EDGE

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. are at the short end of wireless infrastructure contracts owing to their late start in the UMTS market, according to a report …

CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry’s announcement of signing up its 1 billionth …

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those …

In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it has launched a wideband CDMA baseband processor known as Spinnerchip, which will enable device manufacturers to develop single-mode WCDMA, dual-mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA and multimode …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those …

T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its existing $300 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to include next-generation radio equipment, an expanded GPRS core network, implementation and optimization services and Nokia’s NetAct network …

NEW DELHI, India-Nokia Corp. and carrier IDEA Cellular Ltd. said they jointly demonstrated live multimedia services over an EDGE network with speeds on an average three times faster than data …

Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has …

Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004: Alcatel China. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. Value: $14 million Cyprus. With Investcom for …

RESTON, Va.-One option for Nextel Communications Inc.’s next-generation wireless data network is set for public consumption as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported Wi-Fi expansion plans including a deal with Amtrak to provide high-speed data services in six of the railroad’s busiest train stations along the Northeast …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics manufacturer. If the talks materialize, it …

Semiconductor players remain the most optimistic wireless sector, even if the stock profiles do not reflect the upbeat mood. Yet according to a new study, the shares are poised to …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has unveiled what it calls the first complete EDGE smart-phone chipset and reference design. The product, known as TCS3500, is buoyed by the OMAP processor and …