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Articles tagged with: Ims Research and Lte
Nokia Dismisses WiMAX as a "Wireless Betamax"
Nokia has dismissed WiMAX as a failed idea and likened it to the Betamax video format which lost the video tape war in the 1980s. Nokia's head of sales and manufacturing, Anssi Vanjoki told the Financial Times that he doesn't "see that WiMax is taking hold anywhere in a big way," more
Related Tags: nokia, sim, wimax, mobile-wimax, ict, clearwire, tim, ims, korea-telecom, fixed-wireless
Economic Slowdown Accelerates Linux Growth in Mobile Handsets
With deteriorating global economic conditions making their impact felt in the wireless industry, handset OEMs and mobile network operators are looking to Linux-based operating systems to cut costs and diversify their handset portfolios. more
Related Tags: smartphone, motorola, open-mobile-terminal-platform, ict, huawei, vodafone, driving, ims, open-source, linux, presence, play
NFC Implementation in Handsets on the Right Track with SWP but Delays Still Expected
The chicken and egg scenario that has bogged down the embryonic NFC market has taken steps forward in recent weeks. The mobile operatorsÃ' preference for the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) form for NFC implementation received official endorsement from the GSM Association last month. This followed the final ratification of the standard and a signing of a memorandum of understanding with EMVCo. in September. Now some industry insiders are expecting large volume shipments of NFC handsets in the second half of 2009. more
Related Tags: sim-card, nfc, gsm-association, rsa, ims, gsm
Seeing Clear through the New Clearwire
The mobile broadband industry in the US received a big shot in the arm with MondayÃ's announcement that Clearwire completed their transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their next generation wireless Internet businesses. However, some of the statements made by Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff may indicate a shift in strategy for the next generation network operator. more
Related Tags: wimax, mobile-wimax, clearwire, mobile-broadband, next-generation-network, ims, sprint, wimax,, ben, USA
Mobile WiMAX to Encounter Significant Hurdles on its way to Mediocrity
Although proponents of mobile WiMAX are positioning it as the best choice for a next generation network technology, IMS Research believes that it will struggle to gain traction with operators, and will ultimately remain a niche mobile technology. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, wimax, mobile-wimax, clearwire, hspa, 3gpp, 802.16e, next-generation-network, ims, hspa+, korea-telecom, ev-do, 4g
Which Operator will be the First to Launch Femtos in Europe?
Trials of Femto's in Europe have already started and IMS Research says that they expect that the first deployments will start in the first half of 2008. Following Sprint Nextel's limited launch for its Airave product from Samsung, announced this September, questions have been arising as to which operator will be first to launch in Europe. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, huawei, sprint-nextel, o2, capex, telefonica, softbank, ims, fmc, femtocells, opex, telefonica-o2