- Week summary
- General wireless data market related news
- Carriers news
- Wireless data related middleware vendors news
- Terminal development for mobile data
- Vendors of software for client wireless devices news
- Mobile application related news
- Application outsourcing and hosting news
- News about financing for wireless data businesses
| * - Star sign marks especially important (from the editor's point of view) news items and is also a link to the next important news item. |
Week summary |
- Quite a torrent of pre-announcements for 3GSM - and I have selected only real important ones so probably makes sense to read this issue fully. Meanwhile you can keep yourself fully educated during next week - thanks to free service from Telecoms.com in conjunction with Picsel. To register at the event when you are in Spain text PICSEL to 7780
or +44 7797 801696 if you are using international roaming services.
- VimpelCom is targeting
an Ogo-based push service in Russia at the segment that is normally targeted by Blackberry.
- Ericsson uses fuel-powered basestations in India.
- Femto cells are here now - including nice one from Ericsson.
- And quite a lot of exciting location-related news, especially for developers. SiRF announces low-power cheap indoors-capable chipset. Benefon sells an amount of gps-enabled phones that is big enough to start to target it as a development platform. Nokia provides fruits of its' Gate5 acquisition - for free. And that wordwide-capable mapping/navigation software supports on-device development APIs.
- Soon a combined mobile phone/rollup eInk reader will be available - but only in Italy.
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This section lists all breaking wireless data related news that do not belong to any particular section (or should belong to multiple) as well as to general reviews of interest.
| MobileMonday selects 20 finalists for Peer Awards Original news source |
| The Global Peer Awards finalists have been selected. These are are best-in-breed companies who have demonstrated exceptionally innovativeness in mobility.
The 20 finalists have been through a selection process organized at the local MoMo chapter level.
The best of the best will be selected on the first day of 3GSM World, Monday, February 12, in an afternoon competition. The live judging will award prizes in three catagories: Jury Favorite, Audience Favorite and Community Favority. |
| dotMobi to Launch Mobile Site Building Tool Original news source |
| dotMobi, company behind the first and only Internet address designed specifically for mobile phones, announced a partnership with Akmin Technologies to publish the .mobi Site Builder, a tool to be made available exclusively to .mobi registrars around the world.
A part of dotMobi's Go Mobile! global program, the .mobi Site Builder will help consumers and small businesses develop simple, yet effective, mobile web sites. The tool, based on Akmin's mobiSiteGalore application, will include high-end features that allow advanced users to build customized sites. Most importantly, sites created with the tool will be instantly compliant with dotMobi's open standards, based on the work of the W3C's Mobile Web Initiative. Compliance with these standards enables these sites to work on all internet-capable mobile phones. |
| Carrier and Phone Companies to Jointly Develop Platform for 3G Mobile Phone Handsets Original news source |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Renesas Technology Corp., Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Sharp Corporation, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, announced that they plan to jointly develop a next-generation mobile phone platform for dual-mode handsets supporting HSDPA2/W-CDMA (3G) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G). Development of the platform is targeted to complete during Q2, FY2008 (July-September).
The six companies agreed to the joint development project in an effort to provide a platform with advanced functionality for 3G mobile phones. The new platform will be based on the SH-Mobile G3, a single-chip system LSI which implements a baseband processor supporting HSDPA/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE communications and an application processor with high-end multimedia functions, together with a reference design integrating audio, power supply, and RF front-end modules. The platform will also include common software for basic functions, including a sophisticated operating system such as Symbian, device drivers, middleware, and communication software. |
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This section lists news about innovative and competitive usage of wireless data by network carriers.
