Mobile device chipmaker Qualcomm and network and communications gear Ericsson on Thursday announced they’ve reached a significant milestone by handing over a call from an LTE network to a WCDMA network using a single radio. They used the Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) 3GPP specified feature to hand off the Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) call when […]
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Sprint has quietly introduced a global hotspot, officially called the Sprint International Mobile Hotspot by ZTE. It allows users to connect up to five Wi-Fi devices at the same time to share its EVDO data link when local and HSPA when abroad, though in the latter case only with one device at a time. The […]
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Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola, Inc. today jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for USD 1.2 billion in cash. The companies expect to complete closing activities by the end of 2010, subject to customary closing conditions […]
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In a newly released report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the networking and telecommunications industries, mobile infrastructure market revenues are forecast to grow over the next 5 years and reach $42 billion in 2014, but will still be shy of the record revenues of over $43 billion reached in 2008. “We […]
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Forward Concepts has announced the publication of its newest in-depth annual study of the worldwide cellphone market. The 594-page study also provides estimates of the market shares of cellphone vendors by air technology, including HSPA+ and LTE. Key Findings Cellphone unit market growth continues slowing globally. The 2008 market was up 4.1% but is forecast […]