Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—- the full stories are on our sister site mocoNews: —*RealNetworks* Wins Verizon’s V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’s V Cast streaming video service. RealNetworks also deepened its entertainment deal with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and is now rolling out its music on demand services via Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in Europe. Full story here... —Qualcomm’s MediaFLO Learns From The U.S. Market: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S. and is radically changing course for how it will approach the international market, according to an interview today with Qualcomm’s Chem Assayag, who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe. He said rather than be a service provider in new markets, like MediaFLO is in the U.S. today, the company will play an integral role in bringing players to the table, and will only supply the technology. In addition, it will change the U.S. business… More from the interview... More highlights after the jump... —Verizon Wireless Details Its 4G Plans: Verizon’s EVP and CTO Dick Lynch announced the details of the company’s LTE plans, including which vendors they’ve chosen and how it will bring new devices to market. Lynch said that new devices that take advantage of this bandwidth will be the key to success. “But before a company invests millions of dollars,” he asks, “how does Verizon bridge the gap about thinking about a LTE device and selling it?” More details here... —Skype To Carriers: You Need Us Too, Really: Carriers have traditionally ruled the roost in the mobile world, but when the iPhone came along, they were forced to concede that device makers—or at least some of them—were as important as they were. Now, software providers are clamoring for the same status. Skype CEO Josh Silverman declared that it’s “application providers like Skype that are driving demand for the next generation of access.” But Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian carrier Telstra, was unconvinced. Full story here... Lots more coverage at our Mobile World Congress channel Photo Credit: Gaetan Lee

Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—- the full stories are on our sister site mocoNews: —*RealNetworks* Wins Verizon’s V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’s V Cast streaming video service. RealNetworks also deepened its entertainment deal with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and is now rolling out its music on demand services via Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in Europe. Full story here... —Qualcomm’s MediaFLO Learns From The U.S. Market: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S. and is radically changing course for how it will approach the international market, according to an interview today with Qualcomm’s Chem Assayag, who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe. He said rather than be a service provider in new markets, like MediaFLO is in the U.S. today, the company will play an integral role in bringing players to the table, and will only supply the technology. In addition, it will change the U.S. business… More from the interview... —Verizon Wireless Details Its 4G Plans: Verizon’s EVP and CTO Dick Lynch announced the details of the company’s LTE plans, including which vendors they’ve chosen and how it will bring new devices to market. Lynch said that new devices that take advantage of this bandwidth will be the key to success. “But before a company invests millions of dollars,” he asks, “how does Verizon bridge the gap about thinking about a LTE device and selling it?” More details here... —Skype To Carriers: You Need Us Too, Really: Carriers have traditionally ruled the roost in the mobile world, but when the iPhone came along, they were forced to concede that device makers—or at least some of them—were as important as they were. Now, software providers are clamoring for the same status. Skype CEO Josh Silverman declared that it’s “application providers like Skype that are driving demand for the next generation of access.” But Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian carrier Telstra, was unconvinced. Full story here... Lots more coverage at our Mobile World Congress channel Photo Credit: Gaetan Lee

Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—- the full stories are on our sister site mocoNews: —*RealNetworks* Wins Verizon’s V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’s V Cast streaming video service; V Cast was previously powered by thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA). RealNetworks also deepened its entertainment deal with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and is now rolling out its music on demand services via Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in Europe. Full story here... —Qualcomm’s MediaFLO Learns From The U.S. Market: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S. and is radically changing course for how it will approach the international market, according to an interview today with Qualcomm’s Chem Assayag, who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe. He said rather than be a service provider in new markets, like MediaFLO is in the U.S. today, the company will play an integral role in bringing players to the table, and will only supply the technology—it will not buy spectrum, build towers, or source content. In addition, it will change the U.S. business from a subscription to a hybrid model, where most of the content is free and users pay to access additional content. More from the interview... —Verizon Wireless Details Its 4G Plans: Verizon’s EVP and CTO Dick Lynch announced the details of the company’s LTE plans, including which vendors they’ve chosen and how it will bring new devices to market. Lynch said that new devices that take advantage of this bandwidth will be the key to success. “But before a company invests millions of dollars,” he asks, “how does Verizon bridge the gap about thinking about a LTE device and selling it? We are announcing today the formation of the LTE innovation center.” More details here... —Skype To Carriers: You Need Us Too, Really: Carriers have traditionally ruled the roost in the mobile world, but when the iPhone came along, they were forced to concede that device makers—or at least some of them—were as important as they were. Now, software providers are clamoring for the same status. Skype CEO Josh Silverman declared that it’s “application providers like Skype that are driving demand for the next generation of access.” The challenge for Skype, and all other mobile application providers for that matter, has been getting users comfortable with downloading applications onto their phones, a process that isn’t always so simple. But Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian carrier Telstra, was unconvinced. Full story here... Lots more coverage at our Mobile World Congress channel Photo Credit: Gaetan Lee

Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—- the full stories are on our sister site mocoNews: —*RealNetworks* Wins *Verizon’s* V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’s V Cast streaming video service; V Cast was previously powered by thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA). RealNetworks also deepened its entertainment deal with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and is now rolling out its music on demand services via Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in Europe. Full story here... —*Qualcomm’s* MediaFLO Learns From The U.S. Market: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S. and is radically changing course for how it will approach the international market, according to an interview today with Qualcomm’s Chem Assayag, who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe. He said rather than be a service provider in new markets, like MediaFLO is in the U.S. today, the company will play an integral role in bringing players to the table, and will only supply the technology—it will not buy spectrum, build towers, or source content. In addition, it will change the U.S. business from a subscription to a hybrid model, where most of the content is free and users pay to access additional content. More from the interview... —Verizon Wireless Details Its 4G Plans: Verizon’s EVP and CTO Dick Lynch announced the details of the company’s LTE plans, including which vendors they’ve chosen and how it will bring new devices to market. Lynch said that new devices that take advantage of this bandwidth will be the key to success. “But before a company invests millions of dollars,” he asks, “how does Verizon bridge the gap about thinking about a LTE device and selling it? We are announcing today the formation of the LTE innovation center.” More details here... —Skype To Carriers: You Need Us Too, Really: Carriers have traditionally ruled the roost in the mobile world, but when the iPhone came along, they were forced to concede that device makers—or at least some of them—were as important as they were. Now, software providers are clamoring for the same status. Skype CEO Josh Silverman declared that it’s “application providers like Skype that are driving demand for the next generation of access.” The challenge for Skype, and all other mobile application providers for that matter, has been getting users comfortable with downloading applications onto their phones, a process that isn’t always so simple. But Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian carrier Telstra, was unconvinced. Full story here... Lots more coverage at our Mobile World Congress channel Photo Credit: Gaetan Lee

Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—- the full stories are on our sister site mocoNews: —*RealNetworks* Wins *Verizon’s* V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’s V Cast streaming video service; V Cast was previously powered by thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA). RealNetworks also deepened its entertainment deal with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and is now rolling out its music on demand services via Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in Europe. More details on mocoNews... —*Qualcomm’s* MediaFLO Learns From The U.S. Market: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S. and is radically changing course for how it will approach the international market, according to an interview today with Qualcomm’s Chem Assayag, who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe. He said rather than be a service provider in new markets, like MediaFLO is in the U.S. today, the company will play an integral role in bringing players to the table, and will only supply the technology—it will not buy spectrum, build towers, or source content. In addition, it will change the U.S. business from a subscription to a hybrid model, where most of the content is free and users pay to access additional content. More from the interview on mocoNews... —Verizon Wireless Details Its 4G Plans: Verizon’s EVP and CTO Dick Lynch announced the details of the company’s LTE plans, including which vendors they’ve chosen and how it will bring new devices to market. Lynch said that new devices that take advantage of this bandwidth will be the key to success. “But before a company invests millions of dollars,” he asks, “how does Verizon bridge the gap about thinking about a LTE device and selling it? We are announcing today the formation of the LTE innovation center.” More on mocoNews... —Skype To Carriers: You Need Us Too, Really: Carriers have traditionally ruled the roost in the mobile world, but when the iPhone came along, they were forced to concede that device makers—or at least some of them—were as important as they were. Now, software providers are clamoring for the same status. Skype CEO Josh Silverman declared that it’s “application providers like Skype that are driving demand for the next generation of access.” The challenge for Skype, and all other mobile application providers for that matter, has been getting users comfortable with downloading applications onto their phones, a process that isn’t always so simple. But Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian carrier Telstra, was unconvinced. The rest is on mocoNews... Lots more coverage at our Mobile World Congress channel Photo Credit: Gaetan Lee

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Samsung's latest AMOLED smartphone has broken cover , the new SHW-M100S, and like the Google Nexus One it's running Android 2.1.  The M100S has a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, WiFi b/g/n, T-DMB TV tuner and a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording; it's apparently set to...

Samsung's latest AMOLED smartphone has broken cover , the new SHW-M100S, and like the Google Nexus One it's running Android 2.1.  The M100S has a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, WiFi b/g/n, T-DMB TV tuner and a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording; it's apparently set to...

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Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has recently announced its plan to introduce a new Android Phone called Motorola Motoroi.

The phone would be launched in collaboration with Korean Telecommunication giant SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM). Motoroi is likely to be launched in USA in March. Main specs of the new phone include a 3.7 inch touch screen, an 8 MP camera and a TV tuner. The camera also has the capability of recording videos in Hi-Def and it sports internal memory of 8 GB. The phone will be using the Android 2.0 OS. Motoroi will retail for $800 in Korea.

Spain’s incumbent telecom carrier Telefonica (TEF) is planning to expand its stake in China Unicom (CHU), the second-largest Chinese wireless carrier. The Spanish telecom giant expects to gradually increase its share in the Chinese company to further boost its foothold in the world’s largest mobile market. The companies concluded a $1 billion stake purchase in each [...]

(TEF) Telefonica to Buy More China Unicom

Spain’s incumbent telecom carrier Telefonica (TEF) is planning to expand its stake in China Unicom (CHU), the second-largest Chinese wireless carrier. The Spanish telecom giant expects to gradually increase its share in the Chinese company to further boost its foothold in the world’s largest mobile market. The companies concluded a $1 billion stake purchase in each ...

South Korea’s incumbent fixed-line carrier KT Corp. (KT) has outlined its guidance for 2010. The carrier expects revenues to increase 2.8% in 2010 to KRW19.5 trillion (US$17.3 billion) from the estimated KRW18.96 trillion (US$16.8 billion) in 2009. KT is expected to release fourth-quarter 2009 results on Jan 29, 2010. KT plans to boost capital expenditure by [...]

(SKM) KT Corporation Outlines 2010 Guidance

South Korea’s incumbent fixed-line carrier KT Corp. (KT) has outlined its guidance for 2010. The carrier expects revenues to increase 2.8% in 2010 to KRW19.5 trillion (US$17.3 billion) from the estimated KRW18.96 trillion (US$16.8 billion) in 2009. KT is expected to release fourth-quarter 2009 results on Jan 29, 2010. KT plans to boost capital expenditure by ...

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