| * VimpelCom Launches Ogo Service Original news source |
| VimpelCom, the Russian mobile operator serving more than 47 Million subscribers, announced today its intentions to launch an Ogo offering aimed at the small to medium enterprise. The offering will bring mobile data services to a market segment that needs access to mobile data applications such as Push email, attachment support and ICQ support. The VimpelCom offering will consist of a Push Email solution, ICQ Instant Messaging service and RSS support. The email platform will support attachments such as Word, Images, PDF documents, and Presentations. |
| Visa and SK Telecom plan mobile launch Original news source |
| Visa International and SK Telecom announced plans to launch what they expect to be the world's first contactless payment application on a universal SIM (USIM) card which is personalized over-the-air (OTA). Visa and SK Telecom plan to implement this large-scale commercial service in South Korea in April 2007 with an OTA solution based on Visa's recently announced mobile platform. The two organizations also agreed to develop new business models and to seek business opportunities overseas by spreading the OTA-based USIM service. Overseas cooperation activities will include efforts to establish global standards for OTA personalization based on the platform being utilized in the Visa - SK Telecom program. |
| Ericsson helps to deliver the mobile internet with the X-Series from 3 Original news source |
| The X-Series from 3, developed in partnership with Ericsson, marks a turning point in mobile services - making popular internet applications available on mobile handsets on the 3 network in the UK.
Within their UK Managed Services partnership, Ericsson and 3 developed the X-Series, a new service that includes services from Skype, Sling, Orb, Yahoo!, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, eBay and Google from their mobile phones.
During the project, Ericsson was responsible for assisting in the end-to-end services development and delivering the systems integration. Ericsson also provided solution design, development, verification and integration services. The project involved many aspects of the 3 business, including handsets, core network, IP, billing, customer care and content management.
3 developed the global partnerships with the leading Internet brands included in the X-Series service and also developed the branding, marketing and flat rate mobile broadband pricing. |
| * Ericsson, GSMA and Idea to use biofuels to extend mobile coverage in rural India Original news source |
| Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular, Ericsson and the GSM Association's Development Fund have teamed up to develop biofuels as a source of power for wireless networks in rural India. In a pilot project in Pune, Maharashtra, the three organizations will begin using biofuels to power mobile base stations located beyond the reach of the electricity grid.
The first phase of the project, which is testing the feasibility of non-edible plant-based fuels, such as cotton and jatropha, is nearing completion. The second phase of the project will entail setting up a supply chain using locally grown crops to produce biodiesel to power between five and 10 base stations in the Maharashtra region. The goal is to have these base stations powered by cotton or jatropha by mid-2007. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which provide middleware used by carriers and software developers to offer access to diversified corporate data.
| * Commercially available 3G Femto cell launched by 3Way Networks Original news source |
| 3Way Networks, the 3G niche infrastructure developer has launched the 3Way HBS, commercially available 3G Femto cell. The UMTS HBS (Home Base Station) is designed to enable mobile operators to provide a bubble of coverage and capacity in customer’s homes and offer low cost mobile voice, video and data services.
The fixed mobile convergence market (FMC) is starting to gain significant momentum with BT launching its BT Fusion service in the UK and a number of manufacturers recently launching dual mode wireless LAN handsets. But unlike Fusion-type technologies which use Bluetooth or Wifi to create the home network, the femto-cells will use standard 2G or 3G radio technologies.
The HBS connects to the end user’s DSL or cable modem and securely routes voice and data traffic to and from the mobile operator’s network via the existing broadband link. When users of the HBS arrive home their handset automatically camps on the HBS giving them the advantages of better coverage, higher data rates and lower call costs while they are at home. |
| O3SIS Unveils New Mobile Media Publishing and Over the Air Backup Products for User-Generated Content Original news source |
| O3SIS Information Technology AG, provider of personal mobile applications and Over-the-Air data synchronization (DS) technology for first tier mobile operators and internet service providers, announced the launch of an innovative new product for sharing and publishing multimedia content over the mobile network. Mobile Media Publisher enables mobile subscribers to easily backup, publish and share their pictures, music, videos, ringtones, and other content generated on their mobile phone with open and private communities.
