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Nokia announces new solutions at Cannes
Feb 18, 2003 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia announced new product solutions today (18 February) at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France.
The Nokia One Mobile Connectivity Service would provide an end-to-end service for mobile access to corporate e-mail, calendar and phone directories and other applications for corporate customers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Nokia also introduced its Intelligent Edge solution that would help operators add value to basic connectivity services by offering different services at different prices rather than charging a single fixed price-per-bit for all traffic.
Nokia also said that its Nokia 6650 phone had passed all regulatory WCDMA and GSM type approval tests, and the first commercial deliveries of the phone would start in the first half of 2003.
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Ericsson Makes Mobile Data Services Easier, Richer and More Flexible for
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 18, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ericsson is introducing a set of new system solutions and features providing GSM operators and users of mobile data communication simplified log on, charging and payment.
Simplified log on
With the introduction of Automatic Device Configuration, managed by the network operators, GPRS users will easily get started with their mobile data services. At the first call, the new GPRS network solution automatically configures the handset, and the user can start using their GPRS-based services immediately.
With Ericsson's new Single Sign On feature, users only need to log on once and the resulting authentication is valid for entrance to all different Mobile Internet services and service providers.
Simplified charging and payment
The Ericsson Charging System enables all users to benefit from the same content and services, whether they have pre- or postpaid subscriptions. Deducting money from the account in real-time gives users control over their spending and operators the possibility to prevent credit overruns. All services can also be accessed by pre- as well as postpaid users when roaming into other networks.
With Ericsson's Flexible Bearer Charging solution, operators will be able to differentiate the GPRS bearer charge for different services. This means tariffs can now be based on volume, content and/or service, enabling operators to offer their customers more flexible, easy to understand and competitive tariffs for new data services.
Payments and revenue sharing are key to attracting independent content providers (e.g. media companies) to the mobile channel. The Ericsson Mobile Commerce Platform enables operators to handle purchases on behalf of the content provider and the user, providing the necessary authentication, `contract signing' and payment services. Users are provided with attractive content and operators gain from increased traffic in their networks.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
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EUROPE
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Les Echos: Orange contract for Alcatel (Alcatel signe avec Orange pour
Feb 18, 2003, (Les Echos /FT Information via COMTEX) -- Alcatel, the French telecoms equipment group, has been awarded an exclusive contract to supply UMTS next-generation telephony services to customers of the French mobile operator Orange.
The services will be provided on a trial basis to enable Orange to decide at what level they should be supplied permanently.
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KEYWORD: France
Europe
Western Europe
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Cellular & Other Wireless
Telecommunications
Communications Equipment Mfg
Telecommunications
Wireless Telecom Carriers exc Satellite
SUBJECT CODE: Company News
Contracts & New Order
Dr. Alain Briancon, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and Chair of the GSM Association's Associate Member Interest Group - Understanding the Business Case for TDD, Wireless Access Track B, 16:30 on Tuesday, February 18. -- Jim Nolan, VP Systems Engineering - Wireless LAN Operator Scenarios, Special Focus, 11:50 on Thursday, February 20.
QUALCOMM Announces First Commercial Trial of GSM1x With China Unicom -
SAN DIEGO, Feb 18, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that it will conduct the world's first GSM1x technology trial with China Unicom, the second largest wireless service provider in China. The trial will enable China Unicom's GSM subscribers to access the high-speed data services of China Unicom's CDMA2000 1X wireless network and accelerate the commercial availability of GSM/CDMA dual-mode handsets.
China Unicom has an installed base of over eight million CDMA users and 60 million GSM users. The GSM1x trial will illustrate the technical feasibility of GSM1x technology as an option to allow China Unicom's existing GSM subscribers to take advantage of the benefits of enhanced CDMA2000 1X services, while preserving the existing GSM service layer and SIM-based subscription.
To fully explore the capabilities of the technology and to prove the technical feasibility of deploying GSM1x in an existing GSM network, the trial will be conducted in several stages. The initial stage will demonstrate CDMA2000 1X data service with a GSM core network and provide an environment to perform testing of dual-mode GSM/CDMA2000 1X handsets. The following stage will have an expanded scope, including various roaming scenarios between CDMA and GSM networks.
"QUALCOMM is working closely with China Unicom to evaluate the commercial opportunities of combining CDMA performance enhancements with existing GSM networks," said Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM. "This trial is a significant step in the progression to the next generation of wireless services and demonstrates a cost and spectrum efficient means of providing current GSM subscribers with the benefits of CDMA2000 1X."
"This cooperation paves the way for bringing advanced CDMA2000 1X services to our GSM subscribers, while at the same time expediting the commercial availability of dual-mode handsets in China, a market with a significant amount of GSM subscribers," said Wang, Jian-Zhou, president of China Unicom. "We've enjoyed a successful working relationship with QUALCOMM and expect the GSM1x trial to build on this."
The GSM1x trial is being conducted in the city of Suzhou in the Chinese province of Jiangsu and is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of calendar year 2003.
GSM1x is a CDMA2000 1X solution for GSM operators in any band, and combines the benefits of CDMA2000 1X and GSM-MAP. GSM1x takes full advantage of an operator's investment in its existing GSM-MAP network, maintaining all key features and services inherent in the system. GSM1x will increase an operator's voice and data capacity while enabling a cost effective overlay of CDMA2000 1X on a GSM network, using a SIM-enabled dual-mode GSM/CDMA handset, facilitating both GSM and CDMA global roaming. Additional information is available at www.gsm1x.com .
QUALCOMM Incorporated ( www.qualcomm.com ) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact: Patty Goodwin, Corporate Public Relations, +1-858-651-4127, or fax, +1-858-651-5873, publicrelations@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4224, or fax, +1-858-651-9303, jcunningham@qualcomm.com, both of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4224, or fax, +1-858-651-9303,
jcunningham@qualcomm.com, both of QUALCOMM Incorporated
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China
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CPR
TLS
SUBJECT CODE: PDT
JV
The Yankee Group Finds No Single Migration Path for TDMA Carriers in
BOSTON, Feb 18, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new Yankee Group report on TDMA migration among Latin American cellular carriers finds there is no one path that is right for all carriers. The report, "TDMA Carriers in Latin America Have Many Technology Paths for Cellular Migration," says the decision depends on a number of factors ranging from network topology and spectrum assignation to less technical issues, such as parent company preferences and vendor incumbencies.
"As more Latin American wireless operators scale back their capex in 2003, infrastructure vendors are betting on 2.5G and 3G network upgrades to bring in business," says Erica Eppinger, Yankee Group Latin America Strategies research director. "Although new network build is practically non-existent, and even coverage expansion has slowed, operators are still looking to migrate their networks from 2G to next-generation architectures that enhance functionality and services, reduce costs, and increase capacity.
"Unlike cdmaOne and GSM, which have predefined evolutionary paths, TDMA is the only major standard not tied to a single migration path. TDMA networks can migrate to either of the existing technological families--CDMA2000 and GSM/GPRS," says Eppinger.
TDMA is the most widely used standard in Latin America, with roughly 51 million subscribers across 42 networks. To date, only 17 of the 42 networks have announced definite migration paths, with 11 migrating to GSM/GPRS and 6 to CDMA2000. Twenty-five TDMA carriers in Latin America still have not chosen a migration path (as compared to 16 cdmaOne and 8 GSM networks). Therefore, the most attractive market for infrastructure vendors is TDMA carriers that have not chosen their direction.
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INTERNATIONAL
LATIN
AMERICA
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NETWORKING COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
ADVERTISING/MARKETING
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Vodafone Sweden: Panasonic still a contender
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE via COMTEX) -- The Vodafone live! Panasonic GD87 handset held its fourth place on Vodafone's (NYSE:VOD) sales list in January, where it was joined by another camera phone, the Sony Ericsson P800, which entered the list at number eight.
"The list now has a total of three mobile phones with photo capabilities - the Panasonic GD87 and the Sony Ericsson P800, which both have an in- built camera, and the Sony Ericsson T68I, which can be fitted with a camera. It is clear that growing interest in the use of pictures for communication is also being reflected in our mobile phone sales," says Tommy Sundstrom, Vodafone Sweden's Vice President and head of Vodafone's store chain in Sweden.
"Sony Ericsson's T200 model is hanging on to its place at the top of the list, a position it has occupied for some time now, while the Sony Ericsson T68i has taken a major step forward since December, due mainly to its price adjustment," he says.
Sales list, mobile phones, January 2003, Vodafone
Brand Model Function Price category(a)
Sony Ericsson T200 GPRS/EMS Low
Nokia 3310 Low
Sony Ericsson T68i GPRS/MMS/Bluetooth/(camera) Medium
Panasonic GD87 GPRS/MMS/camera High
Nokia 5210 WAP Low
Nokia 3410 WAP Low
Nokia 3510 GPRS/MMS Low
Sony Ericsson P800 GPRS/MMS/Bluetooth/camera High
Nokia 6310i GPRS/Bluetooth Medium
Sony Ericsson T300 GPRS/MMS Medium
(a) Based on cost price of mobile phone.
For more information, please contact: Tommy Sundstrom, Vice President, Vodafone Sweden, Telephone: +46 708 33 15 10, e-mail: tommy.sundstrom@vodafone.se
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SUBJECT CODE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Company Announcemen
Sonim Technologies, Inc: TNS telecoms research finds voice-based instant
Cannes, France, Feb 18, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sonim Technologies, Inc. (www.sonimtech.com), the leader in enabling today's wireless data networks to deliver high-margin voice services, today announced the results of a multi-nation market research study on voice-based instant communications services including Push-To-Talk.
The study, conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), Europe's leading market research agency, points to a significant incremental revenue opportunity for European mobile operators delivering innovative voice services over today's GPRS/EDGE and tomorrow's W-CDMA networks. Sonim has deployed these services using an IMS-compliant architecture, recently endorsed as a standard by Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens.
For wireless users, Push-to-Talk offers a new means of communicating with one or many individuals at the push of a button on a wireless device. With Push-To-Talk services, users are able to view presence information of their friends and colleagues, to instantly connect in "walkie-talkie" mode with one or many of them or to leave voice messages without calling them. The Sonim Instant Communications solution also enables Direct Message Service, with which a user can select one or many individuals in the wireless device's contact list, create a voice message of any length and send it instantly at the push of a button. As a recipient of a Direct Message, the user is alerted of a new voice message and can retrieve that message instantly without calling its voicemail service.
