- Week summary
- Carriers news
- Terminal development for mobile data
- Vendors of software for client wireless devices news
- Mobile application related news
- Application outsourcing and hosting news
- News about financing for wireless data businesses
- News about trade shows and conferences
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Week summary |
- City-wide public wireless network deployed in Oulu, Finland.
- More advanced UMPC announced shortly before CEBIT.
- Nokia now hosts mobile advertising services for 3rd parties. With such a global offering company is for real moving into service provider business.
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This section lists news about innovative and competitive usage of wireless data by network carriers.
| * Strix Systems Selected for the First City-Wide Wireless Mesh Network in Finland Original news source |
| The City of Oulu, Finland, is using Strix Systems’ Access/One 2400 Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) to build its first city-wide wireless mesh network. Strix mesh technology will provide faster connection speeds and extended coverage beyond the coverage offered by the old WiFi network. The Strix mesh network delivers high-speed broadband mobility and high-quality voice, video, data access to the general public. The wireless network, called panOULU, provides open and free wireless (WiFi) Internet access to the general public and an established business plan for panOULU subscriptions enabling organizations to provide its own open panOULU visitor network to customers and guests in its premises. |
| Artificial Life Launches Get ALIFE WAP Portal On TeliaSonera Original news source |
| Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. , a provider of mobile 3G technology and applications, announced the launch of the Get ALIFE portal on TeliaSonera, the Nordic and Baltic leader in telecommunications, and will feature the latest mobile games: America's Next Top Model 7, V-boyfriend, V-girl and V-Penguins, as well as their accompanying side products like wallpapers and screensavers. Over 100 handset models are supported during the first launch. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which manufacture actual end user wireless devices (phones, pagers, PDAs etc.), as well as other information relevant to such companies.
| GIGABYTE at CeBIT 2007 Original news source |
| At CeBIT this year, GBC proudly presents DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled Windows Mobile based device, GSmart t600. In addition, GBC will also unveil its first 3.5G/3G PDA phone, GSmart q60 and PPC phones with analog TV, GPS with safety, tracking and GeoTag enabled features. |
| * Samsung’s Ultra-Mobile PC Optimized for Windows Vista Makes Its Debut Original news source |
| Featuring an Intel Pentium processor (running at 1.0 GHz), an impressive 60MB hard drive and 1GB of memory — which is twice that of the original Q1 model — Samsung designed the Q1P for Windows Vista UMPC for the professional user who wants a no-compromise, high-performance solution for completing projects and meeting deadlines while on the go. With the Q1P model’s increased battery life of approximately two and a half hours, coupled with faster speeds, flexibility and mobile functionality, this product provides a compelling solution in a highly portable package.
As with the entire Q1 line, the Q1P for Windows Vista UMPC is equipped with a brilliant seven-inch wide LCD touch screen. The unit also features an easy-to-use “inking” feature, which allows data to be directly inputted through the touch screen, with results similar to a handwritten note. Handwriting can be also transferred to regular text. The Q1P for Windows Vista is available now for an MSRP of $1,299. |
| * FlipStart Labs UnveilsSuper Compact Personal Computer Designed for Usability Original news source |
| FlipStart Labs announced that
its first product, the FlipStart super compact PC will ship to customers
before the end of the month. With a design based on extensive user
preference research and usability studies, FlipStart is the only compact PC
(under two pounds) with a clamshell design. FlipStart coalesces everything
mobile professionals expect from their laptops -- full Windows(R)
application usage, communications, entertainment and constant connectivity
-- in a convenient form factor. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which provide client software that runs in end user wireless devices (phones, pagers, PDAs etc.).
| MontaVista selected to provide smartphone building blocks to designer of Italy’s most advanced handsets Original news source |
| The two new smartphones, the iGO730 and the LinAP, have been designed by Italian manufacturer Enteos, a specialist in the development of advanced mobile handsets. Enteos, a supplier of handsets to OEMs and to network operators such as Italian market leader TIM, expects the products to attract business customers who require mobile broadband, e-mail and office productivity applications.
