WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Andrew Corp. said it has been elected as a member of the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance. The alliance includes about 25 companies and government agencies that are promoting commercialization of China’s homegrown TD-SCDMA technology.Andrew said it has a significant presence in China, including manufacturing...
BOSTON—Motorola Inc.’s Q phone garnered significant interest from online handset shoppers during the first month it was released, according to an analysis by Compete Inc., which studies the behavior of online shoppers. More than 5 percent of those researching handset purchases evaluated the Q,...
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Motorola Inc. launched its thinnest handset yet, the Motofone, which the company said is aimed at users in emerging markets. The handset is 9 millimeters thick and features a flat keypad and high-contrast display. The phone offers a number of features the company...
EDINBURG, Va.—Regional telecommunications operator Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. got a big boost from its wireless operations in the second quarter, with the company’s wireless segment doubling its net income compared with the same period in 2005. Shentel’s wireless net income jumped from $1.1 million last...
PORTLAND, Ore.—Enhanced directory assistance services provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it is in compliance with listing requirements of the Nasdaq. The company received notice July 19 that it was not in compliance with the $1 minimum closing bid price requirements for continued listing...
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...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Drivers in 30 cities can check traffic conditions on their handsets through a new offering from Google Inc. The developer upgraded its Google Maps offering for wireless Web surfers, allowing users to choose a desired location from their phone and select the...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Total Call Mobile announced that it will offer unlimited night and weekend calling for $10 per month with some of their calling plans. The MVNO targets a multi-ethnic audience, with customer service and handsets in a range of native...
WASHINGTON—Wireless carriers largely are against a plan proposing to reform the way and amounts telecom carriers pay each other to carry traffic. The only wireless carrier supporting the so-called Missoula Plan is Cingular Wireless L.L.C."The Missoula Plan does not serve the interests of consumers...
SAN RAMON, Calif.—Push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks and Korean handset manufacturer Pantech Co. Ltd. announced that they are partnering on a global effort to develop and market PTT-enabled handsets. According to the two companies, the international handset license and strategic marketing agreement will allow...
ROSEMENT, Ill.—Motorola Inc. expanded its family of Razr-inspired handsets, unveiling two handsets that mirror the company’s flagship phone. The world’s second-largest handset manufacturer introduced the Krzr, a narrower Razr with removable memory and a metallic gloss finish. The handset is slightly thicker than the...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Handset makers are expected to be shipping 1.5 billion devices worldwide in 2011, according to a new report by consulting company Analysys. The report posits that handsets will evolve to fall into one of three categories: voice-centric, converged-function and specialist devices, driven by...
MUNICH—Siemens AG said it struck a turnkey deal with Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH worth "an amount in the multi-digit millions" to plan, set up and supply carrier’s W-CDMA network buildout. In addition, the agreement spells out that Siemens will partially operate the network, providing...
>WASHINGTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which is set to hear charges by three designated entities against government changes to the advanced wireless services auction, announced its court schedule this morning. Council Tree Communications Inc. and its two DE partners must...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. announced it’s adding video-on-demand technology developer Broadbus Technologies Inc. to its portfolio, extending its line of "Seamless Video Anywhere" solutions. Motorola explained that Broadbus Technologies’ suite of solutions enables the distribution of on-demand content to consumers through multiple devices, and its...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Immersion Corp. scored a substantial win, inking a deal to put its VibeTonz Mobile Player on phones from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. The developer said LG has licensed VibeTonz technology, which offers "vibro-tactile effects" that make phones vibrate and pulse. The feature...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to scoop up graphics card specialist ATI Technologies Inc. for around $5.4 billion, putting ATI’s long-standing relationship with Intel Corp. and graphics-developer Nvidia at risk since a combined ATI and AMD would be able to offer...
MOSCOW—WiMAX base station and subscriber unit developer Aperto Networks Inc. announced that its WiMAX Forum-certified PacketMAX products are shipping to Avalcom, the company’s leading systems integrator and equipment reseller in Russia. Alvacom has reportedly lined up several Russian service providers to take part in...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Skype Ltd. has tapped mobile transaction company mBlox Inc. to power its new text message service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Skype SMS allows users to send text messages from computers to mobile phones worldwide. The Internet voice service provider claims more...
WASHINGTON—Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.), co-chairman of the Congressional Wireless Caucus, is asking lawmakers to join him in writing a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the FCC to declare that states have no jurisdiction over early-termination fees. "In our view, there is no...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—A Verizon Wireless spokesman confirmed reports that the carrier suffered a network glitch on Friday afternoon that made it impossible for customers in South Dakota and parts of Iowa and Minnesota to make or receive phone calls. Keloland TV in Sioux Falls...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless reeled in 1.8 million net new customers last quarter, all of which the company says were retail customers—and the second-largest national carrier now claims that "based on publicly available information, that it has the most retail customers of any wireless...
EAST SUSSEX, U.K.—Open-source mobile e-mail developer Synchronica plc said it scored a deal with IXI Mobile Inc. to provide push e-mail for Ogo devices. IXI purchased the license to Syncronica’s SyncML Gateway, which provides wireless synchronization of e-mail, contacts and calendar information between handsets...
OTTAWA—Canada’s DragonWave Inc. said it won a contract to supply EarthLink Inc. with wireless backhaul solutions for use between wireless base stations and the core of EarthLink’s municipal Wi-Fi networks. DragonWave explained that its AirPair product operates within both licensed and unlicensed radio frequencies...
