The battle of standards over base stations has heated up with the Common Public Radio Interface initiative announcing the launching of its specification.CPRI, which is led by L.M. Ericsson, faces rival Open Base Station Architecture Initiative led by Nokia Corp. CPRI said it completed...
Intel Corp. wants the world to know that it is not about cell phones, or personal digital assistants or wireless notebooks. It is about all of them.Working its vision under what it describes as adaptive communication technologies, the chipmaker plans to roll out cohesive...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. said it has unveiled enhancements for its solutions for wireless notebooks, cell phones, personal digital assistants and other handhelds.The chipsets include Dothan, which is the code name for the next Intel Pentium M processor; Sonoma, a code name for the...
SINGAPORE-Five Asian companies joined the collaboration between the Singapore telecom regulator and Intel Corp. to help solve the challenges of hot-spot roaming. The initiative will work to develop standards for global seamless Wi-Fi connectivity.The companies include China Mobile; Singapore's mobile operators MobileOne, SingTel Mobile...
Tropos Networks Inc. will supply equipment to enable Verge Wireless Networks Inc.'s metro-scale Wi-Fi network in downtown Baton Rouge, La. The Tropos system works like a mesh network in which Wi-Fi cells communicate with each other, creating paths back to just one wired node...
On balance, wireless chips have carried a small swagger as the industry's only oasis of good news. But Texas Instruments Inc. caused the sector to stumble by narrowing its third-quarter forecast.The semiconductor bellwether said it revised its earnings per share to between 20 cents...
True to its cautious style, The Federal Communications Commission has shied from committing to a definite ruling on the ultra-wideband technology, which has divided the various players into two camps.One group is led by Motorola Inc., and the other is led by both Texas...
TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it has introduced a new SGSN and GGSN product platform to enhance large-volume Internet Protocol packet transmission applications, such as video streaming and global positioning system services.The vendor said it will soon deliver the new product to Japanese mobile carrier NTT...
Tropos Networks Inc. will provide its Tropos Wi-Fi equipment to enable the deployment of a metro-scale Wi-Fi network in downtown Baton Rouge, La. The network will be managed by 802.11 services provider Verge Wireless Networks Inc. The Tropos system works like a mesh network...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. unveiled what it describes as the industry's first single-chip processor for cell phones using EDGE technology.The product, known as the Intel PX800EF processor, combines key components, which include the memory, the XScale and the micro signal architecture, according to David...
With the SARS epidemic now out of sap, the land of wonton soup and TD-SCDMA technology is regaining its place on the front burner of wireless business.Infected with a new elan for investment, vendors have announced a series of contracts and initiatives in China,...
Intel Corp. this week announced plans to build a $375 million assembly and test plant in western China's Sichuan province and a research and development center for digital home and wireless communications in South Korea.The company said the plant will create 675 jobs, expected...
REDMOND, Wash.-MSNBC.com announced the launch of its wireless service known as the MSNBC Wireless Traveler to allow users of mobile laptops to access news, including top national and international coverage, business, sports and entertainment updates, using Wi-Fi technology.The information will be available at hot...
REDMOND, Wash.-MSNBC.com announced the launch of its wireless service known as the MSNBC Wireless Traveler to allow users of mobile laptops to access news, including top national and international coverage, business, sports and entertainment updates, using Wi-Fi technology.The information will be available at hot...
One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor.With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and carriers all see their technologies...
No WinTel animosity is intended. MIPI is just another warm and fuzzy alliance.Never the friendliest of allies, Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. were quick to rebut the wide speculation that the formation of the Mobile Industry Processor Interface alliance created to focus...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-A class-action lawsuit filed against chip maker Intel Corp. has been dismissed on grounds of insufficient proof.U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel said the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that the company misled investors about Intel products or revenues in the third quarter of...
In what industry experts see as a counterpunch to WinTel, a Microsoft-Intel partnership, some major industry players have a formed a new alliance that focuses on peripherals, microprocessors and software interfaces for mobile devices.Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., STMicroelectronics and ARM said they have...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In a drive to improve wireless broadband experience in homes and small offices, Intel Corp. and Cisco's Linksys have pooled together their technology and marketing programs.Linksys will combine its routers and access points with Intel's Centrino mobile technology in wireless notebooks.Intel said...
Joint ventures and alliances continue to tie ideas and initiatives together across various tiers of the wireless industry from infrastructure to Wi-Fi to semiconductors. Asian companies play crucial roles in the cooperation.Royal Philips Electronics NV announced a joint venture with Accton Technology Corp. to...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Intel Corp. unveiled a distribution program in which Intel will promote and sell AT&T Wireless GPRS- and Wi-Fi-based data solutions through more than 200 Intel Product Dealer Channel members. The two companies also said they are working together...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. said it plans to develop silicon products based on the 802.16a standard, which covers wireless metropolitan networks. The company has signed an agreement with Israel-based Alvarion Ltd. to produce the products."Products based on 802.16a can provide wireless broadband connectivity to...
Fast food giant McDonald's Corp. is expected to expand its Wi-Fi initiative into the San Francisco Bay Area this week, according to the Wall Street Journal.The report noted the company planned to roll out its Wi-Fi service in 75 restaurants this week and has...
The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...
