A shakeup in the wireless infrastructure segment seems certain as Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL) bought ADC Telecommunications Inc. (ADCT) for $1.25 billion and speculation heats up that Nokia Siemens Networks will pick up Motorola Inc.'s (MOT) networks business, a buy that could be...
SHANGHAI, China — This city moves incredibly fast. With that as a backdrop, it would only stand to reason that so much innovation and investment in wireless technology is taking place in this city of more than 17 million.Most of the roads appear to...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:EricssonJapan: With EMOBILE to supply 42 Mbps HSPA Evolution functionality for areas including Tokyo, Tokai and Osaka.Value: UndisclosedNokia Siemens NetworksSlovenia: With Si.mobil to deploy an optical transport platform to improve network efficiency under a five-year contract.Value:...
SHANGHAI, China – RCR Wireless News caught up with Mikko Hietanen, head of BSS/OSS sales at Nokia Siemens Networks at last week's Mobile Broadband China.During his presentation on stage, Hietanen said the most pressing business goals among operators surveyed by NSN are subscriber experience...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksUnited States: With Mosaic Telecom, in conjunction with Airvana, to provide a standards-compliant 3G femtocell solution. Airvana is providing its 3G HSPA femtocells, while NSN is providing a 3GPP standard compliant femtocell network solution.Value:...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Nokia Siemens Networks won frame agreements with China Mobile...
The selection of Alcatel-Lucent and L.M. Ericsson to build out Verizon Wireless' Long-Term Evolution network wasn't too surprising and some competitors should not fret, according to industry analysts.Verizon's close relationship with Alcatel-Lucent regarding its CDMA network and Ericsson's relationship with Vodafone, which owns...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Indonesia: Telkomsel chose Nokia Siemens Networks to boost the carrier's...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Africa: Africell has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize its...
With wireless providers looking to enhance their networks during an economic downturn, Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled a base station that it claims can handle the migration from 2G to 3G and onto LTE.The company said its Flexi Multiradio Base Stations meets the needs of...
Wireless infrastructure vendors can get through this rough economic time if they stay true to their core businesses, even as the economy continues to take financial hits.The world's largest infrastructure provider, L.M. Ericsson, continues to buck the trend and posted a strong fourth quarter....
The highly touted LTE technology is expected to make great strides this year as wireless providers launch trials and get ready for commercial deployments in 2010.Although the standards for the technology have yet to be completed, pre-standards are in place and the infrastructure vendors...
Nokia Siemens Networks reported progress on cutting costs, but charges related to the combination of Nokia's and Siemens' networking businesses continued to drag on the company's bottom line; Nokia Siemens Networks posted $179 million in losses in the final quarter of 2008.Parent company Nokia...
The current economic climate has trickled down to technology tradeshows as the first major showcase of the year experienced a decline in attendance. How severely wireless-specific trade shows are impacted by the recession will be tested next month.The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
Nokia Siemens Networks said it's creating a research center in Texas that will focus on the development and research of Long Term Evolution technology.The company's Next Gen Technology Lab in Dallas will focus on the requirements of operators in North America and provide support...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a contract with China Telecom...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Qatar: Nokia Siemens Networks said it won a $61 million...
Nokia Siemens Networks is reporting it has surpassed its 2007 performance in shipment of W-CDMA/HSPA networks in the first nine months of this year.The company said today that it supplies high-speed mobile broadband networks to more than half of the world's 260 million W-CDMA/HSPA...
Canada's two largest CDMA carriers, Bell Canada and Telus Mobility, announced plans to deploy HSPA technology by 2010 as part of an effort to eventually upgrade to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei will build the HSPA networks for both carriers.Investment...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--United Kingdom: Mobile Broadband Network Ltd., the network venture of...
The companies listed below represent the seven largest global infrastructure vendors as of the first quarter of 2008.
Rankings were provided by research firm Dell'Oro Group and include CDMA, W-CDMA and GSM vendors. Revenue and income information comes from first-quarter financial updates provided on the...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Bulgaria: Bulgarian Telecommunications Co. chose Alcatel-Lucent to provide GSM/EDGE solutions...
Nokia Corp.'s stock shot up more than 8% today after it projected an upside to its 10% growth forecast for the handset industry this year. Nokia also claimed 40% global market share, meaning it will take the lion's share of that growth. The Finnish...
