CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Inc. said it has received certification for its TL9000 for end-to-end development and deployment of UMTS infrastructure."The scope of this certification covers end-to-end definition, design, development, introduction and service of wireless UMTS core, access and NMS products," said Nortel.
LONDON-Spirent Communications is flexing its muscles in the wireless test system arena with a string of announcements affecting technologies from GSM to wideband CDMA.The company said it has enhanced its UMTS location test system for testing of GSM and W-CDMA mobiles, including assisted GPS."This...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service initially will be...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. Indeed, Novatel's stock was up almost 25 percent in trading after the news to...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service will initially be...
LONDON-Actix announced its A-RVS third-generation network optimization solution has been deployed by Sweden's 3GIS to help it meet its 3G network rollout deadlines.3GIS, owned jointly by Vodafone and 3, is deploying UMTS infrastructure in rural areas in Sweden, and its network will cover an...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. Indeed, Novatel's stock was up almost 25 percent in trading after the news to...
PARIS-French mobile operator SFR said it plans to launch its third-generation UMTS service to corporate customers in May and to the public in June.The initial launch will be to several thousand corporate clients in Paris, Lyon and Lille, according to a statement from the...
Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004:AlcatelChina. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network.Value: $14 millionCyprus. With Investcom for GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and mobile core network.Value: UndisclosedNetherlands. With T-Mobile for data over asynchronous transfer mode, gigabit Ethernet transport...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed "excess spectrum" in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. The auction, which was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s next-generation plans are set to be tested by the public as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s Fast Hopped Low Latency Access with Seamless Handoff, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, or Flash-OFDM,...
LUXEMBOURG-Siemens AG said it has entered a contract to deliver UMTS network infrastructure for operator LuXcommunications S.A.The contract will cover both radio and core networks. The dollar amount was not disclosed."The contract also covers the maintenance and upgrades of the network in line with...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. followed the pattern of major vendors in its fourth-quarter results by beating estimates with a net income of $499 million, or 11 cents per share, in contrast with a loss of $168 million, or 4 cents per share, in the same...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will supply a third-generation UMTS network for Polish operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The agreement also includes UMTS handsets.The value of the deal was not disclosed.PTC, which has 6.1 million subscribers, initially plans to offer UMTS service in the capital...
Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics manufacturer. If the talks materialize, it may lead to a major loss of up to 2,500 jobs."This proposed transaction would...
Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG.Nortel is proud of its role as provider...
Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. recorded solid growth, while Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Siemens AG reaffirmed sunny outlooks.Lucent unveiled its second consecutive...
ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens U15 devices will be available for the service.The service will initially be available in greater...
ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services next Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens U15 devices will be available for the service.The service will initially be available in...
Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled its second consecutive quarterly profit in its first-quarter results with a net income of $338 million, or 7 cents per diluted share.This builds on the supplier's fourth-quarter result of a net income of $99 million, or 2 cents per share....
PORTO, Portugal-Motorola Inc. said it has won a three-year contract to supply Portuguese mobile operator Optimus with third-generation UMTS infrastructure equipment for the northern part of the country.Motorola said it won the contract after a four-month trial."Motorola has been selected as our 3G supplier...
Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered in local coffee houses...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Telefonica Moviles has selected it and L.M. Ericsson to provide equipment for the second phase of its UMTS network construction, making Telefonica Moviles a new third-generation customer for the German vendor. Siemens was not involved in the first phase of...
WHEATON, Md.-UMTS technology increases data profitability, according to new analysis from the Shosteck Group. According to Shosteck, UMTS is among the most profitable of services because it maximizes AMPU (average margin per user) rather than ARPU (average revenue per user)."UMTS increases the sweet spot...
