What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality today for Sony Ericsson Corp. as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region.Sony Ericsson also said...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on year in the first...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on year in the first...
TOKYO-LG Philips LCD said it plans to begin production of liquid crystal display screens for cell phones, personal digital assistants and other wireless devices in the second half of this year.LG Philips is a 50-50 joint venture between LG Electronics and Philips Electronics.
NEW ORLEANS, United States-John Koo and his top executive team crowd a small, air-conditioned room perched atop LG Electronics' sprawling booth at the CTIA trade show here. Relaxed, smiling, Koo has shed the suit coat he wore during his keynote appearance to reveal a...
TOKYO-As expected, Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson said they will invest an additional $326 million in their joint mobile-phone business, a move the companies said shows their "continuing commitment" to the venture.Critics and analysts have wondered about Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' future. According to...
NEW DELHI, India-Korean giant LG Electronics launched its CDMA handsets in the Indian market on Wednesday, but said the handsets will be sold through basic service providers like Reliance Infocomm and Tata Teleservices. Reliance is slated to roll out its national CDMA service by...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. has added Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to its list of clients, agreeing to provide its over-the-air software on Sanyo's 3G handsets. InnoPath's DeltaUpgrade Plus software allows operators to debug phones via a download. The product was used earlier this...
BOSTON-A new handset market report shows LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics making significant strides in the mobile-phone market, while other big handset players continue to suffer in a tight worldwide economy.Indeed, Strategy Analytics said LG Electronics is gaining ground so fast it could potentially...
BOSTON-A new handset market report shows both LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics making significant strides in the mobile phone market, while other big handset players continue to suffer in a tight worldwide economy.Indeed, Strategy Analytics said LG Electronics is gaining ground so fast it...
MOSCOW-CDMA technology based on the IS-95 standard continues to push forward in Russia despite numerous restrictions and the order to abandon the 800 MHz band altogether by 2010. The Kodotel carrier in Voronezh (Central Russia) with 30,000 subscribers signed a US$6 million contract with...
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile operator KT ICOM, the wideband-CDMA subsidiary of KTF, said it will launch commercial W-CDMA services next June.International press reports said KT-ICOM signed a contract with LG Electronics on Tuesday to supply about $109 million worth of equipment for the...
Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service?If not, don't worry-few people have.It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken the worldwide wireless industry by storm. The idea was to "enhance" SMS messages with more space...
BEIJING—South Korea's LG Electronics hopes to sell 128,000 CDMA handsets to China Unicom this year. It plans to produce CDMA handsets in a joint venture with Shandong Langchao, in which LG Electronics would have a 49-percent stake.Although the company does not have a license...
LONDON—Cellular handset sales in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are showing signs of recovery, prompting LG to enter the UAE's GSM phone market with two of its mobile-phone models, the LG 600 and the LG 510W. LG hopes the models will help it to...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it has licensed its handset technology to LG Electronics of Korea for 2.5 generation and UMTS."The agreement gives a boost to the 3G handset market and is the second agreement for Ericsson Mobile Platforms, with Sony Ericsson as the first...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan—The Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan is going to launch commercial operation of a CDMA network this year to mark the 10th anniversary of independence after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.South Korean LG Electronics supplied the equipment operating in the 800...
Mobile-phone maker LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. has been "in the closet, so to speak," according to Michele Thenegal, the company's marketing director.While LG InfoComm hasn't been completely dormant during its time in the closet-the company said it garnered about 11 percent of the U.S....
SEOUL, South Korea-As South Korea postponed plans to select a third and final third-generation (3G) mobile service operator, the government's enthusiasm for a viable bidder is greater than ever. But potential bidders seem unimpressed, putting the 3G license itself into doubt.The Ministry of Information...
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea awarded much-coveted third-generation (3G) mobile service licenses to SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier, and state-run Korea Telecom on 15 December. The race, however, is not over, analysts said.The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), which handled the licensing...
ChinaZhang Fan, head of mobile communications at China Unicom, said his company would definitely build narrowband networks based on the CDMA standard. In June, the company had still ruled out using narrowband CDMA, opting to wait for third-generation technology. China Unicom will invite tenders...
Power ProductsPower Products Unlimited Inc. selected Ken Donofrio as its new marketing director. He will orchestrate all aspects of the company's marketing and carrier services program. Donofrio previously was director of marketing and carrier support for Cliffco Wireless.WirelessNorthWirelessNorth promoted its market development coordinator, Heidi...
With the introduction of the Windows CE operating system designed by Microsoft Corp.-expected to revolutionize the mobile computing industry much like the company's Windows 95 operating system changed the computing world-wireless communications companies are hot to secure strategic agreements with the software giant.Motorola Inc....
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Korea TRS, Korea Telecom's specialized mobile radio service company, plans to launch the first phase of its nationwide digital wireless service in Seoul and Pusan, using Motorola Inc.'s integrated Digital Enhanced Network technology, Motorola announced.Motorola's iDEN technology combines two-way radio, a mobile telephone,...