With Mobile Media Publisher, mobile operators are able to capitalize on the rising popularity of mobile communities and user-generated content.
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| * Ericsson launches world's smallest GSM radio base station for home coverage Original news source |
| Ericsson launches its Femto Cell Solution. Consumers using GSM and WCDMA phones will now be able to use their mobile phones at home, with the price advantages offered by fixed-line and internet phones.
Ericsson's Femto Cell Solution includes a home access point that is, in itself, the world's smallest GSM radio base station. The home access point is compatible with GSM and WCDMA phones and also includes WiFi and ADSL.
Ericsson's Femto Cell Solution enables the operator to offer a "home-area" tariff to all the people living in a household. |
| Ericsson Enterprise Mobility Gateway enables operators to offer integrated mobile services Original news source |
Ericsson's new generation Enterprise Mobility Gateway offers network operators an open integrated solution for delivering a full range of mobile enterprise services. The system will initially provide mobile voice and data services, fully integrated with the corporate communications network, on 2G/3G mobile devices as well as dual-mode mobile/WiFi devices.
Fixed and mobile operators can implement the Enterprise Mobility Gateway to roll out integrated mobile enterprise services over existing networks and future IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. With Enterprise Mobility Gateway installed, business people can use their mobile devices as highly-capable extensions to their corporate communications network while on the move. With a traditional mobile phone, they have access to PBX functions like conference calling and call forwarding. Using a smartphone, dual-mode mobile/WiFi phone or laptop computer further enhances user experiences with directory search, presence information, click to dial, remote management, soft buttons and dynamic least-cost routing and SIP-based services. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which manufacture actual end user wireless devices (phones, pagers, PDAs etc.), as well as other information relevant to such companies.
| * SiRF Brings SiRFstarIII Pizzazz to Price-Conscious GPS Platforms
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| SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, introduced the SiRFstarIII GSD3t, a Multimode Aided-GPS Satellite Signal Processor, in an extremely small-footprint, that brings industry leading SiRFstarIII GPS performance to price-conscious and space-constrained mobile devices such as cell phones. Available in an extremely thin package, less than 10 square millimeter in size, the GSD3t combines radio frequency, as well as analog and signal processing functionalities in a single 90 nm RFCMOS die. The GSD3t takes full advantage of SiRF’s Adaptive Power Management and Trickle Power technology to deliver high performance while consuming very low power.
Minimizing the loading but taking advantage of the host platform resources, the GSD3t allows manufacturers to add GPS functionality to their products at minimal cost in terms of components and circuit board area, achieving SiRFstarIII performance in the most economical way. The GSD3t combines all baseband and radio-frequency functions of the SiRFstarIII architecture on a single die to create a host coupled GPS solution with market leading price/performance. Available in both WLCSP and FBGA packages, the GSD3t is able to deliver -160 dBm signal acquisition in AGPS mode and better than -160 dBm signal tracking capability to provide location data under the harshest outdoor conditions, and even in many indoor locations. The accompanying SiRFNav® software, utilizing SiRF’s market tested and proprietary navigation algorithms, runs on the host processor in parallel with other host applications. The SiRFNav software supports autonomous GPS navigation, Multimode Aided-GPS navigation (both user plane and control plane) and SiRF’s exclusive SiRFInstantFix, a service that minimizes the start-up wait time for GPS systems.
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| * Benefon Receives $10m Order For Twig Discovery Original news source |
| Travel Safety Group, based in Florida has placed an order in excess of $10 million USD for Benefon’s Twig mobile navigation device to support the newly launched Travel Safety GEOS System. The GEOS System is a range of travel safety and travel security services, which offer travel safety and comprehensive travel security by using Benefon’s GPS technology. Benefon’s devices allow Travel Safety Group (TSG) and its GEOS program to offer an entire range of services.
