| 05/08/08 | Telenor Pushes Expansion of Turbo 3G network
Telenor strengthens its mobile broadband offering in Norway through Mobilt Bredbånd. This year, the Turbo 3G network is being expanded to cover all communities with more than 200 inhabitants, equivalent to 86 per cent of the Norwegian population. |
| 05/07/08 | East Lyme Chooses WPCS for Advanced Wireless Network
WPCS International Incorporated (Nasdaq: WPCS), a leader in design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure, has announced that through its New England Communications Systems (NECS) subsidiary, it has been selected by The Town of East Lyme, Connecticut to provide an advanced wireless network for the town-wide mission critical public safety initiative. |
| 05/07/08 | WiMax Will Be the Next DSL for More Than 5 Billion People Worldwide; LTE Years Away from Meaningful Existence
We believe there is a role for LTE as the natural evolution of GSM/HSPA-and probably also CDMA/EV-DO-but we believe it is years away. As such, it contrasts sharply with WiMax, which is being deployed today and for which spectrum has already been made available. WiMax already has an ecosystem which looks a lot like WiFi in terms of cost and diversity, whereas LTE simply is not even defined yet, much less available. |
| 05/06/08 | Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks. |
| 05/01/08 | Cisco and Nokia Utilize Wi-Fi to Fill in 3G Cellular Gaps
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Nokia announced growing customer and partner acceptance of their combined mobile unified communications solution. The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia extends the rich Cisco Unified Internet Protocol (IP) Phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smartphones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks to offer users a seamless mobile experience in the enterprise Wi-Fi environment and public cellular networks. |
| 04/23/08 | 3G Wireless Carrier Upgrades GSM/HSPDA Network with WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology to Add Quality IP Data Services for Its Existing Base of 23 Million Customers
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3.3 - 3.5 GHz frequency band in addition to CPEs (customer premise equipment). The contract is through Airspan's reseller partner, TVS. |
| 04/21/08 | Big Growth in Broadband Wireless Data Traffic Will Spur Massive Technology Upgrades
The exponential growth of data traffic carried by wireless networks is likely to force mobile service providers to accelerate their efforts to upgrade their networks to a flat, all-IP architecture, according to a major new report titled, Flat IP Architectures in Mobile Networks: From 3G to LTE, published by Heavy Reading. |
| 04/18/08 | Lantronix Announces Winners of Its Annual Wireless Design Contest
At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. yesterday, Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX) announced the winners of its annual Wireless Design Contest. The contest challenges engineers, students, and hobbyists to develop a creative and practical wireless product using Lantronix's MatchPort(r) b/g, an 802.11 b/g embedded wireless device server module. |
| 04/15/08 | Homeland Integrated Security Systems Customers to Benefit From AT&T Purchase of 700 MHz Bandwidth
Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HISU) announced that the company's customers can expect to benefit from AT&T's recent purchase of the 700 MHz spectrum. According to the company, the network will be able to deliver higher speed services and allow more bandwidth over existing GSM network platforms. This will mean better coverage and higher quality service. |
| 04/14/08 | AT&T Continues Expanding Network Coverage in North Carolina; Plans to Invest More Than $80 Million in Wireless Network Upgrades in 2008
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced the continuation of an aggressive program that enhances and maximizes the overall customer experience in North Carolina. The company plans to invest more than $80 million in the North Carolina network in 2008 to expand its wireless coverage. The planned investment will bring AT&T's three-year network investment in the state for wireless and wired services to nearly $1.5 billion. |
| 04/14/08 | Cisco 'Empowered Branch' Delivers More Applications and New Broadband Wireless Business Models; Opens Routers to Customers and Third-Party Applications
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced new broadband wireless solutions that further optimize branch offices of all sizes, allowing companies to customize branch networks to meet their unique business needs. By opening its industry-leading Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) and Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) platforms to customers and third-party application developers, Cisco enables its customers to optimize the branch infrastructure while extending their accessibility to business resources. It also provides Cisco channel partners with new opportunities to deliver differentiated solutions and services that better align with customers' business needs. |
| 04/14/08 | Sierra Wireless and Wavefront Announce Best Mobile Broadband Wireless and GPS Real Time Location Services Contest
Sierra Wireless Inc. (SW:TO, SWIR:NASDAQ) and Wavefront, a commercialization accelerator for the British Columbia Wireless and New Media industries, announced the launch of the "Sierra Wireless - Wavefront Developer Challenge." The purpose of the six-month challenge is to find best-in-class broadband wireless enterprise or consumer applications that take advantage of the mobile broadband and GPS capabilities built into Sierra Wireless PC cards, ExpressCards, and USB modems. |
| 04/11/08 | Vodafone UK and BT Sign Broadband Wireless Backhaul and Managed Service Agreement to Predict and Shape Bandwidth for Base Stations in the UK
Vodafone UK (LSE: VOD) and BT (LSE: BT) announced anew managed network solutions agreement that will see BT Wholesale provide and manage high speed connectivity between Vodafone's UK base stations and its core national network. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, BT will deliver a cost-efficient and flexible solution that enables Vodafone UK to manage the predicted growth in traffic and bandwidth requirements from its range of new bandwidth-intensive mobile applications. |
| 04/09/08 | EJL Wireless Research Reports Global Broadband Wireless CDMA Base Transmitting Station Transceiver Market Grew 35.7% in 2007
The global base transmitting station (BTS) transceiver (TRx) market grew by 35.7% in units in 2007, according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled "Global BTS Transceiver Market Analysis and Forecast, 4thEdition, 2007-2012." |
| 04/07/08 | Icera to Acquire Sirific Wireless for Radio Frequency (RF) CMOS Technology
Icera Inc., a leader in software defined wireless modem chipsets, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Sirific Wireless, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced CMOS RF transceivers. This will enable Icera to deliver a complete chipset solution for the mobile broadband market, which industry analysts expect to grow from just 90 million subscribers today to 1.3 billion by 2012. |
| 04/04/08 | Ericsson Sole Supplier Of HSPA Expansion And All-IP Upgrade For SmarTone-Vodafone In Hong Kong
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC ) has been selected by leading operator SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong as the sole supplier for network enhancements to provide the operator's mobile customers with a greater variety of advanced mobile broadband and multimedia services. |
| 04/03/08 | Nortel Delivering Seamless Broadband Wireless Mobile Communications Anywhere, Anytime, Any Device
Nortel (NYSE:NT) announced further innovation in technology for application development, IP solutions and more customers reaping the benefits of new, converged communications. These milestones are bringing to life Nortel's vision for a simplified communication experience with technology that blurs the lines between wireless and wireline, home and office by creating a seamless, unified communication experience. |
