Quattro Wireless announced a strategic global expansion of its mobile ad network to Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Asia. Quattro will now accept internationally-focused and country-specific publishers and advertisers into its network.
• Broadcom announced that the software that controls its Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM combination solution is a standard component of the latest Android operating system. This is the first time that the Android platform includes native support for a multi-functional wireless connectivity solution (or "combo" chip), the company said.
• Nickelodeon is launching its first-ever series of Apple iPhone and iTouch applications in the Apple iTunes App Store, featuring content based on SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and iCarly. Nick also will launch extensions of its online gaming sites - Shockwave.com and AddictingGames.com - on the iPhone, including streaming mobile video applications and games.
• Hard Dollar announced the release of its Field Data Collection software for use on Microsoft CE platform devices, smartphones and other wireless handheld devices. The mobile wireless software enables field-based employees for contractors to collect time sheet information, expenses, equipment usage, project notes, material usage and productivity data and instantly update the corporate Project Cost Management.
• Skyworks Solutions’ first fiscal quarter revenue was $210.2 million compared with $210.5 million in the year-ago period. The company said it gained traction in the quarter at Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei and ZTE with 3G base station solutions.
• Turkcell grew its subscriber base by 5 percent, to 37 million in Turkey as of Dec. 31. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2008, its postpaid subscriber count reached 7.5 million and prepaid was at 29.5 million.