Sprint PCS' Video Mail launch is just the latest in a series of wireless video moves in the United States, a market that is still very much in its early stages but one that is evolving quietly and rapidly."I think it will be more...
France Telecom said it has granted Qualcomm Inc. a worldwide license to its Turbo Code patents for both CDMA2000 and W-CDMA chipsets. The Turbo Code, which enjoy the supports of both the Third Generation Partnership Project and 3GPP2, allows higher network capacity for CDMA...
BOSTON-MessageVine said Thai mobile operator Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia will use its technology to deploy instant messaging and presence services on its CDMA2000 1x network.Hutch is offering the IM application through its recently launched HutchPlay service, which offers a variety of downloadable applications via...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW application download service could pop up in Russia through a new agreement between the technology giant and Delta Telecom, a cellular operator in the northwest region of Russia.The companies signed a preliminary agreement for Delta Telecom to launch BREW services...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa for $150.4 million.An initial $100.2 million payment will be made and...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW application download service could soon pop up in Russia through a new agreement between the technology giant and Delta Telecom, a cellular operator in the northwest region of Russia.The companies signed a preliminary agreement for Delta Telecom to launch BREW...
Although Nextel Communications Inc. has announced no clear commitment on its next-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.'s trial of its push-to-talk solution, known as QChat, has made CDMA2000 hotter on the carrier's plate of options."We're definitely working with them (Qualcomm) on the technology," explained Audrey Schaefer,...
KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa for $150.4 million.An initial $100.2 million payment will be made and three additional...
HONG KONG-Hutchison 3G HK Ltd. and Nokia have been working together to deploy the core network equipment for Hutchison's 3G W-CDMA network in Hong Kong. Nokia said it is supplying equipment for both the circuit and packet core networks as well as the Nokia...
GENEVA-WAP browser company Access announced more than 100 million devices have shipped with its NetFront WAP browser. The company counts AT&T Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, Handspring, Hutchison 3G Group, IBM, KDDI, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, PalmSource, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and more as customers."I'm excited...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Continued delays in the launch of third-generation services in Western Europe could boost opportunities for GPRS technology, according to new research from U.K.-based consultancy Analysys.Analysys expects revenue from GPRS subscribers to be $17.6 billion in 2003 and to grow to $85.5 billion...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has completed an amended $1.6 billion credit facility and made certain changes to its capital structure. "This leverage-neutral transaction simplifies our capital structure and provides our restricted borrowing group access to the operating cash flows of our U.K....
LONDON-Vodafone U.K. said it and rival operator 3 have jointly secured the FA Premier League mobile rights in a three-season deal. The rights begin with the 2004/2005 season and run through the 2006/2007 season and give customers access to all 380 league matches each...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to offer FOMA video-phone handsets beginning Oct. 1, allowing users to make international video phone calls and 64 kilobit per second data transmissions to the United Kingdom with technology partner Hutchison 3G U.K.The service, which DoCoMo noted builds...
GOTEBORG, Sweden-Speaking from one of L.M. Ericsson's major design headquarters in the company's home base of Sweden, Hakan Eriksson pronounced Ericsson's massive cost-cutting and reorganization efforts a success, while at the same time painting a relatively glowing outlook of the wireless industry.Eriksson works as...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-U.S. company Anystream said its broadcast video encoding software is in use by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s third-generation subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Australia, along with Mobilkom Austria.Anystream said it Agility software automates the process of repackaging broadcast video for use within mobile...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In its continued defiance of its numerous skeptics, a Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary took on another European third-generation license. The Norwegian government awarded a third-generation license to Hi3G Access Norway AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison's Swedish 3G subsidiary Hi3G Access AB. Hi3G...
TOKYO-Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia, a mobile operator in Thailand, and Japan's KDDI entered an agreement to construct a global positioning system service in Thailand based on the gpsOne system KDDI offers in Japan in cooperation with NEC Corp.The contract is valued at $8.6 million.KDDI...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In its continued defiance of its numerous skeptics, a Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary took on another European third-generation license. The Norwegian government awarded a third-generation license to Hi3G Access Norway AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison's Swedish 3G subsidiary Hi3G Access AB. Hi3G...
CHICAGO-Motorola and 3 together introduced the Motorola A920 third-generation handset featuring a full-color widescreen display designed to showcase 3's person-to-person video calling capabilities and video content.The companies said the Motorola A920 brings enhanced functionality to users of 3's video mobile network. The device combines...
HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., the conglomerate that operates several third-generation subsidiaries around the world along with real estate, retail, manufacturing and other businesses, reported a 2-percent increase in its first-half profit to $778 million. However, its 3G division lost $500 million before interest and...
VIENNA, Va.-Cramer Systems will provide Chile's Entel PCS Telecomunicaciones S.A. with an inventory management solution to manage its nationwide network and to automate delivery of services. "Cramer has had an outstanding record in winning new mobile business because operators know we understand how to...
Like '70s disco or roller skates, the wireless portal is now retro cool. Dude.In the heyday of the late 1990s, the wireless industry was awash with the wireless Internet and the possibilities therein. Wireless players from carriers on down to startups imagined opening Yahoo!-style...
LONDON-U.K. third-generation operator Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. has added a fourth handset to its phone line-up with a new NEC model. The operator, which offers service under the brand name 3, now offers one Motorola Inc. phone and three NEC Corp. handsets.The handset is...
