TOKYO-In an attempt to further spur handset development for its next-generation FOMA network, Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest approximately $350 million during the next several years in handset manufacturers. The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Motorola Japan...
In an attempt to further spur handset development for its next-generation FOMA network, Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest approximately $350 million during the next several years in handset manufacturers. The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Motorola Japan...
Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. introduced its new 900i series of third-generation FOMA mobile phones, devices that feature perhaps the most advanced services the wireless industry has ever seen.Most importantly, DoCoMo said the devices in general offer three times the battery life...
KAWASAKI, Japan-Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd said it has developed an amplifier with the world's highest output for W-CDMA base stations. It is known as a gallium nitride high electron mobility transistor amplifier."This breakthrough represents a significant step forward in making smaller and more energy efficient...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has recorded a negative first as it has dropped from the first place in flash memory sales to fourth place, according to market research firm iSuppli.The ranking is for the third quarter of 2003.The company, however, retains its premier position as...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has recorded a negative first as it has dropped from the first place in flash memory sales to fourth place, according to market research firm iSuppli.The ranking is for the third quarter of 2003.The company, however, retains its premier position as...
"No one ever got fired for buying IBM."It's a saying that has been floating around the business world for years. It highlights both the complications technology shoppers face as well as the challenges of selling such technology. And those going up against IBM Corp....
TOKYO-Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has brought chip maker Fujitsu Corp. down to "junk" status, owing to the company's poor earnings. "Given Fujitsu's weak earnings base, it will likely take significant time for the company to improve its financial profile to a level consistent...
LONDON-Symbian Ltd., which designs operating systems for smart phones, said its Symbian OS unit shipments grew in the first half of the year to 2.68 million from 230,000 in the same period last year. Its royalty revenue increased to $16.2 million in the period...
The magic is in the finger.Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger grants access to mobile devices and all their features the way the password does."It's a...
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
The tightened economy seems to be pushing the wireless enterprise market in opposite directions. On one hand, big-name technology players are bolstering their wireless enterprise efforts, hoping to entice new business customers looking to use wireless services to cut down on operational expenses. But...
Nokia Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. said they will work together to develop and provide end-to-end mobile solutions for enterprises with initial rollouts in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom.The rollouts will extend to selected regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Intersil Corp. said some major companies are developing 802.11g draft-compliant products using its second-generation PRISM GT chipset with PRISM Nitro technology.The companies include Corega, D-Link Systems Inc., Fujitsu Siemens Computers, I/O Data, Linksys, Netgear Inc. and SMC Networks."Our customers are designing innovative new...
Software-defined radios may be the answer to today's interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology because the technological advances gained from SDR may hurt their business models.Why? Because SDR gives "too much flexibility to the...
LONDON-Businesses in London are prepared to shut down within 48 hours in the event of a terrorist threat or outbreak of illness like SARS, however, few companies have planned for business continuity in the event of a serious incident, according to research from Fujitsu...
NEW ORLEANS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced the formation of the AT&T Wireless Systems Integrator Program to help U.S. companies design and implement wireless data solutions. "By teaming with the systems integrators that these companies already rely on for IT support, we can streamline the...
TOKYO-T-Engine Project, an industry association consisting of virtually all major Japanese vendors, including NEC, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric, will jointly develop a standardized platform for middleware for third-generation (3G) handsets based on TRON, the project announced 11 March.According to the group, member companies will...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sanmina-SCI Corp. and Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. have established an alliance to co-market products using Fujitsu's fingerprint sensor technology.The technology will focus on mobile devices, wireless systems and other applications, including wireline."The alliance ensures customers and prospects for Fujitsu's biometric sensor technology...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, on Wednesday announced it would launch a new FOMA handset that has tripled waiting time compared with current handsets starting 18 January. NTT DoCoMo had initially planned to launch the handset F2051 manufactured by Fujitsu at...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said the telecommunications giant would pay half the costs of developing W-CDMA handsets for its FOMA network in an attempt to boost the supply and cut costs of handsets for its customers.The company said it would provide up to $340 million...
TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced the number of subscribers for its third-generation (3G) service exceeded 4 million. KDDI launched its 3G service based on cdma2000 1x in April.It won more than 4 million users within eight months. KDDI is targeting to...
In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research firm Dell'Oro Group.The report said Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) equipment revenue jumped fourfold to about US$800 million in the...
