By Melanie Lee
SHANGHAI technology firms overseas, fueled by the country's ambitious drive to converge its television, telephone and Internet networks.
Potential deals could come from companies such as Huawei and ZTE Corp that are looking for targets with an edge in the...
Monday, November 29,2010
By News Blog
By Kunal Vahalia, TMCnet Contributor
ChinaTel Group, Inc., revealed that its subsidiary Perusat S.A (Perusat) signed a contract for ZTE Corporation to provide Perusat services and equipment for deploying its wireless broadband services in Peru. Perusat signed a contract with ZTE to...
Wireless modem provider Novatel Wireless Inc. (NVTL) filed a lawsuit against Franklin Wireless Corp., ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA) Inc. claiming the firms have infringed on five Novatel patents related to its MiFi mobile hot spot device. Novatel claims those patents are related to...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
ZTE Corp. announced that it closed a deal worth $85 million to build and deploy a 3G network for pan-India operator Aircel. The win doesn't exactly translate to a new customer for the Chinese vendor because ZTE already supplied equipment for Aircel's existing GSM...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ZTEPeru: With ChinaTel to provide equipment and services for the carrier's deployment of a wireless broadband telecom network in the country.Value: $48 millionJapan: With UQ Communications to provide WiMAX Pico base stations for the carrier's mobile...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Bridgewater SystemsUnited States: With Agri-Valley Communications to provide its EPC 500 System, which provides subscriber and device data management, policy control and interworking functions for the LTE packet core.Value: UndisclosedEricssonIndonesia: With AXIS to provide managed services...
Failing a new partner or source of cash for their joint venture, Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI are considering an initial public offering (IPO) as one way to exit from their 50-50 stakes in Nokia Siemens Networks.A search for a new partner...
SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint Nextel Corp.'s CEO Dan Hesse declined to comment on the the carrier's reported exclusion of Chinese vendors from its upcoming network project in a morning keynote here."First of all, we haven't commented on media speculation on this topic,” he said...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has reportedly excluded Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from their upcoming network project over U.S. security concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal.The decision could have something to do with a recent conversation the carrier's CEO Dan...
The co-managers of BlackBerry Partners Fund announced they have merged their investment teams to focus exclusively on mobile venture capital investment opportunities under the BlackBerry Partners Fund brand. The fund was founded in 2008 with capital commitments from Research In Motion, Thomson Reuters and...
ZTE Corp. has deployed eight base stations at Mt. Everest National Park to provide 3G coverage for voice and broadband services at the base camp, which sits 16,994 feet above sea level.ZTE built a micro base station with low-power consumption for the unique installation...
ZTE Corp. announced that it has received U.S. government security approval for its network infrastructure, making it the first Chinese vendor to receive the special nod.The certificate from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) in regards...
ZTE Corp. signed framework agreements to purchase semiconductor components from five U.S. technology vendors. The deals are valued at $3 billion. The three-year purchase agreements are with Qualcomm Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Freescale Semiconductor, Altera Corp. and Broadcom Corp.Bharti Airtel announced a strategic partnership...
Below is just some of the news announced during the first day at the 2010 4G World eventMotorola Inc.’s Motorola Solutions business introduced its FDD LTE USB-lte 7110 device, the first FDD LTE-enabled device from the company. In addition, the company unveiled the WiMAX...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.It’s very clear that Google Inc.’s Android operating platform is gaining a lot of market...
RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in Chicago.“We were thrilled by the quality of nominations we received this year,” said RCR...
The CDMA Development Group announced the winners of its 2010 Smart Wireless Awards, which recognize innovative wireless devices and services that use CDMA2000 networks. Winners this year were AnyDATA Corp. and partner Qualcomm Inc. in the modules category, MedApps Inc. and partner KORE Telematics...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:CeragonNigeria: With Globacom Nigeria to provide its FibeAir IP-10 solution for voice and data backhaul.Value: UndisclosedAlcatel-LucentSri Lanka: With Etisalat Lanka to boost the carrier's GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build its 3G HSPA+ wireless all-IP...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksAustria, Lichtenstein and Slovenia: With Telekom Austria Group to replace and modernize the carrier's radio networks to support next-generation technologies under a five-year agreement.Value: UndisclosedZTEPoland: With Polkomtel to upgrade the carrier's national CDMA network,...
T-Mobile USA launched a solar powered cell site in Chalfont, Penn. The company said it is the first solar cell site it has deployed in the United States. The site includes 12 solar panels, and T-Mobile said it expects the site to run without...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas City, where the summer is wrapping up and the Chiefs open their season on...
ADC TelecomDenmark: With engineering company Ramboll to deploy its InterReach Fusion distributed antenna system at its new headquarters in Orestad to provide multi-operator mobile voice and broadband data services. Value: UndisclosedAmerican TowerUnited States: With T-Mobile to deploy an outdoor distributed antenna network throughout Grosse...
ZTE Corp. extended its presence in the U.S. market with the launch of its first mobile handset with a nationwide operator as Verizon Wireless unveiled ZTE’s Salute.The device has modest features, including a sliding form factor with a 2.4-inch screen, a traditional 12-button keypad,...
