Handsets

BRAZIL ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a $16 million contract to supply GVT Brazil with a broadband access bundled solution for the southern and central regions of Brazil. ADC …

With a new venture fund and optimistic forecast extension, Nokia set out last week to fortify its already strong position in the wireless communications industry. Its venture arm, Nokia Venture …

HONG KONG-Motorola Inc. introduced eight new wireless devices, including GPRS-, Bluetooth- and tri-band-capable handsets. The company’s new GRPS handsets include the Accompli 008, Accompli 009, V. Series V66 and Timeport …

Motorola Inc. entered the wireless game sector this week in a major way, teaming up with UIEvolution to develop multi-player games for next-generation mobile handsets based on Sun Microsystems’ Java …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-As we approach what was supposed to be the Bluetooth Christmas, all Santa Claus has to offer those wishing for a Bluetooth-enabled gift is a headset, some PC …

While the latest wireless handsets feature such technological advancements as wireless Internet access, short message service and ever-decreasing size, the power sources needed to supply those functions have been left …

JAMAICA After a successful field demonstration of Finline Technologies’ multichannel multipoint distribution system, N5 Systems Ltd. plans to deploy the company’s system in Jamaica. The companies hope the joint deployment …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it will be the first operator in the Nordic countries to launch a GPRS network when its commercial service begins Dec. 11. Initial service will be …

NEW YORK-The potential mobile-commerce revolution may well be in the intensive care unit, “but we’re not ready to declare it dead,” said David Bishop, director of wireless/mobile services for The …

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide. The company said it will overlay a GSM/general packet …

European operators are expected to spend more than $125 billion by the beginning of 2007 on next- generation wireless Internet services and infrastructure, according to a report by The Strategis …

With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s announcement that it will overlay its existing TDMA-based network with a GSM network supporting GPRS, the pressure is on other TDMA carriers, specifically the largest …

For a new company looking to succeed in business, producing wireless handsets would seem to be one of the tougher markets to crack. Beyond the big three producers, Nokia, Motorola …

NEW YORK-For Samsung Telecommunications America, South Korea’s mandatory elimination of wireless handset subsidies created a ripple effect across the ocean that translates into more aggressive marketing in the United States. …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based NEC Corp. has ambitious expansion plans for its wireless handsets and infrastructure business, but the plans do not target North America, said Koji Nishigaki, president. In Asia, the …

Not one operator around the world has rolled out third-generation services yet, but discussion of fourth-generation technology is already under way. An industry that began offering a basic communications tool …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to develop GPRS phones using Microsoft Corp.’s Stinger smart phone platform and Mobile Internet Explorer microbrowser software for VoiceStream’s …

WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that …

WASHINGTON-Beijing appears to be thumbing its nose at wireless provisions of the landmark U.S.-China trade agreement, posing potential problems for American mobile-phone firms and the next administration. The move comes …

NEW YORK-It is all too easy to get “starry eyed” about the prospects for new generations of wireless services. As a counterpoint, a reality check is required about deployment and …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-In a deal with GSM operator Telsim that Motorola estimates at $2 billion, the company will supply and deploy a third-generation mobile network capable of advanced multimedia services …

Qualcomm released its fourth-quarter financial results ending Sept. 30 after the stock market closed last Thursday, showing a 10-percent increase in net income for the quarter compared with the fourth …

Spirent Spirent Communications, which provides performance analysis solutions, announced the InfoDM v2.0 release, which is part of the company’s acquisition of InfoSoft Technologies, will supplement Spirent’s CDMA test solution with …

BEIJING-A department chief from the Ministry of Information Industry, Xie Linzhen, has said mobile phones manufactured by local companies would comprise 15 percent of the market by the end of …

The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a $25 million buyout bid from former …