Mobile communications

November 4, 2009 -- Washington DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Wednesday that they are launching a joint effort to evaluate technologies that may help curb the dangerous epidemic of distracted driving.

The DOT-FCC partnership will also include outreach efforts to educate the public about the dangers of texting while driving, talking on cell phones while driving, and other distracting behavior that can lead to deadly accidents.    » read more »

Millions in Federal Funds Used to Enhance Coverage to Macoupin County

SPRINGFIELD – October 7, 2009 -- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today commended U.S. Cellular for bringing improved cellular phone service to the people of Macoupin County. Governor Quinn’s visit comes after U.S. Cellular activated five additional service towers in the area by the end of 2009.

“Cell phone service is a fundamental necessity for personal and public safety as well as economic growth.” said Governor Quinn. “The people of Macoupin County have lacked adequate cellular service for years but, thankfully, they can now stay better connected to the people they care about most.”    » read more »

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 7, 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in collaboration with the U.S. Army's Communications Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, recently completed industry-first experiments using Raytheon's fourth generation wireless networking technology.

The Enhanced Position Location Reporting System 4th Generation served as the network backbone and provided the ability to connect with many current and future force systems as part of an overarching network-of-networks architecture.    » read more »

August 8, 2008 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has reached a $1 million settlement with a Hong Kong-based company that creates and distributes content for cell phones. Building on earlier agreements with advertising networks and a major wireless carrier, the agreement with MobileFunster, Inc., which does business as FunMobile, is the first CyberFraud agreement the Attorney General’s Office has negotiated with a mobile content provider and addresses another link in a business model that includes wireless carriers, billing aggregators, advertising networks, and content providers like FunMobile.    » read more »

Online Resources Available to Help Customers Prepare for Purchase with a Variety of Attractive Plans Combine Voice and Unlimited Data

Dallas, Texas, July 1, 2008 -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced iPhone 3G pricing for new and existing AT&T customers, several attractive voice and data plans, and tips on how to be "iReady" when iPhone 3G goes on sale at AT&T retail stores at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, July 11.

"We can't wait to offer iPhone 3G to our customers, and we want to make sure the buying process is as easy as possible," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T's wireless unit. "Considering all the great new features of iPhone 3G, we think our pricing and monthly plans present a tremendous value for consumers and businesses alike."    » read more »

Acquisition enables evolution of the leading open mobile platform as the visionary move embraces openness and accelerates innovation

Espoo, Finland, June 24, 2008 -- Nokia today announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already own will be approximately EUR 264 million.    » read more »

12.13.2007 -- Jeff Sellinger has been promoted to Senior Vice President, CBS Mobile, it was announced by Cyriac Roeding, Executive Vice President, CBS Mobile, CBS Interactive.

Sellinger, who has been Vice President CBS Mobile since November 2006, is responsible for the overall operations of CBS's Mobile business including launching and running the 24-hour CBS Mobile television network, mobile video services, in-show interactivity, content, mobile Web and mobile advertising.    » read more »

In addition to existing prizes, entrants in Mobile Rules! multiplayer category gain fast track distribution opportunities in China

'Pop Up Video To Go,' a New Made-For-Mobile Original That Brings VH1's Wildly Popular 'Pop-Up Video' to the Mobile Handset

- On-the-go Fans Can Catch Every Snap with Live, Full-length Games on CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile and NBC 2Go
- Nine Notre Dame Games Featured

- ESPN Mobile TV to Simulcast More Than 75 Live Games from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com
- Customized Content from ESPN MVP Includes Alerts, Exclusive Video Clips and Up to the Minute Scoring Updates

August 29, 2007 -- ESPN is giving college football fans more mobile content than ever this season, offering live games, highlight shows, breaking news, scores, information and more across a host of mobile properties including ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN MVP, both available exclusively from Verizon Wireless, and ESPN’s industry-leading WAP site.    » read more »

- ADDING MULTIMEDIA All-New Yahoo! Mail Gives People Worldwide More Ways to Connect
- Yahoo! Mail Introduces First Free Real-Time Text Messaging Service to Mobile Phone Numbers From a Major Web Mail Provider, in Four Global Markets(1)

Leading Irish Mobile Communications Company Deploys BEA AquaLogic Integration and Governance Solutions to Help Bring Personalized Services to Market Faster, Grow Market Share and Sustain Long-term Customer Loyalty

As more employees become mobile, global research reveals valuable knowledge to prevent threats with proper technology, communication

SAN JOSE, Calif. - August 21, 2007 - A global third-party study commissioned by Cisco® and the National Cyber Security Alliance reveals behavioral findings among mobile wireless workers that spotlight the human side of security as businesses and IT organizations empower more and more employees to remain connected outside of their offices.    » read more »

IBM Improves Video Streaming Input by Up to 500 Percent

ARMONK, NY - 15 Aug 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Ortiva Wireless has redesigned its entire IT infrastructure by replacing its Dell rack servers with IBM BladeCenter servers, enabling a core component of its business to run up to 500 percent faster.    » read more »