September 2002
GoAmerica, Earthlink in strategic partnership
GoAmerica, the wireless service provider, is to sell most of its subscriber base to Earthlink. The two companies will also work together to sell GoAmerica’s Go.Web wireless services platform and Earthlink’s wireless access solutions to their combi…
Interview: Erkki Liikanen, European Commission
Erkki Liikanen, European Commission (2002)
Commissioner Erkii Liikanen is responsible for enterprise and information society within the EU. Formerly a member of the Finnish parliament, Liikanen has led the development of the EC’s 3G telecommun…
Vodafone to control handset software
Vodafone will install their own proprietary software on its new handsets from all the largest equipment makers, including market leader Nokia, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unidentified sources. The move consolidates Vodafone’s push to r…
T-Mobile launches video messaging
Just a few weeks after the launch of MMS, Germany’s T-Mobile has become the first European operator to launch video messaging, where customers can send brief video sequences using their mobile phone. The first mobile phone which allows you to use …
Openwave enhances handset technology
Openwave, pioneer of mobile internet browsing technology, has announced a new version of its XHTML browser and a Java downloads manager. Openwave 6.1 is designed for colour screen handsets and has a number of features intended to enhance the user’…
Hutchison 3G planning ‘phased rollout’
UK UMTS licensee Hutchison 3G has revealed that it is planning to start offering its first next-generation services in the coming weeks, although a company spokesperson has refused to label the process as a ‘launch’.
According to Dow Jones News…
CES announces Quickoffice Pro
Cutting Edge Software (CES), the Palm OS developer recently acquired by Mobility Electronics, has announced a new version of its popular office suite. Quickoffice Pro adds the ability to download and edit Powerpoint presentations on Palm OS handhe…
Carphone issues upbeat trading statement
Europe’s largest mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse says it expects first-half results at the top end of market estimates, helped by customers trading up to a new generation of handsets.