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Internet giants threaten mobile operators
News Companies such as Google and Yahoo pose a risk to mobile operators, Gartner believes, as they develop mobile versions of their Internet services. This could encourage mobile users to turn to these companies for their mobile Internet services...
[April 7, 2006, 15:50]
McAfee warns of mobile-malware threat
News And more than half (59.4 percent) expect operators to take primary responsibility for protecting their mobile devices and services, the survey found. Mobile operators are being warned to take security more seriously as the rise of the mobile...
[February 12, 2008, 7:19]
Mobile operators want to retain network control
News While Robert Dotson of T-Mobile USA, Dan Hesse of Sprint Nextel and Lowell McAdam of Verizon Wireless all agreed on the importance of opening their networks to developers and allowing subscribers to access the mobile internet freely, the...
[September 11, 2008, 9:21]
iPhone-type devices drive operators' strategy
News Mobile operators are banking on iPhone-type devices to drive mobile web usage, while 2009 may also see more focus on handsets that specialise in a particular set of functions. Speaking at the Informa Mobile, Broadband & TV Industry Outlook...
[December 1, 2008, 7:24]
Cheap 3G mobile Linux handset unveiled
News A mobile Linux-based 3G phone has been developed that could be made available to operators for less than $100. During the recent holiday period, mobile operators were purchasing entry-level 3G phones for $120 (£60) to $145 (£73)," said Simon...
[January 31, 2008, 15:53]
RealNetworks streams into mobiles
News The whole package is intended to make streamed audio and video sound and look better on mobile devices, so that network operators have something to tempt consumers with on GPRS and 3G services. The RealOne demo on Pocket PC will come as...
[February 19, 2002, 12:15]
Opera Mini racks up one billion page views
News Operators have been selling WAP as mobile Internet for a long time. A lot of operators in Europe, if they have WAP services, are scared they will lose revenue if they give people full access to the Internet.
[August 8, 2006, 17:30]
Net and wireless: will they click?
News Bezos, for example, said that in order for wireless Internet services to truly penetrate the mass market, wireless operators must implement flat-rate pricing. Amazon has inked deals with wireless operators, including Bell Atlantic Mobile and Sprint...
[March 6, 2000, 11:14]
What the future holds for Google's Android
News For one, mobile operators must be willing to allow the new, open devices on their networks. The company also announced the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of 34 companies, including several chipmakers, handset manufacturers, and...
[November 6, 2007, 8:21]
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.1
News Several operators said on Tuesday that they were in discussions with Microsoft regarding the delivery of the "Microsoft Mobile Services Plan" (MMSP). Operators such as O2 and Orange said they planned to introduce business-oriented subscription...
[April 2, 2008, 10:23]
3 working on low-cost 'Skype' mobile
News Operators around the world, including BT in the UK and T-Mobile in the US, have sought to capitalise on such devices with the launch of FMC (fixed/mobile convergence), where calls are routed via mobile networks when a customer is outside the home...
[October 4, 2007, 9:20]
Qualcomm exec offers glimpse of mobile future
News He added that as the mobile industry changes, it is the mobile operators that "probably face one of the biggest challenges". Femtocells could well have a major role to play in pushing out coverage, improving capacity and enabling operators to offer...
[May 7, 2009, 16:41]
Are the bad times over for WAP?
News Another speaker at the m-commerce conference, former mobile solutions architect at SecureTrading Andy Wigley, is more critical of network operators in the UK. DoCoMo was a success because it gave access to a lot of useful services, while in this...
[February 9, 2001, 9:59]
Mobile devices go multimedia
News Mobile phone operators and manufacturers are moving to turn wireless handsets into multimedia terminals, with several announcements at the CeBIT electronics show this week. A common platform could simplify matters for developers and network...
[March 26, 2001, 9:42]
launch2net
Downloads The powerful configuration assistant automatically detects your mobile device and configures your mobile Internet connection in seconds without the need to enter cryptic settings like user names, passwords or modem scripts.launch2net supports most...
[May 8, 2009, 15:02]
In Defence of WAP: The WAP Standard Is One Element in the Bigger Mobile Internet Picture - It Will Not, by Itself, Determine the Fate of GPRS and 3G - The WAP Factor
White Papers Without an efficient and standardised way of formatting web content and applications onto handheld devices - which is the promise of WAP - it will be difficult for operators to exploit the full mobile internet potential.
[December 1, 2004, 6:05]
Mobile High Speed
Downloads Mobile High Speed configures your Palm OS device for 3G UMTS, EDGE, GPRS wireless online connections in a few clicks and supports most mobile phones and network operators worldwide. Mobile High Speed supports most network operators worldwide...
[September 28, 2006, 18:13]
Short term greed means long term harm for mobile operators
Leader But whereas FUD is normally dealt out by companies trying to reduce confidence in their competition, this brand is being applied by the mobile operators to themselves. For mobile operators who would like to survive flat rate broadband wireless...
[November 1, 2005, 13:10]
Telcos bar children from adult content
News Mobile operators 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile have responded to concerns that mobile devices with enhanced features such as colour screens, picture messaging, video cameras and Internet browsers can be used to access a...
[January 19, 2004, 14:20]
Microsoft's CeBIT: Stinger on show as .Net gets plugged
News Microsoft, which claims to have created partnerships with enough mobile operators to cover 90 per cent of all wireless subscribers worldwide, sees its role as an enabler of value-added services to a wireless industry desperate to maximise revenue...
[March 23, 2001, 14:48]