| 04/02/08 | Alcatel-Lucent Introduces CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B Capabilities at CTIA
CTIA Wireless Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced its plans to support CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B (EVDO Rev B) capabilities for third-generation (3G) CDMA networks. EVDO Rev B enables mobile operators to improve capacity, throughput and latency on their existing EVDO networks, resulting in an improved quality of experience for its data subscribers. |
| 04/02/08 | Alcatel-Lucent Solidifies Market And Technical Leadership In Mobile Backhaul
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) highlighted its leadership in the mobile backhaul market and unveiled further enhancements to its Mobile Evolution Transport Architecture (META), the industry's first and most comprehensive architecture for profitably evolving mobile networks from TDM to all-IP. With new advanced microwave packet, optical and IP capabilities, as well as strong customer momentum - including 10 new contracts in the past 6 months --, Alcatel-Lucent has extended its leadership in the mobile backhaul market and offers mobile operators quick-to-market end-to-end solutions. |
| 04/01/08 | NETGEAR and Tatara Systems to Show Interoperable Broadband Wireless Femtocell Solution at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas
NETGEAR Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR ) announced a plan to achieve interoperability between NETGEAR's Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) and the Tatara Convergence Server. |
| 04/01/08 | Texas Instruments Announced the Industry's First Multi-carrier, Multi-standard Development Platform for Broadband Wireless Base Stations
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN ) announced a scalable, programmable development ecosystem enabling base station OEMs to support multiple carriers of established and evolving wireless standards from a single platform. Based on TI's multicore TMS320TCI6487 and TMS320TCI6488 digital signal processors (DSPs) and multi-interface software libraries, the development platform covers all major air interfaces including GSM-EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA , LTE and WiMAX. With a single development platform, OEMs largely "design once-deploy multiple" base stations, significantly reducing design costs, while speeding the deployment of new 3G features and beyond 3G standards. |
| 04/01/08 | Nortel Shows how Carriers can Deliver Better, Faster Networks to Reach True Mobile Broadband Wireless Customers
With billions of people and machines currently connected to the network and millions more being connected each day, Nortel (NYSE:NT) understands how to transform the challenges of Hyperconnectivity into opportunities for its carrier customers. At CTIA Wireless 2008, Nortel will demonstrate the ways its mobile convergence and 4G mobile broadband technologies - LTE and WiMAX - are reducing the complexity of a hyperconnected world to deliver better, faster wireless networks that simplify work, study and even play for today's "always connected" consumers. |
| 03/29/08 | Cisco To Showcase Applications At CTIA WIRELESS 2008 That Help People Connect, Collaborate And Access Entertainment On The Move
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO ) announced that it will showcase at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 (April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) mobility applications that promise to change the way people connect, collaborate and access entertainment on the move. These services represent a strategic opportunity for service providers to profitably address customer demand to access information and stay connected anytime, anywhere. |
| 03/28/08 | Ericsson Demonstrates HSPA Broadband Wireless Technology that Claims Speeds of Up to 42 Mbps
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will conduct the world's first demonstration of end-to-end HSPA Evolution technology with speeds of up to 42 Mbps at CTIA Wireless 2008, which is being held in Las Vegas from April 1 to 3. |
| 03/27/08 | Airvana's Participation in CTIA Wireless 2008 Showcases How Company is Transforming the Mobile Experience
Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV ), will showcase its mobile broadband expertise across a variety of technologies at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas April 1-3, 2008, through various live demonstrations of its CDMA and UMTS HubBub(TM) femtocells, Universal Access Gateway (UAG) with Femto Network Gateway capabilities and its EV-DO Rev. B technology. Airvana executives will share their views on the trends and technologies shaping the future of mobile in speaking sessions at CTIA Wireless and the CTIA-partnered Informa pre-conference Converged Services Summit. |
| 03/27/08 | Get An Informative Overview Of Hungary's Mobile Broadband Wireless Market
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Hungary - Mobile Market - Overview & Statistics" to their broadband wireless research report offering. Hungary's mobile market, like that of its Central European counterparts, has matured with penetration rates approaching or 100%. Services are offered by three mobile network operators, all of which are majority or wholly owned by Western European operators. |
| 03/27/08 | Airvana Spotlights CDMA Femtocell Leadership at CTIA Wireless 2008
Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV), will showcase its comprehensive solutions for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) at CTIA Wireless 2008 (Booth 3321), taking place April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. In live demonstrations, the company is highlighting the HubBub(TM) CDMA femtocell, the only femtocell to support both 1x-RTT and EV-DO services; the Universal Access Gateway (UAG), a convergence gateway for innovative femtocell or Wi-Fi-enabled FMC services; and the Femto Service Manager, which provides standards-based, highly scalable management and auto-configuration capabilities for femtocell deployments. |
| 03/26/08 | Sky Link Ekaterinburg Launches Mobile Broadband Services with Nortel Wireless Solution
Sky Link Ekaterinburg, is providing mobile broadband for users in the Ural region of Russia powered by Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) wireless technology. The Nortel upgrade to Sky Link Ekaterinburg's existing network supports wireless interactive multimedia services and real-time applications such as video telephony, video surveillance and mobile VoIP. Uralwestcom JSC is held by RTDC (Russian Telecommunications Development Corporation), an investment holding company. |
| 03/26/08 | Franklin Wireless Receives $7-Million Purchase Order From Mexico's Iusacell for Dual-Band CDU-680 EV-DO Rev. A Wireless Broadband Modem
Franklin Wireless Corp. (OTCBB: FKWL ), announced a $7-million purchase order from Mexican operator Iusacell for the company's CDU-680 dual-band CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A USB modem. The modem will be shipped over a six-month period beginning in April 2008. |
| 03/26/08 | Ericsson supplies Redback-based IP transport solution to mCel in Mozambique
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC ) has been chosen as sole supplier by leading Mozambican operator mCel for the expansion and upgrade of its Mobile Packet Backbone Network solution (Mobile-PBN). The contract includes Redback's SmartEdge products, and is set to boost network capacity and manage increased traffic growth. |
| 03/26/08 | CyberShift Named to START-IT Magazine's 2008 Top 125 Manufacturing Technology Providers
CyberShift announced it has been named to START-IT magazine's 125 for 2008, a directory of the most influential technology providers in the manufacturing space. This is the third consecutive year that CyberShift has been selected to receive this prestigious honor. Companies were selected by the magazine's editors and its editorial board. |
| 03/26/08 | GoTV Networks Announces Music Channel for Helio
