Carriers & Vendors
Motorola Unveils Media Player, WiMAX Product
January 3, 2008 8:31 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsIn advance of next week's CES, Motorola has announced a new mobile media player, which will play live television, on-demand video clips and programming saved on digital video recorders.
SanDisk, PNY Settle Patent Dispute
January 3, 2008 8:28 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsSanDisk and PNY Technologies announced that they have settled a flash memory patent dispute with a cross-licensing agreement, which will allow PNY to continue to sell
Purple Labs Joins LiMo Foundation
January 3, 2008 8:18 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsPurple Labs, a supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones, announced that it has joined the LiMo Foundation.
Can the iPhone Do BI?
January 2, 2008 1:07 pm | by Rado Katorov | Articles | CommentsToday's executives are on the move and they need to be able to run their companies remotely. Mobile business intelligence (BI) applications allow them to access critical corporate data from their laptops, smartphones and PDAs.
Court Orders Injunction Against Qualcomm
January 2, 2008 8:53 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsA Federal District Judge has ordered Qualcomm to stop selling 3G wireless chipsets in the United States that were found to infringe on three Broadcom patents.
New Year Brings Patent Dispute Resolutions
January 2, 2008 8:51 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe New Year also has ushered in a series of patent dispute settlements.
Group Ups Stake in Leap Wireless
January 2, 2008 8:45 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsA group including Harbinger Capital Partners and investment firm Harbert Management has increased its stake in Leap Wireless to 15%.
Nokia Siemens Acquires Apertio
January 2, 2008 8:43 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsNokia Siemens Networks has announced plans to acquire Apertio for about $205 million. The networking partnership is expected to close in the first quarter of this year.
Boingo Docks on Nokia Handsets
January 2, 2008 8:39 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsBoingo Wireless has announced that Boingo Mobile is now available on select Nokia handsets.
Report: Google's Andriod Apes Japan's Ecosystem
January 2, 2008 8:37 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAccording to the latest Insight Report released by the Mobile Consumer Lab and Mind Commerce, Google's Android is the first legitimate attempt to re-create the success of Japan's "Wireless Ecosystem" model
'Open' Breakthrough
December 31, 2007 8:42 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsFor years, developers lamented their apps worked with “most major carriers,” but Verizon often was the exception. Whether propelled to make the move by Google-led pressures, the 700 MHz auction or Verizon’s own internal revelations
Femtocells - Hype or Reality?
December 31, 2007 8:34 pm | by Jagdish Rebello | Articles | CommentsAs wireless carriers migrate to 3.5G networks, they must meet requirements to support 41-45 dBm at the antenna mast for delivery of HSDPA and HSUPA coverage in indoor locations.
Femtocells - The Hype Before the Storm
December 31, 2007 8:28 pm | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsFemtocells, those small cellular base stations designed for home use, are getting ready for prime time. As many as two dozen carriers globally have started to test them, and 2008 will see those trials spreading.
