DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. reported it is the primary provider of Home Location Register infrastructure for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s ongoing migration to GSM/GPRS/EDGE technologies. Nortel said the HLR technology is designed to track and manage individual subscriber information that is needed for the network to...
NEW YORK-The number of global wireless users will increase 49 percent during the next four years to total 1.72 billion by 2007, according to the Yankee Group. Analysts further predict subscriber revenues will reach $584 billion in 2007, compared with $387 billion in 2002,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract with Guangxi Mobile of China.Ericsson signed a $30 million deal to supply GSM and GPRS network equipment to Guangxi Mobile, bringing the subscriber capacity to 4.5 million.
MEXICO CITY-Nokia Corp. reported that Mexican wireless operator Telefonica Moviles Mexico has selected the infrastructure provider to supply at least 50 percent of the radio-access system and all of the packet data core equipment for the operator's recently launched GSM/GPRS-based MoviStar service.Under terms of...
WASHINGTON-Mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat Ltd. announced its Regional BGAN solution now supports Virtual Private Networks, allowing its mobile users to securely access corporate networks, and the H.323 standard for videoconferencing and IP telephony, both of which expand its ability to deliver rich enterprise...
Keeping itself ahead of a rapidly approaching pack, Nextel Communications Inc. this week is set to launch the first phase of its much-hyped nationwide Direct Connect service, which will allow customers to contact each other across the country with the familiar chirp of the...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW's planned overlay of its existing TDMA network covering portions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Nortel said that with the...
German vendor Siemens AG said it has signed two contracts, one for EDGE technology. Siemens announced a deal with Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications to supply it with GSM, GPRS and EDGE equipment. The German equipment maker described the deal as the first EDGE...
SINGAPORE-MobileOne said it will launch a video streaming service Monday for its users with Nokia 3650 phones, making it the first operator in Singapore and one of the first in the world to offer the service. The launch follows M1's video download service launch...
DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW's planned overlay of its existing TDMA network covering portions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.Nortel said that with the win,...
MUNICH, Germany-German vendor Siemens AG said it has signed two contracts, one for EDGE technology.Siemens announced a deal with Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications to supply it with GSM, GPRS and EDGE equipment. The German equipment maker described the deal as the first EDGE...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile said it created a new operations support system for its wireless carrier customers, a move the company said gives operators a single point of contact to implement infrastructure products from companies including Hewlett-Packard Co., Micromuse, PSI, Steria,...
Verizon Wireless announced it will shut down its slow-speed wireless data CDPD network by December 2005, following a similar move by CDPD network operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc.The move comes as little surprise because much of the wireless industry is working to migrate to...
Nokia Corp.'s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone today is only running on AT&T Wireless' GPRS network.The phone supports both GPRS and EDGE...
RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. scored reselling agreements with two of the nation's largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc., moves that follow up on the company's promises to expand its wireless offerings.Under its deal with Verizon, Motient will act as...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 per month. Unlimited access to T-Mobile USA's HotSpot service typically runs between $30 and $40...
REDMOND, Wash.-Nokia Corp.'s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone today is only running on AT&T Wireless' GPRS network.The phone supports both GPRS and...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will now allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 per month. Unlimited access to T-Mobile USA's HotSpot service typically runs between $30 and...
Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
LONDON-Swisscom Mobile announced it will use several wireless network and service performance software solutions from Actix, including Actix' Infrastructure Verification Solution (IVS) for its GPRS networks, Actix' Rollout Verification Solution (RVS) for its UMTS network and Actix' Actix Radio Link Analysis Solution (RLAS) for...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom's latest applications development tool, version 2.0 of the MUSE Platform Open AT, is now available.The tool will allow developers to embed applications directly onto Wavecom WISMO wireless module platforms reducing costs and design time. The updated tool also includes an Application Development...
ATLANTA-In conjunction with Symbol Technologies, UPS has developed the fourth generation of Delivery Information Access Devices, which include Global Positioning System links, built-in GPRS and CDMA radios and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.The DIAD IV devices also will have color screens to allow for color-coded...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia said it will supply General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment to Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Thailand. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Siemens announced a similar deal with AIS for GPRS equipment earlier this week. In addition, Nokia said it...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported net revenues for its fourth quarter of $8.0 million, up from the $7.3 million it reported during the same quarter last year. The company's net loss was $7.1 million, way down from its $22.4 million loss...