The multi-month qualitative market research study, conducted by senior research professionals from TNS, took place in multiple countries including the United Kingdom and Italy. The focus group methodology included consumers in multiple segments including teens, young adults and families, and in-depth interviews with business users, such as working professionals in small to medium enterprises (SME's). Both Push-To-Talk and Direct Message Service received significant levels of interest across all user segments, particularly among youth and working professionals.
"We have researched several 2.5/3G concepts, and I think it's fair to say that finding a data service that resonates with both SMEs as well as mass-market consumers is quite a challenge," said Ben Lovejoy, head of qualitative research at TNS Telecoms. "However, with voice-based services like Push-To-Talk delivered over GPRS/EDGE, all segments of the market were able to see immediate value in what is essentially a data-based service. In fact, this is the first set of data applications that we have seen that generate as much interest and excitement as SMS."
"SMEs were very excited about the improved efficiency and productivity offered by Push-To-Talk, especially the ability to connect simultaneously with multiple employees," continued Lovejoy. "One often-heard response during research was 'Finally, I can set up a meeting with a group of people without wasting time calling each person - we are all connected instantly, can all agree on a time and place to meet with just one call,'" said Lovejoy.
With regards Sonim's Direct Message Service, the application was greeted with significant enthusiasm by all segments. "It was particularly surprising to find equal interest from heavy and light SMS consumer users. Heavy users see it as an additional means of communication, but with richer functionality and greater emotion, while light users welcomed the ease of use compared to what they perceive as the primary drawback of text messaging - the difficulty of typing on small keypad," said Lovejoy.
"Though voice messaging services like Push-To-Talk are well-proven in North America, we are very excited that this research indicates that Europe presents an enormous revenue potential for both business and consumer markets," said John Burns, president and CEO of Sonim Technologies. "We are even more excited to hear that mobile users equally, if not more, appreciate the value-added service features such as the presence-enabled contact list and Direct Message Service offered by Sonim. Most mobile operators are challenged to increase the proportion of data revenues as well as deliver superior profitability. Along comes Push-To-Talk, a voice service that's deployed over today's data networks that achieves both goals - high potential usage as well as significant margins."
In the research, Consumers indicated that they would gladly pay as much if not more than SMS for these voice messaging services, and the indications here are that the overall impact will be a significant incremental revenue opportunity for the networks. "Without a doubt, these services are going to make money for operators," said Lovejoy.
"This research strengthens our belief that voice-based instant communications services like Push-T-Talk and Direct Message Service will be used by most, if not all customer segments," said Rahul Khanna, Senior Director of Marketing for Sonim. "We've spent the last three years perfecting an IMS-compliant solution for Push-To-Talk with the hopes that we could enable a broad base of handsets for multiple customer segments. Yesterday's announcement from Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens supporting an IMS-based Push-To-Talk architecture validates our efforts and ensures that mobile operators can now confidently deploy our solution."
About Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Sonim Technologies enables today's wireless data networks to deliver high-margin voice services. This standards-based solution provides real-time communication services such as Push-To-Talk that combine the flexibility of mobile messaging with the ease-of-use of voice. The end-to-end, IP-based solution creates significant new revenue streams and delivers superior "return on bandwidth" for mobile operators.
Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., with sales and engineering offices in Italy, the United Kingdom, and India. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.sonimtech.com http://www.sonimtech.com>.
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- QUALCOMM Incorporated/ In the news release,
CANNES, France, Feb 18, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that the Company will showcase a wide range of innovative products and advanced solutions at 3GSM World Congress 2003 in Cannes, France, from Feb. 18-21, 2003. QUALCOMM's solutions enable the migration and adoption of UMTS and other third-generation (3G) services for the European and global wireless market.
There are currently 36 commercial 3G CDMA operators in 18 countries worldwide, making the vision of 3G technology a reality. Enabled by QUALCOMM CDMA chipsets and system software, over 50 manufacturers have brought more than 200 phones and wireless devices to the marketplace, including high-speed wireless data cards, phones with color displays and integrated cameras, built- in MP3 and video players, downloadable games and graphics, and new location- based safety and security services. In concert with the combination of higher data rates, more powerful capabilities, and compelling devices and applications, today's 3G CDMA technology delivers products and services that consumers enjoy and operators depend on to drive profit and performance.
"QUALCOMM is leveraging its 15 years of CDMA expertise and is now working closely with European operators and manufacturers to help them deliver cost- effective, feature-rich and first-to-market 3G UMTS services for the European wireless market," said Jeffrey K. Belk, senior vice president of marketing for QUALCOMM. "Globally, CDMA operators are seeing new revenue streams as a result of increased high-speed data capabilities and voice traffic."
Demonstrations at the QUALCOMM booth will include features and capabilities supported by the Company's multimode chipsets and system software, and applications enabled by the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) solution and Launchpad(TM) suite of technologies and capabilities, on various handsets and devices:
* UMTS video telephony on multiple commercial handsets
* UMTS-enabled high-speed Web browsing and video streaming on a laptop
* UMTS voice calls on several commercial handsets
* BREW-enabled applications on both a commercial GSM/GPRS handset and on
a UMTS device, as well as Java applications on BREW on a UMTS device
* Assisted GPS-enabled consumer and enterprise applications delivering
precise location-based services over GSM
* Multimedia applications including Java(R), MPEG-4 video and AAC audio,
3D Gaming, JPEG and MP3
* GSM1x live calls including SMS, MMS, as well as voice and enhanced
data speeds with GSM SIM transparency
* Live calls on a multimode handset (GSM/CDMA2000) using GSM1x
technology
QUALCOMM Incorporated ( www.qualcomm.com ) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. BREW and Launchpad are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For further information please contact: Richard Tinkler, Corporate Public Relations, + 44 772 006 0619, or fax, +44 208 313 1393, rtinkler@qualcomm.com, or Patty Goodwin, Corporate Public Relations, +1-858-651-4127, or fax, +1-858-651-5873, publicrelations@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4224, or fax, +1-858-651-9303, jcunningham@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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KEYWORD: California
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CPR
TLS
NET
MLM
ITE
ECM
SUBJECT CODE: TD
InterDigital Study Outlines 50% Cost Savings for Wireless Operators
CANNES, France, Feb 17, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InterDigital Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:IDCC), a leading architect, designer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, today announced at the 3GSM Congress in Cannes, France the results of a third generation (3G) wireless economic and performance study conducted with the U.S.-based research firm Arthur D. Little (ADL). The joint, year-long study found significant capital, operating and total cost of ownership savings for operators that deploy Wideband TDD (WTDD) as part of a complete WCDMA wireless solution. The study also determined that WTDD deployed in a single 5MHz unpaired band provided higher capacity for data-intensive applications like video, internet access or multi-media messaging than FDD similarly deployed in two 5MHz paired bands of wireless spectrum.
WTDD is WCDMA for the unpaired spectrum and is fully harmonized with FDD technology in the paired spectrum. Together they form a complete WCDMA solution, the 3G evolution from GSM wireless. Standards-based WTDD will enable WCDMA-based networks and products to deliver voice, data and multimedia applications efficiently and cost effectively worldwide with full mobility and security.
Based on research conducted by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UMTS Forum and other publicly available industry analyses, the InterDigital/ADL study evaluated potential applications of WTDD in urban and suburban area deployments. The deployment of WTDD was further evaluated from three operational scenarios where fully mobile voice and data services, packet and circuit switch connections are essential: wide area broadband coverage; capacity enhancement and "hotzone" coverage for heavy mobile and nomadic traffic usage.
The joint study concluded that WTDD deployed for capacity enhancement can provide approximately 50% savings for operators in projected network capital and operating costs over a ten year period; and 25 to 35% savings in wide-area broadband data deployment scenarios. An additional 15% cost savings over the same period of time can be achieved by deploying WTDD in 10MHz of spectrum, rather than 5MHz.
"There is a growing appetite in the global consumer market for wireless data on the go, as reflected in the increasing demand for camera phones, other mobile data devices and the applications that support them," said Dr. Alain Briancon, InterDigital's Chief Technology Officer. "This consumer demand is matched by an obvious expectation and desire on the part of operators for higher revenues per user, lower costs of deployment and the capability to adapt deployments to their unique marketing and operational needs.
"We see tremendous opportunities to simultaneously meet operator requirements, drive higher operator revenue and margins, and exceed end user customer expectations through the deployment of WTDD as part of a complete WCDMA solution. The findings of this study, validated by the independent participation of Arthur D. Little, confirm the singular advantages offered through fully leveraging the unpaired spectrum already available to the vast majority of operators as a result of their WCDMA spectrum purchases or allocations," concluded Briancon.
"Today, operators are focused on maximizing the revenue opportunities in 3G while at the same time reducing their costs. The only way that can happen is to maximize the spectrum available to them," said Dr. Martyn Roetter, Vice President, Communications and Information Technology at Arthur D. Little. "In comparing spectrum utilization for asymmetric data applications, it became very clear that standards-based WTDD is a technology path to accomplishing both objectives. It offers significant performance and economic advantages over FDD in very critical deployments."
The study also found that WTDD deployed in a single, unpaired 5MHz band -- utilizing InterDigital's multi-user detectors (MUD) receivers and SmartRRM(SM) radio network controller -- could support over 70% more users per cell at 384 kbps data transmission than 10MHz of FDD comparably deployed. Capacity improvements also were seen at data speeds of 64 and 144 kbps.
Conducted by InterDigital and Arthur D. Little, the purpose of the study was to quantify the economic and spectral efficiency advantages for carriers when deploying and operating standards-based WTDD, and to determine the deployment scenarios where WTDD would generate the greatest operator cost savings. The study analysis and findings were based on representative examples of urban and suburban wireless deployments and growth scenarios in London, Munich and Hong Kong.
About Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little founded the consulting industry, and is the longest continuously operating independent global management consulting firm. ADL has more than 116 years of experience helping clients develop practical strategies that mobilize businesses to achieve fast and sustainable performance improvement. Today, the firm continues that heritage, uniting strategy and tactical implementation for clients in more than 15 industries, from information, media and electronics to automotive and transportation. With more than 30 offices in 23 countries, the ADL global network provides clients the resources of more than 1,000 consultants worldwide. For more information about ADL, visit their website at www.adl.com.
