The Wireless History Foundation, which is set to induct new members on Oct. 8 into its Wireless Hall of Fame at a dinner in San Diego, said it has brought on five new sponsors for this year, and has three more total sponsors than...
Sprint Nextel’s (S) LTE plans look to be drawing ever closer as the carrier today provided a sale date for its second LTE-enabled device ahead of an expected launch by mid-year.
The carrier said the previously announced Samsung Galaxy Nexus would be available...
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Sprint Nextel (S) said it will begin offering its first LTE-enabled device later this month, with pre-orders scheduled to begin April 12. The LG Viper 4G LTE is set to retail for $100 with a contract and after rebates.
The device will include a...
Ericsson (ERIC) pushed deeper into its joint venture with LG Electronics, announcing today that it has increased its stake in LG-Ericsson from 50% to 75%. Financial terms of the share purchase were not released.
Ericsson inherited its initial stake in the venture following its acquisition...
BARCEOLONA, Spain – Often viewed as a distant rival to fellow South Korean device powerhouse Samsung, at this week’s Mobile World Congress event LG looked to get out from under the shadow with what it termed three pillars: speed, display and design. However, in...
U.S. Cellular (USM) said it will commercially launch LTE services in March covering 25% of its customer base. The launch will also include the roll out of a pair of LTE devices in the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator smartphone and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1...
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was big on attendance, but small on news across the wireless space. Sure, there were a number of new devices announced at what is traditionally a “device” event and large number of consumer electronic devices included embedded local area...
LAS VEGAS – Days after announcing plans for initial market launches, Sprint Nextel added more color to its LTE plans with news on devices. The carrier said its LTE network would begin rolling out later this year in an initial 10 markets.
Sprint Nextel said...
LAS VEGAS – One year after unveiling its first smartphones compatible with its nascent LTE network, Verizon Wireless (VZ) used the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show to show off new models compatible with its network that now covers more than 200 million...
Reuters | August 26, 2011 | Miyoung Kim, Anshuman Daga
South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have...
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) decision to stop making hardware for its webOS platform on the heels of Google Inc.'s (GOOG) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) gives Google yet another advantage in the operating system wars. While HTC Corp. (HTCXF) and Samsung Electronics...
Despite the promise of greater network efficiencies and lower pre-bit rates, it appears that those price savings are not being included in the initial roll out of LTE-based services.AT&T Mobility (T) is the latest to keep the status quo, announcing that its upcoming LTE-based...
Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Mayumi Negishi
LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal.
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DigiTimes | August 4, 2011 | Daniel Shen, Steve Shen
Both LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC plan to launch 3D handsets in the Taiwan market in August.
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The top three mobile operating systems control over 90% of the OS market, making it increasingly difficult for competing platforms to gain traction, according to Jumptap's MobileStat monthly data. While Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android OS remains in the top spot, with 38% market...
Just a week after losing its place on the store shelves of your local RadioShack Corp. outlet, T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a deal to offer its prepaid services through 7-Eleven Inc.'s stores.
The deal, which began on Aug. 1, calls for T-Mobile USA to offer...
LG Electronics Inc. reported an 87% decline in net profit in the recently closed quarter as mobile handset sales continue to falter. The South Korean conglomerate's mobile communications division posted a lower-than-expected loss of $49.8 million. On a company-wide basis, the company posted $103.4...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.This week’s article deals with a hot topic – bandwidth buckets, or, as Craig Moffett from Sanford...
As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the United States over the last three months while Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (<a href=http://stocks.rcrnews.com/rcrwireless./quote?Symbol=AAPL) made gains.The BlackBerry maker...
GUANGZHOU, China – China Telecom is revamping its enterprise-focused practice to better help those vertical-market customers conduct their business more efficiently, said Liang Zhiping, director of VIP Customer Department at China Telecom Group.Zhiping, speaking at the Global CDMA Operation and Development Forum 2001, sponsored...
Two major handset makers have been given the proverbial kiss of death in an annual list of 10 companies not expected to last through the coming year.Sony Ericsson and Nokia Corp. (NOK) both drew the short stick in 24/7 Wall St.’s latest list of...
U.S. Cellular Corp.'s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the launch of its initial LTE services.The carrier announced last month that it planned to...
DUBLIN – Cloud computing is the buzz word associated with the trifecta of mobile technology: the ability to access information and files from a home computer, a mobile device and a work computer or tablet. One of the most obvious applications of cloud capabilities...