GoTV Networks announced an agreement with Helio, to bring an integrated music product to Helio members. |
| 03/26/08 | New 3 Gb/s SDI Support for Tektronix Waveform Monitors
Tektronix, Inc announced significant upgrades for its successful WFM and WVR series of waveform monitors and rasterizers including the addition of 3 Gb/s Single Link Serial-Digital-Interface (SDI) support to the WFM7020 and WFM7120 Waveform Monitors. This capability is added through two new options: a monitoring option (3G) for WFM7020 and WFM7120, and a Jitter measurement option (JIT) for the WFM7120. With the addition of 3 Gb/s SDI support for monitoring 1080P 50/59.94/60 HD video, the Tektronix Waveform Monitors. |
| 03/25/08 | BSNL Selects Nortel for GSM Expansion Deal In Excess of $100 Million to Meet India's Soaring Demand for Wireless Services
Nortel (NYSE:NT) has won an agreement with India's BSNL valued at over US$100 million, to put mobile connectivity in the hands of millions of new subscribers in the southern area of the country. |
| 03/24/08 | Airvana Signs Global Broadband Wireless OEM Agreement with Motorola for CDMA Femtocell
Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV) announced a global OEM agreement to provide Motorola with a CDMA femtocell solution. Already a significant network infrastructure supplier to CDMA wireless carriers worldwide, this agreement will enhance Motorola's 3G femtocell solution offerings. |
| 03/19/08 | Google Signs Deal with Voice Mobility to Push Google Apps with Mobile Broadband Communication Services
Voice Mobility International, Inc. announced it has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program, which extends the power of Google across the enterprise and helps customers get more value out of their Google enterprise deployments. |
| 03/18/08 | AT&T Expanding HSDPA Broadband Wireless Coverage in Michigan; Plans to Invest $46 Million in Network Upgrades in 2008
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced that the company plans in 2008 to invest more than $46 million in the Michigan network to expand wireless coverage. AT&T plans to add new cell sites and roll out its higher-speed third-generation (3G) wireless network to new cities and areas across the state. This year's investment brings AT&T's three-year wireless network investment in Michigan to more than $221 million. |
| 03/10/08 | NETGEAR and Nokia Siemens Networks Collaborate on 3G HSPDA/Wi-Fi Femto Home Broadband Wireless Access Solution
NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) and Nokia Siemens Networks announced their collaboration to certify NETGEAR's Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) for interoperability with Nokia Siemens Networks' Femto Gateway. The combined solution will enable mobile operators to deliver high quality cellular phone coverage throughout the home and small office, and provide consumers affordable and easy access to a range of advanced network services via existing 3G and Wi-Fi handsets. |
| 03/10/08 | Sonus Networks Unveils New Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology to Shape Wireless World
Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona unveiled its latest wireless technology that will allow mobile operators to rapidly increase their average revenue per user (ARPU) and leverage their existing high-speed data networks. Sonus' new mobilEdge Wireless Access Node, integrates seamlessly with the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) enabling operators to deliver never before seen services over existing high-speed data networks cost-effectively and securely. |
| 03/06/08 | Ericsson Wins Mobile Broadband Wireless Network Expansion Contract in Germany
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by German mobile operator E-Plus to expand and upgrade its WCDMA network. The deal also includes the expansion and enhancement of the E-Plus microwave transmission network and will allow subscribers to enjoy best- quality mobile data services in most parts of Germany. |
| 03/06/08 | AT&T's 3G HSDPA Broadband Wireless Network Answers the Need for High-Speed Internet Access in Nassau County
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that customers who live and travel through Nassau County now have more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services. AT&T's 3G network in Nassau County now includes Lake Success, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Garden City, Hempstead, Old Westbury, Merrick, Woodbury, Hicksville, Massapequa, Great Neck, North Hills and Glen Cove. |
| 02/27/08 | NetMotion Wireless Boosts Mobile Productivity for Visiting Nurse Service of New York
NetMotion Wireless announced that its Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution has been selected by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) to provide VNSNY's home healthcare workforce with real time access to critical data and applications at the point of care. VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation with nearly 10,000 care providers that make more than 2.2 million home visits per year throughout New York City and Westchester and Nassau counties to an average of over 30,000 patients each day. |
| 02/27/08 | Fractal Antenna Systems' Small, Wall-Mounted In-Building Broadband Wireless Antenna Delivers Wideband Performance and Solves Installation Issues
Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. announced a new Universal Access Surface Mounted (UASM) Antenna delivering wideband performance in a thin, compact unit for distributed antenna applications. The UASM Antenna's form factor solves a number of installation issues for integrators, including the ability to mount to walls and other hard surfaces that prevent the use of through holes. |
| 02/25/08 | Venezuela's Movilnet Distributes Franklin Wireless' CDU-680 1xEV-DO Rev. A Wireless Broadband Modem
Franklin Wireless Corp. (OTCBB: FKWL) announced Venezuelan CDMA 1xEV-DO Revision A operator Movilnet is offering the Franklin Wireless CDU-680 mobile broadband USB modem as a primary mobile broadband connectivity product to customers. |
| 02/25/08 | AT&T Selects Alcatel-Lucent's Next-Generation UMTS/HSDPA Technology to Provide 3G High-Speed Internet Access
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced an agreement for Alcatel-Lucent to support the expansion of AT&T's UMTS/HSPA (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service/High Speed Packet Access) wireless network. The expansion includes the deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's UMTS/HSDPA Distributed NodeB solution, which provides operators with the flexibility to deploy third-generation (3G) radio network elements in a wide array of locations including the sides of buildings, existing cell sites, remote locations and more, helping operators build out their networks more quickly and cost-effectively. |
| 02/25/08 | Portable WiMAX VoIP Cell Phones Displayed at 2008 Mobile World Congress
NetIndex Inc., Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. and Runcom Technologies Ltd. have succeeded in jointly developing a VoIP portable telephone using the WiMAX (IEEE802.16e) data communications module. Thus, at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (previously 3GSM show) one of the largest and most advanced Mobile Communication shows in the world, these companies will be displaying their VoIP portable telephone using WiMAX which achieves All-IP voice communication. |
| 02/21/08 | Ericsson Builds WCDMA/HSPA Network in Russia
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and leading Russian operator VimpelCom have signed an agreement for the supply and implementation of a WCDMA/HSPA network, plus associated services, to cover seven out of nine macro regions across Russia, including Moscow, the North Caucasus, Siberia, Volga, Northwest Russia, South Russia and the Urals. |
| 02/15/08 | Voice Mobility's UCN Vmerge Communicator Integrates Google Apps for Enterprise Customers
