Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it shipped nearly 35 million handsets in the first quarter, posting telecom division profits-largely derived from handset sales-of $646 million. Both numbers were up nearly 30 percent over the year-ago quarter. Handset-related revenue, however, at $4.6 billion, was down...
ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in emerging markets. "Without profit, you're nothing," said Miles Flint, president of Sony Ericsson, in...
ORLANDO, Fla.-AT&T Inc.'s wireless division is testing an upgrade to its HSDPA network that the carrier says will dramatically increase uplink speeds.According to Kris Rinne, AT&T's executive vice president of network planning and architecture, the company will be rolling out the software upgrade over...
ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in emerging markets."Without profit, you're nothing," said Miles Flint, president of Sony Ericsson, in a private...
Cingular plans to deploy its Video Share product in the first half of this year, in what will constitute its first deployed IMS-supported application. The deployment of the Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem platform opens up new avenues for services and convergence for both the...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularBangladesh: Motorola Inc. said it won a four-year, full-operations...
CommProve announced it appointed a new CEO, David Wilkinson, who previously served as the head of network management company Actix."The demand for CommProve's solutions from global operators highlights the significant benefits that an OSS for radio quality can deliver to GSM, GPRS and UMTS...
The ripples are still making their way across the lake in the wake of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s surprise announcement that it will offer mobile broadcast TV through Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO USA Inc. network. The nation's largest wireless carrier somewhat stole the thunder from its...
At the 3GSM World Congress, as at other major industry confabs, there are gadgets galore. And then there are the market-based strategies and financial plans behind them. Attempting to translate one into the other-reading the gadgets' features for clues to a vendor's strategies or...
Nokia Corp. has cancelled its plans with Intel Corp. to develop HSDPA modules for laptops, a spokesperson for the Finnish vendor said.Back in September, Nokia's cellular HSDPA module was heralded as a better solution than alternatives such as Wi-Fi or WiMAX and was said...
For anyone who has yet to be convinced, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the 3GSM World Congress to show off what it can do with a high-end mobile phone, launching (or re-launching) a half-dozen models. Now, if only worldwide markets in the replacement cycle...
Motorola Inc. launched eight new handsets at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, today, with devices designed from the low-end to the high-end, from business to entry level, with individual models that emphasize productivity, music and imaging.Two new Moto Q handsets were announced,...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to deploy its Video Share product in the first half of this year, in what will constitute its first deployed IMS-supported application. The deployment of the Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem platform opens up new avenues for services and convergence for...
I have bought into the WiMAX hype. I'm a true believer.When Nortel, Motorola, Alvarion and other WiMAX vendors gush over all the great things WiMAX will do-level the playing field for carriers, speed up data rates and, most importantly, lower prices for consumers-I get...
What did the RCR Wireless News staff spend the week hedgehogging about? The iPhone, MediaFLO TV and TVs in general Evidently the only thing that can distract intrepid RCR Wireless News journalists from the latest and greatest cellphones are 108-inch LCD TVs. Both Mike...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Cellular Kuwait: Motorola Inc. said it deployed a nationwide...
In the hard light of early January, the shape of the year unfolding ahead remains somewhat amorphous. What to watch for in the handset space, the wireless industry's most tangible interface with consumers? An informal survey of leading analysts, not surprisingly, takes a multifaceted...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Current Analysis' Peter...
Under the banner, "Simpler and Slimmer," Consumer Reports' January 2007 issue weighed in on a handset category that has even the experts scratching their heads. At CTIA I.T. in September, a panel of leading wireless industry analysts proffered a variety of multi-faceted explanations for...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is showing off its first mobile WiMAX baseband chip. When paired with the company's previously announced multi-band WiMAX/Wi-Fi radio chip, the offering forms the Intel WiMAX Connection 2300 chipset for laptops as well as other types of mobile devices.Intel demonstrated...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...
The Sony Ericsson W810i-the vendor's flagship Walkman music phone, described as a ``multimedia beast'' by one analyst-will be closely watched by some in the industry to see how well it sells at Cingular Wireless L.L.C.Why? The answer reflects the industry's increasing time-to-market pressures, a...
PARIS -- Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will use Alcatel Inc.'s multiservice transport solution in its HSDPA network.Alcatel said its technology will help Cingular migrate large-scale multiservice ATM networks to IP/MPLS without compromising availability, manageability and quality of service. Included in the deal are...
PARIS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will use Alcatel Inc.'s multiservice transport solution in its HSDPA network. Cingular launched its HSDPA network in December. Alcatel said its technology will help Cingular migrate large-scale multiservice ATM networks to IP/MPLS without compromising availability, manageability and quality of...