The services available on the new GEOS System include hostage survival training and critical alert messages, which notify travellers of any emerging threat to health or life in the area they are currently in. Travellers are advised if they are about to enter a dangerous part of a foreign city and are also provided with a security assessment and notified of particular hazards when visiting another country. The GEOS System also offers a broad range of corporate security services, including medical and political evacuation thus providing unsurpassed protection across the globe.
Benefon’s GPS mobile phones will be used to support the GEOS operations in the United States. The TWIG Discovery and the new TWIG GPS Locator have been integrated into the patented GEOS System thus enabling GEOS to deliver its extensive range of travel safety and security services to both domestic and international travellers with pinpoint accuracy helping to keep them safe and secure. |
| * Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision announce the “CELLULAR-BOOK” Original news source |
| Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision announced an agreement which will see the leading operator of the Italian mobile industry and the pioneers of the rollable display industry join to develop and launch the world’s first rollable display enabled mobile device to market in 2007. While smaller than a typical mobile phone, the new device features a display which extends up to 5-inches and may simply be stored away after use by folding it, thanks to the flexibility of the polymer based display material. The device features the largest display available in the industry for the same form factor, the 16 grey levels combined with a high contrast and high reflectivity display for paper like reading experience enables comfortable reading, even in bright sunlight. Future developments include colour and moving image capable display. The rollable display enables reading entire newspapers as well as books that can be delivered and bought through TIM’s mobile network via a regular SIM Card within the device - and then stored in the terminal’s memory which will be extremely large (starting from 4 Gigabytes available in the first models).
Combined with TIM’s mobile services, the device will permit instant access to personalised data, e-mail, news, information feeds and location sensitive maps wherever and whenever. The always-on user experience is made possible through an optimised combination of cellular (EDGE/UMTS) and broadcast (DVB-H IP data-casting) mobile functionalities as well as a mini-USB slot for PC and wired/wireless broadband data connection.
Together with superior text and graphic content, the new device will also download and play music, audiobooks and audio podcasts. Featuring single-handed navigation and control via an innovative touch sensitive LED user interface, as well as intuitively simple software, users will enjoy a new unique experience in managing, accessing relevant and personalized high value content. With the extremely low power consumption of the display, the new device will deliver an exceptional 10 days of average usage time between battery charges. Telecom Italia will exclusively market the innovative terminal in Italy. |
| Sony Ericsson’s two new Cyber-shot phones Original news source |
| Soon after announcing it has shipped 4.5 million of its Cyber-shot camera phones since the launch of the K790/K800 last summer, Sony Ericsson introduces two new phones to the Cyber-shot phone family. Intended to deliver Cyber-shot phones to a broader audience, these phones help make sure you never miss a shot.
The K810/K818 Cyber-shot phone is a sleek, high-performance device boasting a 3.2 megapixel camera including auto focus and Xenon flash. Innovative applications such as Photo fix help to further improve the quality of your pictures, even after you have taken them. Illuminated Camera Icons to the side of the main keypad, which light up when in camera mode, allow the user to access camera menu options at the touch of a button.
As a compliment to this, the K550 Cyber-shot phone delivers the benefits of the Cyber-shot phone in a compact (14mm thin) form factor that places ease-of-use at its heart. Equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera with auto focus plus LED photo light and active lens cover, the K550 helps ensure that you’re always ready to shoot and share the best possible images. Add to this Bluetooth technology and Picture blogging and you have a camera phone that takes the complexity out of sharing quality images with friends and family. |
| Sony Ericsson adds two new stars to its music phone line-up Original news source |
| Sony Ericsson announces two new Walkman phones. 20 million Walkman phones have been sold to date. Sony Ericsson also announces a suite of music accessories designed to enhance the Walkman phone listening experience.
