Ericsson

The alliance between Sony Corp. of Japan and L.M. Ericsson of Sweden is giving the two companies hope they have a chance to trump Nokia Corp. as the supreme player …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Dutch operator Libertel Vodafone selected Ericsson as its sole supplier for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network through a $45 million contract. The contract includes hardware, software and services. …

Sony of Japan is holding talks with Sweden’s L.M. Ericsson on merging their handset divisions, hinting at what some analysts perceive as a possible trend in the industry. Both companies …

Three major wireless vendors gave mixed signals last week as Nokia Corp. posted a profit, while Nortel Networks Inc. and L.M. Ericsson reported losses in tune with market consensus. Both …

LONDON-According to a study by Strategy Analytics Inc., Flextronics Inc. will become Western Europe’s second largest cell phone manufacturer with 34.5 million units, or an 18.4 percent production share, in …

CANADA Cell-Loc Inc. completed and made available its Cellocate Beacon I, a wireless device that enables several location services via the company’s existing networks in Calgary, Alberta and Austin, Texas. …

As the economy slackens and competition revs up, the handset market may set the stage for a battle between big names and their smaller counterparts. Some analysts are doffing their …

Motorola Inc. mixed memory with some cheer in its first-quarter results last week as it reported its first loss in 16 years amid hopes of a rebound in the second …

Leap Wireless International Inc. completed its acquisition of personal communications services operating licenses covering 2.8 million pops from CIVS IV License Sub I L.L.C., a joint venture between Cook Inlet …

Several recent announcements have cast an unfavorable light on Symbian Ltd., a maker of operating systems for a number of wireless devices. But even with the added illumination, it’s still …

WASHINGTON-The law firm of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, which earlier this year took control of an $800 million mobile phone-brain cancer lawsuit, has joined forces with attorneys in a …

Chips are falling through the cracks of the slowing economy. Just like phone makers, solutions providers and operators, chip makers are buckling in what analysts describe as their worst time …

Amid the frenzy over a flagging economy and road bumps to the next generation of technologies, Nokia Corp. won a series of third-generation infrastructure contracts that gives the handset vendor …

EDGE is dead. Long live EDGE. Depending on where they stand on the EDGE debate, some operators want EDGE born alive. Others think it should be left as merely an …

The Ides of March hit the telecom space last week as vendor after vendor announced layoffs and subdued forecasts, indicating that the leash on the economic drift continues to lengthen. …

With its feet in the New York Stock Exchange and an eye toward the future, Siemens AG has advanced a package of products and strategies to make it a major …

GroupServe GroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup’s first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of …

LAS VEGAS-The world’s leading mobile-phone makers launched an extensive array of new devices supporting a range of new technology last week, including GPRS, Bluetooth and full-color displays-moves the companies hope …

LAS VEGAS-Sonera’s zed portal service won a major victory last week as wireless carrier Vodafone U.K. adopted the services for use in the United Kingdom. Vodafone Group plc offers its …

LAS VEGAS-Spectrum issues were at the forefront of discussions during the opening keynote speech at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless 2001 show in Las Vegas Tuesday. Highlighting the …

BEIJING-At a mobile industry conference in Hangzhou, attended by 27 handset manufacturers, it was decided to fix the output target for this year at 80 million handsets. According to incomplete …

NEW YORK-The Multi-Service Networks Division of Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, is poised to deliver on the promise of convergence by enabling Internet service providers, cable TV operators and local exchange …

BEIJING-Li Xiangping, vice-president of Ericsson (China), told reporters his company plans to increase its investment in China to $5.1 billion during the next five years, refuting speculation that Ericsson would …

Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, one of the world’s premier breeding grounds for mobile-phone technology, wireless network security developer Columbitech is gearing up to take on the United States with a …

FAIRFAX, Va.-One must first define the world before predictions can be made about how soon the world will be connected to the Internet, said an expert at last week’s 2001 …