BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. Under the proposal, China Telecom would join fellow fixed-line carrier China Netcom Group for...
BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. Under the proposal, China Telecom would join fellow fixed-line carrier China Netcom Group for...
No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its weaknesses. It is taking advantage of the boom of its predecessor, GSM/GPRS, another technology...
Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers' mobile phones. The carrier intends to offer the first video services to about 400,000 customers. Siemens will integrate its media...
MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers' mobile phones.The carrier intends to offer the first video services to about 400,000 customers.Siemens will integrate its media streaming and...
TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks said it has signed a contract with China Unicom to provide infrastructure to address its added subscriber base, using its ST16 equipment on the intelligent edge."These services include enterprise-quality virtual private networking, enhanced charging services for unique billing and others," said...
PARIS-China Unicom announced it will offer an upgraded WAP service through a new deal with infrastructure provider Alcatel. The carrier will use Alcatel's WAP 2.0 offering, which allows users to view wireless Web sites written in XHTML."With the development of this WAP 2.0 solution,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Following an announcement of the companies' new teaming, LG Electronics said it will ship its first phone using DoOnGo Technologies Inc. technology for China Unicom. The phone uses DoOnGo's over-the-air repair software for remote firmware updates."LG has always been at the forefront...
BEIJING-In a move that will ramp up its market share in CDMA technology, Lucent Technologies Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $120 million with China Unicom.The deal will cover provinces including Shandong, Hubei, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi.According to the contract, Lucent will supply...
The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO contract wins by Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. with Verizon Wireless may be compelling other major infrastructure players to take the bait.Rivals L.M. Ericsson, Samsung Electronics and Motorola Inc. announced solutions not only in the DO realm, but...
BEIJING-Convergys Corp. completed its first product deployment in China. The company implemented its Infinys software for China Unicom Guangdong, a provincial operator of China Unicom Ltd. The project will work with Guangdong's billing platform to support subscriber activation of service offerings across 17 different...
A quick Google of the acronym "TSI" can turn up at least 10 different companies, all using the same three letters to sell wildly differing products and services. However, Googling the word "Syniverse" turns up only one company-Syniverse Technologies Inc."It's like an alphabet soup,"...
MUNICH-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group said it is providing support for two Chinese carriers as they expand their networks.Siemens is expanding China Unicom's GSM network in Shanghai, Guangxi and Liaoning. The company also is equipping China Unicom's Shanghai network with technology for location-based...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-China Unicom said it will use Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer downloadable applications to wireless phone users. China Unicom said it will use Sun's Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI) platform to develop its UniJa environment."A complete Java-ecosystem...
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week inked $1.1 billion in contracts with Chinese mobile-phone operators, transactions that come at a time of rising trade tensions between the two countries.In all, $2.3 billion in deals-mostly wireless-were announced here last Tuesday at a U.S.-China technology event. Motorola's $556...
Following are mobile contracts for December 2003:AlcatelCanada. With Telus Mobility for a cross-Canada communications backbone infrastructure.Value: UndisclosedChina. With China Unicom for multiple expansion contracts.Value: $40 millionHungary. With Westel as the sole supplier of an EDGE system.Value: UndisclosedMalaysia. With Maxis Communications for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA gear.Value: UndisclosedTaiwan....
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. today signed deals totaling $1.1 billion with China's top mobile-phone carriers, and other U.S. wireless firms picked up multimillion contracts in the world's largest wireless market. The transactions come at a time of rising trade tensions between the two countries.In all, $2.3...
Succeeding with a business partner in China is not always about great business acumen. Sometimes, it boils down to opening a taste bud for a snake delicacy.Two companies, Analog Devices Inc. and Starent Networks Corp., said they have built relationships with their partners in...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple mobile expansion contracts from China Unicom valued at $40 million.Under the terms of the contracts, Alcatel will provide CDMA network gear to help the operator expand capacity in Shanghai, Hebei and Tianjin. Alcatel will also supply CDMA equipment...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in October 2003.China. With China Mobile to expand its GSM networks.Value: $50 millionComorian Union. With SNPT to roll out the country's first GSM network.Value: UndisclosedEricssonFinland. With Finnish 2G for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA mobile services.Value: UndisclosedLithuania. With...
Because operators prefer to manage capacity rather than allow it to dictate their businesses, the nation's expanding subscriber base continues to pose problems.The traditional answer has been to build more equipment, which also creates not only space inconveniences but also cost burdens. Whether in...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it is delivering a GSM network expansion to Zhejiang Unicom to boost the operator's network capacity to 200,000 subscribers.Nokia said the contract is part of a "raft" of recent contracts it signed for the GSM network expansion of China Unicom's...
GENEVA-Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company's wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference.Sun's new offerings are an effort to unify...
Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company's wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference.Sun's new offerings are an effort to unify...