Voice Mobility International, Inc. (OTCBB:VMII) announced its new Google Apps functionality, a first in the enterprise market. Voice Mobility's UCN Vmerge is now integrated with the Google Apps solution suite to provide workplace and campus customers full collaboration functionality. The Google Apps suite includes Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Contacts, Mobile apps and other collaboration tools all using the workplace or campus domain. UCN Vmerge adds unified communications to complete messaging, collaboration, calendaring and presence functionality. |
| 02/15/08 | Samsung Readies First Google Phone for Broadband Wireless Mobile Users
Samsung and Google Inc. announced a global cooperation to enable mobile phone users worldwide with quick and easy access to Google products and services - directly from their Samsung mobile phones. Samsung mobile phones equipped with Google applications will enable consumers to search information, find locations, and manage their email on the move. Samsung's mobile phones offer today's latest technologies with unique applications and mobile designs. |
| 02/15/08 | Nortel Demonstrates Industry's First WiMAX VoIP Call Controlled by 2G/3G Voice Network
Wireless Internet service providers seeking to offer advanced voice and data capabilities without replacing existing network gear take note. Nortel is demonstrating at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Hall 8, B145) the ability to provide VoIP calling using a 2G/3G GSM/UMTS core network to host 4G WiMAX access. This is good news for GSM and UMTS wireless operators looking to evolve to 4G, as they can look to Nortel's innovative technology to cost-effectively support it all: current 2G and 3G voice and text services as well as future 4G communication services like advanced mobile broadband. |
| 02/14/08 | TeliaSonera Invites Alcatel-Lucent to Trial its Base Station HSPA Router Femto In-Building Mobile Access Solution in Denmark
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that it has been invited by TeliaSonera, the leading telecommunication company in the Nordic and Baltic region, to participate in a trial of its Base Station Router (BSR) Femto in-building wireless access solution in Denmark. TeliaSonera's planned trial activities in Denmark are expected to start this spring. |
| 02/14/08 | Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Debut Industry's First Solution for Seamless WiMAX-GSM/EDGE Dual-Mode Services
Samsung Multimode Handheld Device, Together With Network Features From Alcatel-Lucent, Enable Service Continuity Across Both WiMAX and GSM/EDGE |
| 02/14/08 | Bandwidth Shortage of 3G Wireless Carriers Dooms Mobile TV Industry
A survey of mobile subscribers in Europe and North America reveals a mixed report card for mobile TV services. The M:Metrics study, commissioned by Tellabs, highlights a $270 million opportunity -- but only if operators meet user demands for quality and reliability improvements in the coming 12 months. |
| 02/14/08 | Vimicro Launches Mobile Linux-Based Open Platform
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC) announced the launch of its most recent open mobile platform, Vinno-III-Linux, based on the Linux operating system, and the addition of two new Vimicro Mobile Multimedia Processors, the VC0848 and VC0878, to the company's product line when attending Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 02/12/08 | Nortel Evolved EDGE Technology Delivers Mobile Broadband, Builds Bridge to 4G
Nortel, and partner Prisma Engineering, demonstrates end-to-end Evolved EDGE communication that delivers higher data rates, better spectral efficiency and longer battery life for handsets compared to other solutions. Evolved EDGE enables operators to extend the life and broaden the capabilities of GSM, further enhancing the revenue-generating capabilities of existing assets. Evolved EDGE delivers the speed and performance required to offer enhanced services at a fraction of the cost of deploying 3G systems. |
| 02/12/08 | Nortel Boosts Bandwidth Power of Blue Sky Communications Network in American Samoa
Blue Sky Communications, the wireless service provider for American Samoa, is using All-IP Voice Core solutions from Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) to provide new, operationally efficient communication services across this island territory of the U.S. |
| 02/09/08 | Nokia Siemens Networks Delivers Wireless Broadband Network to Rural Upstart Stelera Wireless
Stelera Wireless today announced that it has launched the first two markets of its rural broadband networks build in the United States. Nokia Siemens Networks has supplied an end-to-end network solution and turnkey services for this initial deployment and will continue to do so as the network expands. |
| 02/08/08 | STMicroelectronics' Nomadik(R) Multimedia Processor Adds Linux and Complete Application Environment from Trolltech
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in delivering high-performance, low-power multimedia solutions for next-generation mobile products, today expanded its Nomadik(R) multimedia application processor ecosystem with the integration of Linux and Trolltech's Qtopia application environment in the STn8815 Nomadik engine. |
| 02/08/08 | Telcel Launches HSDPA Mobile Broadband in Mexico
3G Americas, a wireless trade organizationrepresenting the GSM family of technologies in the Americas, congratulatesTelcel on their launch of third generation (3G) mobile broadband servicesin Mexico. |
| 02/08/08 | New 3G Mobile Linux Cell Phones Offer Multiband Frequencies for Broadband Wireless Operators
The LiMo Foundation was founded by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone to develop the world's first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices. |
| 02/08/08 | Telefonica O2 Czech Republic Drives Faster Mobile Broadband with Nortel Broadband Wireless CDMA Rev. A Technology
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic has enhanced its fixed and mobile broadband services portfolio with new converged services by upgrading its CDMA network to Rev A with a Nortel (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) CDMA solution. |
| 02/08/08 | Dual-Mode EDGE-WiMAX Reference Design Based on Nexperia Cellular and Intel WiMAX Solutions
NXP Semiconductors will be demonstrating a dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX reference design at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 11-14, 2008. The dual-mode reference design highlights the extended mobility between the two wireless standards by combining NXP's Nexperia Cellular System Solution 5210 for EDGE networks with the forthcoming Intel  WiMAX Connection 2400 solution for ultra mobile and CE devices, formerly codenamed, "Baxter Peak." A fully validated reference design for the dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX solution will be available from NXP in second half 2008. |
| 02/07/08 | AT&T Plans Major Expansion of 3G Wireless Broadband Service in 2008
AT&T is casting a wider Net for mobile customers this year by building out its network to make catching a high speed wireless Web connection easier coast-to-coast. |
| 02/07/08 | Fujitsu Launches Highly Flexible, Scalable BroadOne(TM) WX300 Mobile WiMAX Base Station
Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today the BroadOne WX series of mobile WiMAX base stations. |
| 02/06/08 | Airvana Selected by Thomson to Supply 3G Femtocell Products
Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV) and Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) announced that they entered into a global sourcing agreement for Airvana's Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) femtocell technology. As a result of the agreement, Thomson will use Airvana's femtocell products in conjunction with their own residential gateways. |
| 02/06/08 | Franklin Wireless Launches HSPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE/ WCDMA Broadband Wireless Modem
Franklin Wireless Corp. (OTCBB: FKWL ), a developer and marketer of wireless broadband communications devices and applications, announced today the launch of the Franklin Wireless CGU-720 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) USB modem -- the fastest mobile data technology available in the mobile wireless market today. |
