AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed by the end of the year. AWS' trend of new offerings could force Cingular to make some tough decisions about...
LONDON—Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless Inc. have agreed to supply U.K. carrier O2 with their wireless UMTS PC card modems known as Merlin U530. This will give the carrier's business customers access to services such as streaming video and audio and secure mobile...
EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA is singing its own song. At the CDMA Americas Congress in Miami, the technology's...
LONDON-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless Inc. have agreed to supply U.K. carrier O2 with their wireless UMTS PC card modems known as Merlin U530.This will give the carrier's business customers access to services such as streaming video and audio and secure mobile access...
OSLO, Norway—Norwegian wireless carrier Telenor said it will have its EDGE upgrade in place by end-2005. The carrier decided to upgrade to EDGE technology earlier this year."The upgrade has now reached a state where we feel that we can give our customers a sample...
POLAND Lucent Technologies Inc. has collaborated with Novatel Wireless to supply third-generation UMTS PC card modems to Polish wireless carrier PTC. The operator said it has received initial shipments of the Merlin U530, with which it is launching its 3G service offering called ERA....
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said T-Mobile USA is trialing its new base station for GSM and UMTS networks that is at once compact and offers high capacity, targeting both business and consumer services. The product, known as Base Transceiver Station 18000, also reduces cost and...
SAN DIEGO-Mobile video applications developer for the security industry Perseus Wireless announced that its commercial and residential customers can now use the company's PerseusPhone over AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s UMTS network to access real-time security video. AWS noted the service is the first commercial...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan-Carrier AKSORAN said it has deployed a broadband technology based on IPWireless' UMTS TDD technology for businesses and enterprises in nine cities in Kazakhstan, including Atsana, the nation's capital.The network known as Escape Wireless combines the speed of DSL with cellular, allowing users...
Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers who select the new plans as part of their bundled telecom offerings would see additional...
No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its weaknesses. It is taking advantage of the boom of its predecessor, GSM/GPRS, another technology...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has signed a $100 million contract to supply Libyan carrier General Post and Telecom Co. with GSM/GPRS and UMTS infrastructure and services.Alcatel said this will cover the carrier's radio access and core network solution, targeting 2.5 million users. The deployment...
DUSSEDORF, Germany-The average complexity and manufacturing costs of third-generation UMTS handsets have been "substantially reduced" in the past year, according to research from Portelligent Inc. Portelligent said its analysis of 11 UMTS handsets during the past 18 months shows that UMTS products introduced since...
German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs.The innovation will save E-Plus about $72.3 million in capital expenditure...
THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce its third-generation buildout costs.The innovation will save E-Plus about $72.3 million...
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a two-year extension agreement with Dobson Communications to deploy GSM, GPRS and EDGE equipment.This follows Nortel's completion of Dobson's EDGE deployments in 16 states across the nation.Both companies also agreed to conduct field testing of UMTS equipment...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. made good on its commitment to launch UMTS-based services in Dallas and San Diego following the carrier's previous network launches in July that included Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The UMTS launches fulfill AWS' network obligations with technology partner...
LONDON-Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Co. Ltd. will offer its customers the Merlin U530 PC modem card though a deal with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless. Partner expects to launch commercial UMTS third-generation services in Israel later this year."At the beginning of June,...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract extension with T-Mobile USA to provide GSM, GPRS, EDGE and packet core wireless data network upgrades and related professional services.The value of the deal was not disclosed, however, Nortel said it is the vendor's largest...
European content provider Acotel is going to Athens to target American consumers. The 12-year-old Italian company is taking the Olympic Games wireless, delivering updates and images to U.S. handsets via a combination of multimedia messaging service, short message service and pay-per-download offerings. Services will...
Concerns about security and infrastructure reliability led officials to kill plans that would have used wireless networks to help manage the Summer Olympics, but there will be no shortage of mobile technology in Athens. About 5 million fans are expected during the course of...
Fans of the U.S. Olympic Team can stay abreast of the athletes in Athens via their wireless handsets through several new agreements between carriers, content providers and news services. From the Opening Ceremonies Friday night through the Closing Ceremonies Aug. 29, mobile users will...
Small wireless carriers want to offer their customers the same advanced services the big companies offer theirs. But since the economics of innovation are less favorable for small companies, it is difficult for them to keep pace with the big carriers in deploying advanced...
LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access to average data speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second. The...