About InterDigital
InterDigital architects, designs and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. The Company offers technology and product solutions for mainstream wireless applications that deliver cost and time-to-market advantages for its customers. InterDigital has a strong portfolio of patented technologies covering 2G, 2.5G and 3G standards, which it licenses worldwide. For more information, please visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com.
This press release contains forward looking statements regarding our beliefs and expectations as to the anticipated capabilities, capacity enhancements, and other benefits including operator savings, associated with deployment of WTDD, including deployment as part of a complete WCDMA solution. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in any such forward looking statement due to a variety of factors including but not limited to: the risks inherent, including unanticipated difficulties or delays, in any technology deployment; variations to the assumptions underlying the statements and those incorporated into the study; deployment scenarios and time periods different from those in the study; and changes in the 3G standard that adversely impact the applicability of TDD to WCDMA. We undertake no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
InterDigital is a registered trademark and SmartRRM is a service mark of InterDigital Communications Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: InterDigital Communications Corporation
Dawn Goldstein, 610/878-7800
E-mail: dawn.goldstein@interdigital.com
Janet Point, 610/878-7800
E-mail: janet.point@interdigital.com
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KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCE
INTERNATIONAL
EUROPE
SUBJECT CODE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE
SOFTWARE
INTERNET
TRADESHOW
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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP: InterDigital showcases standards
Cannes, France, Feb 18, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- InterDigital Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: IDCC), a leading architect, designer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, showcases two key elements of a complete Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) air interface solution at the 2003 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The Company is demonstrating a standards compliant, end-to-end Wideband Time Division Duplex (WTDD) system along with its Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) multi-mode software protocol stack product for use in 3G terminal devices.
"The technology and product demonstrations we unveil today to wireless operators and manufacturers are significant steps forward in the industry's evolution to 3G WCMDA," said Mark Lemmo, Executive Vice President of Product Management and Business Development. "InterDigital is one of a very small number of companies developing product solutions leveraging both WCDMA technologies. TDD is WCDMA for the unpaired spectrum and is emerging as a key technology for meeting anticipated end user demand for data-intensive services like video streaming and mobile Internet access. Leveraging TDD and FDD together in a complete, standards based WCDMA solution offers operators and manufacturers a product pathway to market differentiation and the potential for increased revenue by offering advanced high data rate services."
The WTDD system will demonstrate a simulated wireless phone call, beginning with call set up, and a connection supporting 384 kbps of streaming audio and video while operating point-to-point over a fully functioning radio network controller (RNC), Node B and end-user terminal device (UE). This spectrally efficient solution handles voice and up to 2Mbps of data over circuit switch and packet switch modes and integrates easily with proven FDD/GSM/GPRS hardware, software and network equipment reducing development time, cost and risk.
"Our WTDD demonstration shows that InterDigital's technology is on a clear path to becoming commercially viable. End user demand for quality voice and high bandwidth, data-intensive services continues to increase. Wireless equipment manufacturers and operators who incorporate WTDD into their WCDMA roll out plans will be well positioned to deliver products and services that meet this demand in a timely and cost efficient manner," concluded Mr. Lemmo.
Complementing the WTDD offering, InterDigital also is demonstrating a standards compliant WCDMA FDD multi-mode software protocol stack product for terminal devices, which was co-developed by InterDigital and Infineon. Currently being marketed by the Company and available for evaluation, the complete solution is comprised of a physical layer interface and layer 2/3 software, which when bundled together, provide wireless device manufacturers with a cost effective, rapidly deployable product. The demonstration features behaviours such as cell initiation, cell search, and cell attach and supports applications including Web browsing, Microsoft Netmeeting, and wireless access protocol. The product platform supports Infineon's 3G baseband processor and also is portable to other baseband processors.
When deployed together, the Company's WTDD and FDD solutions form a complete WCDMA solution that enables operators to maximize revenue opportunities and reduce operational costs. Various deployment scenarios empower operators to develop new and unique 3G wireless services that give them a competitive edge, while at the same time helping them to increase profitability.
In addition, the Company is introducing SmartRRMSM, a complete suite of advanced radio resource management algorithms and advanced simulation tools that maximizes TDD performance, lowers deployment costs, and optimises enhanced services under different deployment scenarios. SmartRRM intelligently allocates radio resources to suit the character of the offered traffic, optimising connections, network stability, connection reliability, system capacity, terminal battery consumption, and overall quality of service. The modular, flexible, self-contained architecture makes SmartRRM adaptable to any RNC design.
"The products and technologies we are showcasing in Cannes this year clearly demonstrate InterDigital's progress in developing WCDMA air interface solutions for the 3G wireless market," said Howard Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have made significant advancements in the complete WCDMA solution. Our presence at 3GSM World Congress shows our commitment to providing wireless equipment manufacturers and operators with innovative solutions that help them take advantage of revenue opportunities, maximize profitability and reduce costs."
In addition to demonstrations that are being conducted in InterDigital's booth, the following Company executives are delivering presentations at this year's 3GSM World Congress:
* Dr. Alain Briancon, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the GSM Association's Associate Member Interest Group -Understanding the Business Case for TDD, Wireless Access Track B, 16:30 on Tuesday, February 18
* Jim Nolan, VP Systems Engineering - Wireless LAN Operator Scenarios, Special Focus, 11:50 on Thursday, February 20.
About InterDigital
InterDigital architects, designs and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. The Company offers technology and product solutions for mainstream wireless applications that deliver cost and time-to-market advantages for its customers. InterDigital has a strong portfolio of patented technologies covering 2G, 2.5G and 3G standards, which it licenses worldwide. For more information, please visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com.
This press release contains forward looking statements regarding our beliefs and expectations as to the anticipated capabilities to be demonstrated by our WTDD system and our FDD protocol stack, TDD's emergence as a key technology, its commercial viability and advantages, the ability of a joint WTDD and FDD solution in enabling operators to have a competitive advantage, our plan to launch SmartRRM and the capabilities of Smart RRM. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in any such forward looking statement due to a variety of factors including but not limited to: the risks inherent in any technology demonstration; changes in the 3G standard that adversely impact the applicability of WTDD to WCDMA, unanticipated difficulties or delays in technology development efforts and commercial availability, alterations in TDD deployment scenarios, market preference for competitive technologies.
InterDigital is a registered trademark and SmartRRM is a servicemark of InterDigital Communications Corporation.
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Infineon Introduces Complete UMTS Handset Platform Solution Development
CANNES, France, Feb 18, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Infineon Technologies (FSE:IFX)(NYSE:IFX) announced today a complete UMTS handset solution at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. This solution facilitates the transition from today's GSM mobile phones to multimode 3G handsets. It supports 384 kbps data transfer as well as high-speed data transfer via EDGE, which many operators are considering as part of the evolution to 3G. The FP1-Ux called platform is the result of a joint development with US based companies Zyray Wireless and InterDigital Communications Corporation, in conjunction with Infineon wholly owned subsidiaries Comneon and Danish Wireless Design.
Mobile phone manufacturers thus have early access to a complete 3G system solution dramatically shortening time-to-market of their 3G handsets. The time and cost advantage is significant and is realized by combining an Infineon S-Gold(R) based 2.5G platform running a multimode protocol stack with the SPINNER(R) WCDMA baseband processor made by Zyray Wireless.
Karl Lange, Vice President and General Manager of Customized Solutions at Infineon Technologies, said: "The single flexible solution enables manufacturers to create multiple devices ranging from mass market 3G phones to fully featured multimedia appliances. With the first working handset system solution already demonstrated in Cannes, Infineon Technologies is well prepared for the 3G market and offers a cost-optimized solution at the right time."
The system solution also comprises a multimode protocol stack that was jointly developed by Comneon -- and InterDigital Corporation. This protocol stack provides a complete handset software solution for rapid product deployment. Infineon's radio frequency chips from the SMARTi(R) family, the APOXI application framework and a reference man-machine interface round up the complete 3G solution. Danish Wireless Design has also completed a multi-mode, form factor reference design for use by handset manufacturers.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for the automotive and industrial sectors, for applications in the wired communications markets, secure mobile solutions as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the fiscal year 2002 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 5.21 billion with about 30,400 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
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In Cannes, an industry battle between two giants starts to simmer
CANNES, France, Feb 17, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- As the wireless industry still holds onto hope that its doldrums are near an end, two industry giants set the stage Monday for a showdown that could decide how cell phone users surf the Internet, get messages and make phone calls.
The annual 3GSM Congress, held in Cannes, began in earnest Monday, with no killer application dominating or creating a buzz. Instead, it was the making of a rivalry that could likely go global as Microsoft Corp. and Symbian PLC readied themselves to capture the hearts, minds and pocketbooks of fancy phone buyers. The conference is scheduled to run through Friday.
London's Symbian turned a licensing agreement with South Korea's Samsung Electronics into a personal stake, as the company paid US$27.2 million for a 5 percent stake in the software maker.
The deal, signed on Samsung's yacht just outside the convention center where thousands of industry workers, analysts, journalists and the curious strolled by, gave the software developer, spun off by Psion in 1998, the five biggest handset makers as shareholders. Others include Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Psion, Motorola, Samsung, Matsushita and Siemens.
"For the past 100 years, we've built phones for the ear," said Symbian chief executive David Levin. "Now, we can build phones that connect to the eye."
Samsung isn't putting itself into the Symbian camp completely, either. The company's wireless service general manager, Park Sang-jin, said Samsung isn't forsaking its deals with Microsoft and Palm.
On Monday, Samsung unveiled a wireless device powered by Microsoft.
The SGH-i700 is a GSM/GPRS-enabled PDA with a built-in phone and camera, much like devices sold by Sony Ericsson and Nokia.
Analysts said that's what it will take in an industry that has sold more than 1 billion handsets around the world since the early 1990s.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said that's why the use of its smartphones, portable digital devices that feature PocketPC and other applications like MSN Messenger and MSN Network, are critical to gaining more customers in the coming years.
"It just looks familiar," said Vassili le Moigne, MSN mobile manager for Microsoft's MSN network in Europe. "If you make it very different on the phone, they don't get used to it."
Microsoft said Monday it will offer its smartphone and MSN instant messenging and network through T-Mobile this summer, in Europe. Orange SA, the English-French wireless provider, launched its own version in October 2002.
Moigne said an exact release date hasn't been decided, but it would come with a massive advertising and public relations push.