| 02/05/08 | Google's 700MHz Wish Comes True
If you haven't heard yet, the nationwide block of spectrum in the 700MHz band being auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission received sufficient high dollar bids today to exceed the "reserve," or minimum price of US$4.6 billion, which will require any winning wirelesss operator to keep the spectrum open. |
| 02/04/08 | Maravedis Predicts WiMAX Subscribers to Exceed 100 Million by 2014 as WiMAX and LTE Converge Upon 4G Technologies and Markets
Leading telecommunications market research and analysis firm Maravedis today announced the publication of the fifth edition of its yearly report "WiMAX, LTE and Broadband Wireless Worldwide Market Trends 2008-2014." This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of broadband wireless trends including applications, deployments, technology, regulation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). |
| 02/04/08 | WirelessLogix Partners With Sequans for CDMA Test Tools
WirelessLogix Inc. and Sequans have established a partnership designed to integrate Sequans' Mobile WiMAX chips into the WirelessLogix XCAL-X and XCAP-X WiMAX tools suite. This new chip integration will provide end users with the ability to test Sequans-based devices using WirelessLogix' XCAL-X real-time data collection and analysis tool. |
| 02/01/08 | Balfour Beatty Rail Lowers Costs of Construction With Cisco Broadband Wireless Routers
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO ) announced that Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH Germany is using third-generation wireless technology incorporated into the Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) to help improve the productivity and efficiency of its engineers by reducing the time it takes to establish a communications infrastructure at remote construction sites. Balfour Beatty Rail is using integrated third-generation (3G) wireless technology from Cisco to rapidly deploy networked information technology (IT) systems, which helps engineers access online information and services that are critical for the effective completion of rail projects. |
| 01/31/08 | Digi GPRS Cellular Broadband Wireless Router Replaces Cellular Modems in Low-Speed Applications
Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) introduced the Digi Connect WAN GPRS, a second generation (2G), commercial grade, GSM GPRS Class 10 cellular router that provides secure connectivity to remote sites and devices. It adds a cost optimized solution to Digi's industry-leading line of commercial grade cellular routers and Drop-in Networking solutions. It is ideal for applications requiring connection speeds of up to 40 kbps such as remote asset monitoring, meter reading, vehicle tracking, security and many more. |
| 01/31/08 | Digi Extends High-Speed 3G Cellular HSDPA and EVDO Broadband Wireless Router Product Line
Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) introduced the Digi Connect WAN 3G, an upgradeable third generation (3G) Wireless WAN router for primary and backup connectivity to remote sites and devices. It is a targeted function Ethernet-to-cellular router that supports both HSDPA and EVDO 3G standards and adds a cost optimized, high-speed solution to Digi's industry leading line of cellular routers. |
| 01/28/08 | 3GPP Scrambles to Approve LTE Definition of What Bandwidth Requirements Need to Be Met in Order to Develop a Competitive Solution to WiMAX
With the recent approval of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology specifications by the leading global wireless standards organization 3GPP, LTE is on target and continuing its momentum as the next phase of technology development for the GSM family of technologies, according to industry association 3G Americas. |
| 01/23/08 | Mobile Broadband Wireless Entertainment Service Market to Increase Threefold to $64bn by 2012, Says Juniper Research
Music, games and mobile TV will be the major contributors to the global mobile entertainment market which will rise from just over $20 billion in 2007 to more than $64 billion by 2012, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Other mobile entertainment sectors include User-generated Content, Gambling, Adult and Infotainment. |
| 01/23/08 | Ericsson Wins WCDMA/HSPA Upgrade and Broadband Wireless Expansion Contract with Swisscom
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC ) has signed a frame agreement with leading Swiss operator Swisscom to expand and upgrade its WCDMA/HSPA network to enable high-speed mobile broadband coverage across 90 percent of Switzerland. |
| 01/18/08 | picoChip Introduces Femtocell Reference Design that Supports TD-SCDMA, HSPA and WiMAX
picoChip announced today the PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell reference design, the first to support this standard. Femtocells (or 3G access points) are low-cost basestations optimized for deployment inside buildings to improve coverage and data rates. |
| 01/16/08 | New White Paper Available on Integrating Cellular and Wi-Fi Networks Using Unlicensed Broadband Wireless Access
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availability of a new white paper on Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) that explores how a modest investment in Wi-Fi infrastructure and Internet connectivity can enable the reliable use of cell phones at work. Poor cellular coverage has made it difficult for many companies to depend on cell phones. By leveraging an Aruba wireless network to both fill in coverage gaps and enable low-cost voice-over Wi-Fi calling, UMA can be transformed into reliable, business-critical tool. |
| 01/11/08 | Martin Dawes Systems Signs Deal for International Inflight Broadband Wireless Billing System for Wi-Fi and 3G Service
Aircell, which will launch its affordable airborne broadband solution in North America this year, has selected Martin Dawes Systems' award-winning dise3G service for its end-to-end billing and customer care process. Aircell will spearhead a broadband revolution that will change the airline and business aircraft passenger experience, and chose Martin Dawes Systems following a rigorous search. |
| 01/11/08 | This Report Examines Next Generation Mobile Broadband Wireless Solutions and Cellular Solutions
This report examines next-generation mobile broadband wireless solutions, including 801.16e/WiBro, FLASH-OFDM, and cellular solutions. It analyzes potential market opportunities, examines the competitive equipment and service industry landscape, shares consumer perspectives on mobile broadband wireless solutions, and provides market-sizing information. |
| 01/07/08 | tvCompass Announces click365 WiFi Content Solution
tvCompass announced click365, a new content platform for WiFi enabled second screen devices, targeting the broadband "connected home" user. As a content aggregator and distributor of mobile phone type content, tvCompass supports applications and services such as an electronic program guide (EPG) for TV listings, email and text messaging, mobile Internet and search content, casual games, shopping, advertising and interactive TV. |
| 12/26/07 | Dynamic Spectrum Access Could Allow Regulators to Take a New Approach to Spectrum Allocation, Says ABI Research
Meanwhile the Digital Dividend is set to free up spectrum in the 700 MHz bands for new applications including homeland security, mobile Internet, mobile TV, and terrestrial HDTV. The market will be allowed to decide in competitive auctions how to make best use of the spectrum, which will not be able to support all these new technologies and services unless a different approach is taken. |
| 12/26/07 | Is Fixed-Mobile Convergence a Question of Femtocells Versus Wi-Fi?
One of the major talking points at recent femtocell conferences has been the question of which technology will take precedence for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) in the home: femtocells, or Voice over Wi-Fi. ABI Research suggests that this is an outdated view of the market and that a mindset embracing both femtocells and Wi-Fi would provide the ideal solution to support a fuller FMC concept. |
