UMTS

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said its UMTS protocol tester has been chosen by the Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co. Ltd. “UMTS release 4 is the next step in the migration toward …

Motorola Inc. savored a victory in its fraud lawsuit against Turkish carrier Telsim as a U.S. federal judge ordered the Uzan family to pay the vendor $4.26 billion, plus post-judgement …

BERLIN-Siemens AG said it plans to cut 2,300 jobs in its mobile communications division, and 500 of the cuts will take place in Germany. The company, however, said it plans …

In what is expected to be the first W-CDMA launch in North America, AT&T Wireless has announced agreements with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply equipment for the …

TOKYO-IPMobile said it has received a trial license to deploy a trial system using TD-CDMA technology in Japan. The company said it has built three cell sites inside the Tokyo …

LARKSPUR, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its videotelephony and conferencing protocol software to Qualcomm Inc. for UMTS customers. “Qualcomm’s selection of Dilithium Networks’ multimedia protocol stack is a strong …

Orange plc formed an alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in the second half of the year. The …

LONDON-IPWireless has completed interoperability and co-existence testing between UMTS TDD (TD-CDMA) and UMTS FDD (W-CDMA) networks at Nortel Networks’ wireless headquarters in Chateaufort, France. IPWireless said the test demonstrated that …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research …

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless said it has unveiled what it describes as the first comprehensive third-generation UMTS drive-test system known as Seven.Five. “With our powerful post-processing software, customers will be equipped …

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a multimillion dollar UMTS contract to supply German operator E-Plus with data networking equipment and services to manage and consolidate voice and …

LONDON-IPWireless has completed interoperability and co-existence testing between UMTS TDD (TD-CDMA) and UMTS FDD (W-CDMA) networks at Nortel Networks’ wireless headquarters in Chateaufort, France. IPWireless said the test demonstrated that …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality today for Sony Ericsson Corp. as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Location-based services have struggled to find their feet in Europe. Mobile data has taken a long time to deliver on the technology, applications and price points to meet …

For those who serenade wideband CDMA as the authentic third-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.-inspired cdma2000 is no more than a counterfeit David dueling the shadow of the giant to come. When …

LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom’s major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2. The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Telecom, the largest fixed-line operator in the Czech Republic, has reached a tentative agreement to buy full control of mobile operator Eurotel from Verizon Communications and AT&T …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. has joined other vendors to defy SARS with a new wave of investment in the Chinese market. The vendor has committed $50 million in research and development …

In a significant contract win, Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide MmO2 with UMTS gear, including packet technology and services for voice and data. Many industry watchers had counted out Lucent …

LONDON-Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention as more companies announced settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of hot-spot roaming. Interoute said it launched …

Lucent Technologies Inc. plans to sell about $1.3 billion in convertible senior notes as part of the company’s strategy to wade out of its short- and medium-term debts. “This offering …

After moving out of the U.S. market and making a name for itself in the high-end phone business in Europe and Asia, electronics giant NEC Corp. is reopening its U.S. …

Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention this week as more companies announce settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of hot spot roaming. Interoute …

DUESSELDORF, Germany-German operator E-Plus has purchased the UMTS infrastructure of embattled company MobilCom for about $23 million. The acquisition ends speculation about the future of MobilCom’s third-generation network. MobilCom was …

VIENNA, Austria-Two mobile operators have launched UMTS services in Austria, highlighting a new 3G momentum on the European continent. The two carriers, Mmobilkom Austria and Hutchison 3G Austria, are emphasizing …