TOKYO-Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. posted a $85.2 million loss for its fourth fiscal quarter 2004 ended March 31, which was a significant drop from the $1.5 billion profit the company posted during the fourth quarter of 2003. The company noted the loss...
TOKYO-Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The research, funded by DoCoMo, KDDI Corp., Vodafone K.K. and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo Inc., was...
CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it signed a contract with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop and customize client software for converged handsets from Motorola Inc.According to the deal, PCTel will port its handset-based connection manager to Symbian-enabled handsets that can operate on both Wi-Fi and third-generation...
Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The research, funded by DoCoMo, KDDI Corp., Vodafone K.K. and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo Inc., was...
WASHINGTON-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said he will block President Bush's nomination of Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as the next U.S. trade representative, a move that comes as the administration ratchets up pressure on several countries to lower fees charged by foreign wireless operators to...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported the successful completion of W-CDMA interoperability testing on Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s 3GPP W-CDMA-compliant FOMA network. The testing was initiated last June using Qualcomm's MSM6250 chipset and software solution and included network performance, standby time and talk-time evaluations.Qualcomm...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said they completed W-CDMA Interoperability Testing for global roaming purposes. The tests were performed in DoCoMo's laboratories followed by fully completed field tests in DoCoMo's live FOMA network."The successful completion of the IOT tests with...
Sprint PCS' bundled voice plans topped Analysys Research's list of the world's top 10 wireless services based on its ability to produce unmatched levels of voice usage and twice the voice average revenue per user achieved by operators in Western Europe. Analysys Research said...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said it will stop accepting new prepaid customer at the end of March, citing the use of prepaid phones for fraudulent purposes. The Japanese carrier said previous steps to stop fraudulent use have been unsuccessful."As fraudulent use has persisted, DoCoMo has...
TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said Monday it obtained a license from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to conduct field tests for High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using experimental radio stations. Accordingly, Vodafone K.K. will begin field...
CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. today released the third version of its Series 60 software platform for mobile phones. The platform, based on the Symbian operating system, features Nokia's user interface and software technologies. The updated software platform includes a variety of new technologies, including a...
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp. announced it will include Macromedia's Flash technology in its Series 60 platform, which will then be available to device makers building Series 60 handsets. The move marks Flash's latest step into the wireless marketplace. "We are pleased that Macromedia Flash technology...
Nokia Corp. announced it will include Macromedia's Flash technology in its Series 60 platform, which will then be available to device makers building Series 60 handsets. The move marks Flash's latest step into the wireless marketplace."We are pleased that Macromedia Flash technology will be...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments will use the 3GSM World Congress as a platform to showcase its "All in One Entertainment" platform, the company said Thursday.TI plans to tout its new OMAP2420 multimedia processor at the show, using developers to demonstrate the chip's abilities to support 3G...
Two international carriers announced plans for a roaming agreement for Wi-Fi hot spots. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a public wireless local area network inter-roaming agreement with Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera AB. The agreement includes more than 570 locations between the two carriers...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless said it will begin selling PalmOne Inc.'s new Treo 650 smart phone for $500 with a two-year contract. The device supports Cingular's EDGE network and sports an MP3 player, video capture and playback and Bluetooth technology."The future of wireless is all about...
TOKYO-Two international carriers announced plans for a roaming agreement for Wi-Fi hot spots.Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a public wireless local area network inter-roaming agreement with Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera AB. Starting Feb. 9 DoCoMo's Wi-Fi subscribers will be able to use the...
Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when it comes to phones capable of taking advantage of its shiny new network. None...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported an 11-percent decrease in operating income in its quarterly results released Friday, although its net profit more than doubled thanks to the sale of its stake in AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Japan's leading wireless carrier also said its third-generation subscriber...
WASHINGTON-Softbank Corp., the Japanese Internet company trying to muscle or possibly buy its way into that country's mobile-phone market, has crashed the party here by breaking with U.S. and foreign mobile-phone carriers that do not want any further American intervention into rates charged by...
TOKYO-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. appears to be looking to expand its advanced handset portfolio by buying devices from the likes of Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd.The issue is notable because DoCoMo generally maintains strict guidelines for its handset suppliers...
LONDON-The Open Mobile Terminal Platform group announced it bulked up its membership to 40 companies with the addition of firms such as Qualcomm Inc., PalmSource Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P."2005 promises to be a particularly exciting year for the OMTP group," said...
Sprint PCS said it is including over-the-air technology with seven of its new Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already in the hands of consumers. Sprint said its Wireless Software Upgrade provides a cost-effective way...
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more than 10 times faster than current third-generation networks. But exactly what that technology will...
