HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. provided a glimpse into its finances at the ITU trade show taking place in Hong Kong. The Chinese vendor said it expects to take in $11 billion in sales during 2006, having earned $5.2 billion …
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Consider video the wireless industry’s equivalent of Powerball. But nobody’s betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick projections, there is no shortage of cash in mobile video in the United States. Handset manufacturers …
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Analyst Angle: Price war ahead as Tre and TIM go head-to-head with DVB-H in Italy
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessEditor’s Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics’ Chris …
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TAMPA, Fla.—Syniverse Holdings Inc. swung to a profit in the third quarter, but the news didn’t seem to satisfy the company’s investors, who sent Syniverse’s stock down more than 3 percent to $14.24 per share. Syniverse reported a net income …
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LONDON—Vodafone Group plc will narrow its terminal platforms to three standards—Symbian Series 60, Linux and Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile—to be more efficient at device support, the network operator announced. The operator also announced a deal with Microsoft to develop software …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics’ Chris …
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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 …
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Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public statements, Greg Brown, president of Motorola’s network and enterprise division, said …
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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 …
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Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about …
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public statements yesterday in London, Greg Brown, president of Motorola’s network …
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Wireless carriers smitten with sexy 3G services should stop searching for the killer app and start focusing on the bottom line, according to a recent report from Strand Consult. The Danish market research firm last week issued a “wakeup call” …
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SINGAPORE—The GSM Association said 12 operators joined its “3G for All” campaign, which aims to make third-generation wireless service available to the mass market. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Globe Telecom, Hutchison 3G, KTF, MTN, Orange, Smart, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telenor, T-Mobile …
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NEW YORK-Outlining Walt Disney Co.’s strategy for tackling a consumer-driven TV future, Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC TV, revealed some of the company’s numerous new-media initiatives around the globe at Mipcom, an international programming …
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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 …
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By Claire Atkinson NEW YORK—Outlining Walt Disney Co.’s strategy for tackling a consumer-driven TV future, Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC TV, revealed some of the company’s numerous new-media initiatives around the globe at Mipcom, …
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PARIS—Alcatel Inc. snapped up a global framework agreement to supply Vodafone Group plc with network equipment and services worldwide. Though Alcatel didn’t divulge how much the agreement means in terms of revenues, the deal could be worth billions considering Vodafone …
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LONDON—Wireless giant Vodafone Group plc selected two U.S. companies to manage its application development and maintenance services around the world. Vodafone chose to outsource the operations to EDS and IBM Corp. after an eight-month process and 11 competitive bidders. The …
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LONDON—Wireless giant Vodafone Group plc selected two U.S. companies to manage its application development and maintenance services around the world. Vodafone chose to outsource the operations to EDS and IBM Corp. after an eight-month process and 11 competitive bidders. The …
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Visto Corp. will have no trouble paying its lawyer fees. The mobile e-mail service provider raked in another $51 million this week in a funding round led by Oak Investment Partners. The haul follows a $70 million round that closed …
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Visto Corp. will have no trouble paying its lawyer fees. The mobile e-mail service provider raked in another $51 million this week in a funding round led by Oak Investment Partners. The haul follows a $70 million round …
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The health-care industry increasingly is looking to wireless technologies to save money, reduce inefficiencies and cut down on human errors. And the wireless industry is scrambling to oblige. Modern health-care providers and administrators in Europe are finding creative ways to …
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LONDON—By 2012, W-CDMA technology will rake in the highest capital-expenditure investment by mobile operators—more than $150 billion—according to a new report from ABI Research. Mobile operators’ attitudes towards capex have changed over the past two or three years,” said mobile …
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Seven of the wireless industry’s leading carriers last week made it clear that they intend to drive the bus instead of just being passengers as fourth-generation networks standards are developed. China Mobile, KPN, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Orange, Sprint Nextel Corp., …
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Vodafone Germany launched a downloadable Java-based mapping application that features hi-resolution aerial photos and a searchable database of more than 4,000 German points of interest. Like Google Earth and other mapping applications for computers, Mobile Earth allows users to access …