Hardware
Qualcomm adds support for NFC technology to chipsets
Qualcomm, a developer of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, has added support for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to certain chipsets in its product portfolio. NFC technology is suited for payment, mass transit, ticketing and other similar applications requiring a quick and secure contactless exchange of data between devices that are in close proximity [...]
T-Mobile experiments with Gemalto technology
Gemalto, a player in digital security, has announced that T-Mobile has selected Gemalto to develop prototypes of rich media applications based on Smart Card Web Server Technology (SCWS) in the SIM card. Gemalto provided the operator with its MultimediaReady SIM card incorporating SCWS technology, which enables applications to run directly from the SIM. The company [...]
Tilgin launches portfolio of multi-port Gigabit home gateways
Tilgin, a provider of solutions for multiplay and next-generation broadband services, has launched a new FTTX portfolio of multiport Home Gateways at the Fibre-to-the-Home Council’s European Conference in Copenhagen. Tilgin informed that its new portfolio of Home Gateways are designed for fibre-to-the-home access and include advanced functionality such as multiport with seven LAN ports (7xLAN100BaseT) [...]
MTS to reduce workforce in response to market conditions
MTS Systems, a supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, has announced a workforce reduction as part of its efforts to align the business with current market and economic conditions. The company-wide workforce reduction will affect approximately 150 positions, about six per cent of MTS’ employee base, through a combination of attrition, cancellation of [...]
Telefonica, Huawei sign strategic agreement
Huawei Technologies, a provider of next-generation telecommunications network solutions, and Telefonica, an integrated operator, have signed of a framework contract to deploy a new ‘Service Delivery Platform’ (SDP) serving all countries in Telefonica’s Latin American region. The SDP platform, to be commercially launched during the first half of 2009, seeks to unify the delivery of [...]
Samsung launches wireless USB SOC solution
Samsung Electronics has announced a new wireless universal serial bus (W-USB) System-On-Chip (SoC) designed specifically for the upcoming ultra-wideband (UWB) market. The latest in its portfolio of mobile technology solutions, Samsung’s W-USB SoC seeks to combine the convenience of wireless connectivity, the security level of wired USB, and the high speed performance of UWB to [...]
Ironkey, Vigil Software sign distribution agreement
Ironkey, a maker of USB flash drives, and Vigil Software, a UK specialty security distribution company, announced that Vigil will resell Ironkey Enterprise products into the UK market. Ironkey Enterprise seeks to bring mobile data security to enterprise and government organisations by combining secure hardware-encrypted USB memory stick with USB remote management solution. Ironkey Enterprise [...]
Tower, Triune Systems collaborate on power management platform
Tower Semiconductor, a specialty foundry, and Triune Systems, an IC design and test development provider, have announced an agreement to collaborate on developing a power management platform. Through this collaboration, the companies will jointly design and develop intellectual property (IP) for Tower’s 0.18-micron Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) process to deliver a family of low and high voltage [...]
SkyCross partners with Infineon for mobile phone architecture
SkyCross, a global antenna solutions company, has partnered with Infineon Technologies to reduce the bill of materials for ultra-low cost handsets. The handset architecture leverages the technical advantages of Infineon chips and SkyCross iMAT antennas to eliminate conventional RF components. This reportedly enables lower cost, simpler integration, and space savings without sacrificing performance. SkyCross surther [...]
Samsung launches new line-up of external DVD writers
Samsung Electronics, a digital consumer electronics and information technology company, has launched its new external DVD writer, the SE-S084B series. The new tray-type DVD writer is a slim portable device, available in seven colour choices. The company informed that the external DVD writer is designed to meet demand for external DVDs to complement mini-notebook and [...]
