Clearwire and Aicent team up for international WiMAX roaming

As more and more WiMAX networks come on-line in the States and worldwide, and they begin to take over the burden of carrying a telecoms network, they will need to become interconnected on a global level. Clearwire and Aicent are today boasting what they claim is the first successful roaming connection between two WiMAX networks.

Mobile operator round-up: AT&T on WiFi, sales, signings and government intervention.

AT&T is reporting massive success on the WiFi front - and attributing it to smartphones. Government intervention seems to have yielded positive results in the South African mobile market. Mobile messaging from Synchronica has found its way onto the phones of another operator’s customers… and more.

DoApp encourages “citizen journalists” with mobile app update

The intersection between print and digital journalism has been involving mobile technology more and more. Companies like DoApps and Verve Wireless have made it their business to shepherd this market into something that will support the existing local news industry. Today, DoApps has announced an update to its Mobile Local News (MLN) service including hyper-local advertising and user-generated content.

GoMo 1-to-1: mobile communications and the future of Nimbuzz

Nestled in the heart of downtown San Francisco is a pleasant, leafy street called South Park. The area is absolutely crawling with tech start-ups, but today I interviewed a much more established company. Tobias Kemper, VP of Nimbuzz in America, talked about the future of the company, including operator relations, social gaming and dating, and its intent to stay away from advertising support! Nimbuzz also wants to pioneer in the field of contextually relevant location, something we should be seeing a lot of from them in the months to come.

Good news! Boost for mobile apps and widgets as manufacturers sign on to JIL

I’ve long been a fan of the Joint Innovation Lab and what it stands for (see below), so I was delighted to see the news today. Four major mobile handset makers have signed on to the organisation, providing a solid base to what was previously a group comprised only of operators. Perhaps most importantly, one of those manufacturers is RIM - meaning that the JIL has also gotten the support of a mobile operating system with a decent and popular app store.

Arsenal shoots for success on iPhone with mobile application

A little snippet of interesting news perked my interest today. Mobile content and marketing specialist 2ergo has launched an iPhone app for footie team Arsenal. The first official app for the Premier League team will bring team news straight to fans.

Mobile barcodes on TV and on Sony Ericsson with Scanbuy

2d barcoding expert Scanbuy, as busy as ever, has released two pieces of news today. First, it is powering a new mobile barcode service from Latin American mobile operator Claro Chile. Second, the Scanlife barcode reader will be coming pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson camera phones.

Visual search for mobile again - will IQ Engines come through?

It’s an area of mobile that is just as fraught as voice recognition. Visual search and image recognition is one of those exciting areas that people really want to work in mobile. With a certain amount of notoriety now surrounding visual search engine GetFugu, we’ve been keeping an eye out for more hot companies working in the area. And here comes one now: IQ Engines. Pierre Garrigues, Director of Research and co-founder of the Berkley-based company, spoke about its service at Mobile 2.0

Walmart boards the “unlimited” boat with Straight Talk mobile plan

In a move that is doubtless making some people nervous, Walmart has announced its very own mobile plans. In Walmart stores, or on-line, you can now buy a devices from the shopping giant on its “Straight Talk” plans - which offer unlimited talk time for as little as $45 a month.

Aloqa launches on iPhone and offers publishers Cross-Platform API

Aloqa is a modern day mobile search application boasting context aware software plus a bit of a sexy UI.

Mobile operator round-up: price cuts, 3G, GSM and anti-competitiveness

There’s an interesting mix of mobile operator news stories today. Deutsche Telekom has admitted that T-Mobile lost customers in the US due to bad 3G coverage. The EU Commission is in the midst of an argument with Germany’s Federal Network Agency over “anti-competitive” behaviour in mobile spectrum auctions. The South African government has stepped in and directly ordered operators to lower their costs by the end of November… and more.

NeoMedia kicks off huge mobile barcode alliance with Bems and Telefónica

A three-way deal for mobile barcodes has just been announced for 12 countries in Latin America. Spanish based barcode company Bems has become the exclusive partner of Telefónica for 2d barcodes in Latin America. And Bems has partnered with NeoMedia for the 4 year deal, which will see NeoMedia technology, platforms, barcode readers and campaign management at the centre of the Telefónica drive.

What does the Cisco Starent buyout really mean for mobile?

In a $2.9 billion deal today, Cisco has announced its intention to buy multimedia technology company Starent. At that price, Cisco is paying over 20% more per share than Starent was worth at close of business yesterday - and expects the deal to show profit by 2012. But what does the deal actually mean for the players involved, and for the consumer?

MoMo London Mobile Location Services Panel highlights : Show me the money

Stuart Dredge – Editor
Kate imbach – Skyhook Wireless
Jennifer Hicks – ink communication
Nic Black - Cloudmade
Roberta Lucca – Vertu
Patrick Weissert - Vodafone

Here comes the NearbyNow Brides Dressing Room on the iPhone

If you don’t know… then you should. Weddings are amazing revenue generators. Do something with brides and you are gonna make money!

Hence this new iPhone application from NearbyNow simply rocks.

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