Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced today it has signed on Norwegian carrier Telenor to its internet services platform Ovi. In the deal, Telenor will give its customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Hungary access to Ovi, while Nokia will provide Telenor with customized phones to give easier access to Nokia Maps, [...]

Agito, the enterprise FMC vendor selling direct to enterprises, has raised $13 million in Series B. The startup has focused on verticals such as Higher Education, Manufacturing/Retail, Healthcare, and Energy/Utilities. Over 12 customers have implemented Agito solution so far. PBX integration has been a major issue resulting in delays in [...]

Russia's largest mobile telco, MTS, has inked a deal to be the exclusive carrier of MySpace in the country and some of its former republics. The localized MySpace Russia will become part of MTS' WAP portal and the telco will launch a branded community back on the website, intending to [...]

Tata Communications is close to choosing its mobile WiMAX equipment suppliers for its $500-million 802.16e-based network in India, according to Unstrung. Tata has already deployed fixed WiMAX (802.16d) from Telsima and has signed up some 10,000 customers since launching service in March. It claims that deployment is the largest WiMAX [...]

Won't it take time to develop an open-source version of Symbian, giving competing open-source groups time to get their products out? ... - Phil Carson[...]

Image via Wikipedia Despite having my Motorola Surfboard SB5120 plugged into a damn UPS, my cable modem suffered an awful fate at the hands of a power surge-death. It's not even trying to talk to Comcast anymore. It's lights blink no more. It's a doorstop, destined for the great bit [...]