CINCINNATI-Harris Corp. announced it acquired Intraplex Inc., which Harris plans to integrate into its Broadcast Systems Division.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Intraplex develops integrated digital network access products for wireless and broadcast networks. Clients include Western Wireless Corp. and Ericsson Inc.
L.M. Ericsson disclosed its corporate vision for the future last week, a large part of which involved a new strategy for enterprise customers that focuses on converging communication networks with Internet Protocol technology.Recently, Ericsson announced reorganization plans to better serve what it called "fast-growing...
HILLSBORO, Ore.-TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. received its first production order from Ericsson Components AB under terms of a joint development agreement signed last year.The first product is a power amplifier, which Ericsson plans to use in a dual-band Global System for Mobile communications handset. TriQuint...
As I debate again this year whether to actually make mashed potatoes to bring to the family Thanksgiving dinner or whether to buy them and pretend I made them (you cannot use this to blackmail me because my husband already spilled the beans to...
WASHINGTON-A critical European Parliament vote last week, which could effectively mandate a third-generation mobile phone standard dominated by Sweden's L.M. Ericsson and Finland's Nokia Corp. and lock out American technology, will ratchet up the stakes in upcoming negotiations here among U.S., European Union and...
In a surprising letter to the International Telecommunication Union, Europe's standards body said it will consider harmonizing all CDMA-related third-generation proposals sent to the ITU, including cdma2000.The move is a positive sign for vendors and U.S. carriers that have pushed heavily for convergence of...
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration will brief the Senate Finance Committee this week on mobile phone trade and standards policy, a meeting prompted by intensified lobbying by Global System for Mobile communications advocates and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute in response to Congress and the White...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson unveiled a mobile positioning system for Global System for Mobile communications networks that uses network idle time to calculate the position of a mobile subscriber on a given network.The server-based technology allows positioning services to be deployed in any GSM network...
China has been considered a mountain of opportunity for mobile phone infrastructure vendors, but signs today indicate a bleaker outlook as Chinese officials seem to have soured on cdmaOne technology and have banned certain foreign joint ventures in telecommunications projects.Vendors say China presents a...
NEW YORK-Nickel cadmium batteries, long the mainstay of rechargeable power sources for wireless phones, are fading fast into handset history.Today, nickel metal hydride batteries are emerging at the top of the charts, but this ranking may not last too long. Lithium ion technology, a...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it and Swedish operator Telia will conduct further trials of business communication services, providing Global System for Mobile communications wireless connectivity over Internet Protocol-based enterprise networks.The test of Ericsson's GSM on the Net combined GSM and IP technology uses small...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced expansion contracts with Singapore Telecom and Chongqing Telecom and the Hebei PT in China.Ericsson plans to expand SingTel Mobile's Global System for Mobile communications network to another 800,000 subscribers, under a contract valued at more than $35 million. SingTel's network...
WASHINGTON-Key lawmakers, amid stepped-up negotiations last week on third-generation mobile phone technology, are laying the groundwork to move legislation in 1999 if they conclude in crucial coming months that U.S. wireless interests in Europe and elsewhere have been compromised unfairly.3G was a major topic...
LOS ANGELES-As expected, AirTouch Cellular signed a letter of intent with Nortel Networks to purchase network switches, base stations and controllers.RCR reported last week AirTouch was close to awarding Nortel the contract.Under terms of the letter of intent, AirTouch will purchase analog and cdmaOne...
ItalyTelecom Italia Mobile announced it will begin a market trial of Unwired Planet Inc.'s UP.Link Server and software planet for wireless Internet access to mobile phones. Equipped with Unwired Planet's UP.Browser microbrowser software, handheld phones can access Internet sites written in Wireless Markup Language...
Qualcomm Inc. and Microsoft Corp. plan to announce this week they are creating a new wireless communications company to focus on the integration of wireless data, information technology and computers.According to information leaked to the press last week, the venture aims to extend Microsoft's...
LONDON-Motorola Inc. said it completed agreements to become a shareholder in the Symbian joint venture. Symbian is a venture of Psion Software, L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Corp. created to promote the EPOC operating system for wireless information devices, such as smartphones and palmtop computers.When...
Sprint Corp., citing poor market conditions, said it is postponing its planned public offering of its Sprint PCS venture.The Kansas City, Mo.-based long-distance carrier said it will continue to evaluate market conditions and may proceed with a public offering later. The carrier hoped to...
AirTouch Communications Inc. reportedly is close to awarding a new contract to Nortel Telecom Inc. to replace existing Motorola Inc. Code Division Multiple Access equipment in Los Angeles.Industry sources indicate the two still are negotiating terms of the contract. The sticking point is AirTouch...
NABLUS, West Bank-Many who conduct business in this often-troubled region say peace would come much more quickly if they took over the responsibility from politicians. Cooperation in the wireless telecommunications sector appears to support that testimony.When Palestine Telecommunications Co. P.L.C., or Paltel, launches its...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Romances don't always last forever. Mostly they decay gracefully at the close of a seemingly predetermined life cycle. Sometimes they blossom into universally admired permanent relationships. Other times they collapse suddenly and acrimoniously, leaving bitterness and recriminations.The telecommunications and financial industries have...
LONDON-The GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) market in Egypt took a positive turn at the beginning of the year with an invitation for bids to build and operate a second mobile network. Now as the year is ending, cellular competition is set to...
Nippon Ido Tsushin Corp. (IDO) announced it will stop its analog cellular service based on the NTT standard as of the end of March 1999 and instead will use the 6.5 MHz band for cdmaOne digital service. The company, which currently has 16,000 analog...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Second-generation cellular has not been an entirely satisfactory experience for the United States. "We pulled up the beaches and said we are Island America," said Tom Wheeler, chief executive officer of the U.S. Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. But since then the wireless...
