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German, French Phone Firms Plan Purchasing Venture
April 18, 2011 8:33 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDeutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom-Orange say they plan to set up a joint venture for purchasing activities...
Orange, Sunrise Appeal Blocked Swiss Merger
May 20, 2010 8:10 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOrange said Thursday it has appealed a decision by Swiss regulators to block a merger with Denmark's TDC activities in Switzerland.
Orange, T-Mobile Are 'Everything Everywhere'
May 11, 2010 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOrange and T-Mobile UK today unveiled a joint venture name, as well as a plan that outlines the future for the recently merged companies.
Orange Announces iPhone in the UK
September 28, 2009 8:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOrange UK announced an agreement with Apple to bring iPhone 3G and 3GS to Orange UK customers later this year.
T-Mobile, Orange to Merge U.K. Operations
September 8, 2009 8:30 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDeutsche Telekom and France Telecom plan to merge their respective T-Mobile and Orange brands in Britain, the companies announced today.
Survey: LBS Developers Shy from Porting to Palm, Symbian
April 9, 2009 9:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsDevelopers of location-aware applications are shying from creating apps for the Palm WebOS or Symbian platforms
Location Aggregator Adds Sprint
March 30, 2009 9:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsLOC-AID Technologies says it is well on its way to making location-based services (LBS) available across carriers.
Navteq Unveils Semifinalists for Global LBS Challenge
March 27, 2009 9:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsNavteq announced the judges and semifinalists of the Americas edition of the Navteq Global LBS Challenge.
GPS Gets More Assists
January 31, 2009 6:11 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsFor years, GPS has played a role in helping solve one of the industry’s stickiest problems: fixing the location of phones for E911. But as location-based services (LBS) increasingly go commercial, engineers are looking for ways to improve the performance of GPS indoors.
Sprint Gets Location Development Partners
December 17, 2008 7:43 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsSprint today unveiled a partnering with location aggregation specialists uLocate Communications and WaveMarket.
LOC-AID Seeks to Shake Up LBS Industry
November 18, 2008 7:08 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsSimilar to aggregators in the messaging industry, LOC-AID wants to be an aggregator for the LBS industry.
Qualcomm to Use Skyhook’s Wi-Fi LBS Technology
November 17, 2008 7:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsQualcomm now has a license to distribute Skyhook Wireless’ technology for Wi-Fi location
Loopt Inks Deal with SnapTrack
November 6, 2008 7:45 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsLoopt struck a deal with SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, that should dramatically lower costs for CDMA
Spirent, SGS Collaborate on A-GPS Testing
October 24, 2008 7:52 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsSpirent Communications announced it will work with testing lab SGS Wireless to provide Assisted-GPS testing services
LBS: The Route to Brand & Revenue Extension
October 21, 2008 2:08 pm | by Darrin Wilkey | Articles | CommentsThe entertainment industry works hard to get our attention by creating memorable characters and settings.
Where For Art Thou?
August 31, 2008 6:50 pm | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsGPS has been around for more than 40 years, longer than cellular telecommunications networks. But the two technologies have been on converging paths for years
Study: GPS Pings on Diversification
August 26, 2008 8:06 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsWhen you think GPS, you probably think of personal navigation applications in your car or on your handset.
Useful Networks Acquires KnowledgeWhere
August 15, 2008 8:03 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe LBS space is on the move, and Useful Networks wants to be a part of that. Except it wants to take the “BS” out of LBS, said CEO and co-founder Brian Levin.
Study: Location-Aware Social Networking to Surge
August 1, 2008 7:49 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsThe emergence of location-based mobile social networking services offered by providers such as GyPSii, Pelago and Loopt is changing social networking.
How Accurate is Your Location?
July 31, 2008 9:46 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsNo one said E911 was going to be easy. More than a decade after the FCC first mandated E911 for wireless, the industry is still wrangling over it.
Garmin Shares Tumble on Outlook
July 31, 2008 8:13 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsGarmin shares were down more than 20% yesterday after the company cut its profit and revenue forecasts for 2008 and delayed the launch of its nüvifone smartphone.
Report: Subs Like Their Map Apps
July 25, 2008 7:43 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsYou’ve seen a lot of attention surrounding navigation. Now some stats from comScore highlight just how popular those services have become.
Report: More GPS-Enabled Handsets on their Way
May 9, 2008 8:18 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAs carriers offer more location-based services (LBS) and user uptake increases, handset manufacturers and service providers are looking to capitalize on the LBS trend.
Report: Carriers Can Leverage E911 Technology for LBS
May 1, 2008 8:21 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAccording to Frost & Sullivan, U.S. carriers can leverage the investment they are required to make to improve E911 services, by using the improved technologies to market location-based services (LBS). The research and analysis firm says that LBS promises a lucrative revenue stream and presents carriers with a way to differentiate services in an increasingly competitive mobile environment.
Verizon Offers Location-Based Networking with Loopt
March 28, 2008 7:31 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAnd in more mobile content news, Verizon Wireless announced a partnership with social-mapping service Loopt, to offer Loopt’s service on select handsets beginning next month.
