Nokia Corp. filed a lawsuit against wireless patent company InterDigital Communications Corp., asking a Delaware district court to rule on whether Nokia's ongoing legal battle with InterDigital should include third-generation technology.InterDigital disclosed the lawsuit in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...
Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and elsewhere served to severely disrupt some telecommunications networks. According to company statements...
NEW YORK-Recording-industry giants EMI and Sony BMG have teamed to fight illegal music swapping with the announcement last week of an agreement to address licensing issues for music on mobile phones, PCs and other digital platforms. The partnership teams EMI Music Publishing, the world's...
Although the market for W-CDMA mobile phones is still in its infancy, now is the time for most players to get a foot in the door or risk being left out in the cold. According to Strategy Analytics, the market for W-CDMA phones will...
CALGARY, Alberta-Zi Corp.'s shares jumped more than 20 percent to around $6.40 per share-the stock's highest level in more than two years-on news of the company's deal with the world's No. 1 mobile-phone manufacturer Nokia Corp. Zi said Nokia licensed the company's eZiText predictive...
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International said it extended the range of devices on which it supports BlackBerry services in Europe through the introduction of BlackBerry Connect and BlackBerry Built-In.Support for BlackBerry services will initially be introduced with T-Mobile's MDA II. Other devices supporting the service, including...
Following several quarters of sluggish results, as well as a damaging phone software glitch, industry is rife with rumors that Siemens AG plans to shake up its mobile-phone business-a move that could involve a teaming with a company like Motorola Inc., an internal reorganization...
LONDON-The GSM Association announced plans to upgrade a database used by GSM operators that can identify stolen mobile phones. The database ensures that stolen phones cannot be resold. The association said it updated its own centralized, global database as well as a database available...
The latest ruling in the closely watched legal battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent holding company NTP Inc. offered somewhat of a mixed bag. A U.S. federal appeals court affirmed 11 of NTP's 16 claims against RIM-a potentially serious blow...
Following several quarters of sluggish results, as well as a damaging phone software glitch, industry is rife with rumors that Siemens plans to shake up its mobile-phone business-a move that could involve a teaming with a company like Motorola Inc., an internal reorganization or...
The GSM Association announced plans to upgrade a database used by GSM operators that can identify stolen mobile phones. The database ensures that stolen phones cannot be resold.The association said it updated its own centralized, global database as well as a database available to...
Cingular Wireless added another Motorola Inc. phone to its line-up of exclusive devices with the release of the Windows-powered MPx220 for $300 with a two-year service contract.The quadband, clamshell-style phone features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system as well as Bluetooth, an integrated 1.2-megapixel...
LONDON-European wireless operator Orange launched commercial UMTS-based services in the United Kingdom and France. The launch trails similar launches in the U.K. by rivals 3 and Vodafone Group plc, but is ahead of planned launches by T-Mobile UK and Mm02 plc. Rival SFR also...
"The future is in the software," said Nayeem Islam, vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s mobile software laboratory in San Jose, Calif. "The hardware is a commodity." Islam's assertion, spoken with equal measures of confidence and conviction, defines DoCoMo's past as well as its...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped past Motorola Inc. to become the world's No. 2 mobile-phone manufacturer, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner Inc.According to Gartner, Samsung sold 22.9 million mobile phones in the third quarter, just above the 22.4 million phones Motorola...
NEC Corp. said it plans to use third-generation chipsets and reference designs from Ericsson Mobile Platforms and Qualcomm Inc., moves that indicate the growing importance of such teamings for 3G services.NEC said it has built a prototype 3G phone using Qualcomm's dual-mode GPRS/W-CDMA platform...
Colorado Mills is one of Denver's newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili's and other clothing, eatery, trinket and curio shops. And in an indication of the growing importance of wireless in American...
One vendor's end-to-end strategy is another vendor's poison. Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. market their end-to-end strategies as one-stop shops for carriers. But Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom say end-to-end solutions actually limit choices for carriers. In between...
As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its handset suppliers. And with a subscriber base of nearly 46 million, the carrier has influence enough to develop a Vodafone-style...
Network equipment divisions performed better for major wireless vendors in the third quarter than their handset businesses did. At Nokia Corp., handset sales figures still topped equipment sales, but infrastructure revenue was on the rise while handset sales declined. Industry experts attribute this turnabout...
Verizon Wireless began offering ringbacks in some California markets, marking the first time a major U.S. carrier has offered the service. Ringbacks are clips of music callers hear instead of a traditional ring before the person being called answers the phone. Verizon subscribers must...
Although wireless device vendor Sierra Wireless Inc. continues to ride a wave of positivity on Wall Street, at least one firm believes the company is in for a quick fall in the not-too-distant future. "We recommend investors sell SWIR (Sierra Wireless) shares because this...
LONDON-Operating system company Symbian Ltd. reported increasing sales and shipments for the third quarter, as well as plans to target mid-range devices rather than just high-end devices.The company said its licensees shipped a combined 3.7 million devices running the Symbian operating system in the...
SAN DIEGO-Investors continued to show their faith in wireless Tuesday with two new funding announcements. Sky Mobile Media Inc. announced it has raised $6.25 million in Series A financing, with Enterprise Partners Venture Capital leading the round. The mobile software developer said it will...