By using a familiar interface - Hotmail, for example, has millions of users worldwide - they will migrate easily to a new Windows-powered smartphone because they know its icons from their laptop or PCs.
"You don't want to scare the users with something new," he said.
Symbian, however, is widely used on phones made by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and others. It's got a reputation for stability and ease of use, but is its own operating system.
It's also feature-rich, running built-in cameras, short messaging services and calendar's and planners and e-mail clients.
The market isn't huge - of the 405 million handsets sold in 2002, less than 1 percent were personal digital devices, but the market is there and the developers need to think of the users who will buy the products.
"We have to stop thinking about technology for technology's sake and really think about the user," said Don Listwin, Openwave Systems' CEO told the conference.
But the biggest need will be the development and deployment of the networks that will let users trade photos via smartphones, or even regular handsets, and download polyphonic ringtones or logos for their phones.
Bengt Nordstrvm, the CEO of Northstream, a Stockholm, Sweden-based strategy company, said the established players in the industry, are delaying 3G investments, but still promising service developments and product launches.
"What we see is that established players are delaying 3G and infrastructure investments while prioritising service development and launch," Nordstrvm said.
Third-generation networks are expected to offer faster delivery of data and pictures than current networks, but operators across Europe have slowed the launch of 3G amid questions about demand for the new services and delays in the arrival of 3G phones.
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Motorola Adds EDGE to High Performance Data Network Portfolio to Help
CANNES, France, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 17, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) is leveraging its proven data expertise to bring Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) to the installed base of Motorola Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications and General Radio Packet Service (GPRS) networks. All existing Horizon Macro base stations are EDGE capable through upgrade, evidence of Motorola's intent to provide the lowest total lifetime cost of network ownership to help operators cope with uncertain times.
Motorola first provided a commercial EDGE network solution demonstration in 2000. The new EDGE upgrade joins a data portfolio encompassing high-speed GPRS using Coding Schemes 3 and 4 (CS3/4), Motorola's Network Health Program, Motorola's Wireless Data Program, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and a new EDGE-ready base station, the Horizon II. In January of this year, Motorola introduced its first EDGE handset, the Motorola T725, which is expected to be available in the second half of 2003.
Motorola's Network Health Program and Wireless Data Program enable operators to squeeze more capacity, quality, data capability and data speed out of their networks, delivering more flexibility to fund 3G or other critical investments for growth. Simulation and scenario-planning services, such as those offered in the Wireless Data Program are increasingly in demand to manage the risks of uncertain demand around new service and data application launches.
"Operators today have a greater need than ever before to accurately predict and plan network performance for new services and to gauge optimal timing to launch them," said Margaret Rice-Jones, corporate vice president and general manager of the GTSS Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. "We offer the tools, experience in the network, experience with handsets, and specifically experience gained on live networks, to help operators make the best decisions. Why guess when you can make intelligent, informed decisions?"
Operators need a range of responses to cope with the uncertain timing of the inevitable data explosion. The Motorola portfolio delivers flexibility in line with operators' financial needs. "Today's operators juggle meeting their financial objectives, the impact of changing technologies on the network and providing differentiated data services that appeal to customers," Rice-Jones said. "Boosting data performance of the existing network helps with financial return objectives. Better network performance also provides a better end user experience: richer, faster downloads and access to more complex applications. With Motorola's data portfolio, we can help operators deliver 3G-like services on 2.5G investments."
Motorola's High Speed GPRS uses CS3/4 coding schemes, supporting data speeds of up to 70kbps and delivering the capacity and throughput needed to handle most data services commercially available to wireless subscribers today. GPRS CS3/4 is available on the current Horizon family of base stations. In addition, all generations of Motorola's GSM base stations can support both GPRS CS1/2 and CS3/4 coding schemes on existing radios with no disruption to the existing radio infrastructure. Motorola is the first vendor to offer GPRS CS3/4 on both its base stations and handsets, and remains a leader in network deployment of GPRS CS3/4 since its introduction in 2002. Market availability of handsets that support CS3/4 has increased as other vendors have added this capability to their mobiles, further enhancing potential demand for higher speed data applications.
As Motorola's smallest and most powerful GSM/GPRS/EDGE base station, the Horizon II can provide significant cost saving opportunities for operators. An existing site can be configured with Horizon, Horizon II, and Motorola Node B's. They stack in any combination and have been designed to facilitate site sharing. Future software releases manage traffic, provide load balancing and full handover among the GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS networks.
Motorola's expertise continues to support operators as they move to 3G networks. Whether operators are leading the charge to capitalize on new market opportunities, responding to competitive pressures, or just planning for the future, Motorola's UMTS Network Launch Package offers operators field- ready UMTS solutions. The Network Launch Package contains Motorola components including Radio Network Controller (RNC), Node B - which can be stacked upon Horizon base stations, packet and circuit core, plus optional UMTS integration and optimization services.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2002 were $26.7 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important technologies that make things smarter and life better for people, honored traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information please visit www.motorola.com .
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Symbian Sells a Stake to Samsung
Feb 17, 2003 (Internet.com via COMTEX) -- Korea's Samsung Electronics took a 5 percent stake in mobile smartphone software maker Symbian, following up on the licensing deal that it signed with the London-based company last October.
Symbian has been busy forging alliances and establishing itself as an alternative to Microsoft's wireless-based Windows smartphones. The company also has sold stakes to Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Siemens, Motorola and Matsushita. Psion is also a shareholder.
Samsung will pay about $27 million for a share of Symbian, which was spun off from Psion in 1998. Samsung already is planning its first Symbian OS product, a global data-enabled phone using the Series 60 user interface, which Samsung licensed from Nokia.
The deal was announced in Cannes, France at the 3GSM Congress, a gathering for the worldwide wireless industry. At the same meeting, Microsoft announced that Germany's T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, will buy handsets made by Taiwan contract manufacturer High Tech Computer. T-Mobile said it will add its own services on the device, which will carry all standard Microsoft features such as email, messaging, picture taking and a calendar.
Still, Symbian OS licensees account for more than 80 percent of worldwide mobile phone sales, according to recent Gartner Dataquest estimates.
"Symbian will be a good asset," Samsung's Sang-jin Park, senior vice president and general manager for wireless services, was quoted as saying. However Samsung also has deals with Microsoft and Palm and just released the SGH-i700, a GSM/GPRS-enabled PDA with a built-in phone and camera, much like devices sold by Sony Ericsson and Nokia.
Publicly announced products based on Symbian OS include the NTT DoCoMo FOMA F2051 built by Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 9210 Communicator range as well as the 7650, 3650 and N-Gage.
Meanwhile, Nokia and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications have agreed to bolster the momentum behind Symbian OS by aligning tools for the UIQ and Series 60 terminal software platforms and by creating an application certification program.
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In Cannes, the wireless industry still hopeful, and a row in the making
CANNES, France, Feb 17, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- As the wireless industry still holds onto hope that its doldrums are near an end, two industry giants set the stage Monday for a showdown that could lead to how mobile users surf the Internet, get messages and make phone calls.
The annual 3GSM Congress, held in Cannes, began in earnest Monday, with no killer application dominating or creating a buzz. Instead, it was the making of a rivalry that could likely go global as Microsoft Corp. and Symbian PLC readied themselves to capture the hearts, minds and pocketbooks of fancy phone buyers. The conference is scheduled to run through Friday.
London's Symbian turned a licensing agreement with South Korea's Samsung Electronics into a personal stake, as the company paid US$27.2 million for a 5 percent stake in the software maker.
The deal, signed on Samsung's yacht just outside the convention center where thousands of industry workers, analysts, journalists and the curious strolled by, gave the software developer, spun off by Psion in 1998, the five biggest handset makers as shareholders. Others include Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Psion, Motorola, Samsung, Matsushita and Siemens.
"For the past 100 years, we've built phones for the ear," said Symbian chief executive David Levin. "Now, we can build phones that connect to the eye."
Samsung isn't putting itself into the Symbian camp completely, either. The company's wireless service general manager, Park Sang-jin, said Samsung isn't forsaking its deals with Microsoft and Palm.
On Monday, Samsung unveiled a wireless device powered by Microsoft.
The SGH-i700 is a GSM/GPRS-enabled PDA with a built-in phone and camera, much like devices sold by Sony Ericsson and Nokia.
Analysts said that's what it will take in an industry that has sold more than 1 billion handsets around the world since the early 1990s.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said that's why the use of its smartphones, portable digital devices that feature PocketPC and other applications like MSN Messenger and MSN Network, are critical to gaining more customers in the coming years.
"It just looks familiar," said Vassili le Moigne, MSN mobile manager for Microsoft's MSN network in Europe. "If you make it very different on the phone, they don't get used to it."
Microsoft said Monday it will offer its smartphone and MSN instant messenging and network through T-Mobile this summer, in Europe. Orange SA, the English-French wireless provider, launched its own version in October 2002.
Moigne said an exact release date hasn't been decided, but it would come with a massive advertising and public relations push.
By using a familiar interface - Hotmail, for example, has millions of users worldwide - they will migrate easily to a new Windows-powered smartphone because they know its icons from their laptop or PCs.
"You don't want to scare the users with something new," he said.
Symbian, however, is widely used on phones made by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and others. It's got a reputation for stability and ease of use, but is its own operating system.
It's also feature-rich, running built-in cameras, short messaging services and calendar's and planners and e-mail clients.
The market isn't huge - of the 405 million handsets sold in 2002, less than 1 percent were personal digital devices, but the market is there and the developers need to think of the users who will buy the products.
"We have to stop thinking about technology for technology's sake and really think about the user," said Don Listwin, Openwave Systems' CEO told the conference.
But the biggest need will be the development and deployment of the networks that will let users trade photos via smartphones, or even regular handsets, and download polyphonic ringtones or logos for their phones.
Bengt Nordstrvm, the CEO of Northstream, a Stockholm, Sweden-based strategy company, said the established players in the industry, are delaying 3G investments, but still promising service developments and product launches.
"What we see is that established players are delaying 3G and infrastructure investments while prioritising service development and launch," Nordstrvm said.
Third-generation networks are expected to offer faster delivery of data and pictures than current networks, but operators across Europe have slowed the launch of 3G amid questions about demand for the new services and delays in the arrival of 3G phones.
