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STOCKHOLM — Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has supplied and successfully integrated its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution into mobile operator Vodafone’s network in the Czech Republic, bringing fixed-mobile converged services to business customers.

Under an agreement signed earlier this year, Ericsson was responsible for delivery and systems integration of its advanced IMS solution, along with project management, network design and implementation.

With Ericsson’s IMS solution, Vodafone Czech Republic can offer the market a wide range of next-generation IP telephony and multimedia services towards both fixed and mobile users.

IMS is an important step towards fixed-mobile convergence. The international-standards-based technology is highly scalable, takes care of connection control, and ensures service quality as well as network and service security. IMS also allows network operators and service providers to implement new revenue-generating Read more

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO — CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 — MobiTV, Inc., the leader in the delivery of rich media mobile content and services, today announced the next phase of its product development strategy which entails a series of

vertically-customized products and services that combine live video, VOD and up-to-the-minute data together in a personalized, compelling and easy-to-use interface for mobile professionals and on-the-go entertainment enthusiasts.

Mobi4BIZ is the company’s breakthrough product offering from its vertical development strategy and will make its market debut in the U.S. supporting the BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM). Mobi4BIZ is a video-centric application for mobile consumers and business professionals that combines live TV and VOD content. Mobi4BIZ will have at its foundation CNBC, with video content and up-to-the minute stock market data from official CNBC Read more

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) today announced that it has launched an online self-service tool that allows consumer customers to analyze their own wireless usage trends to determine if their current plan is the right “fit.” The Sprint Plan Optimizer, available at www.sprint.com/planfit, gives customers a view of their historical cost and usage trends, and also helps them understand unplanned costs. After viewing a month-to-month analysis of usage and costs, customers can opt to “Analyze My Plan.” If Sprint Plan Optimizer finds a better plan to fit the customer’s usage pattern, a plan change is suggested. Customers may then complete any desired plan changes directly online.

As part of the company’s continued commitment to improve the customer experience, the Sprint Plan Optimizer’s goal is to increase customers’ confidence in their plan selection and help them change to the right plan based on their past Read more

PETALUMA, Calif. — Dilithium,the global leader in high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks, announced the availability of live video and Video On Demand (VOD) streaming support for the iPhone utilizing the Dilithium Content Adapter (DCA). The DCA iPhone solution is an infrastructure offering that can be deployed by operators and service providers enabling their customers to access live or on demand video content through the standard iPhone Safari browser.

The DCA solution supports live and pre-recorded clips in a wide range of video formats. DCA performs on the fly and on demand media format and codec adaptation. iPhone users do not need to install a special application, and may be on WiFi, WiMax, 3G, or 3.5G (HSDPA) networks.

DCA patent-pending technologies and architecture allow smart transcoding, transrating and transsizing on the fly. It supports the widest range of phones and devices through RTSP and HTTP (including progressive Read more