By the time Nextel Communications Inc. completes rollout of its Nationwide Direct Connect service in August, it is expected to have some competitors in the push-to-speak space. A number of industry sources expect Verizon Wireless will launch a similar service on its CDMA-based network...
The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...
What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality today for Sony Ericsson Corp. as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region.Sony Ericsson also said...
Barely nine months after Nokia Corp. led a base-station interoperability initiative, L.M. Ericsson and other major infrastructure vendors have countered with a new one, indicating a tension in that sector.The new initiative, known as the Common Public Radio Interface, also includes Siemens AG, Huawei...
Following much speculation, Nextel Communications Inc. signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to become the title sponsor of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's national series beginning next year. The series, which is currently known as the Winston Cup series, will be renamed...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration said Hynix Semiconductor Inc.-a manufacturer of computer chips for mobile phones and other high-tech gear-exported products to the United States that were unfairly subsidized, setting the stage for a 45-percent duty on future imports from the South Korean company. The International...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched Samsung Telecommunications America's SGH-s307 Java-based handset on its network. Cingular said the handset, which is compatible with Cingular's GSM/GPRS network using both the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz spectrum bands, is the smallest and sleekest clamshell-designed handset in its portfolio...
It's official. The 802.11g protocol, which has been touted as God's gift to 802.11b, received the final nod from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.The wireless local area network technology, which enjoyed approval in April, is based on the OFDM protocol and enhances...
TEWKSBURY, Mass.-SK Telecom said it has awarded its network certification to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd for the Samsung access gateway, called the Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway."The SK Telecom certification process is a comprehensive examination of products that includes several important performance criteria to...
DALLAS-Verizon Wireless will sell Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s new SCH-a530, which features Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW application download technology, as well as CDMA 1xRTT services and text messaging capabilities.Verizon will sell the a530 for $200 with a two-year contract.
Following a trend by wireless players to chip away at Qualcomm Inc.'s stranglehold on the CDMA market, Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced a joint development program to offer chipsets for cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DV.This announcement comes in the wake of Samsung Electronics'...
DALLAS-A day before the highly anticipated release of "The Matrix: Reloaded" movie, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will begin selling its unique n270 Matrix phone, a color-screen device running on the Sprint PCS network. The phone is used as a prop in the...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.'s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year.InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a 78-percent improvement from the year-ago quarter's $20.9 million. The company credited the increase to the recognition of $24.7 million in...
ORLANDO, Fla.-The Smart Card Alliance announced it has admitted 26 new members."For the alliance to be gaining these highly respected commercial and government organizations as members, demonstrates there is real value here," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the group.Included in the new members...
Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing.Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has seen its worst days. In separate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, both companies...
Those in the industry agree digital rights management is a key issue for wireless, and as a result there are several companies and a range of peripheral players looking to cash in on solutions to the problem.However, the complicated nature of the subject, as...
Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on year in the first...
Software-defined radios may be the answer to today's interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology because the technological advances gained from SDR may hurt their business models.Why? Because SDR gives "too much flexibility to the...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on year in the first...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it plans to spend $500 million to upgrade its dynamic random access memory chip plant in Texas.The company still leads in memory chips with Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor Inc still struggling.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Samsung Electronics has selected Qualcomm Inc. as its best supplier of the year at a formal ceremony held for the two companies in Seoul."As a key customer of our CDMA chipset solutions, we are proud of Samsung's recognition of QCT's leadership in...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics unveiled a major new marketing campaign centered on the release of the new "Matrix Reloaded" movie, scheduled for release in May.Along with a specially designed phone, which will be used in the movie and will be commercially available, Samsung is...
REDMOND, Wash.-In an announcement that could have major implications for the wireless device market, Microsoft Corp. announced a new program to give device makers access to the company's closely guarded Windows CE source code. The action follows calls for such a move from those...
