TOKYO—Fujitsu signed a licensing agreement with Symbian that will see all Fujitsu third-generation (3G) phones based on the Symbian operating system (OS), adding to Symbian's long list of licensees.Other Japanese manufacturers that have licensed the Symbian OS include Kenwood, Panasonic, Sanyo and Sony."Symbian OS...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with handset vendor Sanyo to develop new handsets based on the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless.Qualcomm also signed similar deals with Mexican carrier Iusacell, toy maker Mattel, the World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc....
BEIJING—The Japanese electronics company Kyocera and China Zhenhua (Group) Technologies signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to produce mobile-phone handsets in China's southwestern Guizhou province.Registered capital will be US$14.89 million, of which Kyocera holds 70 percent. The company plans to manufacture...
TOKYO-Barely two weeks after it recalled 560,000 Sony mobile phones, Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. announced another recall of 52,100 cell phones because of software glitches. The phones were made by Casio Computer Co. Ltd., Kyocera Corp., Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and Sony....
NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of devices with which it can communicate.This month, the company began offering support for the Hewlett-Packard Pavilion notebook personal computer and...
H.O. SystemsH.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At H.O., Berry will be responsible for streamlining and growing business operations for the company. Of...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Streaming video is a technology that is often mentioned in conjunction with third-generation (3G) networks, but users may see its possibilities sooner than 3G network rollouts.Streaming media is the ability to receive video alerts, wireless games, short video clips, and news and sports...
The once questionable smart-phone market received additional validation last week as Sprint PCS announced it would market Kyocera Corp.'s QCP-6035 handset beginning later this month. The news follows the carrier's plan to introduce Samsung's SPH-I300 smart phone later this summer, and the lead of...
Several recent announcements have cast an unfavorable light on Symbian Ltd., a maker of operating systems for a number of wireless devices. But even with the added illumination, it's still unclear whether the company is in for rough times or smooth sailing.Last month, the...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. introduced the Sanyo SCP-5000, a clamshell-design handset featuring a full-color screen.The two-inch, 256-color display includes backlighting for easier readability and allows up to 20 digital color photos to be downloaded then synchronized with phone book entries...
SAN DIEGO-Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has selected Qualcomm CDMA Technologies' MSM5200 Mobile Station Modem integrated circuit and system software solution for Sanyo handsets to meet the IMT-2000 Wideband-CDMA mode for the third-generation UMTS."The highly integrated feature set of the MSM5200 integrated circuit and system...
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. said it intends to license Digita Photivity technology from FlashPoint Technology Inc. to create new digital cameras compatible with FlashPoint's wireless imaging platform.The cameras will be compatible with the wireless imaging service to be offered by Sprint...
Openwave Systems Inc. and Geoworks Corp. ended their year-long patent dispute last week with a cross-licensing settlement, ending a fight closely watched by wireless Internet players concerned about possible ramifications for the entire WAP industry.Under the terms of the settlement, Openwave will receive a...
TOKYO-KDDI, the sole cdmaOne operator in Japan, has been expanding its international roaming services, fully using its universally standardized cdmaOne technology.In January, KDDI launched international roaming services in Canada in cooperation with Telus Mobility, a major Canadian carrier. Canada will become the fifth country...
Even more nascent than the wireless Internet industry, the wireless multimedia industry is expected to represent a good portion of next-generation wireless Internet services.PacketVideo Corp.-which develops wireless streaming video and audio solutions-last week introduced a showcase of streaming video media applications available on today's...
TOKYO-Japanese vendors are in the final stages of developing third-generation (3G) terminals. Japanese 3G services are scheduled to be launched earlier than any other country in May 2001 by NTT DoCoMo, followed by J-Phone, the mobile business of Japan Telecom and the newly merged...
Seven companies set up a TD-SCDMA Technical Forum in Beijing. TD-SCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile-phone standard developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) and Siemens. The seven companies that set up the forum are China Mobile, China Unicom, Datang, Huawei, Motorola,...
TOKYO-The mobile music distribution business is going to take off in Japan, according to industry representatives. Some carriers have already revealed their services, while others are promoting field tests in cooperation with vendors.NTT DoCoMo at the beginning of 2000 established a joint venture with...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Sanyo Fisher Co., a division of Sanyo North America Corp., reported plans for an alliance to accelerate commercialization of mobile Internet services over Lucent wireless networks and next-generation Sanyo consumer appliances.The planned complementary offer, named 1XEVolution, will enable...
WASHINGTON-In addition to new litigation alleging that mobile phones cause brain cancer, the wireless industry also faces possible Supreme Court litigation over government exposure standards and a class-action lawsuit in New Orleans that claims manufacturers failed to take steps to minimize consumer exposure to...
Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of wireless phones from Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. featuring the Phone.com UP.Browser technology.Geoworks filed the complaint against Phone.com, Sanyo and...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. unveiled the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-4500 by Sanyo, featuring a built-in speaker phone with one-touch access for hands-free communication.Sprint said the dual-band, wireless Internet-enabled phone is the first CDMA handset featuring Sanyo's Interactive Voice Package, which...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported an addition to Sanyo's existing Code Division Multiple Access subscriber unit license agreement granting Sanyo a license under Qualcomm's essential CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber equipment for all modes of the third-generation CDMA standard.In return for...
NEW YORK-Any wireless carrier that frets about competition on its turf should consider SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., the fourth licensee in Hong Kong.The city-state has a population of 6.9 million, of whom 4 million already are mobile customers. Serving this market are six mobile...
