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LTE - HSPA Evolution Asia 2008, Oct. 8-10, Hong Kong
http://www.networkevolutionvision.com/newt/l/networkevolution/hspa.
Conference Sponsors: IDCC and QCOM.
Broadband Internet access has become a market reality for the Asian mobile industry and 2008 will bring further innovation in the road to LTE. In keeping with these market developments and building on the successes of our previous HSxPA and LTE events in Asia and Europe , Informa Telecoms & Media's 3rd LTE & HSPA Evolution Asia, will provide current updates on the industry progress from implementation, deployment and commercialization of HSxPA networks and services as well as evaluate the future evolutions of this technology towards LTE.
This timely and informative conference, endorsed by FMCA, IPv6 Forum, GSA, WiFi Alliance , UMTS Forum & UMTS TDD Alliance , is the ANNUAL meeting place for the industry players across the LTE & HSPA ecosystem.
Key Highlights Include :
§ Top-Notched High Level Speaker Panel Across Asia And Internationally Including 10+ Operator Case Studies & Presentations from 10 countries
§ Comprehensive Market-Driven, Operator-Led Agenda covering issues from:
o Industry Think Tank: Visualising the Optimum Operator Roadmap for Next Generation Broadband Services
o Applications & Services In Perspective Roundtable : How Can the Mobile Industry Better Support the Development of Innovative & Profitable Applications?
o Regulators Roundtable : Revolutionising Current Regulatory Regime To Stimulate Broadband Access Towards Economic Growth
o Reaching New Markets Panel Discussion : Is LTE The Technology Suited To Bridge The "Digital-Divide" Between Urban And Rural Areas?
o Handset & Device Manufacturers Fireside Chat : Evaluating The Evolution of Next Generation Devices
o Technology Debate : Should Competing Standards WiMAX And LTE Be Unified Into One Standard?
o Partnership Forum Chat : Leveraging Industry Partnerships To Collectively Deliver The LTE Vision
§ Bookable Separately - Evening Workshops * 9 October 2008
1. LTE Applications & Usage Implications Workshop led by Dr Karim Taga, MD, Arthur.D.Little , Austria
2. Technical Workshop – Mobile Broadband Roadmap
STAFF'S RESPONSE TO INTERDIGITAL’S MOTION TO REOPEN THE RECORD
TO ADMIT CERTAIN ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
On July 23, 2008, Complainant InterDigital filed its Motion to Reopen the Record to
Admit Certain Additional Exhibits (“Motion”). The Commission Investigative Staff (“Staff”)
understands that the Judge has requested a shortened response time. Accordingly, the Staff
submits the following brief response.
InterDigital seeks to admit two categories of documents consisting of 11 total exhibits:
(1) Samsung’s FCC filings; and (2) two complaints filed in U.S. District Court which list
Samsung as a co-plaintiff (collectively, the “Exhibits”). For purposes of the Staff’s response,
these categories will be treated together. For the reasons discussed below, the Staff submits that
the Motion should be denied.
InterDigital seeks to admit documents that were not the subject of any testimony during
the six-day evidentiary hearing. InterDigital speculates that Samsung’s the Staff’s opposition
“appear[s] calculated to avoid admission of further harmful evidence . . . .” Motion at 3. If the
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Exhibits are as “harmful” to Samsung’s and the Staff’s positions as InterDigital contends, then
InterDigital should have realized the need to obtain testimony regarding them during the
evidentiary hearing. InterDigital’s complaint that it would have been “impractical” to have
addressed “all potentially relevant documents” (Motion at 2 n.1) during the evidentiary hearing
misses the point because InterDigital is not now seeking to admit “all potentially relevant
documents.” Instead, InterDigital is seeking to admit only the 11 Exhibits, which could have
easily been made the subject of testimony during the six-day evidentiary hearing if InterDigital
thought it was important enough at the time.
Furthermore, InterDigital’s own arguments concerning what the Exhibits would be used
for themselves demonstrate why the Motion should be denied. In its Motion, InterDigital
provides a one-sided characterization of the meaning and significance of the Exhibits with no
reference to any testimony. If the Exhibits are admitted, InterDigital would no doubt do the
same in its post-hearing briefs, with no opportunity for any party to examine or cross-examine
any witness on the Exhibits. Accordingly, it would simply be unfair to admit these exhibits with
no opportunity for Samsung or the Staff to obtain factual testimony regarding these Exhibits.
Lastly, InterDigital devotes much of its Motion to arguing that the Exhibits should be
admitted because they are relevant, self-authenticating, and otherwise comply with the Federal
Rules of Evidence. Again, that observation misses the point. That the Exhibits might meet
certain standards to make them eligible for admission does not mean that the Exhibits should be
admitted.
InterDigital failed to make these Exhibits the subject of any testimony; in so doing, it
failed to allow the other parties any opportunity to obtain testimony regarding the Exhibits.
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Because it would be unfair and severely prejudicial to admit the Exhibits under these
circumstances, the Motion should be denied.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Benjamin Levi
Lynn I. Levine, Director
Thomas S. Fusco, Supervisory Attorney
Benjamin Levi, Investigative Attorney
OFFICE OF UNFAIR IMPORT INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
Washington, D.C. 20436
202.205.2781
202.205.2158 (Facsimile)
July 23, 2008
http://edisweb.usitc.gov/edismirror/337-601/Violation/305790/373793/b4/9ca25c.pdf
Please email a copy to hydro_gen@yahoo.com
I also sent him a "fan-o-gram" pointing out a of his few blatant omissions. No response as I do not expect one.
