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Software upgrade aimed at bringing Q up to par

Motorola Inc. is quietly offering users of its Moto Q smart phone a free software upgrade intended to strengthen the device's e-mail and security functions, increase its appeal to business and productivity-oriented users and bring the device up to speed with the competition. The...

Cingular launches Samsung HSDPA handset

ATLANTA-Samsung Electronics Co. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced the handset vendor's first HSDPA phone for Cingular's 3G network-in-progress. The Samsung SGH-zx20, an exclusive for Cingular, is a silver-and-black, clamshell-style handset that sells for $100 with a two-year contract (and $50 mail-in rebate, which requires...

Alcatel continues buying spree, snaps up Nortel’s UMTS biz for $320M

PARIS—Alcatel Inc. cut a deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to buy the Canadian supplier’s UMTS radio access business for $320 million. Alcatel says the purchase will strengthen its UMTS market position as well as its research and development capabilities, namely in HSxPA and third-generation...

Court dismisses Broadcom’s antitrust claim against Qualcomm

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. declared victory after a U.S. district court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by fellow chipmaker Broadcom Corp. Broadcom’s complaint, which was filed in July 2005, accused Qualcomm of violating antitrust laws by charging too much to license its UMTS chipset technology...

Cingular launches Samsung HSDPA handset

ATLANTA—Samsung Electronics Co. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. today announced the handset vendor’s first HSDPA phone for Cingular’s 3G network-in-progress. The Samsung SGH-zx20, an exclusive for Cingular, is a silver-and-black, clamshell-style handset that sells for $100 with a two-year contract (and $50 mail-in rebate, which...

WiMAX pick nets losers, winners and hopefuls

While the long-term vendor ramifications of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s plan to deploy a WiMAX network remain uncertain, it's clear that the early winners are Intel Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.-while the biggest losers are Qualcomm Inc. and its Flarion Technologies Inc.-developed...

Nokia fires another complaint against Qualcomm

Nokia Corp. filed a complaint with the Delaware Court of Chancery over several matters relating to its disputes with Qualcomm Inc., the latest in a series of squabblings between the two companies. The Nokia statement, though brief, raised a handful of issues regarding the...

Nokia fires another complaint against Qualcomm

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. filed a complaint with the Delaware Court of Chancery over several matters relating to its disputes with Qualcomm Inc., the latest in a series of squabblings between the two companies. The Nokia statement, though brief, raised a handful of issues regarding...

LG Electronics looks to close gap with HSDPA phone

If the growth in handset sales in mature markets such as the United States slowed somewhat at mid-year, as some market and financial analysts have suggested, one explanation may be the dearth of new product launches. That has opened a window of opportunity for...

Alcatel buys Fujitsu’s UMTS stake

PARIS-Alcatel Inc. appears to be strengthening its UMTS market share as the French vendor bought out Fujitsu's 34-percent stake in the pair's UMTS joint venture, while at the same time, reports began surfacing saying Alcatel is on the brink of buying Nortel Networks Ltd.'s...

Nortel’s stock slump bolsters earnings

Nortel Networks Ltd. swung from a $33 million net loss at the close of last year's second quarter to a profit of $366 million this year, thanks to a 30-percent decline of its stock price during the quarter. The company's lowered stock price led...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR Wireless News. CarrierStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its corporate credit and unsecured debt ratings...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...

Nortel shows modest turnaround

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. posted second-quarter profits of $366 million from $2.74 billion in revenues, up from last year’s $33 million net loss based on revenues of $2.62 billion. "Our second quarter performance underscores both the challenges and good progress we are making with Nortel’s...

Alcatel reportedly buys Fujitsu’s stake in Evolium

PARIS—French news organizations reported Alcatel Inc. has confirmed that it bought Fujitsu’s remaining 34 percent stake in the UMTS joint-venture, Evolium, which the two companies formed in 2000. Though financial details have not been disclosed, the purchase is interesting because Alcatel has been rumored...

Manx Telecom, Lucent, Qualcomm test 900 MHz 3G on Isle of Man

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of O2 Group plc, has partnered with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. on a UMTS and HSDPA field trial using 900 MHz spectrum on the Isle of Man. The trial, which began last week, leverages the lower...

Motorola-Huawei JV greeted with skepticism

As news of Motorola Inc.'s joint venture with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. sinks in, analysts offered insights as to what the partnership means to the two companies as well as the wireless industry as a whole. Technology Business Research's Bill Lesieur said that the...

WhyMax

It's a WiMAX world, and we only live in it. Or so it would seem with the plethora of press announcements, standards proposals and virgin sacrifices made at the altar of all-things WiMAX-the Ginsu Knife of wireless technologies.I rarely give a second glance to...

Nortel movements could presage UMTS changes

Nortel Networks Ltd. is making organizational changes in its GSM and UMTS access businesses, which could lead to a selling of the company's UMTS access business, according to UBS Investment Research. Nortel's heads of both its WiMAX and Converged Core Networks "have moved on."...

Lucent, Qualcomm test 3G at 900 MHz

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of O2 Group plc, partnered with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. on a UMTS and HSDPA field trial using 900 MHz spectrum on the Isle of Man. The trial, which began yesterday, leverages the lower frequency to...

Motorola, Huawei team on infrastructure solutions

SHANGHAI, China—Motorola Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. are teaming up to launch what they call an "enhanced and extensive" suite of UMTS and HSPA infrastructure equipment to carriers. The companies said a new research and development center in Shanghai, China is a key...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...

Data roaming attracts international flair

As wireless carriers begin exploring data roaming, several are not simply limiting their sights to domestic roaming but are seeking to provide a more seamless mobile data experience around the world. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced international data roaming not long after it launched its...

History lessons

While the standards-setting process for WiMAX technology seems to move forward at a snail's pace, the business machinations around mobile WiMAX are developing faster than a speeding bullet, so to speak.Indeed, Intel Corp.'s recent moves to exit the wireless handset chip business and immediately...