GPRS

MILPITAS, Calif.-Both LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced plans to build dual-mode devices that will be able to roam from GSM and GPRS networks to unlicensed …

WARREN, N.J.-Anadigics Inc. said it is shipping production volumes of GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA power amplifiers to UTStarcom Inc. for its GW200 handset. UTStarcom unveiled its GW200 dual-mode handset at Supercomm …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Sharp Corp. have extended their cooperation and signed license agreements for the U250, a W-CDMA/GPRS handset platform, and G250, a GPRS platform. “We are very happy …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Chinese equipment manufacturer Eastcom said it plans to include Cambridge Positioning Systems’ Matrix location technology in some handset models. The Matrix technology uses existing GSM infrastructure to transfer …

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved BenQ’s high-end P50 smart phone for sale in the United States, an indication that the company is hoping to break into the U.S. market …

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved BenQ’s high-end P50 smart phone for sale in the United States, an indication that the company is hoping to break into the U.S. market …

An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the Com- municAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile Alliance launched a suite of …

SINGAPORE-An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the CommunicAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile Alliance launched a suite of regional …

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ Group will take over Siemens’ ailing mobile-phone business, catapulting the Asian upstart into the ranks of the world’s largest handset makers. Although the exact terms of …

CHICAGO-Alcatel Corp. this week announced an Unlicensed Mobile Access solution that provides access to GSM and GPRS mobile services over Bluetooth and 802.11 unlicensed spectrum technologies. UMA technology allows subscribers …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005, and with …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005 and with …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has signed a $150 million contract with Russia’s largest mobile operator, OAO Mobile TeleSystems, to expand its GSM network capacity and coverage in six regions. Ericsson will …

The Unlicensed Mobile Access group is shuttering its doors after getting its specifications included in the Third Generation Partnership Project’s Release 6. “It has always been the intent of the …

Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its new SCH-V740 “ultra slim phone” for the Korean market, a strike back at Motorola Inc.’s popular Razr phone. Motorola has scored a high level …

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that received ratings changes from financial services companies this week. JP Morgan lowered its rating on SpectraLink from neutral to underweight. The firm …

ATLANTA-UPS said it plans to roll out new equipment with wireless capabilities co-developed with Symbol Technologies to its drivers. The company said the deployment, which will include 32,000 units in …

CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it signed a contract with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop and customize client software for converged handsets from Motorola Inc. According to the deal, PCTel will port …

Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced two new High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products for laptop computers, firing one of the first volleys in the nascent but potentially significant market for …

“The Spot” hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap opera and a reality show, “The …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s position as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry’s fastest growing, might not be enough to guarantee its long-term prospects. Several industry …

PARAMARIBO, Suriname-Telesur, a service provider in Suriname, has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand and upgrade its nationwide wireline and wireless networks to increase capacity, improve quality of service and …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless and The U.S. Army announced a computer-aided dispatch solution enabled for Cingular’s nationwide wireless data network that allows the military and civilian police officers at Fort Hood in …

Mobile video providers continued to target users in the Far East with two new announcements Tuesday. RealNetworks Inc. and mobile operator Hong Kong CSL launched a mobile media service enabling …