Articles tagged with: Vodafone and Samsung
Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced
A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. more
Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, orange, -telefonica, teliasonera, verizon, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, sony-ericsson, broadband, interoperability
Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?
The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
Related Tags: android, google, t-mobile, 3g, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, smartphone, eu, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, smartphones, gps, ibm, wind, ericsson, idc, lg, htc, blackberry, compete, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, blackberry-bold, oem, omnia, operating-system, windows, storm
Industry to Settle on a Generic Phone Charger for All Mobile Phones
The GSMA and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers have announced that they are committed to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charger for new mobile phones. The aim of the initiative, led by the GSMA, is to ensure that the mobile industry adopts a common format for mobile phone charger connections and energy-efficient chargers resulting in an estimated 50 per cent reduction in standby energy consumption and the potential elimination of up to 51,000 tonnes of duplicate chargers. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, orange, t-mobile, nokia, motorola, qualcomm, omtp, rsa, phone-charger, telenor, ericsson, micro-usb, telefonica, telecom-italia, sony, 3, gsma
Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008
Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, microsoft, amd, intel, eu, mobistar, tesco, elisa, lte, zte, dell, idc, personal, sfr, touchscreens, asus, notebook, presence, bell
2008 is delivering mixed results for mobile infrastructure vendors such as Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, and Alcatel-Lucent. more
Related Tags: orange, base-station, iphone, wimax, w-cdma, apple, apple, abi-research, alcatel-lucent, cdma, lte, edge, mobile-internet, base-stations, radio-access-network, cdma2000, siemens, hsdpa
UPDATE: Nokia Shares -11% After Warning on 3Q Market Share
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Shares in Nokia tumbled Friday after the world's biggest handset maker downgraded its third-quarter market-share outlook, attributing the revision to the weaker global economy and its tactical decision to stay out of a handset price war. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, gartner, ericsson, stmicroelectronics, sony, samsung-electronics, vodafone-group, csr
