Archive for March, 2009
Samsung selects Spreadtrum as chipset supplier
Samsung, a player in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, has selected Spreadtrum Communications, a wireless baseband chipset provider in China, as a new chipset supplier. Spreadtrum’s QS520 GSM/GPRS and QS1001 EDGE transceivers have been designed into Samsung’s mobile phone models that are to be shipped internationally. The company has commenced volume shipment [...]
AT&T plans to expand network in the Hudson Valley
AT&T has unveiled its network expansion plans for the Hudson Valley this year. As part of the expansion, AT&T plans to roll out its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in new communities including many areas of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, and Ulster Counties. This year’s 3G expansion in the Hudson Valley is underway and available [...]
CSC wins contract extension with Kmart Australia
CSC has announced a five-year information technology (IT) contract extension with retailer Kmart Australia, valued at approximately $25m (AUD$36.4m). Under terms of the agreement, CSC will provide comprehensive infrastructure systems and operations support services for more than 400 Kmart, Kmart Tyre and Auto retailers. This award extends a contract CSC signed in 2004 with Coles [...]
AT&T uveils integrated devices for texting, e-mail
AT&T has announced a fresh lineup of smartphones and quick messaging phones that are aimed at making it easier for customers to message with friends and family and manage their business and personal lives on-the-go. In the smartphone category, AT&T debuted the Nokia E71x and the Samsung Propel Pro smartphones. In addition, the Samsung Impression [...]
Epson introduces colour on-demand inkjet printer
Epson, a global supplier of inkjet printing technology, has introduced the SecurColor inkjet printer, a solution for colour on-demand printing and labelling. Designed specifically for high-volume hospital environments, SecurColor is being promoted as a suitable solution for hospitals looking to implement colour on-demand printing at the point of service, in the lab or pharmacy, or [...]
RIM completes acquisition of Certicom
Research In Motion (RIM) has completed its acquisition of Certicom at a cash price of Cdn$3.00 per outstanding Certicom common share. RIm believes Certicom’s technology will complement RIM’s business and the BlackBerry. Certicom, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIM, has been working with RIM for many years. By joining the RIM team, Certicom believes it [...]
Ericsson to divest its TEMS-branded products business to Ascom
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to divest its TEMS-branded products business, consisting of tools for air interface monitoring and radio network planning, to Ascom. The agreement involves the transfer of about 300 employees of which around 180 are based in Sweden. The transaction is expected to close in June this year. Ericsson said that [...]
Ericsson, Mobilkom Austria launch HSPA Evolution
Mobilkom Austria has commercially activated mobile broadband services powered by HSPA Evolution, Ericsson’s latest high-speed broadband access technology. HSPA Evolution, commercially marketed as HSPA+ by Mobilkom Austria, is aimed at boosting network capacity and enabling peak data rates of up to 21Mbps. The network upgrade is expected to allow the customers of Mobilkom Austria to [...]
Mag selects Starent’s 3G/UMTS and 4G/LTE solutions
Starent Networks, a provider of infrastructure solutions, has announced Mobilkom Austria Group (Mag) has selected Starent’s multimedia core solution for deployment in its mobile operator member companies across Europe for UMTS and LTE mobile broadband services. Starent is working with Kapsch CarrierCom, Austria for the solution deployment. Mag is a mobile service provider in Central [...]
TM selects Alcatel-Lucent to expand its network
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a E7m contract for the expansion of Telekom Malaysia’s (TM) 10 Gigabit Ethernet network. The contract will see a network expansion in the central and northern regions of Peninsular Malaysia, two of the country’s most densely populated regions, and is aimed at moving the country closer to being a broadband nation. [...]
