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Articles tagged with: Ims
Nokia Siemens Networks gives voice to LTE
With a simple upgrade to their circuit switched core network, over 220 of Nokia Siemens Networks' customer operators can smoothly start offering Voice over LTE much sooner than they thought. Nokia Siemens Networks says that they have developed a smart approach for providing voice service over LTE networks that operators can implement with simple and cost-effective software and hardware upgrades to their existing 3GPP circuit-switch core network. more
Related Tags: 3g, nokia, sim, voip, lte, core-network, nokia-siemens-networks, 3gpp, mobile-softswitch, siemens, smart, nokia-siemens, ip-multimedia-subsystem, voice-over-lte
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, lte, ims-research, open-source, linux, presence, play
Femtocell Group Signs Up 100th Member
The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment, has announced that is has reached 100 members. The body now boasts as members, all of the top 5 infrastructure vendors and 17 of the world's top 20 operators covering more than 2.3 billion subscribers. more
Related Tags: wcdma, rcom, cdma, femtocell, 3gpp, seven, femtocells
Nortel, Kapsch CarrierCom Extend Mobile Broadband Services for mobilkom austria
Mobilkom austria has started using an enhanced network based on a ims-ready Mobile Switching Center (MSC) solution supplied by Kapsch CarrierCom and Nortel. The companies have completed the first phase of the project in Austria and work has already begun on the Liechtenstein and Slovenia upgrades. more
Related Tags: rcom, nortel, 3gpp, kapsch-carriercom, Austria
Falling ASPs to Help Drive Bluetooth Technology in Lower Tier Handsets
Shipments of Bluetooth ICs in mobile handsets are expected to rise through 2013, as average selling prices (ASPs) for Classic Bluetooth ICs are projected to fall over 40% during the same period, reports ims Research. more
Related Tags: bluetooth, ims-research
2009 GPS Market To Be Up Over 25% Despite Poor Semiconductor Outlook
The 2009 outlook for many semiconductor manufacturers is worsening by the day. Share prices have taken a severe hit with millions shaved from companies' market capital over the last 12 months. However, ims Research projects the GPS market represents one of the few areas of growth in 2009. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, nokia, semiconductor, intel, apple, apple, gps, ericsson, ims-research, wlan
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, lte, ims-research, gsm
Combination ICs – Understanding the Needs of Tomorrow - Today
The inclusion of multiple wireless technologies on a single IC is becoming increasingly widespread. As the drive for reduced power consumption, additional functionality and significant cost reduction reaches a crescendo, it has never been a more exciting time for combination ICs. BroadcomÃ's recently announced 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM combination (which follows the companyÃ's intent to introduce a new combination IC every 60 days over the coming months), has ensured this issue remains a hot topic. more
Related Tags: broadcom, wi-fi, intel, bluetooth, rsa, gps, uwb, ims-research, chipsets, ieee, 802.11
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, lte, ims-research, next-generation-network, sprint, wimax,, ben, USA
Service provider VoIP market down 8% in 3Q08 as large telcos scale back
Large RBOCs and ILECs are scaling back on VoIP equipment purchases, helping bring down the worldwide service provider VoIP market 8% sequentially to $816 million in 3Q08, says market research firm Infonetics Research in a new report. more
Related Tags: cisco, voip, huawei, nortel, infonetics-research