Trying to please everyone is a good gambit when launching a handset business with global ambitions. Somewhere along the way, however, one has to shift gears.Managing sustainable growth and profitability in the handset market can demand investment in original designs, support for a manageable...
LG Electronics Inc.-the South Korean home appliance giant and parent of LG Telecom-has replaced its top corporate officer and the head of its telecom unit in an effort to reignite its fortunes in mobile handsets and flat-panel displays, according to media reports.A former corporate...
In the world of wireless handset vendors, there's an increasing divide between the haves and the have-nots. In this case, the having or not-having doesn't revolve around bling, but scale. Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. have the scale to invest in research and development...
SEOUL—LG Telecom Co. Ltd.’s next move is unclear now that South Korea’s Ministry of Information and Communications has stripped the carrier of its third-generation license after the company chose to bail out on its promise to launch IMT-2000-based services, opting instead to pour its...
The worldwide mobile-phone market roared to another record finish in the fourth quarter as unit shipments reached a staggering 245 million, according to research and consulting firm IDC. For the full year, the handset industry shipped a total of 825.5 million phones. "2005 was...
SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest carrier and the country's sole CDMA operator.Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular...
SEOUL, South Korea-LG Telecom offered an auto navigation service that provides information on nearby traffic, businesses and restaurants to drivers via their handsets. The global positioning system-based service, named ez Drive, will allow customers to find the fastest routes to their destinations and provide...
Although market leader Nokia Corp. stumbled in the first quarter, most of the rest of the world's handset makers managed to cash in on what analysts predict will be the biggest year ever for the mobile-phone industry. Indeed, Sony Ericsson Communications L.P., LG Electronics...
SAN DIEGO-Juno Cho will serve as the new head of LG Mobile Phones, the mobile handset division of LG Electronics USA Inc. Cho will oversee LG Mobile Phones North American development, manufacturing and marketing efforts, as well as strategic planning, carrier relationships and business...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless bolstered its phone offerings as well as its wireless data application listings through two new deals.First, the nation's largest carrier announced it will sell the new VX4500 phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for $90 with a two-year agreement. The LG...
WASHINGTON-The United States and South Korea appear headed for a showdown over Bush administration allegations that Seoul is violating global trade law by trying to impose wireless standards that would benefit huge homegrown vendors like Samsung Corp. and block U.S. suppliers from the potentially...
SEOUL, South Korea-Nearly 83,000 South Korean mobile-phone subscribers have taken advantage of local number portability in that country, which began Jan. 1, although in limited form.Subscribers to the country's dominant carrier, SK Telecom, can switch to rival operators KTF or LG Telecom and keep...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its Mobile Station Modem chipset and software known as MSM6250 has been selected by LG Electronics for its W-CDMA handsets."By integrating Qualcomm's MSM6250 chipsets into our handsets, we will be able to offer consumers sophisticated data applications that operate on...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Two new phones from LG Electronics will feature multimedia messaging technology from Openwave Systems Inc., the companies announced. Further, Openwave said its Mobile Messaging Client software has already shipped on six devices with a total of 20 devices expected to ship by...
BEIJING-China Unicom said it will use Java download technology from Motorola Inc.'s 4thpass subsidiary, a move that highlights the potential of the Java download market.Using 4thpass' technology, China Unicom will offer provisioning and downloading services for Java-based applications. Users will be able to purchase...
A group of Korea's major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones in Korea, according to the Korea Herald.Company officials were not immediately available for comment.Samsung,...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF renewed its support for the platform.BellSouth will offer BREW services to a total of...
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.
SAN DIEGO-LG Mobile Phones is jumping into the rink as the exclusive mobile phone sponsor of the NHL hockey team the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the company's products will be on display throughout the team's 10th season."The Mighty Ducks are one of the...
NEW YORK-LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. expects its two new tri-mode phones to appear on shelves at Verizon Wireless Inc. stores in December, bringing to 10 the total of new handsets the San Diego-based company will have brought to the U.S. market this year.The LG-VX2000,...
SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission, South Korea's top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corp. for violating the ban on handset subsidies. Business suspension periods range between 10 days and 30...
SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea's top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corporation for violating the ban on handset subsidies. The business suspension periods range between 10 days...
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...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom New Zealand's mobile subsidiary signed an agreement with Korea's LG Telecom to jointly develop new CDMA 1x services. Telecom New Zealand will launch its 1x network this month, while LG has offered 1x services since April 2001.Telecom New Zealand, which also...
