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 interest. Both Motorola and Nokia Corp. filed fraud and racketeering lawsuits against the Turkish...
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 to step up its UMTS investments."The world market for mobile communication networks has already declined...
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 launch. Although the companies did not disclose the dollar amounts, a source puts 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 metropolitan area with subscribers using PCMCIA cards and modems with USB and Ethernet interfaces."The major...
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 validation of our expertise in the field of multimedia communications," said Paul Zuber, chief executive...
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 and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region....
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 Motorola V500 and V600 handsets will include flip screens, Bluetooth, integrated cameras, full-color browsers,...
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 the third-generation UMTS standards can co-exist in the same cell site and interface together as...
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 to rapidly analyze problems that occur in their UMTS networks and find solutions to those...
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 data traffic."This implementation will enable E-Plus to expand its existing infrastructure to support new...
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 the third-generation UMTS standards can co-exist in the same cell site and interface together as...
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 in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region.Sony Ericsson also said...
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 customer expectations. The reality is that mobile data has a long way to go....
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 the giant comes, in all its messianic glories of data and voice, cdma2000 will...
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 consumer market based on MmO2's network via its stores countrywide. The 50:50 joint venture is...
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 Wireless Services Inc. for $1.05 billion, international press reports said. The two U.S. operators...
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 to support CDMA and UMTS technologies."Our R&D organization in China has been responsible for...
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 as a UMTS contender in Europe, and the announcement reinforces the view that the move...
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 a European roaming exchange service for 802.11 wireless and mobile service providers. The Interoute roaming...
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 is part of our overall effort to strengthen the balance sheet and will provide us...
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. mobile-phone operation.NEC America Inc. will begin selling its advanced 515 GSM phone this summer...
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 said it launched a European roaming exchange service for 802.11 wireless and mobile service providers.The...
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 forced to end its 3G buildout when shareholder France Telecom stopped funding the company...
Hutchison's 3 is one of the European carriers to blaze the trail for third-generation UMTS technology with a launch of its services in Sweden, emphasizing mobile video communication."We offer today mobile video and other advanced services at attractive prices for the frequent user of...
