GPRS

HERZELIA, Israel-Quanta Computer said it has selected the EDGE technology of Comsys Communication and Signal Processing Ltd. as an add-on to its GSM/GPRS products. Quanta said EDGE uses the same …

L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Austrian wireless carrier One as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network. The contract has a value of up to $193.3 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $24 million contract to be the sole GPRS supplier for Indian carrier IDEA. The contract also covers GSM equipment and multimedia services. …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Mobile-phone chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. said its revenues for the quarter will come in at the high end of its expectations of between $152 million and $163 million. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 …

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March: Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution. Value: Undisclosed United States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said ZAO Smarts, the fourth-largest mobile carrier in Russia, has contracted the German vendor to deliver equipment worth $36.4 million. The order includes GSM technology, microwave systems …

Sierra Wireless introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks at the CTIA show in Atlanta. Both products are slated for commercial availability …

ATLANTA-Sierra Wireless this week introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks. Both products are slated for commercial availability in the second half …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-From the show floor of CTIA Wireless 2004, TTPCom Ltd. this week announced it has commenced interoperability testing with its single processor-based EDGE modem design. “The commencement of EDGE …

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to the Open Mobile Alliance- and all …

LONDON-Network performance company Actix announced its GPRS IVS product, which the company said supports the troubleshooting and optimization of push-to-talk services. Further, the company said Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-South Korean mobile-phone design firm Bellwave announced it will use Ericsson Mobile Platforms’ G200 reference design to develop its new GSM/GPRS products, and potentially its EDGE and W-CDMA products …

BERLIN-Wireless heavyweights Nokia Corp., Philips, Universal Studios Networks Germany and Vodafone’s research division announced a pilot program to develop a digital broadcasting technology for mobile phones. The technology would allow …

HANNOVER, Germany-Sony Network Services Europe announced a deal with TeliaSonera Finland to offer a new streaming music service. Dubbed the Personal Media Assistant, the Sony application is designed for mobile …

CHICAGO-Astellia has released the latest version of its OCEAN-CIGALE GPRS solution to assist wireless operators in monitoring the performance of their networks to provide customers with the best service quality. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera’s existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. According to the agreement, Nokia will supply its …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera’s existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. According to the agreement, Nokia will supply its …

READING, Berks-FrontRange Solutions announced the availability of version 1.1 of mGoldMine, a mobile relationship management solution that offers mobile employees secure, real-time access to customer, prospect and supplier information from …

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, …

CANNES, France-Qualcomm Inc. said it has rolled out a digital rights management solution to enable operators and content developers to deliver copyright-protected digital media over wireless networks. The product, known …

CANNES, France-Kineto Wireless, supplier of Mobile over Wireless LAN (MoWLAN) solutions, made several announcements at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. Kineto has: chosen Hughes Software Systems’ GPRS …

In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal …

TEL AVIV, Israel-RADCOM Ltd. plans to unveil its Cellular Performer Expert network analysis solution at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The solution monitors and analyzes the performance of …