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FirstNews Briefs for Feb. 25, 2009

By Staff Author | February 25, 2009

• Sprint announced today that Frost & Sullivan has awarded the company the 2008 Award for Market Leadership in the Consumer LBS Market for its approach to developing GPS applications for mobile phones. The award is based on Sprint’s variety of consumer GPS applications and its recent announcement that it will offer developers open access to two location aggregation platforms.

• China Mobile and China Unicom signed agreements to purchase 2G and 3G mobile equipments and services from Nokia Siemens Networks during 2009. Under the framework agreements, Nokia Siemens Networks will roll out WCDMA networks for China Unicom in 11 provinces across China. In addition, it will provide China Mobile with TD-SCDMA and GSM networks. 

• The Pantech BreEZe C520 starts reaching AT&T stores this week in a new black finish. The latest version sports a black exterior and a silver and black interior. In addition to the Breeze’s large keys, camera and bright display, key features include: 1-2-3 Quick-Call Keys, simplified menus and large font. The device is currently available at select AT&T company-owned stores and online; it sells for $29.99 after a two-year service agreement and mail-in rebate.

• WiMAX service provider Towerstream reports it has reached EBITDA profitability in its Los Angeles market.

• Proxim Wireless announced that the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) are using technology from Proxim Wireless and ICx Technologies for a system designed to reduce the frequency and severity of car crashes caused by fog and extreme weather. The “Fog Pilot” project is a fog and reduced-speed warning system that will help protect motorists along a 12-mile stretch of freeway along State Route 99 in California’s Central Valley.

More FirstNews 02/25/09:
•  Nortel to Cut More Jobs
•  Report: Mobile Internet Search Use Climbs 14%
•  FCC Proposes Fines Over CPNI Non-Compliance
•  Crown Castle 4Q Loss Narrows
•  ChaCha Dances With Google SMS
•  ZumoDrive Release Puts Cloud in User’s Pocket
•  Smartphones Connect Kids in Schools
•  UIEvolution “Cells” a Car
•  FirstNews Briefs for Feb. 25, 2009

 


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