OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on technical specification, perform equipment trials and conduct interoperability testing to examine possible...
LOS ANGELES-More than two-thirds of women said they use cellular phoned, and one-third said they use the advanced features on their phones, according to a survey by Women in Technology International, IDC and Intel. More than half of the women surveyed named home networking...
Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on technical specification, perform equipment trials and conduct interoperability testing to examine possible wireless broadband...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Days after Intel Corp. made waves with its new WiMAX chip, rival Fujitsu announced its own WiMAX offering. The company said its new MB87M3400 chip works on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and is available for both base stations and WiMAX terminals."This new WiMAX-compliant...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced a solid first quarter with a jump in net income of 25 percent. The news sent the company's stock up slightly to $23.27 per share.Intel posted revenues of $9.4 billion for the first quarter, up 17 percent from...
BERLIN-Chipmaking behemoth Intel said it will work with German media company Bertelsmann to develop a new technology for legally downloading and sharing files through the Internet.The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company will make chips for devices to support the new service, which will be sold...
NEW ORLEANS-CellStar and Sybase entered a strategic partnership to incorporate Sybase's mFolio Content Services Solution into CellStar's existing wireless communications portfolio of products and services. CellStar said it will seamlessly provide the mFolio Content Services Solution to wireless carriers via a wide range of...
NEW ORLEANS-Brightpoint Inc. said it has launched a new line of business called Advanced Wireless Services, which will focus on delivering bundled wireless products to meet customers' wireless data needs.Products the company plans to provide include Windows-based smart phones and Pocket PCs, activation services,...
DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium, one of two competing groups offering a proposal to IEEE for 802.11n technology, gained another heavy hitter Friday as Nokia Corp. switched its support to the group.Motorola Inc. joined the WWiSE group last month.Nokia previously had been...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The chip business is looking good for Intel Corp. again as the bellwether raised its revenue guidance for the first quarter to between $9.2 billion and $9.4 billion, up from between $8.8 billion and $9.4 billion.This impressed J.P. Morgan. "Although Intel raised...
Canadian telecommunications provider Bell Canada reported an alliance with Craig McCaw's U.S.-based wireless broadband network operation Clearwire Corp. The alliance includes a $100 million investment, as well as a further investment in McCaw's NR Communications operations that currently provides wireless broadband services in parts...
Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology. The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said it has harmonized its technical proposals with Motorola, which had developed a separate one. This will result in an...
Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology.The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said it has harmonized its technical proposals with Motorola, which had developed a separate one. This will result in an enhanced...
CANNES, France-Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to develop, integrate and conduct interoperability testing for Alcatel's network infrastructure solution and Intel's...
Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to develop, integrate and conduct interoperability testing for Alcatel's network infrastructure solution and Intel's WiMAX...
CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. today released the third version of its Series 60 software platform for mobile phones. The platform, based on the Symbian operating system, features Nokia's user interface and software technologies. The updated software platform includes a variety of new technologies, including a...
Sprint PCS may be going out on a date with WiMAX, but it does not guarantee a wedding ring. That's the way another technology provider, Flarion Technologies Inc. with its Flash-OFDM, approaches the carrier's decision to join the WiMAX Forum. Since its proposed merger...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is investigating reports that Wi-Fi devices were responsible for disrupting radar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a probe that comes amid the Bush administration's failure to date to craft a solution that would enable wireless Internet operations in...
The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology company PhoneBites. PhoneBites is developing a mobile-phone application that will allow users to interject sounds into a voice conversation. The...
The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology company PhoneBites. PhoneBites is developing a mobile-phone application that will allow users to interject sounds into a voice conversation. The...
Media reports indicate that certification for WiMAX products may be delayed for six months, but a spokesperson for the WiMAX Forum said the reports are inaccurate. Another prime mover of the technology, Intel Corp., also said it was not aware of any such postponements.Some...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. announced plans to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions using WiMAX technology.Intel and ZTE will cooperate to develop and promote standards and specifications for 802.16-based networks. The companies will also work jointly with regulatory...
WASHINGTON-IBM Corp. topped the list of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's top 10 private-sector patent recipients. For the 12th consecutive year, IBM received more patents than any other private-sector organization."American innovation and discoveries are the foundation of our technological strength worldwide," said Jon...
CLINTON, N.J.-Semiconductor manufacturer Magnolia Broadband Inc. secured investments from Intel Capital and Uniquest Corp., building on an $11 million financing round announced last October.While declining to disclose exact figures, the chipmaker said the latest round brings total equity investment in Magnolia to more than...
