TOKYO—J-Phone, a Vodafone Group operator in Japan, announced it will postpone its third-generation (3G) service launch until December to provide "global standard service." J-Phone had previously planned to launch its 3G service on 30 June.Prior to the nationwide commercial service launch in December, J-Phone...
TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, on 1 April launched its third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 1x technology, entering the highly competitive Japanese high-speed data market.In Japan, NTT DoCoMo, the country’s leading operator, launched its 3G service under the brand name of...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Nortel executives have admitted that the US$1.1 billion contact awarded to it by MmO2 for 2.5-generation (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) infrastructure this week was a much-needed boost to its somewhat battered morale (see related news under Europe News). Having named Nortel as...
THE HAUGE, The Netherlands—KPN Mobile said it will begin offering mobile data services based on i-mode, the technology developed by its Japanese partner NTT DoCoMo, on 18 April. The operator said it has reached agreements with more than 50 national and international content partners...
TOKYO—Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba, two leading electronic manufacturers in Japan, partnered for third-generation (3G) handsets and will begin collaborating next month on the development of a new platform for multimedia-enabled, dual-mode mobile phones, both firms announced. Based on the agreement, both firms will jointly...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
TOKYO—NEC and Matsushita Communication Industrial, two leading telecom vendors in Japan, on Thursday announced they will develop two-chip third-generation (3G) handsets. NEC and Matsushita, both FOMA venders for NTT DoCoMo, last August partnered for 3G handset development to reduce huge research and development (R&D)...
CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring showing through to the exhibition halls or the company-rented yachts that line the harbor...
TOKYO—NEC, the leading handset manufacturer in Japan, is going to re-enter the U.S. mobile handset market by the end of March 2003.NEC in 2000 sold its mobile handset factories in Europe and Mexico and terminated manufacturing handsets targeting overseas markets except its Chinese factory....
BERLIN—The mobile division of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, has forcefully indicated that it plans to be the first to launch third-generation (3G) services in Germany. The company announced plans to deploy high-speed mobile data services in 20 German cities by the end of this year,...
SAN JOSE—SiRF Technology and NEC Electronics announced a licensing agreement that will integrate SiRF's SiRFstarII GPS technology into NEC's integrated circuits for the automotive marketplace.The companies said that the high level ICs will decrease the cost of GPS, allowing location technology to become a...
TOKYO—NEC. Corp. reported a net loss of $2.26 billion, blaming softening demand for its telecommunications gear.The company also announced plans to cut 14,000 jobs, including 8,000 in Japan."These are not circumstances that would allow us to draw up business plans that presume growth," said...
TOKYO—NEC, a leading telecom vender in Japan, started a sample shipment of a 64-Megabit Random Access Memory (RAM) device for cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). NEC has been providing a 32-Megabit RAM for cellular phones and PDAs.To meet the new demand for...
Nokia Corp. continued its massive open mobile architecture standards push last week by signing up some of the world's largest infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA Systems Inc., Borland Software Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Oracle and Sun Microsystems Inc.The move underscores Nokia's...
LONDON—NEC announced it will close a semiconductor plant in Scotland, eliminating 1,260 jobs.The Livingston, West Lothian, plant closure is blamed on the widespread downturn in demand for cellular phone systems. The plant will cease operation in April 2002.
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hutchison has signed a crucial network sharing deal with British Telecommunications' former wireless division, mmO2. The agreement will allow Hutchison's subscribers to make and receive calls using mmO2's second-generation (2G) network when out of range of its own third-generation (3G) network. The...
LONDON—The Isle of Man's third-generation (3G) network is now live after about a six-month delay from the original scheduled launch. Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of British Telecommunication's mm02 mobile arm, is offering what it calls a "live, fully operational 3G trial network" to gauge...
LONDON—NEC Corp. has denied a report in the World Street Journal that it plans to put off the launch of its third-generation mobile-phone handsets to between September and November rather than between July and September as previously promised.The company also denied that its largest...
TOKYO—NEC Corp. says it is having talks with Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. to explore details of establishing an advanced cellular phone handset joint venture focusing on the Chinese market."Consideration is under way to jointly develop the latest generation of mobile phone technology applied in...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—As speculation continues about what Siemens will do with its mobile-phone business, the research firm Gartner said that its latest study into cell-phone manufacturer rankings has seen Siemens slip back to fifth place, falling behind Samsung Electronics in terms of the number...
WOODBURY, New York, United States—Comverse Technology agreed to provide NEC System Integration & Construction (NECSIC)with network communications products in Japan."When selecting a system integration partner, Comverse was a natural fit allowing NESIC to more rapidly integrate their solutions, while providing customers with the high-quality...
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology says it has agreed to provide NEC System Integration & Construction Ltd. with network communications products in Japan."When selecting a system integration partner, Comverse was a natural fit allowing NESIC to more rapidly integrate their solutions, while providing customers with the...
TOKYO—NEC Corp. said it plans to outsource the manufacturing functions of NEC Miyagi Ltd. and NEC Yamanashi Ltd., which develop and manufacture telecom infrastructure systems, to an Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider. NEC said it is currently negotiating with several EMS companies and is...
