Alcatel-LucentRussia: With Mobile TeleSystems, telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, for the modernization of MTS transport infrastructure by deploying a mobile IP network. MTS has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to gain more flexibility and efficiency following the introduction of 3G mobile...
DALLAS – L.M. Ericsson's (ERIC) Connections initiative aims to link third-party groups with Ericsson's expertise in 3G and 4G technologies to show operators the value behind new innovations in a connected society. At Ericsson's Innovation Lab in Dallas, Keith Shank, director of Ericsson Innovation...
Bloomberg | April 28, 2011 |Â Mariko Yasu
Panasonic Corp. (6752), the world’s largest maker of plasma televisions, plans to eliminate almost 17,000 jobs over two years as part of an overhaul to restore profitability to levels before the global financial crisis.
The workforce will drop at...
One chip firm not blaming Japan for poor results this quarter is Qualcomm Inc., which beat the street with better than expected quarterly results and a revised optimistic prediction for full-year financial targets.The firm posted net earnings of $999 million, or 59 cents per...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The tablet market is exploding, ignited by Apple Inc.'s iPad launch last April. By the...
Cellcrypt, provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, announced the appointment of Matthew Cochran to the position of president of Cellcrypt FZE. He will be leading the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific operations and business development, with a focus on company-wide global offset...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Things tend to be big at the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual gadget-fest held this...
Looking to capitalize on the growing machine-to-machine space, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) today opened its M2M Collaboration Center in Burlingame, Calif., where the carrier said it will work with partners and enterprise customers to develop “commercially viable offerings” using M2M technology.The carrier named 30...
Appalachian Wireless said it will implement 14 of Transaction Network Services' roaming, network and database solutions in an effort to strengthen its mobile roaming program.Aricent said Nepal Telecom has awarded the company a three-year systems integration contract to provide Convergent Mediation and Convergent Interconnect...
Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it's difficult for any publisher or title to stand above the rest. Since 2001, Comag Marketing Group LLC...
A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to spend up to $1 billion promoting "ready to run" laptops that will be able...
When Qualcomm Inc. talks, people listen. So when Qualcomm recently announced that its "Gobi" embedded connectivity module had been certified by AT&T Mobility for the latter's network and that Hewlett-Packard Co. and Panasonic had signed on to include Gobi in some of their new...
The LiMo Foundation announced nine new members today and said that more handsets with its operating system are launching in North America and Japan. The organization is a leading proponent of an open-source, Linux OS for handsets, and said that its latest members represented...
Nokia Corp. will acquire total ownership of Symbian Ltd., buying out current partners in a deal valued at about $411 million, the company said today.Nokia said it would combine its own S60 platform with the Symbian platform and provide the results - a single...
Panasonic announced its Link to Cell KX-TH1211 accessory is now available at retail outlets.The product connects a Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone to home-based cordless handsets and allows users to initiate and receive mobile calls from a cordless handset. The company said the product preserves battery...
BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia Corp. used its S60 Summit '08 to tout the reach of its smartphone platform, woo low-profile developers and - like just about everybody else in mobile - crow about its openness.The show opened with a flashy video that demonstrated Series...
A sequential dip in shipments by Motorola Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications between the fourth quarter and the first quarter spelled t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n for numerous second-tier handset makers, particularly in emerging markets. The opportunity for greater volumes among those outside the elite top tier...
CTIA Wireless 2008 is all about phones, but Qualcomm Inc. was busy Tuesday talking about laptops, portable multimedia players and just about anything else that can be connected to the Internet.The San Diego-based chipmaker said Dell Inc. will produce laptops with Gobi, Qualcomm's dual-mode...
The notion that an ambitious Chinese handset vendor will make a bid for Motorola Inc. has received some press in the United States, perhaps aided by a touch of nationalistic horror.The Chinese government and Chinese banks already finance a big chunk of the American...
The LiMo Foundation, an alliance of mobile vendors and service providers, announced its member base has grown to 25 this week with the addition of five new members.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Acrodea Inc., Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Purple Labs and Trolltech ASA have...
The European Commission will expedite an investigation of charges against Qualcomm Inc. by six leading wireless companies that the chip and licensing company has violated antitrust rules.The EC may dismiss the complaint if it finds no merit, it could settle the matter with Qualcomm...
Broadcom Corp. plans to acquire GPS know-how, products and software by purchasing Global Locate Inc., a privately held firm that currently supplies GPS solutions to handset vendors, the two companies announced.Broadcom will pay $146 million in cash, with up to another $80 million possible...
Broadcom Corp. plans to acquire GPS know-how, products and software by purchasing Global Locate Inc., a privately held firm that currently supplies GPS solutions to handset vendors, the two companies announced.Broadcom will pay $146 million in cash, with up to another $80 million possible...
