Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has deployed EDGE technology in its South Florida market providing customers with wireless data speeds up to 170 kilobits per second and average throughput of between 75 and 135 kbps. In support of the launch, Cingular also announced the...
Showing a thirst for life rivaling the old man in Monty Python's Holy Grail who repeatedly cries out, "I'm not dead yet," AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has positioned itself to continue to compete in the wireless industry despite its impending acquisition by rival Cingular...
After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world's No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry's cutting edge by placing itself at the intersection of music and wireless. Indeed, Motorola executives have hinted at...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s decision earlier this week to expand its wireless broadband network trial in the Raleigh, N.C., market may have proven well founded as network testing conducted by RBC Capital Markets indicated Flarion Technologies' Flash-OFDM based technology is providing data speeds nearly three...
Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost approximately 5,400 total subscribers during the first quarter of this year compared with 13,500 net customer additions during the first quarter of 2003. The carrier noted the customer loss was due to lower gross customer additions during the...
NEW YORK-Mobile operators worldwide are poised to deploy EDGE technology as a permanent fix for data offerings or as an interim solution for advanced data and voice services during the next five years, according to a report from Visant Strategies.Visant expects several hundred thousand...
HERZELIA, Israel-Quanta Computer said it has selected the EDGE technology of Comsys Communication and Signal Processing Ltd. as an add-on to its GSM/GPRS products.Quanta said EDGE uses the same frequencies and infrastructure as GSM/GPRS, but with an added modulation scheme."Using Comsys' EDGE IP solution,...
LONDON-Optimism prevails in the mobile communications industry, according to the ARC Group's new "3GSM 2004 Industry Survey."In fact, according to the survey, 85 percent of industry professionals believe their companies' profitability will grow in 2004, with 16 percent believing their profitability will increase by...
On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that have announced EDGE commitments at 76 in 50 countries. However, only 14 networks are...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March:Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, WAP Gateway and Push Proxy Platform products.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With MetroPCS for MMS equipment.Value: UndisclosedEricssonIreland With Meteor...
Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling operators to upgrade their networks.Major vendors like Nokia Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a strategic partnership with RE/MAX International providing RE/MAX affiliates in the United States with access to the carrier's EDGE wireless data service though laptops equipped with wireless modem cards or EDGE-enabled handsets. AWS said it would provide special...
ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G Americas organization. Some analysts, according to 3G Americas, predict GSM will reach the 2 billion customer market by 2010."The Americas...
Sierra Wireless introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks at the CTIA show in Atlanta. Both products are slated for commercial availability in the second half of this year. The AirCard 775 offers data rates up...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $32 million contract with a Ghanaian carrier to supply what it describes as the first EDGE equipment in Africa.The deal also comprises GSM networking technologies like WAP and multimedia services."The new equipment order from Ericsson will...
ATLANTA-Sierra Wireless this week introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks. Both products are slated for commercial availability in the second half of this year.The AirCard 775 offers data rates up to three times faster than...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-From the show floor of CTIA Wireless 2004, TTPCom Ltd. this week announced it has commenced interoperability testing with its single processor-based EDGE modem design. "The commencement of EDGE interoperability testing is a significant step forward for our single processor architecture," said Julian...
ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G Americas organization. Some analysts, according to 3G Americas, predict GSM will reach the 2 billion customer market by 2010."The Americas...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-South Korean mobile-phone design firm Bellwave announced it will use Ericsson Mobile Platforms' G200 reference design to develop its new GSM/GPRS products, and potentially its EDGE and W-CDMA products as well. The new licensing deal comes shortly after Sharp Corp. signed a similar...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it signed a new license agreement with Sierra Wireless Inc. for the sale of GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.InterDigital has licensing deals with a variety of players, but is also...
As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with a glut of new, advanced handsets. Indeed, the pace is likely to quicken with...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. led the mobile-phone charge with the introduction of five new advanced GSM phones, including three for the Americas market. The company's news came on the heels of new phone news from a variety of players.Sony Ericsson's...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera's existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.According to the agreement, Nokia will supply its GSM, GPRS and EDGE system and provide installation and care services for the network upgrade,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera's existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.According to the agreement, Nokia will supply its GSM, GPRS and EDGE system and provide installation and care services for the network upgrade,...
