MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...
MUMBAI, India-Countering a similar offering by rival wireless provider Tata Teleservices, Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar launched Fastmobile Inc.'s push2talk service, which combines walkie-talkie services with instant messaging, short message service, multimedia messaging service and voice messaging.The carrier said the service would be available...
Countering a similar offering by rival wireless provider Tata Teleservices, Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar launched Fastmobile Inc.'s push2talk service, which combines walkie-talkie services with instant messaging, short message service, multimedia messaging service and voice messaging.The carrier said the service would be available to...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo sold its 20-percent stake in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. for $220 million in a transaction that has been expected by market watchers.DoCoMo has been looking to unwind its involvement in the U.K. third-generation operator for months, and...
HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which operates several third-generation networks around the world, has signed 1.73 million 3G users globally, according to press reports, which signals strong recent uptake of its next-generation services after a sluggish start. The carrier said it had 1.04 million 3G...
NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. said it has successfully completed EDGE trials with wireless carrier Hutchison Max Telecom and will deploy the technology later this year."We were the first operator to offer multi-circle GPRS roaming services early last year in India, as also MMS," said...
MILAN, Italy-Third-generation wireless carrier Hutchison said it will add LG Electronics Inc. phones to its 3G handset line-up, with a global agreement for 3 million LG video phones before the end of the year.With the agreement, LG Electronics joins Motorola Inc. and NEC Corp....
CHICAGO-Mobile instant communications provider Fastmobile Inc. reported an agreement with Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar to market Fastmobile's Fastchat multimodal messaging and content delivery service in India. Fastmobile said the service would launch across India this quarter on a range of handsets, including Nokia...
Following its sluggish first-quarter earnings report, Nokia announced it scored a distribution deal with third-generation carrier Hutichson 3 and released a new camera phone for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia markets.Hutchison 3 in the United Kingdom said it will begin selling the...
WASHINGTON-With major wireless issues facing federal regulators and the White House, the future of two key Bush telecom appointees is growing more uncertain by the day as a result of political bickering that is not altogether partisan. That the Bush administration has not...
HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the licenses expire next year.A consultation paper addressing the issue noted subscribers on the CDMA...
TOKYO-Responding to news reports that it planned to end its investment in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Ltd., NTT DoCoMo released a statement that it has not made a decision about ending the investment."NTT DoCoMo has been considering strategic plans with both Hutchison Whampoa Ltd....
LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its "Today on 3" mobile news and entertainment channel.The carrier said the video service will be updated throughout the day and will showcase the latest footage...
LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its "Today on 3" mobile news and entertainment channel.The carrier said the video service will be updated throughout the day and will showcase the latest footage...
CANNES, France-Alcatel scored several new mobile video deals, including an agreement with Hutchison 3G Austria for its video gateway product.Alcatel said it will offer video-streaming services for Hutchison 3G in Austria, as well as video telephony services between mobile subscribers and correspondents using a...
CANNES, France-Spatial Wireless announced it will commence a market trial of Spatial Atrium, its new high-capacity distributed mobile switching platform, on India's Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd.'s GSM network. "We look forward to evaluating the benefits of distributed mobile switching, which we believe are...
CANNES, France-Spatial Wireless announced it will commence a market trial of Spatial Atrium, its new high-capacity distributed mobile switching platform, on India's Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd.'s GSM network. "We look forward to evaluating the benefits of distributed mobile switching, which we believe are...
CANNES, France-Alcatel scored several new mobile video deals, including an agreement with Hutchison 3G Austria for its video gateway product.Alcatel said it will offer video-streaming services for Hutchison 3G in Austria, as well as video telephony services between mobile subscribers and correspondents using a...
WASHINGTON-The move to permanently ban Internet access taxes was thrown a curve ball on Wednesday when senators from states that had grandfathered taxes introduced a bill that would only ban the taxes for two years."The other option is the wrong policy and it...
SAN DIEGO-As part of its recently confirmed reorganization process and plans to improve the financial and operational performance of its business, Leap Wireless International Inc. promoted Doug Hutcheson to executive vice president and chief financial officer and Glenn Umetsu to executive vice president and...
Harnessing a protocol synergy, the UMTS Forum and 3G Americas are trumpeting the achievement of their brand of technology as the wireless industry migrates to third-generation services.Both groups, one based in the United States and the other in Europe, said they are working together...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. introduced its new 900i series of third-generation FOMA mobile phones, devices that feature perhaps the most advanced services the wireless industry has ever seen.Most importantly, DoCoMo said the devices in general offer three times the battery life...
Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. introduced its new 900i series of third-generation FOMA mobile phones, devices that feature perhaps the most advanced services the wireless industry has ever seen.Most importantly, DoCoMo said the devices in general offer three times the battery life...
Mobile-phone news continues its frantic march, with Siemens announcing major new support for global push-to-talk services.Siemens Mobile said it will make its entire product range-from infrastructure to handsets-capable of push-to-talk services. Indeed, the company said more than 10 mobile operators in the United States,...