| 12/19/07 | In-Stat Reports North American PC Users Increase Usage, Want More Mobility Americans Viewing Their Computer Screens More Than 48 Hours a Week; Want More Wireless Internet Access and Peripheral Services Via WiMAX, LTE and EVDO
Consumers' usages of PCs and purchasing patterns continue to evolve, according to a survey of North American PC users, reports In-Stat. Key findings in the In-Stat survey include a rise in the number of hours consumers use PCs and a desire for increased mobility, the high-tech market research firm says. |
| 12/19/07 | Research Reports Mobile Wireless Networks Will Need to Increase Spending from $14 Billion in 2007 to $23 Billion in 2012 to Keep Up with User Video Demands
Service provider testing shows that end-user data rates and the number of active subscribers served per sector vary greatly, based on the backhaul technology employed. For example, as T1 reaches near capacity, the network performance degrades by over 40%. But some operators believe that traffic usage is bursty, so a single T1 is sufficient to support a 3G cell site backhaul. |
| 12/14/07 | EDX Wireless Adds WirelessLogix to WiMAX Propagation Measurement and Tuning Solution for Managing Wireless Broadband Networks
EDX Wireless has added WirelessLogix to its Vendor Partner Program as the first drive test manufacturer to join the EDX ecosystem. Under the terms of the partner agreement, the data collected by WirelessLogix' XCAL-X tool is able to be used in EDX SignalPro directly, without any data conversion processes. |
| 12/13/07 | WiMAX Research Shows that Sprint's Stockholders Were Fools to Oust Gary Forsee's Vision of Broadband Wireless Technology that is Far Superior to 3G
Juniper Research, in a new report, forecasts that Mobile WiMAX 802.16e will begin to take off over the 2010 to 2013 period, exceeding 80 million mobile subscribers globally by 2013. Sprint would have been on the leading edge of the new wireless broadband revoluation if it weren't for stockholder's unfounded fears. With 190 MHz of MMDS spectrum in the United States, Sprint was positioned perfectly to offer broadband wireless services that will never ever be possible using "slower than molasses 3G technology" for wireless data transfer. |
| 12/10/07 | Tracking Vehicles and People with Broadband Wireless Technology Will Generate More Than $3.3 Billion Euros in Western Europe by 2012
In a new report on tracking and navigation LBS (Location Based Services) Juniper Research has estimated that revenues from wireless tracking services in Western Europe are expected to reach nearly 3.3 billion euros by 2012. The study explains how this will driven by two key factors -- the need to improve business efficiency and concerns over personal safety. |
| 12/10/07 | Airwide and Cloudmark Partner to Offer Security for Booming Wireless Broadband Messaging Marketplace
Airwide Solutions and Cloudmark announced an agreement to provide mobile operators with an integrated solution for expanded anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing capabilities. As the use of mobile messaging continues to surge, frequent users of text and multimedia messaging, as well as mobile e-mail, are beginning to see a corresponding increase in the number of unsolicited messages sent to their mobile phones and devices. |
| 12/07/07 | Motive, Inc. and AT&T Knowledge Ventures Developing End-to-End Broadband Wireless Service Assurance for Mobile IPTV Service
Motive, Inc. (OTC: MOTV.PK) announced a partnership with AT&T Knowledge Ventures to market an advanced service assurance solution for broadband wireless Internet protocol television (IPTV). Using Motive Service Assurance Solutions, providers can rapidly deploy and manage complex service offerings--such as high-speed Internet, video, mobile and converged services -- by enabling comprehensive visibility into and control over the entire service delivery chain. |
| 12/07/07 | Airport Wireless Develops Broadband Wireless Techshowcase Retail Project to Provide Business Travelers with Leading Edge Wi-Fi and 3G Mobile Communications Solutions
HMSHost and Airport Wireless announced the opening of the first Techshowcase at Oakland International Airport's Terminal 2. A high technology airport retail store developed and operated by Airport Wireless, Techshowcase features mobile consumer electronic devices from the world's leading manufacturers, including Belkin, BlackBerry, Boingo Wireless, Energizer, Igo, Klipsch, Logitech, Motorola, Nokia, Parrott, Plantronics, Sirius, Sony, and Superior Communications. |
| 12/07/07 | Vecima Announces WiMAX Starter Kits for Telecommunications Operators that Want to Trial the Broadband Wireless Performance and Capabilities of WiMAX
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) announced the launch of its broadband wireless VistaMAX Starter Kits, the latest addition to Vecima's VistaMAX family of WiMAX products. The VistaMAX Starter Kit operates in the 1.9 and the 3.5 GHz bands and is based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard. The Starter Kit is designed to enable operators to assess the performance and capabilities of Vecima's VistaMAX product line. Vecima is committed to supporting the operator through the installation, configuration and evaluation of the Starter Kit to ensure future business. |
| 12/04/07 | XO Communications Launches Wi-Fi and Cellular Network Combo Trial with Sotto Wireless
XO Communications and Sotto Wireless announced that they will begin trials of a groundbreaking fixed mobile convergence (FMC) solution that will help businesses with mobile workforces get better control over telecommunications costs while significantly enhancing employee mobility and productivity. |
| 12/03/07 | Airvana Announces Innovations in EV-DO Technology
New Software Release Enables Advanced Push-to-Talk Services and Delivers |
| 12/03/07 | Fixed Wireless Broadband Terminal Shipments Expected to Triple by 2012
Fixed Wireless Terminal shipments are expected to triple by 2012, and ABI Research is releasing a research brief charting that growth and defining more precisely what a Fixed Wireless Terminal actually is. " ' Fixed Wireless Terminal ' is a rather vague term in the industry, " observes senior analyst Sam Lucero. " Part of this research brief ' s goal is to put boundaries around that definition. " |
| 12/03/07 | Research Report Predicts that 3G LTE Technology Will Provide Mobile Broadband Wireless Services to More than 24 Million Customers by 2012
Juniper Research predicts that subscriber numbers for 3G LTE (Long Term Evolution) will approach 24 million by 2012, just two years after the early versions of the technology are expected to be deployed. |
| 12/03/07 | Can Sprint Hang On to WiMAX in the Face of a Financial Struggle?
Sprint is under increasing financial pressure as it loses subscribers to competitors such as Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T," says Phil Solis, principal mobile broadband analyst at ABI Research. "Many say Sprint should focus on its core business rather than push forward with WiMAX, but this idea is nonsensical." |
| 11/29/07 | ICT Announces Wi-Fi/WiMAX Voice and Data Platform for 3G Cell Phones
This ICT Product Development Group's project, code named the "Cannes Project" enables users to send voice and data from any broadband device anywhere in the world without using cellular plan minutes and not requiring a cellular carrier wherever Wi-Fi/WiMAX is present. Connection to non-broadband mobile devices and landlines are projected to be at a 60% reduced cost over present mobile, VoIP and telecom carriers. |
| 11/28/07 | Canada Ramps Up Competition with Broadband Wireless Spectrum Auction
Quebecor Media Inc. and its subsidiary Videotron Ltd. are pleased by the public policy decision announced today to expand competition in Canada's wireless business to the benefit of consumers. Quebecor Media will participate in the spectrum auction and is confident that the outcome will allow the company to invest $500 million to build a broadband wireless network using the latest-generation technologies. |
| 11/27/07 | Tpad Provides Free VoIP Calls for Wi-Fi Mobile Phone Users.
