Cingular Wireless is cutting jobs in its Mobitex business, although the carrier declined to provide specifics.Cingular said it is cutting a "minimal" number of jobs in its Cingular Interactive division, which runs its slower-speed Mobitex data-only network. Cingular said the job cuts will be...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a contract to supply Finnish network operator Finnet Networks Ltd. with an EDGE system for data services.No financial details were released.The carrier also said it is using Nokia EDGE-capable base stations for trials.Finnet operates a GSM/GPRS network...
Following AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s plans for a nationwide EDGE network, Nokia Corp. announced its first EDGE-capable smart phone for the Americas market.Nokia plans to sell its 6620 phone, which features the Symbian operating system, in the United States by the second quarter of...
BEND, Ore.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. said a federal court has placed an injunction prohibiting U.S. Cellular Corp. from marketing its recently launched Easyedge wireless data service in select Oregon, California and Idaho markets where Edge Wireless offers service, citing...
Two chip companies say their chips have been selected for wireless devices, while another has begun shipments of its products.Nvidia Corp. said its multimedia graphics processor known as GoForce 2100 will be in the innards of Mitsubishi Electric's latest i-mode mobile phone, the M...
LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the activity at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Audiovox Communications Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics and others showed off their line-ups of advanced mobile phones, and several phone makers...
WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses despite the sector's desperate financial condition. In its opening brief, AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless...
Motorola Inc.'s long-awaited V600 camera phone will finally hit store shelves this month through AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced. The phone suffered from software glitches and had been delayed until after the holiday shopping season."Just as the ground-breaking Motorola StarTAC and Motorola...
DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. deployed Alcatel's Multimedia Messaging Services system designed to enable Edge Wireless customers to send and receive MMS messages. Alcatel noted the service allows users to send messages to other MMS-enabled handsets and between e-mail addresses...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network for Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Westel has already launched commercial EDGE services in the heaviest traffic areas of Budapest and is extending...
Harnessing a protocol synergy, the UMTS Forum and 3G Americas are trumpeting the achievement of their brand of technology as the wireless industry migrates to third-generation services.Both groups, one based in the United States and the other in Europe, said they are working together...
REDMOND, Wash.-Through the end of January, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer business customers a free Sony Ericsson GC-82 EDGE wireless modem card when they trade in a similar modem card from any national wireless carrier and sign a two-year contract for...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network by Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Westel has already launched commercial EDGE services in the heaviest traffic areas of Budapest and is extending...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a license agreement to integrate the media engine and codecs of RealNetworks Inc. with its mobile platform offerings.RealNetworks products include RealOne Player, the Helix DNA Client and the RealAudio and RealVideo codecs. They will work with Ericsson's...
Through the end of January, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer business customers a free Sony Ericsson GC-82 EDGE wireless modem card when they trade in a similar modem card from any national wireless carrier and sign a two-year contract for unlimited...
BURNHAM, United Kingdom-Cingular Wireless has chosen wireless test systems from Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) to ensure a high level of service quality while it deploys its 2.5-generation network and network optimization technologies.Cingular will use RIWS' Two-Way Air Interface Monitor to identify network and...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in November:Philippines. With Digital Telecommunications Philippines (Digitel) for GSM/GPRS and EDGE equipment, including radio base stations and mobile switching equipment.Value: $100 millionEricssonChina. With Guangxi Mobile Communications Co. to supply GSM network equipment in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Value: $56...
BURNHAM, United Kingdom-Cingular Wireless has chosen wireless test systems from Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) to ensure a high level of service quality while it deploys its 2.5-generation network and network optimization technologies.Cingular will use RIWS' Two-Way Air Interface Monitor to identify network and...
Sprint PCS expanded its visual data offering last week with the launch of its Video Mail service, which allows customers to send and receive video clips up to 15 seconds in length with full sound between handsets or to traditional e-mail addresses. The carrier...
Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. are missing from the membership list of Khronos Group, an open standards alliance that is pursuing open application programming interfaces for dynamic media in the wireless space.In spite of stellar members like Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and Motorola...
Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make payments and say goodbye without the familiar encumbrances of space and time.His real estate company, Buyers Agent, is a metaphor...
Alcatel Corp. said it has joined with Royal Philips Electronics to showcase EDGE technology in an interoperability test. The companies said the tests achieved an uninterrupted download of 30 Megabytes at 220 kilobits per second. Alcatel offered its radio access and core technology, while...
As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
