TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported that Cellcom Israel Ltd., the country's largest wireless carrier with 2.5 million subscribers, launched i-mode service in Israel on its GPRS network.Five handsets were launched with the service, which is offered in English and Hebrew. The handsets include the NEC...
Verizon Wireless continues to build on its domination in the wireless data space, adding a handful of new markets to its rapidly growing coverage area while at the same time cutting prices. The carrier now offers its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based BroadbandAccess service in 61...
LONDON-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced that its Matrix high-accuracy positioning location technology is set to be integrated into European GSM/GPRS/EDGE terminal designer and protocol stack software developer NeonSeven's new range of mobile devices, including handsets.The two companies said they plan to collaborate to offer...
Tiger Telematics Inc. is scheduled to release its high-end Gizmondo portable video-game device in the United States Thursday, although information on the launch is hard to come by. The company recently fired its U.S.-based public-relations firm and is directing all inquiries to its PR...
Tiger Telematics Inc. said it will delay the release of its high-end Gizmondo portable video-game device in the United States until October. The device was previously scheduled to hit store shelves Aug. 11.The company said the delay is due to lags on the release...
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 this year. The handset provides support for W-CDMA, GSM and GPRS and features MP3...
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 networks like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The companies said they will use Unlicensed Mobile Access...
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 that Sharp has extended our cooperation to the new generation of platforms. Sharp builds some...
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 location information to the network using GPRS or SMS, said the company."Eastcom is delighted...
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 after its acquisition of Siemens AG's mobile phone business. Designed much like PalmOne Inc.'s...
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 after its acquisition of Siemens AG's mobile phone business. Designed much like PalmOne Inc.'s...
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 regional mobile services-roaming, prepaid, enterprise and concierge services-across eight countries and territories under the...
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 mobile services-roaming, prepaid, enterprise and concierge services-across eight countries and territories under the alliance...
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 the deal are somewhat cloudy, Siemens essentially will pay BenQ $303 million to take...
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 to roam and hand over between cellular networks and unlicensed wireless networks using dual-mode GSM/GPRS...
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 the help of upcoming spectrum auctions to begin rolling out next-generation services by the...
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 the help of upcoming spectrum auctions begin rolling out next-generation services by the end...
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 deliver switching and radio equipment, supporting both GSM and GPRS technology. The network also 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 UMA participating companies to transition our efforts into a formal, global standards organization," wrote...
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 several weeks. However, analysts warn that carriers need to refine their efforts if they...
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 of industry buzz with its super-slim Razr clamshell-style phone. The GPRS phone is...
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 cited weak first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance along with three other factors for the downgrade....
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 the United States and 8,000 outside the United States, is part of a technology upgrade...
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 its handset-based connection manager to Symbian-enabled handsets that can operate on both Wi-Fi and third-generation...
