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Articles tagged with: Docomo and Ims
Specifications for Value-Added IMS Network Services Released
A group of companies have announced the joint development and successful testing of common technical specifications for value-added IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network services. more
Related Tags: ip-multimedia-subsystem, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, fujitsu, nec, nokia-siemens--networks, nokia-siemens
Fujitsu Wins LTE Supply Contract from Japan's DoCoMo
Fujitsu has been selected by Japan's NTT docomo to be a supplier of core network systems for the carrier's next-generation Super 3G - LTE based - network. more
Related Tags: base-station, lte, fujitsu, nec, base-stations, siemens, long-term-evolution, handover, Japan
NEC Wins "Super 3G" Contract in Japan
Japan's NTT docomo has contracted with NEC to provide core network EPC (Evolved Packet Core) systems that support NTT docomoÃ's "Super 3G" next generation mobile phone networks. Super3G is a standard system and an advanced version of the W-CDMA-extended technologies HSDPA and HSUPA, which achieves data transmission speeds of 100Mbps or more in downlink and 50Mbps or more in uplink access. more
Related Tags: base-station, w-cdma, core-network, hsupa, lte, nec, wlan, hsdpa, handover, Japan
900 Million Users for Mobile Banking & Payment Services by 2012
The latest figures from IMS Research show the combined forecasts for users of contactless mobile payments, mobile banking and over the air (OTA) transactions to reach 884 million in 2012. This is the cumulative number of users expected to adopt new technologies, platforms and services who are expected to complete 62 billion transactions between them in that year. more
Related Tags: nfc, mobile-payments, ims-research, mobile-banking, western-union, mobile-money
T-Mobile USA, Orange heat up FMC infrastructure market
According to a new report from analyst firm Infonetics Research, the worldwide fixed-mobile convergence infrastructure equipment market, including UMA network controllers and multi-access convergence gateways, grew nearly 5-fold from 2006 to 2007 and is forecast to grow another 10-fold between 2007 and 2011. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, orange, asia-pacific, t-mobile-usa, t-mobile-usa, htc, sony, fmc
Mobile Linux Handset Support Takes a Big Step Forward
Related Tags: broadcom, zte, telecom-italia, wind, lg, panasonic, nxp, ims-research, mobile-linux, limo-foundation, samsung-electronics, operating-system, linux, panasonic-mobile
Nokia Linux Adoption Is a Defensive Move
Recent developments are further evidence of the growing acceptance of Linux in the mobile communications space. Notably, Nokia announced that it has joined the non-profit Linux Foundation (LF), reportedly to work with the LF on Linux-based technologies, including the Nokia Internet Tablet, in a vendor-neutral environment. The company has also released an SDK, which extends S60 to the open source and Linux communities. more
Related Tags: ims-research, symbian, open-source, sdk, linux
Battery-life Emerging as Significant Chokepoint for Multimedia Handsets
Poor battery performance in mobile handsets may hinder the uptake of emerging media services by consumers, reports IMS Research. Operators and handset manufacturers are both counting on multimedia applications such as mobile TV, MP3 players and sat-nav to drive data services and ARPU. However, studies have consistently shown that consumers' primary requirements for their mobile phones are the voice and text services. more
Related Tags: chief-technology-officer, battery, fuel-cells, fuel-cell
Linux Poised to Expand Role as Mobile OS
The use of Linux as a mobile operating system (OS) has been steadily growing, with an increasing number of companies announcing plans to develop Linux platforms. Linux is uniquely positioned in the OS space with implementations in both the smartphone and feature phone segments. This is in sharp contrast to Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm which have focused on the smartphone segment. However, Linux phones still represent a small segment of the overall handset market. more
Related Tags: wind, palm, sharp, ims-research, mobile-linux, open-source, samsung-electronics, linux