Articles tagged with: Samsung and CDMA
LTE equipment catches up to WiMAX; $245B to be spent on mobile equipment 2011-2015
While the overall mobile infrastructure market is down sequentially, according to Infonetics Research, investment continues, particularly 2G/3G network modernization in Western Europe, CDMA upgrades in North America, and 2G/EDGE capacity upgrades in Asia more
Related Tags: lte, wimax, ericsson, huawei, alvarion, motorola, 2g
Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Down in 2008 - Qualcomm Bucks the Trend
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $255 billion in 2008, down 5.4 percent, or a decrease of $14.5 billion from 2007 revenue, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner. The steep decline in the market in the final quarter of 2008, combined with the ongoing economic weakness, signals far worse declines in 2009. more
Related Tags: broadcom, ethernet, , wi-fi, semiconductor, texas-instruments, intel, qualcomm, bluetooth, infineon-technologies, gps, tim, ovi, gartner, toshiba, sharp, switches, 3, memory, nand, notebook, modem, flash, dram
Korean Handset Manufacturers Targetting 50% of US Market in 2009
South Korean mobile phone manufacturers are expected to take a 50% stake in the US handset market this year, according to Taiwanese market sources cited by DigiTimes. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, smartphone, smartphones, driving, tim, gartner, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, storm,
Smartphone sales buck the recession
A report by Infonetics Research is forecasting an 8% drop in the total number of mobile phones sold in 2009, to 1.1 billion worldwide (down from 1.2 billion in 2008), in line with predictions from Nokia, among others. Smartphones were the best-performing segment of the mobile phones market in 2008 and the only segment to show unit and revenue growth in the second half of the year as the world economy entered recession. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, iphone, smartphone, wimax, motorola, eu, w-cdma, ict, smartphones, tim, hspa, ericsson, lg, infonetics-research, symbian, open-source, wimax,, gsm, operating-system, nokia,, os, apps
New Zealand telco, Digital Island says that it has signed a MVNO deal with Telecom New Zealand to add mobile phone services to its portfolio. The firm will carry out a two month pilot with existing customers beginning in April, followed by a full commercial service from July. more
Related Tags: nokia, sim, w-cdma, mvno, tim, ovi, telecom-new-zealand, partner, target, New Zealand
3G-4G to Account for 30% of Global Wireless Subscriptions by 2013
At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G. By the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%, reports In-Stat. This trend is reflected in fourth quarter 2008 wireless infrastructure contract awards. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-data, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, wcdma, cisco, huawei, clearwire, lte, zte, alcatel-lucent, hspa, in-stat, 802.16e, wimax,, ev-do, 4g
HTC Maple Phone Rumoured to Make Debut at CTIA Show
Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC) is reported to be planning to show off a BlackBerry style handset at the CTIA Wireless 2009 trade show this coming April. Citing a report by the Chinese language Economic Daily News (EDN), Digitimes said that the company is in talks with four US operators to sell the handset, codenamed "Maple". more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, sim, motorola, wind, htc, blackberry, gsm, windows, ctia, navigation
Alvarion and Huawei Join WiMAX Patents Group
Alvarion and Huawei have joined the Open Patent Alliance (OPA) - which manages the WiMAX patent pool. Alvarion and Huawei join current OPA members Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel, and samsung Electronics. As a result, it is expected that licensing terms for patents pertaining to WiMAX, including the associated royalty rates will be more predictable, transparent, and at lower cost. Furthermore the WiMAX patent pool may act as a "one stop shop" where companies building WiMAX solutions can obtain use of the patents more simply, efficiently and cost effectively, under a more competitive royalty structure that charges only for the features required to develop WiMAX products. more
Related Tags: sim, intel, wimax, cisco, cisco, ict, huawei, clearwire, alcatel-lucent, mimo, patents, alvarion, wimax,, open-patent-alliance, wireless-broadband, patent
Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone
It isn't a shock that the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) offers features comparable to Apple's iPhone 3G - including the use of a touchscreen - a first for a RIM product. However, the Storm brings some interesting developments on the inside, such as the inclusion of a Qualcomm baseband chip, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli. more
Related Tags: sandisk, iphone, intel, roaming, wcdma, apple, qualcomm, isuppli, ict, gps, verizon, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, touchscreens, memory, apple-iphone, smart, andrew, storm, display, radio-frequency, microsd, haptic, marvell-technology, touch-screen, marvell
China's Handset Market Market to Defy Economic Downturn
Defying an expected 10.7 percent decline in global mobile handset shipments, China's domestic wireless phone market is set to maintain its growth in 2009, with a 7.7 percent increase for the year, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: nokia, isuppli, rural, huawei, 3g-license, zte, china-mobile, gsm, smart, 3g-licenses, global-mobile, China
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