
Semiconductor manufacturer Quantance has raised $12 million in a second round of funding. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company develops technology that it says can improve the data speed and battery life of mobile devices using third- and fourth-generation cellular technology. It plans to use this latest cash infusion to...
China's long-awaited 3G spectrum licenses are one step closer to being issued after China's cabinet voted on the matter today, Reuters reports. Building a network of that scale may generate $41 billion in spending for equipment, and open up another market which can use services that require high-speed bandwidth—two...
Two investment banks that advised Clearwire during its transaction with Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel have resumed coverage of the company, and are offering up a not-so-bright view of the future. The transaction by itself was a positive one for Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR). By merging its operations with Sprint's WiMax...
A well-worn saying in the mobile industry is that people in emerging markets will likely experience the Internet first on the phone rather than a PC. Well, it appears that day is fast approaching, reports the WSJ. Interestingly, the evidence comes from well-known companies in the industry, such as...
India's 3G auction may be headed for more delays after its finance ministry decided that the base price of the sale should be doubled, reports the Economic Times. The bidding for the country-wide licenses was set to open on January 30, with a reserve price of 20.2 billion rupees...
