Archive for September, 2008

  • Verizon Expands in MA

    WESTFORD, Mass. — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Middlesex County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new site increases coverage and capacity to the Nashoba Valley Ski Area, as well as the surrounding area, including the towns of Littleton and Westford, Massachusetts.

    This network expansion is part of the company’s aggressive mul... more


  • NSN, Airwide Win at du

    BURLINGTON, Mass. — Airwide?Solutions, the leading provider of next-generation mobile messaging and mobile internet infrastructure, applications and solutions, announced today that it has entered into a global reseller agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), and that du, the new Integrated Telecommunications Service Provider in United Arab Emirates, is the first joint customer. Du was seeking a 3rd party messaging gateway solution to offer controlled access to network capabilities, su... more


  • SaskTel Offers SpinVox Apps

    ATLANTA — SaskTel today

    announced that it is the first provider in Canada to offer Voice Mail to

    Text service powered by SpinVox. Available on both the SaskTel cellular

    network and SaskTel’s wireline telephone network, Voice Mail to Text

    service automatically converts voicemail messages to text and sends the

    text message to the recipient for viewing on a computer, a cellular

    phone or another wireless device. The service is available for $25 ... more


  • Appear, Telent Partner

    BIRMINGHAM — Appear, the leading provider of

    context-aware mobile software, continues its European expansion with the

    announcement of a strategic partnership with telent, a leader in the

    provision of ICT services to the UK Transport and Public sectors.

    Through the partnership, telent will promote, resell and integrate

    Appear’s enterprise mobility platform for its customers. telent will

    also offer consulting services for Appear customers in th... more


  • Tango Appoints New CEO

    RICHARDSON, Texas — Tango Networks?, the leader in seamless enterprise fixed-mobile convergence, today announced that Alastair Westgarth will become the company’s chief executive officer and president, succeeding Douglas J. Bartek, who will assume the role of chairman on the company’s board of directors.

    William J. Turner, managing director at Signature Capital and former chairman of the Tango Networks board of directors, will remain on the board and will stay active on ... more


  • Kineto Releases UNC

    MILPITAS, Calif. — Kineto Wireless,

    Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, today

    announced the availability of the latest software release for its

    industry-leading UMA Network Controller (UNC). This new version adds

    support for the 3G Iu core network interface, which enables deployment

    of 3G femtocells and dual-mode handsets, and has entered trials with

    mobile operators worldwide.

    “The femtocell industry is... more


  • Kineto, NXP Add UMA

    MILPITAS, Calif. — Kineto Wireless,

    the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, today

    announced that it is working together with NXP to create a UMA-enabled

    3G solution based on NXP’s Nexperia cellular system solution for UMTS.

    “UMA as a technology addresses the needs of consumers and fits the

    strategy of many mobile operators. With several commercial rollouts of

    UMA-based dual-mode handset services worldwide, operator... more


  • RIM Intros Developer Tools

    WATERLOO, Ontario — Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the availability of new developer tools for creating and testing innovative, mobile-savvy applications for the BlackBerry? Storm?, BlackBerry? Bold? and BlackBerry? Pearl? Flip smartphones.

    The developer tools include new versions of the BlackBerry? Java? Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE) that enable the streamlined development of mobile applications, as well as desktop simulators for the Bl... more


  • Sprint Updates ACE

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and DALLAS — Today Sprint (NYSE:S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced key enhancements, including GPS to support Sprint Navigation, Windows Mobile 6.1 and the addition of Office Mobile 6.1 for the Samsung ACE.

    Introduced in February 2008, the ACE combines the familiarity of Windows Mobile with advanced multimedia features for accessing business and personal essentials. With quad-band capabilities, the Samsung ACE also operates globa... more


  • Funambol Bows Android Client

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Funambol Inc., the

    leading provider of open source push email and mobile sync for the mass

    market, today announced the world’s first open source mobile sync app for

    the Android G1 phone from T-Mobile USA. The Funambol Android Client syncs

    contacts from a Google gPhone with a Funambol Server.

    Funambol Android Client provides an open source Mobile’We’ capability

    for gPhones to make it easy for users to syn... more