SEOUL, Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile services provider, selected LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide equipment to support new high-speed wireless broadband services throughout southern Korea. SK Telecom's commercial launch of UMTS services in Pusan, Korea's second-largest city, and the...
InterDigital Communications Corp. released its HSDPA coprocessor terminal for mobile phones. The company said the chip offering features low-power usage and a small, flexible design. Philips Semiconductor N.V. purchased the coprocessor.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. released its new HSDPA coprocessor terminal for mobile phones. The company said the chip offering features low-power usage and a small, flexible design.InterDigital said Philips Semiconductor NV purchased its new coprocessor."At 3GSM World Congress earlier this year, we...
SAN DIEGO-Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has begun shipping its Merlin U740 HSDPA-enabled PC data cards to European carriers. The company said the cards would work on HSDPA networks as coverage becomes available from the carriers."We have worked with leading 3G operators...
Laptop maker Dell Inc. said that starting next year it would sell computers that feature built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s forthcoming UMTS/HSDPA network. The announcement represents a strike against Verizon Wireless, which earlier this week said Dell, Lenovo Group Ltd. and Hewlett-Packard Co....
EBay Inc. has agreed to spend at least $2.6 billion in cash and stock to acquire Internet startup Skype International S.A. The online auction company said it will pay $1.3 billion in cash and an equal amount in stock for Skype, a 2-year-old Voice...
U.S. wireless carriers ultimately want to get every American on their networks. In this utopian dream, everybody would be a paying customer. Subscribers would make all their voice calls from their mobile phones, they would gobble up services like downloadable music and mobile TV,...
Infrastructure vendor Siemens AG and PC card maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced they jointly will sell High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products. Siemens will supply the HSDPA infrastructure gear, and Novatel will offer compatible PC cards as a "preferred partner." "To ensure the economic success...
L.M. Ericsson outlined its vision for third-generation evolution, saying that the growing demand for mobile content and the handset's role as a media channel will pave the way for faster deployment of 3G and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology. As part of that vision,...
TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow to $5.9 billion in 2006 as new IEEE 802.11n and Voice over Wi-Fi equipment is introduced and the infrastructure for...
L.M. Ericsson outlined its vision for third-generation evolution, saying that the growing demand for mobile content and the handset's role as a media channel will pave the way for faster deployment of 3G and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology. As part of that vision,...
LONDON-Billing company Cerillion Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract with Manx Telecom that calls for the company to provide a new mediation solution to support Manx's launch of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology.The first phase of the project calls for Manx to use...
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...
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...
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...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy's test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of 1.5 megabits per second. "This is a significant step on our successful journey in...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy's test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of 1.5 megabits per second."This is a significant step on our successful journey in packet...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it will continue its battle with Nokia Corp. over royalty payments for InterDigital's 2- and 2.5-generation technologies. The company said it would oppose Nokia's recent motion to vacate the decision by the International Court of Arbitration of...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. signed an agreement with the semiconductor division of Royal Philips Electronics Ltd. to include InterDigital's High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology in the Nexperia cellular system solutions line.InterDigital offers its HSDPA solution as a set of technology blocks for...
When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier's reach, making a significant mark not only in this country, but around the world as well. But...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. and Novatel Wireless Inc. announced that they have completed interoperability tests between Alcatel Evolium radio access infrastructure and Novatel Wireless' Merlin U740 Wireless PC Card Modem, enabling mobile operators to launch High-Speed Downlink Packet Access services.The companies said they will support a...
As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network throughout its coverage area, while Sprint Corp. launched its own EV-DO service in 17...
SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. won its first W-CDMA infrastructure contract outside of Korea, the company announced Tuesday. Company officials said they closed a supply contract with Taiwanese third-generation mobile communications operator, Vibo.The value of the deal was not disclosed.Samsung Electronics will supply W-CDMA...
MUNICH, Germany-Qatar Telecom has contracted with Siemens AG to supply and install its third-generation W-CDMA network on the Arabian Peninsula. Siemens will provide 3G packet and switch technologies and maintain and operate them for a year. Siemens also will install W-CDMA base stations with...
