Cricket Communications Inc. has deployed its 3G network in Chicago by partnering with wireless infrastructure vendor Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the companies announced today.The launch in Chicago follows a successful deployment in nearby Milwaukee last fall. The Huawei network includes the Chinese company's Dual...
FOR YEARS, THE TOP FIVE HANDSET VENDORS in the world took an ever-increasing slice of global market share. But something happened on their way to global hegemony. Between 2007 and 2008, that trend reversed itself and the "other" category - all vendors outside the...
BARCELONA, Spain — Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States and are hopeful federal stimulus funds can help accelerate the technology's deployment. Sean Maloney, Intel EVP, said this week that...
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--Madagascar: Zain Group has chosen Ericsson to expand its core...
A handful of forces appear to be shaping a year to come that is likely to include numerous device launches featuring the fledgling Android operating system. Whether that will spell success for the license-free, Linux-based, open source OS is far from assured, though at...
As the market digests news of Nortel's financial failings, a new report forecasts the rest of the global telecom equipment vendor market also will have to gird for a rough 2009 - with some players remaining relatively unscathed while others could be forced into...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.It was a year most of us would like to forget, but one we're certain...
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--Russia: Vimpelcom chose Huawei Technologies to supply equipment for 3G...
A new carrier is set to enter the competitive no-contract, unlimited calling market, this time with some help from the Chinese. Smart PCS is stepping into the fray with service in parts of northwest Georgia and Tennessee. Similar to offerings from segment stalwarts Leap...
StarHub and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced the launch of a new, commercially available 3G femtocell network in Singapore, which they said provides mobile-phone services through the carrier's cable network.StarHub has launched Home Zone to its customers and uses 3G femtocells, portable cellular access...
After several failed attempts to offer a wireless play, Cox Communications announced its most ambitious wireless blueprint to date: The cable company said it plans to build its own network with the $500 million of spectrum it has accumulated, and plans to launch commercial...
The top three companies in the wireless infrastructure market all posted revenues in the billions, but only one came out on top in turning a profit for the third quarter.The world leader in market share, L.M. Ericsson, surprised investors as the company posted $6.5...
Alcatel-Lucent posted another loss in the third quarter as new leadership vowed to return the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker to profitability.The French-U.S. company reported a net loss of $51 million, a 43% decrease from the $445 million the company reported for the third...
Canada's two largest CDMA carriers, Bell Canada and Telus Mobility, announced plans to deploy HSPA technology by 2010 as part of an effort to eventually upgrade to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei will build the HSPA networks for both carriers.Investment...
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--Bangladesh: Teletalk Bangladesh chose Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize the...
CHICAGO - As the wireless industry gears up for the new wave of technologically advanced networks, the market will determine where WiMAX and LTE will be deployed. As WiMAX World 2008 kicks off today in Chicago, the two next-generation networks received plenty of attention...
The companies listed below represent the six largest global infrastructure vendors for CDMA as of the first quarter of 2008.
Rankings were provided by research firm Dell'Oro Group and include only CDMA vendors.
Alcatel-Lucent continued to dominate the CDMA market, although the company's market share slid...
In three to five years, a Chinese company could become the world leader in the mobile infrastructure market without a major presence in North America, according to a recent study by ABI Research.However, Huawei Technologies Inc. is gearing up to tackle the U.S. market...
A Chinese company is becoming a major player in the mobile infrastructure market, according to a study from ABI Research.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is emerging in the market that has been dominated by L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent.As of the first quarter...
You've noticed that your father's laptop card is giving way, in many cases, to sleeker-looking USB modems, with embedded modems increasingly popular as well. That transition is merely emblematic of several changes sweeping the laptop modem space, according to analysts and the vendors themselves....
Safran said it will swallow $343 million to spin off its troubled Sagem Mobiles division to venture capital firm Sofinnova.Sofinnova plans to rebrand the handset manufacturer as Sagem Wireless, with Safran holding a 10% stake. The company will develop and market products under other...
The companies listed below represent the seven largest global infrastructure vendors as of the first quarter of 2008.
Rankings were provided by research firm Dell'Oro Group and include CDMA, W-CDMA and GSM vendors. Revenue and income information comes from first-quarter financial updates provided on the...
Private equity's avid interest in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s handset business is based on Huawei's opportunities for significant growth and as a means to further investment in China, analysts said last week. Huawei has a chance to profit from domestic Chinese wireless growth and...
