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...
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 UMTS equipment revenue jumped fourfold to about $800 million in the third quarter of this...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to drive General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) traffic, Vodafone has struck a deal with Fujitsu Siemens that will see the cell-phone operator offer a laptop, GPRS PCMCIA card and subscriber identity module (SIM) as a pre-configured bundled solution to...
TOKYO-Fujitsu Research Institute, a research arm of Fujitsu Limited, has developed a home-use robot controlled by a mobile phone, the company announced.According to the firm, users of the robot can not only see and check conditions of their houses by operating the robot with...
ORLANDO-XcelleNet Inc. said that over the past month its mobile infrastructure solution, Afaria, has been chosen by Intel, Verizon IT, Computer Associates and Fujitsu PC Corp. for use in various mobile solutions."Through these partnerships, XcelleNet continues to power enterprises that want to capitalize on...
TOKYO, Japan-Fujitsu Ltd. said it has begun providing base transceiver station equipment for NTT DoCoMo's IMT-2000 third-generation mobile networks since July."The new base station equipment uses a high-speed channel signal processor and a high-efficiency transmitter amplifier built with new distortion-compensation technology developed by Fujitsu...
TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecommunications vendor in Japan, is going to restructure its overseas telecommunications business. To promote the restructuring in its telecommunications business, as well as other sectors, Fujitsu will allocate a 60 billion yen (US$502.8 million) expense in fiscal year 2002, ending in...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Corp. and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. say they plan to collaborate to cross-license patents, settle outstanding litigation and work toward developing next-generation non-volatile memory technology."By combining our long-standing expertise in Flash memory with Saifun's capabilities and intellectual pproperty we will...
TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a survey conducted by a research institute.Mobile phones with cameras have become popular in Japan after J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company,...
TOKYO—Fujitsu, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is planning to launch a mobile carrier business renting PHS networks owned by DDI Pocket. The vender is planning to launch the service targeting corporate users in July at the earliest. The firm is also considering launching...
TOKYO—Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu is considering offer a wireless data service to corporate customers in Japan through a deal with Japanese carrier KDDI, according to media reports.The Nihon Keizai Shimbun first reported Fujitsu's plans and said the service could be up and running by...
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Applied Innovation Inc. announced Jack Petro will serve as its vice president of engineering."Jack will be a great leader for our engineering and R&D efforts and a very valuable addition to our management team," said Robert L. Smialek, Applied Innovation's president and chief...
EDISON, N.J.—North American telecom companies are pushing new customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives to benefit business in several ways, according to a recent study by Fujitsu Consulting."Three forces have been driving communications companies to aggressively pursue CRM: soaring costs of marketing and sales, increasing...
TOKYO—Fujitsu announced this week PCs with Bluetooth technology and television tuners. With the new PCs, users can store and replay music or watch television programs. Users of the PC, called Airjuke, can transmit data from the PC to their audio-visual device and replay the...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Advanced Micro Devices said its microprocessors have been chosen by Fujitsu Corp for its LifeBook A Series commercial notebook for the North American market."Fujitsu has included significant options such as multiple connectivity choices and a lightweight, direct-connecting port replicator that will appeal to...
TOKYO—Fujitsu, a leading telecom vender in Japan, and Sagem, the second-largest telecom vender in France, signed a third-generation mobile handset agreement, both firms announced 20 February. Based on the business agreement, both firms plan to develop dual-mode (W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS) smart phones by the...
