LONG BEACH, Calif.-Infineon Technologies AG announced sample availability of its CMOS single-chip radio-frequency transceiver for UMTS applications. The SMARTi 3G supports six frequency bands designated for UMTS worldwide. In addition, SMARTi 3G complies with category 8 of the HSDPA specification with up to 7.2...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-A move toward a software-driven architecture model coupled with surging subscriber demand have pushed the wireless infrastructure sector back into the black, according to a new report from ABI Research.Prior to the increasing shift from hardware-only wireless base stations to software-configurable stations,...
CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced enhancements to its Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem equipment. The vendor introduced new "blended lifestyle" services that combine voice, video and data capabilities that can be delivered on both wireless and wireline networks.Lucent's Active PhoneBook is a unified phonebook supporting an...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The GSM subscriber base in the Western Hemisphere reached 136.3 million during the first quarter, more than double the 65.9 million GSM subscribers reported during the first quarter of last year, according to 3G Americas. During the quarter, GSM subscribers grew by more...
Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during the first quarter of last year. Revenues were down slightly from fourth quarter revenues of $2.62 billion.Net loss for the...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd. over its live cellular network in Tel Aviv. Partner is joining a limited number of cellular carriers around the world...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The GSM subscriber base in the Western Hemisphere reached 136.3 million during the first quarter, more than double the 65.9 GSM subscribers reported during the first quarter of last year, according to 3G Americas. During the quarter, GSM subscribers grew by more than...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Sonim Technologies Inc. said it has successfully completed an Open Mobile Alliance-compliant Push to Talk over Cellular call over a UMTS network using its Sonim Xperience PoC Client. Sonim had previously demonstrated its PoC solution in conjunction with Nortel Networks Ltd. at...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a UMTS license agreement with Sagem that calls for Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply its U100 platform to Sagem for its 3G/W-CDMA devices."This is an important step toward 3G/UMTS technology for Sagem," said Thierry Buffenoir, managing director of Sagem's Mobile...
PARIS-France Telecom said Monday it sold its 27.3-percent stake in MobilCom AG to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a U.S. private equity fund, for $341.5 million in cash. Following the sale, France Telecom will continue to own 1 percent of MobilCom, a wireless and fixed-line...
BEIJING-Motorola Inc. launched a 3G Development Center in Beijing,, which it said will focus on UMTS and HSDPA solutions.The vendor said it has invested more than $450 million in China for 16 research and development centers.
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will team with Kodiak Networks to develop handsets with instant voice messaging, conference calling and push-to-talk capabilities, the companies said Wednesday.Under terms of the deal, the companies will produce and market handsets with Kodiak client software to network...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. reported revenues of $2.97 billion for the first quarter, which is about even with the $2.94 billion the company reported for the first quarter of last year, but down 6 percent sequentially due in part to declines in its semiconductor business.Net...
Signal ReachNational Cellular and Signal Reach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone's signal reception. The coupler attaches to the phone with Velcro and then can be plugged into an external antenna or...
LEXINGTON, Mass.-Cellular3G Inc. announced a full-rate High Speed Downlink Packet Access solution, which the company said is a natural migration from its commercial UMTS Rel.4 UE baseband processor called TopHat. Alex Lax, the company's chief technology officer, said the new HSDPA design meets 3GPP...
MADRID, Spain-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it will supply its Merlin U630 PC Data Cards to Vodafone Spain. Vodafone Spain will market the Merlin U630 as the Mobile Connect Datacard, the first wireless quad-band PC Card in Spain.Vodafone customers can access data on UMTS 2100...
VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications such as FTP downloading, real-time television broadcasts from Austria's GoTV and live Web cams,...
PARIS-French wireless operator Orange S.A. said it will launch EDGE services geared toward business customers beginning April 18 with plans for a consumer launch scheduled for this summer. The carrier noted that the service would provide network speeds of up to 200 kilobits per...
PARIS-French wireless operator Orange S.A. said it will launch EDGE services geared toward business customers beginning April 18 with plans for a consumer launch scheduled for this summer. The carrier noted that the service would provide network speeds of up to 200 kilobits per...
VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd.At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications such as FTP downloading, real-time television broadcasts from Austria's GoTV and live Web cams, Nortel...
PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France. Orange will test enterprise customers' response to high data services for complex applications as well as assess immediate and near-term demand for...
Following is a roundup of wireless companies that were either upgraded or downgraded by financial firms this week.Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating on Alamosa Holdings from neutral to outperform, saying recent weakness in the company's share price makes it a buying opportunity at...
AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications said it has enhanced its SitePlanner and EnterprisePlanner products.The new functionality adds cdmaOne, W-CDMA, UMTS and CDMA2000 third-generation capabilities. Key new features include the ability to simulate CDMA signal quality, mobile traffic, cell breathing, uplink and downlink connections, power control...
PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France.Orange will test enterprise customers' response to high data services for complex applications as well as assess immediate and near-term demand for such...