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WCDMA vs. CDMA2000 - a balanced assessment
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Feb 14, 2003 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Has the last year's downturn for the wireless industry and delays in 3G fundamentally changed the operator's options for 3G evolution? In a new report "Operator Options for 3G Evolution" leading wireless advisor Northstream gives an independent view on the hot topic of operators' choice between the two rivalling technologies WCDMA and CDMA2000. According to the Northstream analysis WCDMA will be the dominant 3G technology in the long term, mainly because of the fact that operators in the dominating GSM-network already have or will opt for WCDMA.
The report gives Northstream's independent view on the matter, assessing GSM, CDMA and TDMA operator technology evolution options to WCDMA or CDMA2000.
- We have tried to cast the pride and prejudices aside when analysing
this controversial issue, says Bengt Nordstrom, CEO of Northstream.
- We have made use of a few key observations, central to our view of
the matter but not always acknowledged by all parties discussing
technology evolution. With these observations in mind, we can more
easily distinguish relevant facts from over-simplistic or invalid
arguments, all of which exist in the current evolution discussion. - A technology evolution path decision should be driven by the future
profitability impact that the decision will have: with which technology
can the operator maximize his future revenue. Which path requires least
additional investment, considering the legacy situation? - A technology evolution path decision is a long-term decision. Because a
technology generation shift is generally very expensive it cannot be
done often, and therefore it is irrelevant what is gained in the short
term if the 5-10 year profitability impact is negative. - Bad services do not mean bad networks technology. The introduction of
data services decouples the service offering from the network
technology. This means that an operator can easily fail to offer
compelling services despite having an excellent underlying network
technology. - Higher data rates as such are not a main driver for data services
uptake. The services envisaged for mass-market adoption of mobile data
are typically not data rate demanding. - We conclude that GSM operators generally will choose the WCDMA
evolution path, says Bengt Nordstrom.
According to the report, investment reusability, gradual investments, simpler service migration, more attractive services (primarily roaming) and a better long-term terminal market, combine to make this decision rather simple. GSM operators who face difficulties to find spectrum for a WCDMA deployment, for example in North America, should rather use EDGE as bridging technology until spectrum for WCDMA becomes available, than choosing a CDMA2000 evolution.
For CdmaOne operators the generally preferable path is to evolve its network to CDMA2000 1X (which has similar service-enabling capabilities to GPRS) and then on to DO and/or DV. Spectrum availability, investment reusability, gradual investments, simpler service migration and lack of CDMA/WCDMA terminals, combine to make this a straightforward decision.
For a TDMA operator we view both WCDMA- and CDMA-based evolution paths as feasible. High economies-of-scale, more attractive services (primarily roaming) and a more attractive long term terminals market all speak for WCDMA. Against these factors stand the prospects of simpler spectrum management, gradual investments enabled by AMPS/CDMA terminals and higher investment reusability, which speak in favour of CDMA2000. Whichever option is adopted the TDMA operators will have to make sure they have the solid backing of its suppliers to provide them with confidence in making this difficult decision.
- An overall conclusion is that GSM/GPRS will continue to dominate the
global market for years to come, says Bengt Nordstrom. - WCDMA will be
the dominant 3G technology in the long term, considering the dominance
of existing 3G networks and already made decisions on GSM-to-WCDMA
evolution The full report can be downloaded from www.northstream.se
Meet us in Cannes at the 3GSM World Congress, Hall 2 stand F57 and Hospitality Suite 301 and 303, or follow the event through live updates at www.northstream.se.
About Northstream:
Northstream provides strategic technology and business advice to the global wireless industry. Northstream has assembled a multinational team with some of the world's best experts and analysts on wireless communication business and technology.
Northstream's list of clients include several of the world's leading operators and system suppliers, e.g. Vodafone, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom, Orange, Sonera, Telia, Mitsubishi, Ericsson, Nokia, Lucent and Microsoft, as well as some of the leading investment banks and financial institutions. Northstream is established in Stockholm (Sweden), Sophia Antipolis (France) and Tokyo (Japan).
For more information please visit us at: www.northstream.se
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ZYRAY WIRELESS PUTS A NEW SPIN ON DUAL MODE 3G HANDSETS
Feb 13, 2003 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire - AsiaNet/ -- The rapid development of dual mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets is a significant step closer following the introduction of Zyray Wireless' SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband processor solution. Sampling began ahead of schedule and a complete dual mode WCDMA & GSM/GPRS solution will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes.
Proven to connect to a majority of market-leading GSM/GPRS baseband solutions, Zyray's SPINNERchip 1.0 single chip WCDMA FDD baseband processor began sampling last month. The solution uses a standard memory interface to connect to existing GSM/GPRS baseband processors.
"As an add-on to an existing GSM/GPRS terminal design, SPINNERchip 1.0 provides handset manufacturers with the lowest-risk, lowest-cost path to dual-mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets," said Werner Sievers, President and CEO of Zyray Wireless. "This solution is key to reducing a customer's development cycle time, maximizing hardware and software reuse and reducing development costs. Significant BOM (Bill of Materials) savings can also be achieved."
SPINNERchip 1.0 can provide handset manufacturers with a time advantage of up to 12 months and can reduce the cost of a handset development project by as much as $3 million. By utilizing this dual chip strategy, per handset savings are estimated at between $10 - $20.
SPINNERchip 1.0 is a 3GPP Release 99 March 2002 compliant FDD baseband processor, supporting 384kbps operation in uplink and downlink and integrating all functionality required for WCDMA operation into a single chip. The chip includes support for WCDMA ciphering, a programmable analog I/Q RF interface, and an optional USIM interface.
SPINNERchip 1.0 includes on-chip programmable power management and proprietary interference cancellation algorithms that provide enhanced Bit Error Rate performance at minimum power consumption. Currently available in a 16x16mm 280-pin LFBGA test package, the chip will be supplied in a 180-pin, 10x10mm LFBGA production package. SPINNERchip 1.0 is supplied with a comprehensive customer development package that includes the SPINNER evaluation board.
Zyray will demonstrate SPINNERchip 1.0, Stand F33, Hall 2 at the 3GSM World Congress.
About Zyray Wireless
Zyray Wireless is developing the SPINNER family of WCDMA and Space-Time Processing IP and semiconductor products. SPINNERchip enables low-risk, low-cost evolution of existing GSM/GPRS products to dual-mode WCDMA & GSM/GPRS solutions. SPINNERstp utilizes Multiple Antenna and Space-Time Processing technology to reduce power consumption and improve performance of WLAN and cellular devices.
Zyray Wireless has been ranked tenth on the list of "Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2002" in "Electronics Industry's Movers and Shakers" published by Reed Business Information.
For further information please contact Michael Civiello, VP of Marketing and Business Development of Zyray Wireless, +1-858-704-1008, or fax, +1-858-362-0236, mciviellozyraywireless.com ; or Kevin Taylor, kevincompanycare.com , or Clare Bragg, clarecompanycare.com , both of Companycare Communications, +44-0-118-939-5900, or fax, +44-0-118-959-9595, for Zyray Wireless.
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Mobility Infrastructure Revenues Decline 16% in 2002 According to
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 14, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- According to Dell'Oro Group, in 2002 mobility infrastructure revenues declined 16% to $28.8 Billion, compared to 2001. This figure included GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA (all variants) and WCDMA.
In 4Q02, the market was up 15% compared to 3Q02 on seasonal strength. Compared to 4Q01, however, the market in 4Q02 declined nearly 5%. These figures are exclusive of service-related revenue which adds 25-30% to the overall market figure.
WCDMA, which more than doubled compared to 2001, was not able to offset declines in more mature technologies as both GSM/GPRS/EDGE and CDMA declined in the mid-teens versus 2001. In 2002, WCDMA comprised 6% of total mobility infrastructure revenue.
"Looking forward, we expect that mature technologies will continue to be under both price pressure and capital spending cuts by network operators, and that the market will decline by nearly 10% in 2003. Whilst we forecast that the WCDMA infrastructure market will grow to nearly $4 Billion in 2003, these gains will be offset by further revenue declines in the GSM- and CDMA-based infrastructure," says Greg Collins, Director at Dell'Oro Group. "We do not expect the total market to return to growth until 2004."
Market Leaders Total Mobility Infrastructure Revenues
Year/Year
Total Market 2002 Growth
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Manufacturer
Revenues $B $28.8 -16%
Vendor Rank Growth
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Ericsson 1 -22%
Nokia 2 -14%
Nortel 3 -16%
Lucent 4 0%
Siemens 5 -8%
About the Report
Dell'Oro Group's Mobility Infrastructure Report provides in-depth information on market shares, manufacturer revenue, units shipped, transceivers shipped, and average selling prices (ASPs) on Base Station Controllers, Base Transceiver Stations, and Mobile Switching Centers for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA, and WCDMA. To purchase this report, contact Julie Learmond-Criqui at 650/622-9400 ext. 223 or via email at julie@delloro.com.
About Dell'Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the networking and telecommunications industries.
Dell'Oro Group pioneered the concept of providing market research to the industry on a quarterly basis to meet the fast pace of technology. Our Quarterly Reports and 5-Year Forecasts offer detailed quantitative information on revenues, port and/or unit shipments, and average selling prices.
It is through this process of rigorous analysis and validation that we can provide accurate and timely information to our clients. Our goal is to help companies maintain their competitive edge in a changing and growing market place.
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RADVISION Announces General Availability Of 3G Video Telephony
GLEN ROCK, N.J., Feb 17, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) today announced the general availability of the viaIP gw-P20/M Gateway.
Designed for service providers looking to capitalize on their 3G networks by adding value added, high-margin multimedia services, the viaIP gw-P20/M gateway supports real time bi-directional streaming of video telephony sessions between 3G-324M enabled cell phones and PDAs and multiple IP and ISDN-based videoconferencing systems using the 3G-324M standard for real-time multimedia communications over WCDMA and CDMA2000 3G networks. The gateway also enables mobile videophones to utilize additional resources on the IP network including multipoint conferencing bridges to host three or more parties in a single session, voice and video gatekeepers, and terminals.
RADVISION will debut the viaIP gw-P20/M Gateway, powering real time 3G video telephony services, in a live demo 3G network at 3GSM in Cannes France (Feb. 18 - 22, 2003).
In a related press release, RADVISION today announced that NTT-DoCoMo, the world's largest mobile and 3G service provider, has purchased and is using the RADVISION viaIP gw-P20/M gateway to enable DoCoMo 3G broadband subscribers to hold video telephony sessions with IP based videoconferencing end points.
