CDMA pioneer Qualcomm Inc. sat atop a busy week-with many more likely to come-as the company made moves in its legal battle with Broadcom Corp., stirred up the dust in a separate matter with Nokia Corp., and negotiated a new cross-licensing deal with Nortel...
Nokia Corp. may take advantage of Motorola Inc.'s current financial and portfolio weaknesses by lowering its handset prices incrementally, which could drive further consolidation among the industry's smaller, weaker vendors, according to Ben Wood, director of clients for Collins Consulting Services in the United...
One down, at least four to go.Broadcom Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. agreed to drop lawsuits and counter-suits involving two patents apiece relating to Bluetooth technology. One dispute had been set for a March 5 trial. The settlements avoid two jury trials. But four more...
The promise of an open-source platform for mobile phones-and, undoubtedly, competitive pressures-has led a group of competitors and allies to formally found the LiMo Foundation to spur adoption of Linux.Motorola Inc., NEC, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Vodafone...
A lot of ink is expended on the competitive machinations of the top five global handset vendors-for good reason. This year, together, they will account for perhaps 80 percent of the nearly 1 billion handset shipments around the world. Big research-and-development budgets that support...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Current Analysis’ Peter...
IRVINE, Calif.—Chip-maker Broadcom Corp. is crowing that its W-CDMA baseband chip is shipping in Panasonic’s new 3G handset for Japanese operator SoftBank Mobile Corp. Broadcom has already secured W-CDMA chip business with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the third-largest handset vendor worldwide. Broadcom was careful...
ESPOO, Finland—Chalk up another one for Nokia Corp.’s reputation as an environmentally friendly electronics manufacturer. And give Motorola Inc., Nokia’s global rival, credit for an effort to catch up by joining a Nokia-led effort to reduce environmental impacts, a move that comes shortly after...
LOS ANGELES—Qantas Airways said it plans to evaluate technology that will allow its passengers to use their cell phones and other wireless devices for voice and data services during flight. The airline said it will conduct evaluations during the first quarter of next year...
The Symbian operating system, championed by Nokia Corp. in its smart phones, currently has a majority of OS market share, a state of affairs likely to continue for the foreseeable future, according to projections from market research firm IDC. This is likely despite the...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. announced a substantial boost in second quarter revenue from $38.6 million in the year-ago quarter to $296.6 million this year. The difference was primarily related to the resolution of InterDigital’s patent disputes with Nokia Corp. and Panasonic Mobile...
Many are asking what Nokia Corp.'s and Motorola Inc.'s ascendancy is doing to all the other handset vendors-the two together hold 56 percent of the world's handset business-and one answer surfaced last week: venturing jointly. NEC Corp., NEC Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.,...
TOKYO—Many are asking what Nokia Corp.’s and Motorola Inc.’s ascendancy is doing to all the other handset vendors—the two together hold 56 percent of the world’s handset business—and one answer surfaced today: venturing jointly. NEC Corp., NEC Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Panasonic...
SAN DIEGO—Much ado about nothing, so far. That sums up Qualcomm Inc.’s press release, issued today, crowing that the United States International Trade Commission had initiated an investigation of Nokia Corp. on Qualcomm’s June 9 complaint that the Finnish vendor is violating Qualcomm’s W-CDMA...
A warm and fuzzy-toned embrace of an open source, mobile Linux operating system sought by an alliance led by Motorola Inc. and Vodafone Group plc, among others, and announced last week drew both optimism and skepticism among analysts, who await further details-and results. Motorola...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Motorola Inc. and a handful of handset vendors, along with two major network operators, have agreed to establish a global Linux-based software platform for mobile devices, the companies involved announced. The alliance, which plans to solicit more participants, could stand directly against other...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. last week upped the ante in its long-running patent dispute with Nokia Corp. by filing a third lawsuit against the Finnish handset vendor, this time with the United States International Trade Commission, seeking to bar imports and sales of Nokia’s GSM...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—The smart-phone market logged record shipments during the first quarter, according to new research from IDC. Worldwide converged mobile device shipments totaled 18.9 million units during the first quarter, up 7.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005 and up 67.8 percent from...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. gave second-quarter financial guidance anticipating revenue of $291million to $293 million, without forecasting net profit. The company's revenue forecast includes a massive payment of $228 million from Nokia Corp. related to the resolution of a prior patent license...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR Wireless News.CarrierRBC Capital Markets started coverage on Dobson Communications with a sector perform rating...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. gave second-quarter financial guidance anticipating revenue of $291million to $293 million, without forecasting net profit. The company’s revenue forecast includes a massive payment of $228 million from Nokia Corp. related to the resolution of a prior patent license...
SECAUCUS, N.J.—Panasonic Corp. announced it acquired wireless chip-maker Tropian Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based company that develops polar modulation techniques for use in wireless transmitter applications. Panasonic is the North American arm of Osaka, Japan-based electronics company Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Terms of the...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—InnoPath Software Inc. reported that Japanese wireless operator Vodafone K.K. selected its firmware over-the-air device management solution to deliver upgraded features and services to its subscribers. "With the growing popularity of sophisticated handsets, a total solution dedicated to fast, seamless software update delivery...
BARCELONA, Spain—The GSM Association and Intel Corp. unveiled an initiative designed to drive the adoption of GSM-based wireless data technologies in laptop computers. The plan calls for both parties to develop guidelines for integrating 3G modems and SIM cards into laptop computers that would...
