MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG won a contract with Tele2 SIA, Latvia's largest telecommunications provider, to build a third-generation W-CDMA network and expand its GSM network."The Baltic states are one of the fastest-growing economic regions in Europe," said Christoph Caselitz, president of Mobile Networks at Siemens....
TORONTO-Gemplus SA plans to integrate Diversinet Corp.'s MobiSecure OATH-compliant mobile authentication solutions in its solutions for wireless carriers, according to an agreement between the companies."Through this agreement, Gemplus and Diversinet will bring to the industry a comprehensive range of tokens, adapted to each segment...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia-Caribbean mobile-phone operator Digicel Group said the government of St. Lucia has approved its acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operation on the island, which is home to about 166,000 people. Digicel, a GSM carrier, has plans to acquire Cingular's operations in Bermuda...
Wireless carriers continued to make progress in re-establishing wireless communications to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina's fierce landing Aug. 28, while one carrier estimated damage at up to $600 million. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that as of Monday afternoon it had fully...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Consumption of data-centric W-CDMA technology has been slower than expected, said a report by ABI Research."We have refined our appraisal of GSM/GPRS/EDGE vs. W-CDMA," said Lance Wilson, director of wireless research at ABI Research. "The uptake of W-CDMA is not likely to...
AustraliaAustralian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. now offers commercial W-CDMA services. The carrier, which operates both GSM- and CDMA-based networks, previously offered EV-DO service in some markets in Australia. The carrier is offering four new handsets for the service-Motorola Inc.'s V975, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.'s...
WASHINGTON-Two of the four national mobile-phone operators will not meet the first major deadline this month for rolling out hearing-aid-compatible handsets to the public. T-Mobile USA Inc. on Aug. 26 asked the Federal Communications Commission for an additional 60 days to meet the Sept....
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...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. announced a deal with Rural Cellular Corp., which operates in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and Southern regions, to provide VeriSign's wireless billing service for RCC's GSM customers. RCC already uses several VeriSign products, including billing and customer management solutions, the...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has won a contract with Indian Railways to equip India's rail line with GSM-Railway mobile technology. Siemens said its three deals with Indian Railways are worth "double-digit millions.""Given the popularity of the GSM standard and the tremendous importance of rail traffic...
NEW DELHI, India-Nokia Corp. said it plans to open a Global Networks Operation Center in India by the end of the year. The center will perform network operation tasks for selected operators in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as Europe, the Middle East and...
Caribbean telecommunications provider Digicel Group said it has been given governmental approval to acquire Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operations in Bermuda and to launch a GSM network in the eastern Caribbean island of Anguilla. Digicel was granted similar approval to acquire Cingular's assets in Dominica...
VeriSign Inc. announced an agreement with Rural Cellular Corp., which operates in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and Southern regions, to provide VeriSign's wireless billing service for RCC's GSM customers.RCC already uses several VeriSign products, including billing and customer management solutions, the vendor said. Terms...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web site and not through a wireless carrier like Cingular Wireless L.L.C. or T-Mobile USA...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. is set to deploy its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access solution in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom after signing a deal with T-Mobile International AG. The technology will give T-Mobile's customers data speeds up of 1 to 2 megabits per...
Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software. Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Founded in 1996, chip startup Tropian Inc. today released its first product, an RF transceiver for mobile phones that combines the transmissions of GSM and EDGE technologies. The company said the product will lead to smaller, more powerful and more efficient phones. "We're...
Bolstered by a relatively speedy and uneventful approval process and a new ticker symbol that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. said it is in position to become a differentiated wireless provider focused on providing advanced services...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web site and not through a wireless carrier like Cingular Wireless L.L.C. or T-Mobile USA...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software, the chipmaker said Wednesday.Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform with Elata's technology, which can deliver content on CDMA2000, GSM and W-CDMA networks. The...
Investment banking firm UBS upped its handset sales forecasts due to what the firm said was a better-than-expected first half for the wireless industry. The firm is the latest to increase its expectations for the seemingly unstoppable mobile-phone industry."After stronger-than-expected volume growth in the...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has won a contract to supply a W-CDMA network and network management solution to 3 Ireland, which launched its third-generation network in late July in Ireland.The deal marks a new country entry for Nokia with the Hutchison Whampoa Group Ltd., which...
Rumors are circulating that Nokia Corp. is planning a major public offensive against Qualcomm Inc. over royalty rates for W-CDMA mobile phones. Those in the industry believe Nokia is hoping to get Qualcomm to lower its W-CDMA licensing rates. Whether or not the rumor...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. signed an agreement to provide its location technology to Nokia Corp.'s GSM network base station subsystem customers and to license certain Nokia technologies that will be used in the supplied location systems. The agreement allows operators of GSM wireless networks...
