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STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG said they have completed interoperability tests between Siemens push-to-talk handsets and Ericsson’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems-based infrastructure. “One of the core strengths with an IMS …

In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful. But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must decide how much of their …

NEW YORK-New research shows that smart phone sales will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent during the next few years. Research and consulting firm JupiterResearch said smart …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association said it has brought together network operators and vendors to conduct interoperability trials of equipment and networks for Session Initiation Protocol-based services. SIP is the underlying …

CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. have intensified the momentum for Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems. Lucent said it has integrated six Bell Labs-developed software technologies into its IMS …

Two international carriers announced plans for a roaming agreement for Wi-Fi hot spots. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a public wireless local area network inter-roaming agreement with Swedish mobile …

BOSTON-Carriers looking to deploy push-to-talk service outside the United States should proceed with caution, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. Despite successes in the United States, PTT …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Hewlett-Packard Co. has teamed with Swedish multimedia company Hotsip and Finnish mobile software developer Movial to bring a converged instant-conferencing product to market. The companies announced the release of …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has collaborated with NEC Corp. to complete what it describes as both companies’ first phase of interoperability testing for Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems. Both vendors …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Despite continued concern over the future of the short-range wireless technology, Bluetooth technology shipments have increased from more than 2 million per week several months ago to more …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported that the Bluetooth industry is shipping more than 2 million units per week worldwide, which is less than nine months after the …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported that the Bluetooth industry is now shipping more than 2 million units per week worldwide, which is less than nine months after …

BOSTON-With the full commercial deployment of Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems, carriers are gearing up for a variety of services that will converge various technologies like Wi-Fi, DSL and cable, according …

Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the first cross-technology Push-to-Talk over Cellular solution rooted in wireless networks. The announcement comes against the background of an industry search for …

Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the first cross-technology Push-to-Talk over Cellular solution rooted in wireless networks. This announcement comes against the background of an industry search for …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc., provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), will acquire Silicon Wave Inc., supplier of integrated circuits for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). RFMD expects Silicon Wave’s …

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies has launched its High-Speed Data for the Mass Market (HSDmm) solution it said is designed to help mobile operators offer personalized, lifestyle enhancing multimedia services. The …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies has launched its High-Speed Data for the Mass Market (HSDmm) solution it said is designed to help mobile operators offer personalized, lifestyle enhancing multimedia services. The …

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity’s Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens’ IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS@vantage. With Ubiquity’s …

TOKYO, Japan-NEC Corp. said it has launched its 3GPP-compliant Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem, which integrates voice and data services together on one platform, using the session initiation protocol. “With NEC’s …

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide …

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens has said it will provide cdma2000 as part of its core network offering, although it will not involve the backhaul or radio access network. The company said the …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has said it will provide cdma2000 as part of its core network offering, although it will not involve the backhaul or radio access network. The company said …