At just 9.4mm thin, the W880/W888 is the slimmest Sony Ericsson phone yet and combines the full Walkman phone experience with a device that fits easily into your pocket. The 1GB Memory Stick Micro provided in-box gives you room to store up to 900 full length tracks, whilst the host of innovative music applications (such as Walkman Player 2.0 & Disc2Phone) make it easy to get music onto your phone in the first place & search through play lists once its there. All of this, plus a 2.0 megapixel camera, is packed into a UMTS phone that’s as slim as a standard CD case.
The W610 Walkman phone is all about the detail, whether this is detail in design that builds on the look of earlier Walkman phones or the detailed combination of mobile music with a credible digital camera. The W610 stores up to 470 full-length music tracks on the 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) provided, and offers the inventive TrackID music recognition application; a feature that lets the user record a clip of an unknown music track onto their phone and immediately receive a notification of the track name, artist and album. Add to this a 2.0 megapixel camera with auto focus and the W610 is a credible fusion of phone, music player & digital camera. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which provide client software that runs in end user wireless devices (phones, pagers, PDAs etc.).
| Nokia brings advanced developer benefits for S60 software Original news source |
| Nokia introduced a new Feature Pack for S60 on Symbian OS(TM), the market leading smartphone platform. S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 is designed for innovation and significantly facilitates the creation of compelling applications and accelerates performance. S60 3rd Edition is targeted for mid-range devices and offers significant usability enhancements for this category.
Development of applications and services for S60 devices will be faster and more cost-efficient as S60 brings a major extension to the C++ development environment with Open C. This introduction brings the familiar standard C function libraries to S60 software, supporting increased productivity and improved time-to-market of applications. With Open C, developers can reuse existing code and focus on the mobility aspects of their applications.
Symbian recently introduced four of the basic POSIX libraries on Symbian OS. With Open C, S60 is extending the reach and implementing five additional C libraries for an optimized solution to migrate open source and desktop applications to S60 on Symbian OS. Open C libraries are part of the S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and will be integrated into the publicly available software development kits. Feature Pack 2 comes with improvements in usability and software architecture focusing primarily on the mid-range device category. Usability enhancements support the ease of use in for example messaging, multitasking and downloading. Feature Pack 2 also enables instant media playback during downloading and animated notification of inbound calls. Architectural improvements focus on ensuring excellent performance and flexibility of S60 in various hardware configurations, and include for example support for demand paging virtual memory technique. |
| * Nokia Delivers Free Downloadable Maps to the Mobile World Original news source |
| Nokia announced that it is making its smart2go mapping and navigation platform available for free download , enabling millions of people to use the most comprehensive map coverage offered on a mobile device. The platform allows for mapping and routing in over 150 countries and has support for full turn-by-turn satellite navigation in over 30 countries. The application allows people to view where they are on a map, search for points-of-interests (POI) around them and create routes to get them there free of charge. Nokia plans to start offering the smart2go application for free, on Saturday, February 10th, for selected Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices initially and has plans to roll out support for most of the major mobile OS platforms including Nokia S60, Series 40, PocketPC, Linux and other Windows Mobile devices.
Nokia plans to pre-install the smart2go mapping and navigation application on all future Nokia Nseries multimedia computers under the name "Nokia Maps". Current owners of Nokia devices may also download Nokia Maps to their supported devices. And now, by paring your non-GPS enabled mobile device with a Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W or other compatible GPS module, Nokia Maps can provide the same fantastic navigation experience for a broad range of Nokia devices. |
| Microsoft presents new Windows Mobile version Original news source |
| Microsoft unveiled a new version of its Windows operating system for mobile devices, making it look more like Windows Vista and adding features previously only available on personal computers.
Called Windows Mobile 6 and available in the second quarter of 2007, it introduces the ability to view e-mails in their original HTML Internet format with live Web links from advanced mobile phones, generally referred to as smartphones.
Windows Mobile 6 also includes Windows Live, which allows instant messaging with more than one person at a time and can send a file or image, or record and send voice notes.
