PALO ALTO, Calif.-Siemens Communications Group said it made an investment in California-based software developer GlooLabs. The company did not disclose the amount of the investment. The German telecom giant said it hopes the funding will allow GlooLabs to expand its product portfolio and step...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG have been granted third-generation network contracts from Polish-operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The value of the contracts was not disclosed Ericsson will deliver 3G radio network infrastructure, upgrading PTC's existing GSM network to 3W-CDMA and provide network and technology...
Deals were announced and applications launched last week as the large wireless vendors fanned the flames of the hot and getting-hotter mobile content market. L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ring-back tones from EMI Music's catalog of music as part of Ericsson's hosted ring-back...
MUNICH, Germany-For those who yearn for channel surfing away from home, Siemens AG is launching Mobile TV Streaming, which the company said makes mobile channel surfing over GPRS or W-CDMA/UMTS networks as easy as regular channel surfing at home. Siemens said streaming content is...
MUNICH, Germany-In a deal that strengthens its wireless broadband portfolio, Siemens AG signed a takeover agreement with operational support systems startup Garderos Software Innovations GmbH.In the deal, Garderos will continue to be run under its existing name as a fully owned Siemens subsidiary and...
Siemens AG, one of Europe's largest employers, announced it will cut 2,400 jobs in Germany during the next two years as the company sets in motion its Fit4More restructuring plan for sustainable, profitable growth. The company said major changes will take place in three...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Siemens Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, is investing in metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks supplier Tropos Networks Inc., and said it plans to accelerate Tropos' MetroMesh systems in markets around the world."Mesh techniques represent the next logical step in development of Wi-Fi...
Siemens AG, one of Europe's largest employers, announced it will cut 2,400 jobs in Germany during the next two years as the company sets in motion its Fit4More restructuring plan for sustainable, profitable growth.The company said major changes will take place in three loss-generating...
Infrastructure vendor Siemens AG and PC card maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced they jointly will sell High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products. Siemens will supply the HSDPA infrastructure gear, and Novatel will offer compatible PC cards as a "preferred partner." "To ensure the economic success...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG won a contract with Tele2 SIA, Latvia's largest telecommunications provider, to build a third-generation W-CDMA network and expand its GSM network."The Baltic states are one of the fastest-growing economic regions in Europe," said Christoph Caselitz, president of Mobile Networks at Siemens....
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved Siemens AG's plan to offload its mobile-phone operations to Taiwanese electronics company BenQ Corp. The commission said there wouldn't be any effect on European competition because BenQ will enter the market against such stalwarts as Nokia Corp. and Samsung...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Thomas Ganswindt will head up its Communications division following the abrupt departure of Lothar Pauly to Deutsche Telekom AG. "With Thomas Ganswindt at the helm, the new management team will work forcefully and vigorously to ensure the further future-oriented development...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has won a contract with Indian Railways to equip India's rail line with GSM-Railway mobile technology. Siemens said its three deals with Indian Railways are worth "double-digit millions.""Given the popularity of the GSM standard and the tremendous importance of rail traffic...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG and NEC Corp. said they are working with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s 3 Ireland to deploy its W-CDMA third-generation network.The companies will supply 3 Ireland's W-CDMA/UMTS radio access network. The deal includes Node-B radio base stations and radio network controllers.3 Ireland launched...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Siemens Venture Capital GmbH made a strategic investment in Dune Networks, which provides merchant silicon solutions for traffic management and scalable switching fabrics."Dune's traffic management technology together with its scalable fabric has proven to be the best in the market," said Gerd Goette,...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia services on the network during the next six months.Siemens said the 3G test network...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG posted a drop in its quarterly profit, partially due to the offloading of its mobile-phone business to Taiwanese company BenQ. Siemens' net profit tumbled from $984 million in the year-ago quarter to $470 million in the quarter ended June 30.Siemens announced...
MUNICH, Germany-Qatar Telecom has contracted with Siemens AG to supply and install its third-generation W-CDMA network on the Arabian Peninsula. Siemens will provide 3G packet and switch technologies and maintain and operate them for a year. Siemens also will install W-CDMA base stations with...
MUNICH, Germany-Wireless carrier VOXmobile has chosen Siemens AG to provide its e-mail push and personal information management solution technology to its enterprise customers, giving them the ability to receive or send e-mails in real time and synchronize calendar entries, tasks and contacts with a...
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ Group will take over Siemens' ailing mobile-phone business, catapulting the Asian upstart into the ranks of the world's largest handset makers. Although the exact terms of the deal are somewhat cloudy, Siemens essentially will pay BenQ $303 million to take...
After months of speculation, Siemens announced Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ Group will take over its ailing mobile-phone business. Siemens will pay BenQ $307 million for "ongoing support" and will buy a 2-percent stake in BenQ for $61 million. BenQ, which makes phones, digital cameras,...
CHICAGO and SAN JOSE, Calif.-Motorola Inc. and Siemens AG both made investments in small wireless firms this week.Motorola said Wednesday it made a strategic minority investment in Sonaptic Ltd.Headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom, Sonaptic has developed technology that creates a three-dimensional sound environment....
MUNICH, Germany-Bangladesh mobile operator Banglalink, a 100-percent subsidiary of Orascom Telecom, has commissioned Siemens AG to set up its GSM network in Bangladesh. Siemens will install turnkey radio and switching systems to Banglalink for up to 3 million subscribers under a two-year frame contract...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Hungary has selected Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG to supply its W-CDMA network.Nokia said it will supply a complete W-CDMA core network, providing its 3GPP Release 4 based MSC Server System, including the Nokia MSC Server and Nokia Multimedia Gateway, and Nokia...
