Verizon Wireless continued to turn the screws on its competitors with further expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which the carrier claims now covers 119 million potential customers in more than 50 major metropolitan areas and is available in 33 of the nation's...
HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset portfolio with a total of 12 new phones. Nokia unveiled its handsets at its...
RESTON, Va.-Large wireline and wireless carriers will not take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy and use the offering, predicted Detecon Consulting, which consults to Tier 1 operators around the world. The firm said wireline operators won't want...
Large wireline and wireless carriers will not be the ones to take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy and use the offering, predicted Detecon Consulting, which consults to Tier 1 operators around the world.The firm said wireline operators...
LONG BEACH, Calif.-Infineon Technologies AG announced sample availability of its CMOS single-chip radio-frequency transceiver for UMTS applications. The SMARTi 3G supports six frequency bands designated for UMTS worldwide. In addition, SMARTi 3G complies with category 8 of the HSDPA specification with up to 7.2...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations. "Nokia's end-to-end multiradio...
Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations."Nokia's end-to-end multiradio strategy covers...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd. over its live cellular network in Tel Aviv. Partner is joining a limited number of cellular carriers around the world...
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world's bleeding edge of wireless innovation. DoCoMo's news also serves to add an extra layer of...
NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access launch until next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world's bleeding edge of wireless. DoCoMo's announcement also serves to add an extra layer of caution around the as-yet-unproven technology.DoCoMo now...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia said they have performed successful demonstrations of enhanced uplink, also known as HSUPA technology, being standardized in Third Generation Partnership Project Release 6. Ericsson said the demonstration is the first time that enhanced uplink implemented in a live...
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 HSDPA technology.Novatel is in a race with other modem makers such as Sierra Wireless...
BEIJING-Motorola Inc. launched a 3G Development Center in Beijing,, which it said will focus on UMTS and HSDPA solutions.The vendor said it has invested more than $450 million in China for 16 research and development centers.
The following wireless companies had debt ratings changes by financial services firms this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its ratings on four wireless tower companies on CreditWatch with positive implications. The companies are SpectraSite Inc., Crown Castle International Corp., AAT Communications Corp. and...
Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according to UBS. The same was true in North America, where capital expenditures increased 7...
LEXINGTON, Mass.-Cellular3G Inc. announced a full-rate High Speed Downlink Packet Access solution, which the company said is a natural migration from its commercial UMTS Rel.4 UE baseband processor called TopHat. Alex Lax, the company's chief technology officer, said the new HSDPA design meets 3GPP...
VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications such as FTP downloading, real-time television broadcasts from Austria's GoTV and live Web cams,...
VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd.At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications such as FTP downloading, real-time television broadcasts from Austria's GoTV and live Web cams, Nortel...
NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled a new base transceiver station portfolio that it said will allow wireless operators to offer coverage tailored to the geography and consumer needs in a particular area. Among the products in the portfolio are:The Spot BTS product, which supports...
The wireless industry should not hold its breath for the coming of CDMA2000 EV-DV technology. Both Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are focusing their immediate attention elsewhere. "Due to the lack of CDMA industry demand for the 1x EV-DV technology solution...
CHATEAUFORT, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has partnered with LG Electronics Co. Ltd. to complete what it describes as the industry's first live test calls using a commercial handset for High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology.Both companies described the demonstration as creating "supercharged" broadband...
While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has introduced a UMTS play into the picture: Enter UMTS450 technology. The company describes UMTS450 as a complete high-speed packet-based data and voice solution designed for UMTS operators with access to...
TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said Monday it obtained a license from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to conduct field tests for High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using experimental radio stations. Accordingly, Vodafone K.K. will begin field...
SAN DIEGO-PC card and wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported fourth-quarter results in line with its reduced guidance, news that sent the company's stock up almost 10 percent to $13.16 per share. The announcement comes as Novatel's main rival Sierra Wireless Inc. faces...