Windows Mobile 6 users can also view, navigate and edit documents in the original Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint format, without affecting tables, images or text. Windows Mobile 6 also has new security features. |
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This section lists news that describe innovative and competitive implementation of wireless data applications.
| Ikivo Announces ‘Ikivo Enrich’ Product Family Original news source |
Ikivo AB, provider of standards based rich media software for mobile devices, announces its new product family, ‘Ikivo Enrich’. Comprising ‘Enrich Clients’ and ‘Enrich Tools’, this product suite supports the end-to-end development of advanced rich media services such as Interactive Mobile TV, on-device portals, mobile advertising and music services.
With more than 150 million Ikivo powered devices in the market, the Ikivo Enrich Product Family builds on Ikivo’s mobile heritage and continues its dominance in the mobile rich media market. These new solutions will empower operators, handset manufacturers and application developers, to create and deploy compelling, interactive, context aware rich media services for both mass-market and OpenOS mobile phones. And unlike other industry products, the Ikivo Enrich Product Family is based on Open Standards and is designed specifically for the mobile industry rather than the desktop. |
| Gemalto and Abaxia Partner to Launch Complete Solution for Dynamic Management of On-Device Services Original news source |
| Gemalto and Abaxia, specialist in Mobile Desktop solutions, announces the launch of a complete package that will enable the dynamic management of on-device services. This innovative solution relies on the new generation of multimedia SIM cards from Gemalto associated with an over the air (OTA) infrastructure. This combination will give mobile operators greater control of the handset user interface (UI) by allowing them to manage the way users access the handset’s internal phone features and menus. It will also increase the average revenue per user (ARPU) generated by data services. With this Gemalto-Abaxia package, mobile operators can now proactively manage the user interface and the associated services via OTA, even once the handsets have been deployed.
The Gemalto multimedia SIM cards will carry the handset customization elements like the user interface and the settings for data services, in addition to the new multimedia phonebook and the local operator portal already available from the SIM. The Gemalto new-generation hosted OTA infrastructure will enable remote management of the user interface and the associated operators’ services over GPRS or 3G networks. |
| Gemalto Steps Up its Innovation Policy in Multimedia Services for Mobile Phones Original news source |
Gemalto announces the official launch of the MaXSSIMM program, aimed at establishing and promoting a new industrial standard for mobile multimedia services. The program is supported by France's AII (industrial innovation agency), and is intended to facilitate and accelerate the implementation of personalized and secure Internet services for mobile phones. These include personal data management and the transfer of protected multimedia content from one device to another. The Gemalto-led consortium created to implement MaXSSIMM will put forward a solution comprised of prototypes in 2008. Live trials using the finalized technologies will be conducted in 2009.
The aim of MaXSSIMM is to design a complete solution ("max-SIM" card, mobile phone and operator servers) allowing application developers to rapidly roll out new multimedia services on mobile phones. The proposed technological innovations will lead to greater personalization of mobile phones, making services easier to use and multimedia content easier to access via a unified user interface. They will also enable users to synchronize their personal data with their PC, PDA or their operator's server. The solution will ensure secure transmission and data confidentiality in an environment offering enhanced services, contents and devices. |
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This section lists news about outsourcing/hosting of mobile corporate/enterprise applications by e.g. software developers, network carriers, and consulting companies. News about mobile access to portals are also included here.
| Funambol Shows Open Source Push Email, Contacts and Calendars for Everyone Original news source |
| Funambol, the mobile open
source software company, announced it will preview its new mobile
email portal for consumers at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. The company will also show the world's first open source Java
mobile email client for mass market phones and how its software powers the
email, contacts and calendars for the popular OpenMoko mobile Linux
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| MyxerFlix Launches to Let Anyone Deliver Video to Mobile Phones Original news source |
| Myxer, the place to make and share mobile content, announced the launch of MyxerFlix, a new service that radically simplifies the delivery of video to mobile phones. MyxerFlix does away with the complex and costly hurdles that content owners previously had to negotiate to bring mobile video to market, allowing existing video assets to be delivered to a worldwide mobile audience in just minutes. This addition to the proven Myxer platform makes mobile video possible for independent film producers, advertisers, video distribution websites and anyone with existing video assets.