Tpad are the latest entrants to the developing Wi-Fi mobile phone market offering a service that enables GSM mobile phone users to make free calls to any SIP enabled user anywhere in the world. |
| 11/27/07 | 12th Annual Mobility World Congress Showcases China's Broadband Wireless Market
With more than 1.3 billion people and a wireless penetration rate of only about 35 percent, according to Wireless Intelligence, China will remain world's largest mobile market opportunities well into the next decade. The 12th annual Mobility World Congress - held Dec. 3-6 in Hong Kong - provides a unique, concise opportunity to learn about existing and emerging opportunities in China, including wireless technologies such as WiMAX, applications and services. |
| 11/27/07 | Federal Judge Affirms Jury Verdict that Qualcomm Infringes Three Broadcom CDMA and EV-DO Patents
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM ) announced that a federal judge has let stand a jury verdict that found that Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM ) infringes three Broadcom patents. Broadcom will now seek to enjoin Qualcomm from making, using, selling and developing third generation (3G) WCDMA and EV-DO cellular chips that infringe any of the patents. |
| 11/26/07 | AT&T Taps HSDPA Technology to Upgrade Broadband Wireless Bandwidth in New York Area
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T ) has announced that customers who live and travel through New York City and northern New Jersey now have more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services. |
| 11/20/07 | CDG Announces Global Proliferation of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that CDMA2000(r) 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) continues to be the most viable and prominent air interface for today's diverse, broadband-hungry consumer base. There are now 47 operators in 33 countries that have selected Rev. A to deliver advanced broadband services, of which 13 of them are commercial. |
| 11/19/07 | Sierra Wireless and Bouygues Telecom launch HSUPA AirCard 880E ExpressCard in France
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) and Bouygues Telecom announced the commercial launch of the AirCard 880E ExpressCard in France. The AirCard 880E is now available through Bouygues Telecom's business sales channels, and offers connectivity to the operator's newly announced high-speed 3G+ network. |
| 11/16/07 | Alcatel-Lucent and LG Electronics Perform Successful Long Term Evolution (LTE) Calls
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris & NYSE: ALU) and LG Electronics announced that the two companies have completed Long Term Evolution (LTE) test calls using Alcatel-Lucent's LTE solution and mobile device prototypes from LG. This accomplishment - one of the industry's first multi-vendor, over-the-air LTE interoperability testing initiatives - highlights the strength of the two companies' LTE development efforts and represents a key milestone in the commercialization of this next-generation wireless technology, which is currently being standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). |
| 11/15/07 | In Motion Technology Unveils 700MHz Broadband Wireless Emergency First Responder Solution
In Motion Technology announced that its onBoard Mobile Gateway not only provides leading edge connectivity and interoperability for first responders, but is ready for use in a nationwide 700 MHz public safety network planned in the U.S. |
| 11/13/07 | Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Terminate WiMAX Letter of Intent
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) have mutually agreed to terminate the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed in July 2007. The two companies could not resolve complexities associated with the LOI and failed to reach final agreement on the terms of the transaction. |
| 11/06/07 | IMT-2000 Approval Puts WiMAX on Equal Footing with 3G as a Broadband Wireless Radio Interface
NextPhase Wireless, Inc. (OTCBB: NXPW) applauded the recent adoption of WiMAX Mobile (802.16e) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as a global standard for mobile devices. |
| 11/06/07 | CableFree's Broadband Wireless Product Portfolio Targets Point-to-Point Last-Mile, WiMax and Cellular Backhaul Applications
CableFree Solutions launched a range of high performance, cost-effective microwave radios operating in the 6-38GHz bands, adding to its already extensive portfolio of high performance and cost-effective wireless products. |
| 11/06/07 | Motorola Begins Trialing In-Home 3G Femtocell Access Points to Prevent Landslide Loss of Customers to Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless VoIP Calling Services
Femtocells enable operators to provide higher-quality and higher- performance wireless voice and real-time data services to their customers inside their homes. In addition, they enable a significantly lower cost of delivery for wireless traffic, in comparison to the macrocell network. For consumers, the benefits of femtocells include a seamless communication experience as they roam from inside to outside their homes, reduced "in-home" call charges, improved indoor coverage and consolidated billing, all from their existing 3G handsets. |
| 11/02/07 | Belize Telemedia Bridges Communications Gap in Rural Communities, Expands 3G Coverage with Nortel Solutions
Belize Telemedia Limited has announced it will expand its wireless coverage within the country, while also reaching new rural communities in Belize, by deploying Nortel(NYSE:NT) wireless technology. The Nortel wireless technology will completely replace Belize Telemedia's current GSM infrastructure provided by a Nortel competitor, as well as deploy a new CDMA 450 MHz network, to support Telemedia's growing subscriber demand in Belize, and the demand for more advanced products and services across the entire country. |
| 11/02/07 | ORBIT/FR's PowerCell Wireless Test System Targets New Standards Including 3GPP, WiMAX and MIMO Broadband Wireless Technology
ORBIT/FR, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ORFR) has recently finished a successful installation of its PowerCell wireless test system at IMST GmbH in Germany. As a leading independent test house for network providers and equipment manufacturers in Europe, IMST joined an elite group of laboratories that have attained CTIA certification for Over-The-Air (CTIA-OTA) performance tests. |
| 11/02/07 | Wireless Operators Adding New Subscribers at a Rate Nearly Double the Overall Telecommunications Subscriber Growth Rate
While industry consolidation has wrought major changes in the US telecommunications industry service provider segments, the wireless carriers stand out as clear winners, though all segments continue to add new subscribers, says a new report from Insight Research. The wireless companies will be adding new subscribers at a rate nearly double the overall telecommunications subscriber growth rate. |
| 11/02/07 | Challenger's New Mobile Broadband Wireless VoIP Service Offers Wireless Internet Service Providers Opportunity Launch Their Own Branded Wireless VoIP Service Via Wi-Fi, GPRS or 3G Access Points
Service providers looking for the quickest path to capitalizing on the rapidly emerging mVoIP market can select the company's hosted service offering and deploy a complete turnkey Mobile VoIP service in four weeks or less. |
| 11/02/07 | Inflight Wirelesss Internet Access Set to Take Off in '08
This year the iPhone, Facebook and YouTube created the loudest buzz in the techno-sphere. In 2008, the hottest new technology development to revolutionize the way we communicate isn't from Silicon Valley or Boston's 128 hub, but from Itasca, Illinois. Using air-to-ground (cellular) technology, AirCell, a 15-year leader in airborne communications, will pioneer the launch of inflight broadband connectivity on commercial airlines, improving the travel experience for millions of fliers in the new year. |
| 10/31/07 | Harmony Mobile Introduces Unlimited Calling Over Wi-Fi With the Launch of CityHarmony, Canada's First GSM/WiFi Mobile Service
Harmony Mobile announced the national launch of CityHarmony, the first truly converged GSM/WiFi dual-mode service in Canada. CityHarmony is a groundbreaking new wireless service designed to provide Canadians with one phone for all their home, office, and mobile calling needs, by combining the power of Wireless LAN and Harmony's next generation cellular network. |
| 10/31/07 | Digi Provides Migration Path for Analogue Modem Devices to Cellular Data Networks
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) introduced the Digi DialServ, a phone line simulator that integrates with Digi?s cellular gateways to allow legacy devices with built-in modems to easily drop-in to cellular IP networks. Remote legacy devices with built-in modems include devices like programmable logic controllers (PLCs), security panels, automated teller machines and point-of-sale devices. Digi DialServ extends the life of existing remote equipment by allowing devices to communicate with a centralised location as if they were TCP/IP devices. Replacing old phone lines with IP communications eliminates the cost of additional phone lines and speeds transaction times. |
| 10/30/07 | Invisible Towers and Roadstar Internet Ink Camouflaged Cell Tower Agreement
Invisible Towers, LLC and Roadstar Internet, Inc., two revolutionary Loudoun County-based businesses, have signed an agreement that will likely spark exponential growth on two key fronts: camouflaged and environmentally-appropriate telecommunications towers and wireless broadband. The overarching goal of the agreement is to expand availability and grade of service along multiple platforms for Loudoun County residents. |
| 10/29/07 | Rogers Wireless Debuts North American HSDPA Network First
Rogers announced it has begun field trials of its 7.2 Mbps wireless data service. The Brampton and Montreal trials utilize 3.5 generation wireless HSPA/UMTS technology (High Speed Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), enabling a peak download speed of 7.2 Mbps, by far the fastest in the country. |