"The driving philosophy of RADVISION has been the ubiquitous support for multimedia communications over any medium, any protocol, at any time," said Gadi Tamari, president and CEO of RADVISION. "Naturally, as videoconferencing as an application began to take hold in the 3G wireless space, RADVISION was there with its protocol and equipment expertise to provide service providers and enterprises with a solution that will enable them to immediately support 3G-based real-time multimedia communications solutions such as videoconferencing."
This new gateway is the first hardware product to be added to RADVISION's family of solutions for the wireless market. The gateway complements the company's existing 3G software development toolkit products, which includes its award-winning SIP and 3G-324M Toolkits for 3G equipment and application development, ideal for developing real-time multimedia-enabled 3G handsets, media servers, and the like.
3G stands for the third generation of wireless communication technology. It refers to improvements in wireless data and voice communications through a variety of proposed standards. Expectations for 3G include high-speed wireless access to the Internet, entertainment, information, e-commerce, interactive application sharing, real-time media streaming, and videoconferencing. 3G-324M is the only protocol today that enables 3G service providers to leverage circuit-switched channels to deliver low-latency, high-bandwidth throughput - necessary to support delay-sensitive applications such as wireless video conferencing, video streaming, and multimedia gaming.
The RADVISION Gateway supports the 3G-324M specifications from both the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for WCDMA and 3GPP2 for CDMA2000. These partnership bodies bring together a number of telecommunications standards groups to define a set of globally applicable technical specifications for 3G systems.
Because the Gateway is a compact PCI card and is part of the viaIP family of products, this gateway is also ideal for enterprises that are looking for a solution that supports both their existing IP or ISDN-based videoconferencing needs and also want to begin supporting employees who are using 3G-based wireless videoconferencing.
About RADVISION
RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice, video and data over IP and 3G networks. For more information please visit our website at www.radvision.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in RADVISION's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including RADVISION's Form 10-K Annual Report. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.
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China Telecom Tests 3G in Secret in Quanzhou
QUANZHOU, Feb 13, 2003 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- SinoCast - It is reported that China Telecom Fujian branch is secretly testing the CDMA 2000 in Quanzhou City of Fujian Province.
Execs of Fujian Telecom say the company may get 3G license this year, but it is worrying about the State Government would designate China Telecom to choose TD-SCDMA of Datang Telecommunications.
So, head of the company is hoping to choose the communications standard freely by negotiating with the Ministry of Information Industry. Now the company is testing the CDMA2000 that is not the upgrade of 2.5G PHS base stations. CDMA2000 is American 3G standard that adopted by China Unicom. China Group, the parents company of China Mobile, may adopt European WCDMA to upgrade its current GPRS networks.
China Telecom (HK: 0728) is to purchase its 5 provincial branches from 6 candidates. Up to now, no Chinese telecom carriers adopt Datang's TD-SCDMA.
From China Industrial News, Page 3, Thursday, February 13, 2003
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INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Marketing
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Taiwan's largest mobile carrier introduces MMS to fuel 3G
HONG KONG, Feb 13, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC) , the largest mobile carrier on the island, is introducing high- speed multimedia services like video and audio streaming to fuel its growth within the next few years, Taiwan media reported.
TCC was looking at rolling out its third-generation wireless system this year, although no fixed timetable had been set yet, the company said.
TCC Vice President Julian J.H. Lee told local media that TCC is going to launch a WCDMA (wireless code division multiple access) standard for 3G.
"We are also going to see a lot of new applications, especially on data transmissions services, to enter the market," Lee said.
TCC Chief Executive Officer Joseph Lee said he expected "a little bit" of growth in the wireless operator's business this year.
With a customer base of 6.2 million people, the company would stick to its tried and tested strategy to retain and attract clients, he added.Copyright 2003 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY.
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Motorola Continues to Drive and Deliver Complete 2.5G and 3G Solutions at
CANNES, France, Feb 17, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- 3GSM World Congress -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today accelerated market momentum through a series of 3G advances in handsets, integrated platforms, infrastructure and network services innovations. Through its efforts, operators can excite and stimulate the market's need for smarter and simpler wireless communications.
"Motorola's 2.5G and 3G offerings deliver smart solutions for consumers, operators, application developers and other handset manufacturers," said Mike Zafirovski, Motorola's president and chief operating officer. "Motorola has the edge when it comes to 3G. We understand what it takes to deliver compelling consumer experiences and to help operators turn this demand into revenue."
New innovative handsets -- for the ultimate consumer experience Motorola's three new GSM handsets -- the V600, A835 and C350 -- provide consumers advanced experiences in messaging (EMS and MMS), Java(TM), GPRS and UMTS, with brilliant colour screens and dynamic polyphonic speakers. The new products, applications and accessories build upon the strength of the company's 2002 offerings that included the first commercial 3G handset, the A830. Throughout 2003 Motorola promises mobile consumers will have a quick escape from those moments of microboredom, as the latest capabilities, including games, are integrated into new handsets.
V600
The Motorola V600 features a large display capable of supporting up to 64,000 colours and an integrated digital camera, ideal for displaying photos, creating custom screensavers or adding images to a visual caller-ID. Consumers can also use the V600's advanced Bluetooth technology to share these photo memories quickly and easily.
A835
With Motorola's latest 3G UMTS/WCDMA handset, including crystal clear graphics, video capabilities, rich colors, and new movement and sound technology, consumers will enjoy a gaming experience so close to reality that they will feel as though they're actually behind the wheel careering through the twists and turns of the Grand Prix. In addition, J2ME capable devices, like Motorola's A830 3G handset, now have access to the Reqwireless WebViewer(TM) application which enables users to view the same HTML websites they would from their desktop computer -- with the full graphical experience they have come to expect.
C350
The Motorola C350 recognises the consumer's desire for personal expression - with downloaded wallpaper, ring tones and screen savers, with different exterior housings, as well as MotoMixer that enables consumers to download and remix MIDI ring tones with ease. The C350 is a pocket-size pallet for the individual artist.
"Our new handsets build on the tremendous success of our 2002 introductions," said Tom Lynch, executive vice president and president of Motorola's Personal Communications Sector. "Today, there are more than 1.2 billion mobile handset users -- and there is plenty of opportunity for more growth through both new users and those who want to replace or upgrade their handsets. We are focused on building momentum. This means winning across all price points by working with wireless operators to innovate, create and deliver 'must have' products and 'gotta-do' mobile experiences."
Exciting gaming applications are also unveiled and showcased on the Motorola Stand Hall 1 - A21.
Motofolio: Content Distribution Offering
In addition to the handsets, Motorola introduces Motofolio, a Web-based wireless content publishing and sourcing system, providing rich content to operators and accompanying services to software developers, including financial reconciliation. Through Motofolio, Motorola offers network operators a "one-stop shop" for all content needs, allowing them to market differentiated offerings that help raise average revenue per user.
Motofolio is a key element of Motorola's end-to-end digital content distribution offering. It enables content distribution and provisioning systems to have access to Motorola's library of digital content featuring Java 2 Microedition (J2ME(TM))-based applications. This content includes popular, name-brand games as well as state-of-the-art, productivity-enhancing applications.
"Motorola has demonstrated its commitment to providing customised solutions that supply the demands of network operators," said Michael Bordelon, corporate vice president and general manager of the Consumer Experience Planning and Software organisation in Motorola's Personal Communications Sector. "Motofolio will allow a mutually beneficial exchange between operators and content developers, all based on Java technology, the preferred platform for application development."
Smartphone Platform and Reference Design
Further extending its innovation leadership, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector unveils i.Smart, its ultimate Smartphone integrated hardware and software platform and reference design. By combining integrated voice, imaging, personal productivity, infotainment and wireless networking services with exceptional flexibility and scalability across the 2.5G and 3G landscapes, Motorola supplies the latest in Smartphone technology and crucial time-to-market advantages to all handset manufacturers. Its approach simplifies design and enables handset technology to grow through platform solutions rather than components.
Demonstrating its further leadership, Motorola has also announced plans to provide the Elcoteq Network Corporation, the largest European electronics manufacturing services company with its 2.5G Innovative Convergence (i.250) platform -- a comprehensive silicon-to-software solution for building smart 2.5G Global System for Mobile Communication/General Packet Radio Service (GSM/GPRS) wireless handsets.
Pete Shinyeda, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola Wireless and Broadband Systems Group, comments, "We proved our expertise and success by partnering with Elcoteq and leading handset manufacturers, such as Siemens. We are now extending our reach by offering all manufacturers the latest in cutting-edge Smartphone technology for the ultimate competitive advantage and reduced time to market within this aggressive marketplace."
Driving 3G with Linux OS and Java Technology
To help fuel uptake of 3G services, Motorola has developed industry- leading products designed to drive solutions based on the Linux OS and Java technology. This is expected to expand the capabilities of mobile devices and pave the way for a variety of compelling applications that help simplify life.
Motorola has unveiled the first product based on this software system, the Motorola A760 mobile phone. The world's first Java+Linux handset, the Motorola A760 is the smallest and lightest device that combines phone functionality with an extensive multimedia PDA/PIM system. This multi- functional handset features an open application environment, as well as a colour touch screen, Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated camera, and an integrated video and MP3 player.
Additionally, Motorola Semiconductor Product Sector's i.Smart reference design will feature a Linux OS to help shorten development time. The integrated platform has the lowest part count in its class to help facilitate the manufacture of smaller, portable, and low-power systems. It is designed to allow advanced voice, image, video, and data capability on a single platform with an open standards interface.
Network Technological Expertise: The Ultimate Infrastructure Experience
By providing operators data capability solutions that deliver enhanced network speeds and boost performance, Motorola helps operators minimise expenses, enhance end-user experiences and increase revenue whether using GPRS, GPRS CS3/4 or EDGE, while migrating to 3G. Motorola recently provided compelling testimony to the capability of its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) by successfully demonstrating simultaneous voice and data calls on a commercial 3G handset, and will be demonstrating the capabilities of its end-to-end UMTS solution live on the Motorola stand.
Multi-vendor, multi-technology network services from its Lifecycle Services portfolio -- providing enhanced GSM network performance and GPRS optimisation that enable operators to improve and maximise the performance of their existing capitalised networks and gain substantial financial savings -- also will be showcased.