MyxerFlix is the first service of its kind, opening up the mobile video market to all content owners, not just those with direct ties to the mobile carriers and large production houses. Content owners simply upload the video to the Myxer website in any common format, place a MyxerTag on their own web page or MySpace profile, and the video is instantly available to any mobile user on any carrier’s network. They can give the video away for free or charge a download fee. |
| Ericsson and Turner Broadcasting partner to develop international mobile services Original news source |
| Ericsson and Turner Broadcasting System International have formed a collaboration under which the users of mobile services and mobile operators will benefit from the companies' leading positions in mobility and global multimedia content.
As part of a wide ranging deal, Ericsson and Turner are collaborating to develop Turner's internet, broadcast news and entertainment content - including CNN International, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim material - for mobile multimedia environments. The offering combines the delivery of Turner news and entertainment content with hosting and content management technology, developed by Ericsson. |
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This section lists news about new financing opportunities for and in the wireless data industry.
| EMAP acquires Yospace Original news source |
| Emap plc announces that Emap Consumer Media has acquired Yospace Technologies Ltd (Yospace), a mobile user-generated content business, from The Parkmead Group and private investors for a consideration of Ј8.7 million in cash. Further deferred consideration of up to Ј5.7 million is payable depending on Yospace’s operating performance over the period to 31 March 2010. The business will sit within Emap Performance, the digital media arm of Emap’s consumer media division. The acquisition is consistent with the Group’s plan to accelerate its digital reach and capability. |
| Meraki Networks Closes $5 Million Series A Funding Original news source |
Meraki Networks, pioneer
of the first consumer wireless mesh Internet network designed to "unwire
the world," announced it has closed a Series A funding round of $5
million, led by Sequoia Capital. The Meraki team is developing low-cost, easy-to-install and use, wireless
mesh technology that enables consumers to cover their homes, apartment
complexes and entire communities with powerful wireless Internet access
immediately. Meraki's technology enables community-wide wireless mesh
Internet networks without the need for much time, money or expertise.
Meraki is also experimenting with groundbreaking ways to offer free
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| Promptu Closes Additional $5.6 Million Round in Funding Original news source |
| Promptu, innovator of voice-powered search and navigation services for mobile operators and their subscribers, closed an additional $5.6 million round of funding. The round will be used to further development of Promptu's voice-powered search and navigation applications and to expand the company's business development efforts globally. Existing investors Steelpoint Capital, LP, Lauder Partners, and other private investors returned for the round. |
| Colibria Raises €10 Million Funding to Drive International Expansion Original news source |
| Colibria, provider of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM), solutions, announced additional funding of €10m from current lead investors Northzone Ventures, Verdane Capital and Ferd Venture. The funding will be used for strategic international expansion, to support Colibria’s growing customer operations and the ongoing development of solutions to launch, grow and enable interoperability for MIM services. |
| Aepona Raises $10M in New Financing Round Original news source |
| Aepona, supplier of Service Network products and solutions to telecoms operators worldwide, announced a new financing round of $US 10M (£5M GBP). Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Polaris Ventures and Trinity Venture Capital all participated in the round. The new funding follows previous rounds in 2003 and 2005, bringing the total investment in the company to $45M. |
| OMX: The Nordic Exchange welcomes Danventures Original news source |
| Trading in Danventures’ shares will commence on First North in Denmark. Including Danventures, First North now comprises 85 companies in Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. Danventures A/S is a venture company whose goal is to develop IT-businesses, which create solutions and services for wireless internet. The company focuses on equipment, services and technology for wireless internet, the business area for which its portfolio companies develop solutions. Danaventures’ goal is to create new solutions and to revolutionize potentials in the field of communication and mobility. |
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