MUNICH-Siemens AG announced it is offering new software for its Series-65 phones to solve the acoustic glitch it recently warned about. The new software can be downloaded at <a href="url" www.siemens-mobile.com/software65 by users who can then update their phones themselves. The phones can...
Fourteen companies, including service providers, infrastructure suppliers and handset vendors, have come together to publish a set of open specifications for extending mobile voice and data services over wireless local area networks.The companies listed under the body known as Unlicensed Mobile Access, are Alcatel...
Worldwide mobile-phone sales are on track to reach 620 million units for full-year 2004, according to new market research from Gartner Inc.In fact, if current sales momentum is maintained, Gartner analysts said 650 million units could be sold for the year. For the first...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG will equip the telephone booths of Turk Telecom, Turkey's largest fixed-network operator, with 70,000 card pay phones and a complete management system. The phones will enable users to make phone calls around the globe and use wireless local area network technology...
MUNICH-Several wireless carriers, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, mmO2 and E-Plus, have stopped selling Siemens' 65-series mobile phones as a result of the software malfunction the company warned of earlier this week, according to reports. The company said its fourth-quarter results will likely be negatively impacted....
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has announced two contracts, one in Russia and another in South Africa.The German wireless supplier signed a $73 million GSM contract to expand the network of Russian carrier MegaFon.The contract will cover the delivery and installation of GSM switches and base...
A defect in Siemens 65 series mobile phones could lead to failures in audio transmission, the company warned. Because of the software defect, when a phone call is cut off due to a low battery, the disconnection melody could start playing loudly enough to...
AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said it has signed deals to supply chips to Siemens AG and Ningbo Bird Co Ltd., showing it can fend for itself after cutting the cord from parent Motorola Inc.The company also announced its i.250 GSM/GPRS platform has been adopted...
Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. made handset news Wednesday.Siemens' new CX70 mobile phone features "push and talk" (PaT) walkie-talkie functionality based on open specifications.PaT is based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), a platform that is also being used for future multimedia services, including...
MUNICH, Germany-India's largest GSM mobile carrier, Bharti Tele-Ventures, has entered a deal to allow Siemens AG to upgrade its network with EDGE capability, making it the vendor's third order in Asia.No dollar amount was announced.Siemens said it will deliver and install all the required...
MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers' mobile phones.The carrier intends to offer the first video services to about 400,000 customers.Siemens will integrate its media streaming and...
Siemens AG and Alcatel Corp reinforced a season of good feeling among wireless vendors as they swung to profitable quarters. "These trends show that improvement in the broader macroeconomic environment is now arriving in our industry, and that we are succeeding with our enterprise-wide...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc., which develops wireless location products and services, said it will use Siemens' wireless GSM technology in its next-generation assisted global positioning system Locator Phone.The phone is planned for deployment next year in Europe, Asia, Latin America and other GSM-centric...
Siemens AG announced an organizational change following its quarterly financial results Thursday. The German-based supplier set up of a new business in the United States called Siemens Communications, which will combine wireless and wireline infrastructure, devices and Internet Protocol convergence applications.The new business's CEO...
Siemens AG and Alcatel Corp reinforced a season of good feeling among wireless vendors as they swung to profitable quarters."These trends show that improvement in the broader macroeconomic environment is now arriving in our industry, and that we are succeeding with our enterprise-wide initiative,...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will build a GSM network for Telenor Pakistan in the southern part of the country. The value of the order was not disclosed.The contract includes delivery and installation of all the infrastructure components for setting up the new network.Telenor...
Second-quarter earnings released last week by major handset manufacturers showed Nokia Corp. losing market share, while Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. increased their sales expectations for the year.Nokia set a dismal tone for the second-quarter earnings announcements, saying it...
SEOUL, South Korea-Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with those of a digital camera.The phone includes a 3X optical linear zoom, along with...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Siemens AG said it has picked Alvarion Ltd. to supply it with its WiMax solution known as BreezeMAX 3500."The agreement with Siemens has been a cornerstone of our success, and we are proud to be selected by Siemens Information and Communication to...
Siemens AG said current head of strategy and communications Klaus Kleinfeld would replace Heinrich von Pierer as president and chief executive officer of the infrastructure provider next January as part of what the company described as a generation change for its top management. Kleinfeld...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand the GSM/GPRS network of China Mobile Communications in the Anhui province under a $41 million contract. The expansion should be complete by the end of the year.Siemens plans to supply China Mobile with additional transmission and receiving...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it signed a $50 million contract with India's Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's largest GSM carrier. Siemens will expand the carrier's GSM/GPRS network and operate and maintain it.The three-year contract includes expanding Bharti's network in the circles of Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh and...
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile announced the launch of two new mobile handsets, the CFX65 and the SL65.The CFX65 is a clamshell phone targeted at young consumers. It features a loop antenna, an integrated camera with flash, two displays and full photo functionality. It...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens AG said it has unveiled a software application that allows subscribers to filter and route voice calls and voice messages in real time. Siemens is unveiling the application known as ComAssistant, to service providers, including wireless carriers."Providing a new generation of...
