As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
MUNICH, Germany-Device maker Siemens announced a new music downloading device and service that it will sell to wireless carriers, following MmO2's introduction of the offering last week. Siemens said it is in advanced negotiations with an unnamed U.S. wireless carrier for the offering.O2 last...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $847.6 million, or 94 cents per share, beating analysts' expectations. For the fiscal year, it basked in a net income of $2.8 billion, representing a 47-percent increase from $1.94 billion a year ago.In its mobile...
MUNICH-Sun Microsystems and Siemens are inviting students worldwide to participate in the Java Masters 2004 competition. Participants are asked to develop innovative Java applications for Siemens M55, MC60 and SX1 mobile phones. In addition, start-up companies are encouraged to compete for this year's Business...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it won a $40 million contract with Oman Telecommunications Co. to expand its GSM network in Oman. The expansion will bring service to the country's remote regions, such as al-Dahkilia, al-Sharqiya and al-Dhaira.Siemens will supply and install base stations and...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it invested in Singapore-based software company PurpleACE. The proceeds of the financing will be used to commercialize PurpleACE's flagship product MobileBAG.The product allows subscribers to deal with content in a new way by extending the limited storage capacity of...
HELSINKI, Finland-Tecnomen said it will deliver a voicemail and unified messaging system to MTC-Vodafone's new GSM network in Bahrain through a contract with Siemens AG. The value of the deal was not disclosed.The system will provide unified messaging, wireless e-mail, several voicemail services and...
DALLAS-Siemens AG said it has created a new global research and development unit called Siemens Subscriber Networks, with headquarters in Dallas.The centers will be in Dallas; San Jose, Calif.; Brussels, Belgium; and Zurich, Switzerland."Siemens Subscriber Networks is responsible for the development and marketing for...
NEW YORK-Chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG said it has added 145 software engineers from former parent company Siemens AG.The newly redeployed engineers will be posted to its software development firm Comneon GmbH & Co."This transaction takes us another huge step forward in our ambition to...
Siemens AG said it has completed its first investment in the United States with V-Enable, a wireless startup that focuses on multi-modality technology. The investment was executed by Siemens Mobile Acceleration, the vendor's wireless venture capital arm.V-Enable said it has closed a $3.75 million...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has won a contract worth $84 million to supply GSM equipment to the networks of China Unicom in Beijing, Shangdong, Liaoning and Jilin.Siemens said the project will be completed by the end of this year."This contract marks the biggest...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany's E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a "two-digit million euro amount," Siemens said.Siemens will install GSM base stations and necessary components to offer GPRS services. The expansion will crease...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it plans to sell $3 billion of bonds in the United States to enhance its investments in the country.The vendor said it aims to establish a debt shelf in the United States, according to Heinz Joachim Neubuerger, the company's chief...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-U.S. company Anystream said its broadcast video encoding software is in use by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s third-generation subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Australia, along with Mobilkom Austria.Anystream said it Agility software automates the process of repackaging broadcast video for use within mobile...
Mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a unique new sliding phone it will sell through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The company said it created the phone in conjunction with its longtime design partner Designafairs, a European creative firm. Siemens' move comes after...
Continuing the string of announcements surrounding the potentially lucrative Chinese market during the past few weeks, Siemens AG and Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co. said they will join forces to promote the Chinese homegrown third-generation standard TD-SCDMA. The two companies signed a memorandum of...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG named Ian Moyes as the new head of its mobile-phone segment, one of its five divisions within Siemens Mobile. Rudi Lamprecht, head of Siemens Mobile and member of the Siemens managing board, previously headed the division.Moyes, who previously oversaw sales and...
Siemens AG has strengthened its hold in the Latin American market with an investment of $110 million in research and development in Brazil for mobile phones.This step makes five such R&D centers for the company around the world, including centers in Germany, Denmark, China...
German vendor Siemens AG said it plans to invest $30 million in its telecom factory in Shanghai, China, as part of a strategy to enhance its third-generation technology standing in the Chinese market. The step also indicates renewed interest in this market as the...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it will expand the mobile network for Turkish operator Aycell. The value of the contract is $26.2 million.Under terms of the deal, Siemens will increase the capacity of the operator's mobile switching centers, the switch commander, the GPRS system and the...
BERLIN-Siemens AG posted a third-quarter profit of $632 million, a drop from a year ago when the vendor enjoyed a profit of $829.4 million.Sales also fell 15 percent to $19.8 billion. Siemens' mobile business posted a profit of $19.4 million on sales of $2.4...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens announced that Australia's Telstra has selected a solution from Siemens and Juniper Networks to provide new public wireless local area network services. The new hot spots will enable Internet access for business travelers and consumers and will be offered in public areas,...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand Russian mobile operator MegaFon's mobile-phone network under a $94.2 million contract.The agreement covers the extension of the carrier's GSM network with switching and transmission technology in the Volga and Ural regions. Siemens will also supply an intelligent...
With a competitive environment similar to a high-profile sporting event, an increasing number of wireless carriers have recently thrown their marketing and sponsorship efforts behind sporting events and venues."Sporting events are a marketer's dream," said Tracy Rummel, founder of The Brand Soup Agency, which...
