Latest Stories by David Ng

New test card for evaluating mobile device behaviour in extreme temperatures

M2M UICCs are designed for devices that must perform in rough environments and meet extended lifetime expectations. Such devices can be used anywhere on earth, i.e. making a call from a car in the middle of the desert, or sending data from an Arctic weather station.

Orbcomm Launches Its First Self-Powered M2M Tracking Device

M2M vendor, Orbcomm has announced the launch of a self-powered M2M asset tracking and monitoring device that is designed to fit in between the indented spacing on cargo containers.

u-blox announces collaboration with Intel on dedicated HSPA module

Swiss-based u-blox has announced that it is collaborating with Intel to develop a 3G-only HSPA module for M2M users.

Huawei and China Mobile Complete Flash CSFB to GSM Field Test

Huawei has announced that it recently successfully completed the world's first Flash CSFB to GSM field test on a live LTE TDD network, operated by China Mobile.

Telefonica and Cisco Complete 4,000 Kilometer 100Gbps IPoDWDM Trial

Cisco and Telefonica Global Solutions have successfully completed a long-distance 100Gbps technology trial over a 4,0000km cable connection.

Making frequency-hopping radios practical

The way in which radio spectrum is currently allocated to different wireless technologies can lead to gross inefficiencies. In some regions, for instance, the frequencies used by cellphones can be desperately congested, while large swaths of the broadcast-television spectrum stand idle.

3GPP and CDMA Certification Bodies to Align Efforts

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) announced today that they are collaborating to harmonise their respective certification schemes,

ThingWorx and Tech Mahindra Announce M2M Partnership

M2M software vendor, ThingWorx has announced a partnership with India's Tech Mahindra, to allow the Indian firm to deploy M2M services.

Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Huawei Agree on OSS Interoperability

The major OSS vendors, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Huawei have initiated and signed a MoU enabling utilization of OSS innovations across the industry.

The smartphone becomes a music writing tool

Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app makes it possible to score any melody instantly and share it.