Enteos’ products typically incorporate features or functionality that manufacturers of mainstream handsets have not yet widely adopted. The new phones combine 3G, Wi-Fi and VoIP capability. |
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This section lists news that describe innovative and competitive implementation of wireless data applications.
| Alpha Financial Services Launches Mobile Money Transfer Service Original news source |
| Alpha Financial Services, Inc. announced its "on-the-go-money transfer" service that will revolutionize the remittance business. This remarkable innovative service will eliminate the need for customers to drive around and wait in line at old-fashioned money transfer locations. This service will make it easier than ever to send and receive money -- using nothing more than a mobile phone. This remarkable payment solution is a swift, easy and most secure new way to send money worldwide. |
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This section lists news about outsourcing/hosting of mobile corporate/enterprise applications by e.g. software developers, network carriers, and consulting companies. News about mobile access to portals are also included here.
| VelvetPuffin Launches Complete Social Networking Service for Mobile Phone and PC Users Original news source |
| VelvetPuffin launched the first integrated social networking service that allows its users to instantly communicate, create and share user-generated content of all types with friends and family through a mobile phone or desktop computer. Completely carrier independent and offered at no cost to the consumer, VelvetPuffin merges instant messaging and social networking to create truly mobile social networking. Taking a new approach to the desktop experience, it doesn't require users to interact or obtain contact through a Web browser. |
| * Nokia announces platforms to connect advertisers and media publishers with mobile Original news source |
| Nokia announced two mobile advertising services. Nokia Ad Service is a fully managed service for advertisers to conduct targeted advertising on mobile services and applications. Nokia Ad Service consists of a group of mobile publishers forming a mobile ad network and a platform to deploy, manage and optimize mobile advertising campaigns. Nokia also introduced Nokia Advertising Connector, a private label service for third party Publishers and Advertising Aggregators that want to extend to relevant mobile advertising. Nokia Advertising Connector operates as an intelligent switch, selecting between text, visual, audio and video ads - depending on the user's context - and feeding the ad to the device. |
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This section lists news about new financing opportunities for and in the wireless data industry.
| Free Mobile Email Provider Flurry Finds Series A Funding Original news source |
| Flurry, creator of mobile applications and services, announced the close of $3.75 million Series A funding. The company launched a mobile email and RSS service for consumers in early 2006 and will use the funding to accelerate growth and adoption of the service, enhance the product and expand the management team. Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Draper Richards joined initial angel investor Borealis Ventures to fund the round. |
| Xtract raises €2 million in venture capital funding Original news source |
Xtract, the customer analytics expert, announced that € 2 million in growth capital
funding has been secured in a first round of funding from one of the largest technologyfocused
funds in Northern Europe, Eqvitec Technology Fund III. A second round of
growth funding is expected to be raised later in 2007.
Xtract is specialised in automated customer analytics solutions, enabling the analysis
and prediction of events supporting targeted advertising in online communities and
social networks. The funding will be used to further expand internationally, growing the
customer base for the Xtract proprietary solutions, which include mobile advertising
solutions to advertisers, as well as community and social networking analytics. |
| Gemini Mobile Secures $20 Million Original news source |
| Gemini Mobile Technologies, developer of wireless software infrastructure, announced that it has raised $20 million from Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs joins Gemini's current investors, three of Japans marquee financial institutions, Mitsubishi-UFJ, Mizuho, and Tokyo Marine. |
| FON Receives euro 10 MM to Further Its Exponential Growth Original news source |
FON announced that
it has raised an additional euro 10 million from both current and new
investors. This comes one year after FON received euro 18 million in
financing. During
its first year, FON has become the largest WiFi community in the world with
more than 320,000 members and 120,000 WiFi access points, 60,000 of which
were added in the last 60 days. |
| Exponentia Announces Investment Original news source |
| Exponentia, a Vancouver-based global specialist in mobile and online games and
applications, announced an investment by Indianapolis-based Emmis
Communications Corporation, the ninth largest radio operator
in the United States. Exponentia's PlayAction connects audiences of live events via their mobile
phones -- whether at-home, in-venue or anywhere in the world -- to
participate in prediction and trivia via their cell phones. |
| Vollee, 3G Mobile Gaming Solution, Completes Series A Financing Original news source |
| Vollee (formerly Game Stream) announced the closing of its $4 million Series A financing round from lead investor BlueRun Ventures, along with Benchmark Capital who joined as an investor during 2006.
Vollee provides PC and console-quality games on 3G mobile devices with a development & porting process of less than four weeks, without requiring access to the games’ original source code. |
| Starent Networks Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering Original news source |
| Starent Networks, Corp. announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The shares of common stock to be sold in the offering are expected to be offered by Starent Networks and certain of its stockholders. Starent Networks, Corp. is a provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services to their subscribers. |
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This section lists the trade shows and conferences which are relevant to wireless data from either participation or exhibiting point of view.
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