BROWSING: Ericsson

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. said it entered into a development agreement with Ericsson Mobile Communications AB to design specific solutions for Ericsson's third-generation terminal platforms.

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group said Ericsson Inc. has joined the association as a member."The CDG welcomes the addition of Ericsson into the organization and looks forward to their participation as on of the many CDMA equipment manufacturers," said Perry LaForge, executive director of...

The future is convergence.The future is data.The future is 3G.Now that the Operators Harmonization Group has approved a plan to harmonize wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology with the cdma2000 version, all should be fine in the new frontier, right?Of course, anyone in this...

Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, entered the public realm with a bang last Friday with an initial public offering that proved exceptionally successful in a market where technology stocks don't always fare so well.The company commenced its IPO at $16 a share, the high...

Last week proved a significantly productive one for wireless data service bureau provider Saraide.com as the company acquired a value-added service provider in Europe and received a $5.5 million investment from L.M. Ericsson.The week also marked the first time the company's various satellite offices...

WASHINGTON-David Aaron, undersecretary of Commerce for international trade, told wireless executives last week the Clinton administration intends to press the European Union to affirm a carrier compromise on harmonizing competing Code Division Multiple Access standards for third-generation mobile phones.Aaron, according to a participant at...

WASHINGTON-An International Telecommunication Union task group in Beijing last week approved a carrier-crafted plan to harmonize competing U.S. and European Code Division Multiple Access technologies for Internet-friendly third-generation mobile phones, paving the way for the compromise to be translated into a new, global-roaming standard...

LUTON, England-A study published by Strategy Analytics reports almost half of all cellular users in Europe can name Nokia Oy as a manufacturer of cellular phones. L.M. Ericsson (45 percent) and Motorola Inc. (42 percent) also achieved strong results, well ahead of second-tier vendors...

Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, has been tied to several announcements in the weeks preceding its impending initial public offering that have served to elevate the company to new levels of recognition.Most recently, Phone.com has been mentioned in conjunction with Sprint PCS and Nextel...

NCRNCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer's readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called MarketingAgent, the software is part of NCR's Customer Relationship Management Solutions 4.0 portfolio. "Businesses that...

The Operators Harmonization Group, an ad hoc assembly of mobile phone operators from around the world, sent its third-generation technology harmonization proposal to the International Telecommunication Union, which meets in Beijing this week.As RCR reported, the agreement defines a harmonized CDMA standard with three...

LOS ANGELES (AP)-Motorola Inc.'s StarTac cellular phones have been plagued by severe technical glitches, prompting Pacific Bell Wireless to quietly stop selling the popular phones for several months.Motorola said the problems-which include dropped calls and the phone abruptly shutting off-are limited to the StarTac...

AndrewAndrew Corp. elected Guy Campbell group president of wireless products and distributed communications systems. Campbell joined Andrew from Ericsson Inc., where most recently he was vice president of wireless business systems.Alaska DigiTelAlaska DigiTel selected Kris Perry as general manager. She will supervise all sales,...

XircomXircom Inc. announced a new product line called CompactCard, which it said extends wireless connectivity for Windows CE handheld computers. CompactCard is a series of Type II CompactFlash cards that give Windows CE devices access to Ethernet, modem and Global System for Mobile communications...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-To move device interconnectivity from enticing theory to practical reality, the new Wireless Research Center of the University of California at Berkeley has formed a bi-coastal collaboration with the Wireless Information Network Laboratory at Rutgers University in New Jersey."We started the Wireless...

WASHINGTON-The cost of complying with law enforcement's demands for implementing the digital wiretap act is substantial, said the wireless industry last week.Responding to revenue estimates from five telecommunications manufacturers, the wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission the costs of implementing the punch list...

Industry executives in February hailed the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue agreement as a major breakthrough in the 3G debate, but today it appears standards bodies have made little progress to pursue this framework, and political infighting among the 3G players remains.Executives in February agreed to...

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson announced it is supplying a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access system to Hong Kong-based SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd.The experimental third-generation system could support wireless Internet protocol and other packet-based wireless datacom and multimedia systems at 470 kilobits per second and faster with...

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $175 million to expand and upgrade the personal digital cellular mobile networks of the Japanese Digital Phone Group.Ericsson said it will deliver total mobile network solutions to the three operators of DPG, which have...

UNITED KINGDOMICO Global Communications Ltd. said it has commenced a rights offering that will permit shareholders to purchase up to approximately 207.6 million ordinary shares of ICO at $5 per share. Shareholders of record on June 3 will be granted one nontransferable right for...

NEW YORK-Electric Fuel Corp. said it now is selling its Zinc-Air disposable batteries for cellular phones through the company's Web site.The Motorola Inc. MicroTAC series 2900 mAh disposable battery is available in a single pack for $20, a two-pack for $35 and a three-pack...

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Telular Corp. formalized an agreement for worldwide product development and marketing of the Telular Time Division Multiple Access fixed cellular terminals.Under terms of the agreement, Ericsson plans to incorporate Telular's FCTs into its product portfolio, offering the SX4e FCT when proposing...

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the U.S. Justice Department has reviewed L.M. Ericsson's pending acquisition of the company's infrastructure division and the two company's intellectual-property-right settlement. Qualcomm said it expects the transaction with Ericsson to be completed on or about May 24.Qualcomm said about 94...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it has delivered the first Bluetooth Development Kit, which it said will enable early Bluetooth adopters to more quickly and cheaply develop applications using the technology.To date, members of the Bluetooth special interest group have represented larger companies with large...