TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. announced plans to re-enter the broadband access market, unveiling a teaming with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to develop access offerings for service providers around the world.The companies said they plan to establish a joint venture that would sell products to converge...
The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency reported. China's Ministry of Information Industry said the technology is "already mature and ready for manufacturers to move ahead with production."Industry analysts...
SHENZHEN, China-China's largest telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced that its global sales jumped to $8.2 billion in 2005-a 40 percent increase over 2004's results. The company said demand for wireless mobile networks, next-generation networks, optical networks, data communications applications and software...
After receiving clearance from Marconi Corp.'s shareholders and from the European Commission, L.M. Ericsson says it's ready to complete its $2.24 billion acquisition of Marconi's key telecom assets, setting up the convergence of Ericsson's wireless and wireline offerings. In October, when Ericsson announced plans...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Indian CDMA operators Reliance Infocomm and Tata Teleservices Ltd. are set to offer data-enabled CDMA2000 phones to their most price-sensitive customers by leveraging the requirements developed by the CDG's Global Handset Requirement for CDMA team."The developments...
LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global infrastructure limelight, announcing an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile network infrastructure equipment to Vodafone's networks worldwide. "Huawei has successfully fulfilled the selection criteria required by the Vodafone supplier qualification process to become...
LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global supply-chain limelight, announcing it has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile network infrastructure equipment to many of Vodafone's networks worldwide."Huawei has successfully fulfilled the selection criteria required by the Vodafone supplier...
L.M. Ericsson announced plans to acquire 75 percent of Marconi Corp.'s telecommunication business for $2.24 billion in a move that sets up Ericsson to converge its wireless and wireline networks. "The acquisition of the Marconi businesses has a compelling strategic logic and is a...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Ubiquity Software Corp. signed a partnership agreement to develop end-to-end Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem solutions, pairing Ubiquity's Session Initiation Protocol application server as an embedded part of Huawei's IMS-based portfolio of products.Ubiquity said it expects to deliver...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Boosted by continued deployments of third-generation networks, wireless network infrastructure providers are expected to see sales jump more than 66 percent during the next several years from $60.7 billion in 2004 to more than $100 billion in 2011, according to a report...
LONDON-Amid rumors that it was in takeover talks with China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Marconi Corp. plc, a U.K. telecom equipment maker, confirmed that the company is "continuing to pursue all strategic options with the objective of maximizing shareholder value." The company did not...
MALE, Maldives-Wataniya Telecom Maldives, a wireless voice and data services provider in Maldives, said it awarded an infrastructure contract to Chinese supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Huawei will supply a unified second-generation/third-generation network that supports the dual access of the GSM and UMTS radio...
News on the over-the-air front continues to gain steam, as Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies and others announce plans to use or sell the technology. First up, Motorola said it will resell Bitfone Corp.'s OTA updating technology to wireless carriers. Bitfone's...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Over-the-air updating continues to gain steam as LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use Red Bend's OTA technology in its third-generation handsets. LG will use Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile technology as a way to deliver remotely software updates after users purchase its...
WASHINGTON-Tensions continued to escalate last week over relations with China and a pending U.S.-Central American trade pact backed by telecom and tech sectors. The developments could lead to disruptions in commercial ties with the world's largest mobile-phone market and further delay rollout of third-generation...
HONG KONG-Hong Kong mobile operator Sunday Telecoms began offering commercial W-CDMA services Thursday using infrastructure from Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The 3G network covers all of Hong Kong and incorporates Huawei's end-to-end network solution including 1,000 base stations.The network will...
LONDON-Marconi Corp. announced a distribution agreement with Chinese supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that will see the two companies resell part of each other's product portfolios. The news follows an announcement from Marconi earlier this month that it would refocus its business and cut...
Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, refocus its business and continue to examine its strategic alternatives. "BT's omission of Marconi...
Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business, a move that coincides with the shuttering of its CDMA headquarters in San Diego. Ericsson said it will no longer seek out new CDMA deals and instead will focus on...
LONDON-Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, refocus its business and continue to examine its strategic alternatives."BT's omission of Marconi from...
LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over both fixed and mobile networks, among other services. The network is called 21st Century Network or 21CN.BT plans to spend...
BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier Huawei said it won a contract with Umniah Mobile Co. for a GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in Jordan. The network is based on GSM 1800 MHz technology, Huawei said.In addition to the core network, the contract covers the radio access network and all...
Alcatel Althsom may not be the first names in the CDMA business, but the French vendor aims for a robust market share in the space. Barely a month after inking a major cooperation deal with Chinese vendor ZTE Corp., Alcatel has been presenting what...
BEIJING-Siemens AG and Huawei Technologies Inc. said they have formed a joint venture to develop products based on China's homegrown protocol known as TD-SCDMA. The JV, known as TD Tech Ltd., will enjoy initial capital of $100 million. Siemens will hold a 51-percent interest...