Adrian Nemcek, executive vice president, Motorola and president and chief executive officer Global Telecom Solutions Sector summarises Motorola's infrastructure strategy: "Profitable operator growth will only be achieved by enhancing the consumer experience through improved network quality and lower cost of ownership. We're leveraging our strength and leadership in radio access with new services, software and end-to-end systems solutions to give operators the flexibility they need to manage expenses and meet today's market demand while planning for tomorrow's networks."
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications. Sales in 2002 were $26.7 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important innovations that make things smarter and life better for people, honoured traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com
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NTT DoCoMo Chooses RADVISION's Advanced Gateway for Industry's First
GLEN ROCK, N.J., Feb 17, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) today announced that NTT DoCoMo, the world's largest 3G and mobile service provider, has selected the RADVISION viaIP gw-P20/M gateway as a component for its End-to-End Real-time Video Communications Platform for 3G, a trial service that enables real-time video telephony between users' 3G (FOMA) video phones and IP based H.323 video phones.
NTT-ME, a subsidiary of NTT East is an authorized distributor and partner for RADVISION solutions in Japan and worked closely with RADVISION to integrate the viaIP gw-P20/M gateway into the NTT-DoCoMo network. In a related press release, RADVISION also announced the general worldwide availability of its viaIP gw-P20/M gateway.
"The RADVISION gateway has superior quality, carrier-class reliability and multiprotocol functionality that enables our 3G customers' handsets to provide real time video communication with IP based video clients," said Mitsuru Kodama, Ph.D, Senior Manager, Mobile Multimedia Planning Department, Mobile Multimedia Division, NTT DoCoMo Inc. "DoCoMo has been a world leader in rolling out 3G wireless services and, with the introduction of 3G to IP real time multimedia gateway, we are further pioneering the power of broadband wireless."
"DoCoMo has been a pioneer in 3G wireless since the standard's initial inception and rollout and, by delivering gateway functionality for real time multimedia between its users over its 3G network and users of IP based video clients, it will further solidify this leadership position," said Gadi Tamari, president and CEO of RADVISION. "3G holds a huge potential for mobile communications and we are proud of the role RADVISION is playing in enabling the delivery of next generation, high margin advanced services to 3G subscribers."
NTT-BB, a subsidiary of NTT, will start trial service using DoCoMo's Realtime Video Communication Platform to deliver a 3G to H.323 service over DoCoMo's FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access) network.
The RADVISION viaIP gw-P20/M gateway is designed for service providers looking to capitalize on their 3G networks by offering value added, high margin multimedia services and real time bi-directional streaming of videoconferencing sessions between 3G-enabled cell phones and PDAs and multiple IP and ISDN-based videoconferencing systems. The gateway uses the 3G-324M standard for real time multimedia communications over WCDMA and CDMA2000 3G networks. The gateway also enables mobile videophones to utilize additional resources on the IP network such as multipoint conferencing bridges to host three or more parties in a single session, voice and video gatekeepers, and terminals.
3G stands for the third generation of wireless communication technology. It refers to improvements in wireless data and voice communications through a variety of proposed standards. Expectations for 3G include high-speed wireless access to the Internet, entertainment, information, e-commerce, interactive application sharing, real-time media streaming, and videoconferencing. 3G-324M is powerful protocol that enables 3G service providers to leverage circuit-switched channels to deliver low-latency, high-bandwidth throughput -- necessary to support delay-sensitive applications such as wireless video conferencing, video streaming, and multimedia gaming.
Additionally, as part of RADVISION's complete viaIP videoconferencing solution, the viaIP gw-P20/M gateway is also ideal for enterprises who are looking for a solution that supports both their existing IP or ISDN-based videoconferencing needs and also want to begin supporting employees who are using 3G-based wireless videoconferencing.
About RADVISION
RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice, video and data over IP and 3G networks. For more information please visit our website at www.radvision.com .
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in RADVISION's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including RADVISION's Form 10-K Annual Report. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.
CONTACT: RADVISION
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Ericsson Workforce Shrinks
Feb 14, 2003 (Communications Today/PBI Media via COMTEX) -- Ericsson [Nasdaq: ERICY] moved toward its target of cutting another 4,000 jobs this year with word that it lay off 1,200 workers in its information technology units, saying it needs fewer people to support its own computer networks. About 700 of the positions will be cut in Sweden, and 500 in other countries.
The latest layoffs come after the Swedish company trimmed 7,100 jobs from its workforce in the fourth quarter, bringing its total headcount down to 64,600. It expects to have less than 60,000 employees by the end of this year. Ericsson, which reported its ninth consecutive quarterly loss earlier this month, is the No. 1 provider of wireless network equipment, but is struggling to return to profitability. In April, the company will have a new leader of its turnaround efforts. Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of lock manufacturer Assa Abloy, will replace CEO Kurt Hellstroem, who has opted to retire in April.
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Investec Changes EPS Estimate of InterDigital Communications Corp.
Feb 14, 2003 (Nelson's Broker Summaries via COMTEX) --Company: InterDigital Communications Corp. (nasdaq:IDCC)
Report Headline: "INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - IDCC BEATS Q4 EXPECTATIONS"
Report Date: February 12, 2003
Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2003]: 0.20
Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY [FY2003]: 0.14
Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q1]: 0.01
Previous EPS Estimate for Current Quarter [Q1]: -0.01
Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2004]: N/A
Previous EPS Estimate for Next FY [FY2004]: N/A
Current Recommendation: AccumulateResearch Firm: Investec
Analyst: Scot Robertson
Industry: Telecom Equipmenthttp://www.nelnet.comCopyright 2003, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
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InterDigital Communications Corp. Consensus Recommendation: Strong Buy
Feb 14, 2003 (Nelson's Broker Summaries via COMTEX) --Company: InterDigital Communications Corp. (nasdaq:IDCC)
Consensus Recommendation: Strong Buy
(Strong Buy: 1, Buy: 1, Hold: 0, Underperform: 0, Sell: 0)
Quarter Consensus Estimate [Q1]: -0.01
FY Consensus Estimate [FY2003]: 0.67
Next FY Consensus Estimate [FY2004]: N/A
Industry: Telecom Equipmenthttp://www.nelnet.comCopyright 2003, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
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Vesper initiates CDMA2000 1xEV-DO tests
Brazil, Feb 14, 2003 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- Brazilian local exchange
carrier Vesper has begun tests of its trial-phase CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network, the
company said in a press release.
The operator will use 100 test subjects which will evaluate daily the following
variables: signal quality, installation simplicity, data transmission speed,
technical support, among others.
Vesper expects to launch 1xEV-DO services in the Sao Paulo metro region before
the end of March, making it Latin America's first 3G operator. Equipment will be
supplied by Canada's Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT).
CDMA technology was patented by US-based supplier Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), which
is also Vesper's controlling shareholder.
Vesper provides voice and data services in 165 Brazilian municipalities,
including 17 state capitals, in the country's southeast, north, and northeast
regions.
In November last year Vesper purchased three PCS licenses. However, according to
local regulations the licenses can only be used on the 1800MHz band, designated
solely for GSM technology. Vesper is currently trying to convince the local
regulator Anatel to bend the rules so that it can use its 1900MHz spectrum for
fixed-wireless services to launch CDMA-based mobile services.
URL: http://www.bnamericas.com
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KEYWORD: Brazil
SUBJECT CODE: Mobile Telephony
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Wall Street Journal: Ericsson's operating chief is expected to stay at
RELATED SYMBOLS: (ERICD)
Feb 14, 2003, (Wall Street Journal /FT Information via COMTEX) -- A spokeswoman
for Swedish firm Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson has said that chief operating officer
Per-Arne Sandstrom will remain in the company despite the appointment of
Carl-Henric Svanberg as the new chief executive officer. The Ericsson
spokeswoman claims that Mr. Svanberg and Mr. Sandstrom already met yesterday to
discuss "how they will define their future roles."
Abstracted from: The Wall St Journal (US Edition)
Copyright 2003: Financial Times Information. All rights reserved
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Europe
Western Europe
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Radio TV Broadcast & Wireless Communications Equipment
Mfg
SUBJECT CODE: Appointments
Board Changes
Company News
General News
Human Resources & Employment
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ZyrayWireless: Zyray Wireless puts a new spin on dual mode 3G handsets
San Diego, CA, Feb 14, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The rapid development
of dual mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets is a significant step closer following
the introduction of ZyrayWireless` SPINNERchip1.0 WCDMA basebandprocessor
solution. Sampling began ahead of schedule and a complete dual mode WCDMA &
GSM/GPRS solution will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes.
Proven to connect to a majority of market-leading GSM/GPRS basebandsolutions,
Zyray`sSPINNERchip1.0 single chip WCDMA FDD basebandprocessor began sampling
last month. The solution uses a standard memory interface to connect to existing
GSM/GPRS basebandprocessors.
"As an add-on to an existing GSM/GPRS terminal design, SPINNERchip1.0 provides
handset manufacturers with the lowest-risk, lowest-cost path to dual-mode
GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets,"said Werner Sievers, President and CEO of
ZyrayWireless. "This solution is key to reducing a customer`s development cycle
time, maximizing hardware and software reuse and reducing development costs.
Significant BOM (Bill of Materials) savings can also be achieved."
SPINNERchip1.0 can provide handset manufacturers with a time advantage of up to
12 months and can reduce the cost of a handset development project by as much as
$3 million. By utilizing this dual chip strategy, per handset savings are
estimated at between $10 - $20.
SPINNERchip1.0 is a 3GPPRelease 99 March 2002 compliant FDD basebandprocessor,
supporting 384kbps operation in uplink and downlink and integrating all
functionality required for WCDMA operation into a single chip. The chip includes
support for WCDMA ciphering, a programmable analog I/Q RF interface, and an
optional USIM interface.
SPINNERchip1.0 includes on-chip programmable power management and proprietary
interference cancellation algorithms that provide enhanced Bit Error Rate
performance at minimum power consumption. Currently available in a 16x16mm
280-pin LFBGA test package, the chip will be supplied in a 180-pin, 10x10mm
LFBGA production package. SPINNERchip1.0 is supplied with a comprehensive
customer development package that includes the SPINNER evaluation board.
Zyraywill demonstrate SPINNERchip1.0, Stand F33, Hall 2 at the 3GSM World
Congress, February 18th - 21st, Cannes, France.