| 10/29/07 | Data Services to Grab 34% of North American Mobile Business Spending by 2012, According to ABI Research
ABI Research survey results have shown that North American business customers spend 23% more on mobile services than consumers do. But until now, mobile productivity application development has lagged behind mobile entertainment services development, limiting the opportunities for serving the business customer. That is now starting to change and by 2012, driven by mobile productivity applications, data services will account for more than one third of North American business's mobile services spending. Such applications increase employee productivity and have demonstrable ROI, and as a result can command high ARPUs. |
| 10/29/07 | 3G Multimedia Services, 3D Gaming and Location-based Services, and Wireless Data Have Grown to Provide up to 20-30 Percent of Broadband Wireless Operators' Revenues
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced the availability of a white paper entitled 'Maximizing Network Value: Capitalizing on the next wave of mobile broadband data applications.' The paper examines how CDMA2000 mobile broadband technologies have lead the evolution of mobile data services and how operators capitalized on their competitive advantage to drive revenue and strengthen their market position. It also analyzes future services that next-generation CDMA2000 technologies will enable. |
| 10/26/07 | The Future of Telephony Has Landed: HSDPA Voice Over IP Operator Launched in Japan
JAJAH announced that its new JAJAH Mobile software client now enables voice-over-mobile-broadband calls in Japan with mobile broadband wireless operator EMOBILE. The software uses the data channel, a HSDPA connection, to deliver voice services for mobile broadband customers. By running Windows Mobile 6, users can now make native SIP calls using the JAJAH software, to more than 120 global destinations. |
| 10/24/07 | HelloSoft and Sonus Provide IP-based Broadband Solution for Variety of 3G, Wi-Fi and WiMAX Wireless Access Points
HelloSoft, Inc. and Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS ) announced that the two companies are joining forces to enable mobile users to harness the power of IP for increased flexibility and access to enriched services. The two companies are partnering together to deliver new services through a suite of converged fixed broadband and mobile wireless solutions. |
| 10/24/07 | Nokia Reveals Glimpses of Future Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology Trends
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) shared its vision for technologies which will impact the future of the convergence of Internet and mobility at The Way We Live Next, an exclusive briefing at the Nokia Research Center in Oulu, Finland's northern technology hub. |
| 10/23/07 | Richardson Electronics Expands Broadband Distribution Agreement with Wavecom to Reach Key Markets in Americas
Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ: RELL) announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Wavecom SA to include North and South America. The strategic partnership will expand Richardson's distribution of Wavecom's Wireless CPU products and wireless communications solutions. |
| 10/23/07 | Jasper Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions Expand Reach of Next-Generation Broadband Wireless Machine-to-Machine Connections
Expanding the reach of the next generation of machine connections and control, Jasper Wireless, a licensed global machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile operator, and Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading machine-to-machine (m2m) communications device manufacturer, announced a partnership agreement. |
| 10/23/07 | Mobile Business Services Are Still an Untapped Market, According to ABI Research
A new white paper from ABI Research, available for free download on the company's website, reveals an increasing gap in usage and spending patterns between business users and consumers who use their mobile phones for personal reasons only. |
| 10/23/07 | Mobile-Only Operators Forced to Use Fixed Broadband Wireless Networks to Boost Revenues, Says Analysys
The move by Vodafone to purchase Tele2's fixed network assets in Italy and Spain for EUR $775 million demonstrates the increasing importance of fixed broadband services in the mobile operator service portfolio, says Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media. |
| 10/17/07 | Rogers Rolls Out HSDPA Broadband Wireless Internet Access in 25 Canadian Markets
Rogers announced the next phase of its 3G high-speed wireless Internet network and Vision services in 22 Canadian markets. Earlier this year, Rogers introduced its Vision suite of services in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. Rogers is the first and only wireless carrier in North America to offer wireless video calling. |
| 10/15/07 | Meru Networks Certifies Secure Interoperability of Multivendor Enterprise Dual-Mode Cellular and WiFi VoIP Phones
Meru Networks announced it has certified the secure and seamless interoperability of a wide range of new dual-mode and Wi-Fi phones including the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, Blackberry 8320/8820, Cisco 7920/7921, HP iPAQ, HTC Touch and Nokia E- and N-Series phones, with the Meru Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) System. |
| 10/15/07 | Alltel Wireless Launches New Wi-Fi EVDO Broadband Wireless Combo Deal for High-Speed Wireless Internet Access
Whether staying in a hotel, waiting for a flight or drinking a latte at the local coffee shop, Alltel customers can now connect to the Internet virtually anywhere. Alltel Wireless, America's largest network providing coverage across the nation, today launched Alltel Wi-Fi, an easy-to-use solution powered by Boingo Wireless that instantly provides customers with laptop access to thousands of hotspots throughout North and South America. Alltel also provides wireless broadband access via Alltel Wireless Internet service, allowing customers to access the Internet from their laptop or smartphone at speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps on its nationwide data network. |
| 10/15/07 | BridgeWave Introduces AdaptPath Capability to Extend the Reach of Gigabit Wireless While Ensuring 'Five Nines' Network Availability
BridgeWave Communications announced AdaptPath technology, an innovative capability that seamlessly integrates the company's AdaptRate Gigabit Ethernet wireless links with secondary connections using complementary wired or wireless technologies. The resulting dual technology solution provides unprecedented GigE wireless link availability and range. |
| 10/12/07 | Mobile Broadband Will Generate More Than US$400 Billion in Service Revenues in 2012
Mobile broadband will generate more than US$400 billion in service revenues in 2012, according to Future Mobile Broadband: Revenue Opportunities for HSPA to LTE, EV-DO to UMB & WiMAX, a new strategic report from Informa Telecoms & Media. |
| 10/12/07 | Freescale Development Platform Speeds Creation of LTE Base Station Equipment
Freescale Semiconductor introduces a development platform designed to speed and simplify creation of networking equipment for 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other emerging broadband wireless technologies. The platform will be displayed in Paris this week at the Freescale Technology Forum. |
| 10/09/07 | CDMA2000 Delivers Industry's First EV-DO Broadband Wireless Solution for Public Safety Organizations
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that leading infrastructure providers, including Airvana, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei and Nortel are offering CDMA2000(r) 1xEV-DO Rev. A broadband equipment to support federal, state and local government public safety and first responder organizations. The first such Rev. A system is already being deployed by the National Capitals Region (NCR) in Washington, D.C., with coverage including the White House and U.S. Capitol building, to support national security, emergency response and other public safety services. |
| 10/09/07 | Alcatel-Lucent Extends Packet Transport in Mobile Wireless Backhaul With Its 1850 Transport Service Switch
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced it has extended its leadership in the mobile backhaul market with the introduction of the 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS) chassis switching up to 5 Gbit/s. This packet aggregation and transport solution provides mobile networks with cost and service efficiency at the cell site for packet and Ethernet applications, helping mobile operators dramatically reduce the cost of transporting voice and data traffic from their wireless networks. |
| 10/01/07 | Starcomms Deploys Advanced 3G EV-DO, Rev. A Broadband Wireless Network in Nigeria
The CDMA Development Group congratulates Starcomms Nigeria Ltd. on its deployment of West Africa's first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, Rev. A broadband wireless network in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria and West Africa's largest economy. The CDG expects this deployment to accelerate the pace of 3G CDMA mobile broadband adoption for the entire region. |
| 09/28/07 | Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Broadband Wireless Subscriber Unit License Agreement
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Teleepoch, Ltd. announced that they have entered into a subscriber unit license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, Qualcomm has granted Teleepoch a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA2000 subscriber units. The royalties payable by Teleepoch are at Qualcomm's standard rates. |
| 09/28/07 | AT&T Appoints New Marketing Directo |
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