Mobile video providers continued to target users in the Far East with two new announcements Tuesday. RealNetworks Inc. and mobile operator Hong Kong CSL launched a mobile media service enabling users to watch on-demand video while switching seamlessly between the carrier's networks, the companies...
OTTAWA-Mitec Telecom Inc. said it has signed a letter of intent to provide a North American equipment vendor with $41 million of base station gear. Deliveries will commence in October, according to Mitec."We are now poised to roll out new RF products based on...
OTTAWA-Mitec Telecom Inc. said it has signed a letter of intent to provide a North American equipment vendor with $41 million worth of base station gear.The deliveries will commence in October, according to Mitec."We are now poised to roll out new RF products based...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced the development of the Ovation MCU1200 3G Wireless Multimedia Application Console, powered by Conversa proprietary software suite. The company expects to launch the product in mid-2005. The product will provide small office/home office, enterprise and residential markets in Europe...
MUNICH, Germany-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it signed a frame agreement with O2 Germany for the purchase of mobile communications equipment, which includes the supply of Novatel Wireless' new Ovation MCU1000 third-generation wireless multimedia application consoles powered by Conversa software suite. O2 Germany will brand...
NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera, awarded it a new three-year frame agreement for the delivery of a core and radio access network. Under the agreement,...
NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera, awarded it a new three-year frame agreement for the delivery of a core and radio access network. Under the agreement,...
MUNICH, Germany-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it signed a frame agreement with O2 Germany for the purchase of mobile communications equipment, which includes the supply of Novatel Wireless' new Ovation MCU1000 third-generation wireless multimedia application consoles powered by Conversa software suite.O2 Germany will brand the...
HANNOVER, Germany-Four wireless infrastructure suppliers announced contract wins with carriers around the world.Lucent Technologies Inc. said it won a contract with T-Systems and Caymanone to provide a third-generation network in the Cayman Islands.The 1x EV-DO network will enable Caymanone to provide mobile data services...
LONDON-Wireless carriers Vodafone Group plc and Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said they are in discussions regarding the possible sale of TIW's wireless interests in Eastern Europe.Vodafone said any offer it makes would equate to a value per TIW share close to the closing share...
Kodiak Network's rapidly expanding Real-Time Exchange System and accompanying Advanced Voice Services applications received another set of updates, which the company said further advances the platform beyond a push-to-talk offering. The new updates include a BREW client designed to enable faster deployment on CDMA...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has acquired Modern-Art Ltd., a privately held maker of processor technology for UMTS devices.The purchase cost Agere $145.1 million in cash and stock."This acquisition is a milestone in an 18-month relationship from which we have already successfully launched...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-GSM subscribers more than doubled in the Western Hemisphere during 2004, according to 3G Americas. In the Americas from December 2003 to December 2004, GSM added more than 59 million subscribers. Worldwide, 284 million new customers signed up to GSM networks, and total...
The wireless industry should not hold its breath for the coming of CDMA2000 EV-DV technology. Both Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are focusing their immediate attention elsewhere. "Due to the lack of CDMA industry demand for the 1x EV-DV technology solution...
CHATEAUFORT, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has partnered with LG Electronics Co. Ltd. to complete what it describes as the industry's first live test calls using a commercial handset for High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology.Both companies described the demonstration as creating "supercharged" broadband...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-GSM subscribers more than doubled in the Western Hemisphere during 2004, according to 3G Americas.In the Americas from December 2003 to December 2004, GSM added more than 59 million subscribers. Worldwide, 284 million new customers signed up to GSM networks, and total GSM...
PARIS-Nortel Network Ltd. made two infrastructure-related announcements. Nortel said Orange Slovensko has launched a high-data-rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE gear from Nortel. The service is positioned as an alternative to fixed broadband Internet access solutions.The first of the EDGE...
While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has introduced a UMTS play into the picture: Enter UMTS450 technology. The company describes UMTS450 as a complete high-speed packet-based data and voice solution designed for UMTS operators with access to...
SUWON, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. jumped into the push-to-do-everything arena with the company's demonstration of what it calls its PTA (push-to-all) solution. Samsung said the technology combines existing push-to-talk one-to-multi-user voice technology with the one-to-multi-user video-conferencing ability of push to view and multimedia file-sharing...
PARIS-Nortel Network Ltd. made two infrastructure-related announcements Thursday.Nortel said Orange Slovensko has launched a high-data-rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE gear from Nortel. The service is positioned as an alternative to fixed broadband Internet access solutions.The first of the EDGE...
LISBON, Portugal-Motorola Inc. said it is providing a trial UMTS network for TMN on the island of Madeira.The vendor will provide the equipment and managed services, according to Motorola."The managed services approach allows TMN to minimize the risk associated with the deployment and operation...
While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has brought UMTS technology into the spectrum battle. Enter UMTS450 technology.The company describes it as a complete high-speed packet-based data and voice solution designed for UMTS operators with access to spectrum...
In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful.But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must decide how much of their resources to devote to GSM without jeopardizing the promise of W-CDMA.Today, GSM provides the main...
CANNES, France-Two global carriers announced contracts for content charging systems last week. Lucent Technologies Inc. and NetSpira Networks said they have provided Singapore's MobileOne Ltd. with a content-based online charging system for GPRS and UMTS services.M1's system will allow it to identify the type...
