Not to be outdone by the likes of AT&T, Verizon is reportedly getting ready to offer free WiFi hotspot service to its customers in the US. People familiar with the deal say that Verizon is looking to partner with WiFi hotspot operator Boingo to give Verizon customers access to Boingo hotspots across the country. AT&T…
T-Mobile UK parent pushing for merger deal
The UK wireless market, she’s a tough nut to crack. In fact, the UK is so competitive that T-Mobile’s UK outpost is facing a merger or sell-off in the near future. T-Mobile UK’s parent company, Deutsch Telekom, is itself under pressure from shareholders. Marketing Week reports that Deutsche Telekom is feeling the squeeze from shareholders,…
MetroPCS working with ZTE on LTE phones
As the US still waits for Clearwire and Sprint to get their 4G WiMAX network up and running on a nationwide scale, the likes of Verizon and MetroPCS are gearing up to light-off their 4G LTE networks in a couple years’ time. But, all that high-speed wireless LTE data won’t do anybody much good without…
University of Southern California, Nokia team-up to work on advanced mobile user experiences
The University of Southern California (USC) and Nokia Research Center (NRC) Hollywood announced the so called “research collaboration framework agreement” that centers on advanced mobile user experiences. Under the terms of the deal, the two parties will work together on multiple projects in a variety of areas and will streamline the process for commercializing USC…
Orange Strikes up Deal with Wikipedia
The fount of all user-generated knowledge, Wikipedia, will be working with European carrier Orange to mobilize their online encyclopaedia. The exact format Wikipedia will take is a bit vague right now, but it sounds like the vast majority of the services will be web-based. That means search bars in official Orange mobile web portals and…
Telefonica, Nokia team-up to mobilize education in Latin America
Telefonica and Nokia have signed a strategic agreement to bring educational content to remote schools in Latin America using mobile technology. The agreement goes in line with Telefonica Foundation’s “Proniño” and “Educared” social programs, as well as Nokia’s ongoing work to harness the power of mobile technology for social development. The first implementation is planned…
Cable provider Cox prepping own wireless network
With telcos offering internet and television service and cable TV providers getting into the home-phone and internet service game, the lines between different wired and wireless networks will become more muddled. Case in point, sixth-largest US cable provider Cox Communications is preparing to launch their very own wireless network. Cox is looking to branch out…
Adobe working with TI to bring Flash, AIR to OMAP platform
In their push to bring Adobe Flash support to the OMAP-wielding handsets of the world, Adobe as announced at CTIA Wireless 2009 Las Vegas that they will be collaborating with Texas Instruments (TI) to optimize the Adobe® Flash® Player and Adobe AIR® components of Adobe’s Flash platform for use with TI’s OMAP-based mobile processors. With…
Verizon Wireless to join Joint Innovation Lab established by China Mobile, SOFTBANK and Vodafone to bring mobile widgets to millions
Verizon Wireless announced that it plans to join the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) established by China Mobile, SOFTBANK and Vodafone to “help accelerate the uptake of innovative mobile technologies on a mass-market scale.” Primararily, we’re talking about mobile widgets here, which seem to be the hot topic these days with Microsoft and Samsung announcing their…
U.S. Carriers Agree on Mobile Marketing Standards
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon Wireless have all agreed on a set of guidelines for mobile advertising standards through the Mobile Marketing Association. By effectively merging their standards, all carriers have a few benefits to look forward to: Promote a consistent consumer experience including standardizing key consumer disclosures Enhance efficiencies in running short code programs…