Irish firm develops MMS gambling service
An Irish mobile gaming company is claiming to be the first to offer gambling services via MMS.
July 31 in WIRELESS

Mobile operators study pre-paid users
European mobile operators facing massive debt and market saturation are now examining the value of their less profitable pre-paid customers.
July 30 in WIRELESS

Vodafone to launch BlackBerry competitor
Vodafone Ireland will launch a device-independent e-mail service for corporate clients, in a move that could make users think twice about buying a BlackBerry.
July 26 in WIRELESS

Telecoms bow to the reality of 3G
Two of Europe's leading telecoms bowed to what appears to be the bleak reality of 3G as Spain's Telefonica and Finland's Sonera wrote off their UMTS assets.
July 26 in WIRELESS

US company tests broadband airplane
By 2005, people might be receiving mobile phone services, broadband connections and even digital TV from solar-powered airplanes that fly at 65,000 feet.
July 24 in WIRELESS

NTT DoCoMo creates European subsidiary
Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo is to open a European subsidiary to service clients in Europe, as well as entice other operators to take up its services.
July 19 in WIRELESS

Rude mobile users irritate Britons
The ban in Britain on mobile phone jamming systems is unlikely to be lifted despite irritation among nearly half of its population about mobile usage in public.
July 19 in WIRELESS

Almost 20,000 Irish customers ditch O2
O2 Ireland has seen customer numbers fall by nearly 20,000 over recent months and recorded a EUR58 fall in its blended Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) figures.
July 18 in WIRELESS

New specs pave the way for mobile IM
A new set of specifications were released this week for instant messaging over wireless devices, a service users can expect to start appearing by early 2003.
July 17 in WIRELESS

Report helps users trim roaming costs
The ODTR on Wednesday issued a new advice document to consumers, telling them of various ways they can cut the cost of roaming while abroad.
July 17 in WIRELESS

Motorola to make white label phones
As part of a new strategy, Motorola said on Tuesday it will build customised mobile phones for Vodafone and other operators, according to reports.
July 16 in WIRELESS

Irish tech firms tackle parking problems
Several Irish companies are using Internet and wireless technologies in an attempt to solve the country's parking problems.
July 12 in WIRELESS

SyChip looks to push Wi-Fi in PDAs
Semiconductor maker Intersil has announced a new deal with SyChip that could make 802.11b-enabled handhelds more readily available.
July 11 in WIRELESS

Mobile entertainment prepares for growth
According to a new report, Western European consumers will spend EUR23 billion on non-voice entertainment services through their mobile phones.
July 09 in WIRELESS

Major WAP provider shuts down
In another blow to the WAP format, one of the main service providers in the field, UK company MobileFuture, has announced that it is to be wound up.
July 04 in WIRELESS

Pre-paid users will fuel mobile commerce
Pre-paid mobile phone users will be critical to the success of the emerging m-commerce mobile data market, according to a new report by Analysys.
July 02 in WIRELESS

Wireless 'hot spot' goes live in Britain
BT has launched its first public wireless "hot spot" as a report says that the technology will not impact telcos as dramatically as previously thought.
July 01 in WIRELESS

Cinema-goers reach out and text
The Northern Ireland based company Aepona has devised technology to help movie theatres become interactive with text messaging.
June 28 in WIRELESS

Hutchison Whampoa wins 3G bid
O2 and Vodafone Ireland have both lost out in their bid for the top third-generation mobile licence in Ireland to newcomer Hutchison Whampoa.
June 25 in WIRELESS

Text messaging craze hits television
UK-based WirelessOcean Group has developed a prototype of a system that allows users to send and receive SMS messages through their television.
June 25 in WIRELESS

MMS tool lets users build picture albums
Irish wireless development company Network365 has launched an application that will let mobile phone users send pictures to an on-line photo album over MMS.
June 24 in WIRELESS

Nokia lowers sales estimates
After announcing reduced sales estimates, Nokia said colour screens and MMS technology will entice consumers to buy new mobile phones.
June 20 in WIRELESS

Logica enters the fixed-line SMS sector
Logica has announced the release of its fixed-line SMS centre (FSMSC), a tool that allows landline users to send and receive SMS messages.
June 18 in WIRELESS

O2 publishes prices for MMS and 3G
In two separate announcements on Tuesday, O2 detailed plans for some of its next-generation services, including the launch of MMS in Ireland this autumn.
June 18 in WIRELESS

Wireless broadband firm Tele2 axes jobs
There are concerns about the future of UK wireless broadband operator Tele2 following news that it has made "drastic" job cuts.
June 17 in WIRELESS