Notes to editors:
SPINNER is a registered trademark of ZyrayWireless.
For your convenience, Zyrayhas made a selection of high-resolution logos and
images available for download at the ZyrayWireless website:
www.zyraywireless.com/3GSMCenter
About ZyrayWireless
ZyrayWireless is developing the SPINNER family of WCDMA and Space-Time
Processing IP and semiconductor products. SPINNERchipenables low-risk, low-cost
evolution of existing GSM/GPRS products to dual-mode WCDMA & GSM/GPRS solutions.
SPINNERstputilizes Multiple Antenna and Space-Time Processing technology to
reduce power consumption and improve performance of WLAN and cellular devices.
ZyrayWireless has been ranked tenth on the list of "Top 50 Companies to Watch in
2002" in "Electronics Industry's Movers and Shakers" published by Reed Business
Information.
CONTACT: Michael Civiello, VP of Marketing and Business Development,
ZyrayWireless Tel: +1 858 704 1008 Fax: +1 858 362 0236 WWW:
http://www.zyraywirelesss.com Kevin Taylor/Clare Bragg,
CompanycareCommunications Tel: +44 (0)118 939 5900 Fax: +44 (0)118 959 9595
e-mail: kevin@companycare.com e-mail: clare@companycare.com
M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2
PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2
PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web.
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MICROSOFT: Avoid London and the congestion charges by becoming a mobile
London, England, Feb 14, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- With the London
Congestion Charging starting on the 17th February, small businesses could save
up to GBP1,000 a year per employee on avoiding the drive into the office in
Central London by becoming mobile businesses.
With the right equipment and software to work productively away from the office,
small businesses with drivers facing a daily charge of GBP5 to enter London City
Centre can save a lot, enabling them to invest in their business' development
instead.
John Coulthard, Microsoft small business manager, said:
"The London Congestion Charge will hit the bottom line of small businesses in
the South East particularly hard and at Microsoft we are doing everything we can
to make remote working easier for small businesses, enabling them to be mobile,
and hopefully increase their business in the process. On top of Windows XP and
Office XP being the most secure and reliable desktop productivity package
available, they also have all the capabilities of making mobile working easy and
painless".
Research company Gartner reckons that by the end of 2007, 70 per cent of what it
calls "office workers" will carry at least three mobile devices, but very few
small businesses, it seems, have formulated a structured mobile strategy so far.
Yet it's becoming increasingly apparent that the lack of mobile policies can
seriously hamper small businesses' balance sheet.
Below are some essential tips to help your business become mobile:
1. Look at what you have Do an audit of existing mobile devices being used by
employees from mobile phones to handheld computers. Specifically check what
applications are being used. Is the software compatible with the company's
desktop applications? When they connect to the desktop and 'synchronise' their
devices, can they do any harm to the network?
2. Don't get confused Don't be hustled by the 'noise' surrounding new and
emerging mobile technologies such as wireless and 'always-on' 3G and GPRS. When
buying new mobile equipment for your workforce, look at the individual needs of
your employees first and then select the most appropriate technology.
3. Don't be stingy Don't go for the cheapest option. Cut-price and hand-me-down
portables don't cut it in the corporate workspace and will cost you more in
support and downtime in the long-term.
4. Test first Test the equipment in the field. Does the equipment need to be
robust to withstand a sudden downpour or accidental knocks? Can you read the
screen in bright sunlight? How easy is it to synchronise with the company
network? Calendar and email functions should seamlessly interact with office
networks and organisation tools. Can you reply, forward and delete emails
without hassle? Do you need remote printing?
5. Get the right applications Are the devices applications specific or can
applications and data be pushed to the portable, typically via a secure Internet
connection? Companies are increasingly using Intranet and Web portals to enable
employees to grab oven-ready information and applications on the hoof. But make
sure that information is formatted to suit individual devices. A postage stamp
screen on a handheld computer or mobile phone might not cope well with a rich
multi-media page downloaded from the company's internal Web pages.
6. Make the most of the mobile phone Make sure that employees get optimum use
out of their mobiles. Initiate training days and encourage the swapping of
experiences, user tips and potential pitfalls. Create a user community on
internal Web pages where experiences can be discussed and patch in IT managers
and back office staff.
7. Fully utilise the equipment Make sure you get maximum value out of the
equipment. If mobile workers are only using their laptops etc for checking email
and calendars and are still returning to the office to pick up essential
documents, look at how they can tap in remotely to the corporate network for
specs, maps, customer details etc.
8. Support is the key Provide at least the same level of support to mobile
workers as you would your desk-based workers. They will probably need more. You
might need to troubleshoot 24/7 for certain groups who might need to connect to
the corporate network in different time zones on dodgy connections. Microsoft's
latest operating system, Windows XP Professional, allows - with your permission
- a colleague or technical support person who is also running Windows XP to
access your machine remotely, see your screen, and control your mouse and
keyboard, while helping you fix a technical problem.
9. Be on top of security Security is key. Ensure data is frequently synchronised
and backed up via the office server in case of loss or damage, ensure users
password protect data on mobiles and use encryption where appropriate for
sensitive data.
For further information about mobility visit Microsoft's online resource for
small businesses at www.bCentral.co.uk
About Microsoft bCentral.co.uk:
Microsoft bCentral.co.uk is Microsoft's online destination for small businesses,
offering business-critical information, services and advice to small businesses
across the UK. The website gives comprehensive advice and tips on marketing,
finance, technology and administration, and has an average of 75,000 visitors
per month, a number that has grown by 100% since January 2002.
Microsoft bCentral.co.uk is located on the Web at www.bCentral.co.uk.
CONTACT: Anna Terrell, August.One Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 8434 5683
e-mail: anna.terrell@augustone.com Kirstina Reitan, August.One Communications
Tel: +44 (0)20 8434 5559 e-mail: kirstina.reitan@augustone.com
M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2
PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2
PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web.
Inquiries to info@m2.com.
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WCDMA VS. CDMA2000 - A BALANCED aSSESSMENT
Feb 14, 2003 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of statement. Contact details
below.)
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 14 PRNewswire - AsiaNet - Has the last year's downturn for the
wireless industry and delays in 3G fundamentally changed the operator's options
for 3G evolution? In a new report "Operator Options for 3G Evolution" leading
wireless advisor Northstream gives an independent view on the hot topic of
operators' choice between the two rivalling technologies WCDMA and CDMA2000.
According to the Northstream analysis WCDMA will be the dominant 3G technology
in the long term, mainly because of the fact that operators in the dominating
GSM-network already have or will opt for WCDMA.
The report gives Northstream's independent view on the matter, assessing GSM,
CDMA and TDMA operator technology evolution options to WCDMA or CDMA2000.
- We have tried to cast the pride and prejudices aside when analysing this
controversial issue, says Bengt Nordstroem, CEO of Northstream.
-- We have made use of a few key observations, central to our view of the matter
but not always acknowledged by all parties discussing technology evolution. With
these observations in mind, we can more easily distinguish relevant facts from
over-simplistic or invalid arguments, all of which exist in the current
evolution discussion.
-- A technology evolution path decision should be driven by the future
profitability impact that the decision will have: with which technology can the
operator maximize his future revenue. Which path requires least additional
investment, considering the legacy situation?
-- A technology evolution path decision is a long-term decision. Because a
technology generation shift is generally very expensive it cannot be done often,
and therefore it is irrelevant what is gained in the short term if the 5-10 year
profitability impact is negative.
-- Bad services do not mean bad networks technology. The introduction of data
services decouples the service offering from the network technology. This means
that an operator can easily fail to offer compelling services despite having an
excellent underlying network technology.
-- Higher data rates as such are not a main driver for data services uptake. The
services envisaged for mass-market adoption of mobile data are typically not
data rate demanding.
- We conclude that GSM operators generally will choose the WCDMA evolution path,
says Bengt Nordstroem.
According to the report, investment reusability, gradual investments, simpler
service migration, more attractive services (primarily roaming) and a better
long-term terminal market, combine to make this decision rather simple. GSM
operators who face difficulties to find spectrum for a WCDMA deployment, for
example in North America, should rather use EDGE as bridging technology until
spectrum for WCDMA becomes available, than choosing a CDMA2000 evolution.
For CdmaOne operators the generally preferable path is to evolve its network to
CDMA2000 1X (which has similar service-enabling capabilities to GPRS) and then
on to DO and/or DV. Spectrum availability, investment reusability, gradual
investments, simpler service migration and lack of CDMA/WCDMA terminals, combine
to make this a straightforward decision.
For a TDMA operator we view both WCDMA- and CDMA-based evolution paths as
feasible. High economies-of-scale, more attractive services (primarily roaming)
and a more attractive long term terminals market all speak for WCDMA. Against
these factors stand the prospects of simpler spectrum management, gradual
investments enabled by AMPS/CDMA terminals and higher investment reusability,
which speak in favour of CDMA2000. Whichever option is adopted the TDMA
operators will have to make sure they have the solid backing of its suppliers to
provide them with confidence in making this difficult decision.
- An overall conclusion is that GSM/GPRS will continue to dominate the global
market for years to come, says Bengt Nordstroem.
-- WCDMA will be the dominant 3G technology in the long term, considering the
dominance
of existing 3G networks and already made decisions on GSM-to-WCDMA evolution
The full report can be downloaded from www.northstream.se
Meet us in Cannes at the 3GSM World Congress, Hall 2 stand F57 and Hospitality
Suite 301 and 303, or follow the event through live updates at
www.northstream.se.
About Northstream:
Northstream provides strategic technology and business advice to the global
wireless industry. Northstream has assembled a multinational team with some of
the world's best experts and analysts on wireless communication business and
technology.
Northstream's list of clients include several of the world's leading operators
and system suppliers, e.g. Vodafone, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom, Orange,
Sonera, Telia, Mitsubishi, Ericsson, Nokia, Lucent and Microsoft, as well as
some of the leading investment banks and financial institutions. Northstream is
established in Stockholm (Sweden), Sophia Antipolis (France) and Tokyo (Japan).
SOURCE Northstream
CONTACT: Bengt Nordstroem, CEO,
+46-705-58-47-09
or
Tommy Ljunggren, Public Relations, Manager,
+46-705-91-00-64 or pressnorthstream.se,
both of Northstream
Web Site: http://www.northstream.se
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INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Telecommunications
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