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NewsTaiwan WiMAX industry: We don't need Intel
Intel has yet to deliver on a pledge it made to the Taiwan government back in 2005 that calls for Intel to make equity investments in licensed Taiwan-based WiMAX operators, according to Economic Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Ofcom gives 10 broadband spectrum; Vocera releases new WiFi phone; and much more...
> Ofcom awards 10 companies spectrum in the 10 GHz to 40 GHz band. Article > A small increase in U.S. Read more...
NTT DoCoMo ends WiMAX partnership
NTT DoCoMo has ended its WiMAX partnership agreement with ACCA Wireless after the venture failed to secure WiMAX spectrum from the Japanese government last month. The two had joined forces last Read more...
NextWave re-organizes business
NextWave Wireless has re-organized its business, folding its plethora of acquisitions into two business units, one focused on mobile infrastructure and the other on devices. NextWave will combine Read more...
Report: Users will pay more for higher speed data
Nortel sponsored a study that collected reactions from focus groups in the U.S. and Japan to find out how people view high-speed wireless data services. The conclusion: Mobile users are frustrated by Read more...
Japan's IP Mobile files for bankruptcy
Japan's IP Mobile has filed for bankruptcy after its attempts to gain funding fell through and its Nov. 9 deadline for launching services looms. The licensee has continued to have bad luck in Read more...
Japan's IPMobile to flip from TD-CDMA to TD-SCDMA
IPMobile, the beleaguered licensee in Japan that has been trying to roll out TD-CDMA technology, said it anticipates more than $100 million in support from Distacom Group, a Hong Kong-based Read more...
NextWave leaves Japan after a month
Just a month after NextWave Wireless bought 69.23 percent of IP Mobile in Japan, the Read more...
DoCoMo creates WiMAX joint venture
Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo announced a joint venture with ACCA Networks to deploy WiMAX technology in the 2.5 GHz band in Japan. The partnership was necessary because the Japanese government Read more...
Can NextWave create economies of scale for TD-CDMA?
Can NextWave create economies of scale for TD-CDMA? NextWave is certainly doing its best to make sure that TD-CDMA, also known as UMTS TDD, technology breaks into mainstream. The broadband Read more...
| Press ReleasesPress Release: Alcatel-Lucent Invited by SOFTBANK MOBILE to Trial Femto BSR In-Building Mobile Access Solution in JapanAlcatel-Lucent Invited by SOFTBANK MOBILE to Trial Femto BSR In-Building Mobile Access Solution in Japan PARIS, July 30 -- Alcatel-Lucent today announced that its Femto Base Station Router (BSR) was Read more... Press Release: NTT DoCoMo to Support AT&T's 3G Network Deployment in HawaiiNTT DoCoMo to Support AT&T's 3G Network Deployment in Hawaii TOKYO, July 12 -- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that on July 11 (local time) it agreed with the wireless unit of AT&T Inc., the Read more... Press Release: Napster Over-The-Air Music Subscription Service Now Available Across Extensive New Line of DoCoMo Phones in JapanNapster Over-The-Air Music Subscription Service Now Available Across Extensive New Line of DoCoMo Mobile Phones in Japan LOS ANGELES, July 12 -- Napster confirmed today that the company's unlimited Read more... |