TOKYO-Japanese handset maker NEC Corp. said it has developed its first i-mode third-generation terminal, the N600I, for an operator outside Japan. NEC has begun delivery of the terminal for Cosmote, the largest mobile operator in Greece. As part of NEC's new W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS...
NEC Corp. said it signed an agreement to establish a third-generation mobile infrastructure joint venture in China with Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications. The new firm will engage in 3G equipment development, manufacturing, sales, maintenance and system engineering. WRI will hold 65...
Nokia Corp. introduced a new Internet-browsing device that represents a new market for the world's largest handset vendor as well as an entirely new software strategy. Nokia's new personal digital assistant-sized 770 Internet Tablet supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and features an 800 by...
LONDON-NEC Corp said it has received orders for its Mobile Internet Platform and mobile handsets for Russian wireless carrier Mobile TeleSystems' i-mode service. The value of the deal was not disclosed.MTS currently has 40 million subscribers and more than 35 percent market share. The...
IRVING, Texas-NEC Unified Solutions Inc. said WebMed Technology, which provides e-health products for the North American market, has deployed its UNIVERGE wireless local area network converged mobility solution to provide wireless capability in its offices. WebMed Technology is using the wireless capabilities in its...
Motorola Inc. appears to be in the midst of reordering its phone design and manufacturing strategy, moves that could yield either boon or doom for those along its supply chain. Motorola's exercises also highlight the complex, cutthroat nature of electronics manufacturing. Specifically, Motorola last...
NEW YORK-Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. scored around $141 million in its initial public offering Thursday, coming in at the high range of its expectations.The company's stock was down slightly in its second day of trading to about $15...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. posted a slight rise in revenues but reversed its profits from a year ago with a $900,000 loss in its first quarter. The company's stock was down slightly after the news to $14.77 per share."I am pleased with...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Chip vendor Agere Systems today released its new TrueAdvantage line of products, which the company said would save carriers millions of dollars by combining second- and third-generation network technology in one box. The company-which sells its semiconductor offerings to the likes of L.M....
MontaVista Software Inc. today released a version of its Linux platform built specifically for mobile phones. The new offering is also designed for the mid-range handset market-devices that comprise the bulk of the handset industry-an area platform vendors like PalmSource Inc. and Symbian are...
SECAUCUS, N.J.-Panasonic Corp. of North America, the North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., announced it shut down its U.S. mobile-phone operations. The news comes as little surprise, however-the company had previously failed to find carrier partners to sell its phones and...
Panasonic Corp. of North America, the North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., announced it shut down its U.S. mobile-phone operations. The news comes as little surprise, however-the company had previously failed to find carrier partners to sell its phones and had...
Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. filed for an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares and could raise up to $150 million, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company did not include its proposed...
ARLINGTON, Texas-The University of Texas said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 14 electronic manufacturers.The university claims the companies infringed on a patented method that allows text messaging through a standard telephone keypad.The lawsuit, which charges players such as Kyocera, the Sanyo...
Nokia Corp. discounted reports that it had dropped plans to make fuel-cell batteries for its mobile phones. A spokesman for the company said Nokia has never discussed a firm release date for fuel cells in mobile phones, and that the company continues to research...
Proving wrong rumors of an imminent shutdown of its handset business, Siemens released three new low-end phones in an effort to trump low-cost vendors like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc.Siemens said the three new phones are part of its new 75 A-Series, which the...
TOKYO-TTPCom Communications and NEC Electronics Corp. said they are joining forces to develop dual-mode chips for second- and third generation technologies.The new product will combine TTPCom's EDGE/GPRS/GSM silicon and software architecture with NEC's wideband-CDMA baseband chips.The companies believe that the product will "address the...
Siemens AG officials said they have no plans to sell the company's loss-making handset business, according to reports. Industry has been awash in rumors that Siemens will either sell its mobile phone operations or form some type of joint venture with the likes of...
TOKYO-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. appears to be looking to expand its advanced handset portfolio by buying devices from the likes of Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd.The issue is notable because DoCoMo generally maintains strict guidelines for its handset suppliers...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-NEC Corp. has decided to embed the products of software player TimesTen to quicken Internet traffic for applications such as packetized voice and video, as well as new services such as on-line gaming over third-generation mobile packet networks. The products, known as...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless equipment supplier NEC Corp. has set up a new mobile network operation outsourcing company in Hong Kong. NEC said the new business will focus on new third-generation projects in China. NEC agreed recently with Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. to provide outsourcing...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless equipment supplier NEC Corp. announced it has set up a new mobile network operation outsourcing company in Hong Kong. NEC said the new business will focus on new third-generation projects in China. NEC agreed recently with Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited Ltd....
Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million Pantech-branded mobile phones in the United States in 2005. However, industry watchers believe the company faces a major uphill climb...
Although the market for W-CDMA mobile phones is still in its infancy, now is the time for most players to get a foot in the door or risk being left out in the cold. According to Strategy Analytics, the market for W-CDMA phones will...