THANKS and Peace,
Jim
Are Patents Headed For Extinction?
IRVINE, CALIF. - Successful free enterprise requires an effective system of property ownership rights. Economists like Hernando de Soto believe that such rights are the underpinning of capitalism and explain how for decades America's strong patent system has fostered economic growth and innovation in the face of intensifying international competition. Although many factory jobs have moved overseas, knowledge workers have enjoyed improved living standards in the United States.
That picture will change for the worse if the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145), now being considered by the Senate, is enacted in its present form. This bill, together with two recent patent-unfriendly Supreme Court rulings, represents one of the worst assaults on intellectual property protection in the 218-year history of our patent system.
By undermining the value and certainty of patents, the bill could inflict a long-term blow on our economy, innovation and innovative companies--particularly small, entrepreneurial medical technology companies. That's bad news for patients, clinicians and our health care system. These companies devise revolutionary medical technologies that save lives and lower costs by shortening hospital stays, reducing medical errors, and eliminating risky procedures. But these inventions require entrepreneurial spirit and huge investments, which are only encouraged by adequate patent protection.
Investing in medical technology start-ups is a high-stakes gamble. These inventions require years of costly research and development, clinical testing and regulatory approval before they can be marketed. Many great ideas never make it. Investors need assurance that a new venture's patents are secure.
I would never have been able to raise (after mortgaging my condo) the nearly $100 million required to develop and market our breakthrough pulse oximeters if I couldn't offer the assurance that the devices would be protected from marauders. In fact, in 2004, a jury awarded Masimo (nasdaq: MASI - news - people ) $134 million in a patent case against our dominant rival, which infringed our patents shortly after we introduced our product.
The harm the new patent bill promises to inflict on innovation and property rights far outweighs any possible benefit from any worthwhile provisions.
Three provisions are especially troubling. One would restrict damages levied on infringers in patent lawsuits by basing the award on the price difference between the infringing and previous product. Every consumer knows that new products--PCs, software, cellphones, for instance--that incorporate cool new features are often sold at the same or lower price than previous versions. Under this scenario, the inventor whose innovation was taken from him would probably receive no damages under S. 1145.
Another onerous change would diminish a patent's value by permitting it to be challenged not just for a relatively short period of time after it is granted, but for its entire life.
Then there's the disturbing "Pre-Grant Publication" section of the bill. The patent grant is a bargain between an inventor and the public that was conferred by the Constitution. In return for disclosing his invention, the inventor is given a limited time (15 to 20 years) to exclude others from using it. However, the current proposal would require him to disclose his ideas well before he is told what protection, if any, he will receive in return. That is not right.
In fact, this bill may turn out to be a severe blow to a patent system that has already been significantly eroded by two recent Supreme Court rulings. In May 2006, in eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) vs. MercExchange, the Court limited the use of permanent injunctions in infringement cases. Then in April 2007, in KSR International vs. Teleflex (nyse: TFX - news - people ), the Court lowered the standard for demonstrating that a patent is invalid because it appears obvious.
The full impact of these rulings remains unclear. Accordingly, I recommend that Congress either postpone new patent legislation or eliminate the provisions that will weaken our patent system, until we can gauge the effect of these decisions.
In making this proposal, I was inspired by a story that one of my engineering professors used to tell to highlight the importance of feedback and control theory. "If people had paused to see how many buffaloes they had already killed before they killed more, the buffaloes would not have become practically extinct." Likewise, if Congress enacts this legislation--which was conceived prior to the Supreme Court rulings--before assessing the impact of those rulings, patent protection could go the way of the buffalo.
This patent bill is being promoted by America's largest information technology companies, notably IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ), Cisco (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ), HP (nyse: HPQ - news - people ), Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ). Even though these companies have flourished under the protection of the existing patent system, they are now attacking it.
Perhaps they don't recognize the unintended consequences of the changes they're seeking. But the Chinese certainly do. In a November 2007 article in Chinese Intellectual Property News, Cheng Yongshun, a respected Chinese intellectual property judge, wrote that this bill will be "friendlier to the infringers than to the patentees in general, as it will make the patent less reliable, easier to be challenged and cheaper to be infringed." That, of course, will allow more knockoff Chinese products to flood the U.S. market.
So while the supporters of this bill may benefit in the short term from unrestrained patent infringement, I believe that they and the rest of the world will suffer in the long run.
American ingenuity and innovation are beacons of progress for the world. But they can't survive without strong intellectual property protection. At a time when our economy is slowing and health care costs continue to rise, lawmakers must encourage innovation by strengthening patent protection rather than weakening it. Regrettably, this bill, as it now stands, would do the latter.
Joe Kiani is the founder and CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based Masimo.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/22/patent-laws-kiani-oped-cx_jki_0225patent.html?partner=yahootix
ALERT YOUR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE TODAY!
Peace, Hydro_gen
OT dolphinsmike re screenprint capture
FWIW, I have used Screenprint for simple user defined screen capture for years. It is free and can be downloaded from
http://www.download.com/Screen-Print-Capture-32/3000-2384_4-10188787.html
They have a $$ version that has additional features if needed, yet, the free version should work to capture your charts.
Peace, Hydro_gen
OT: Adobe to Word conversion try this one.......
http://www.pdf-to-html-word.com/
5 page conversion limit for the FREE version and it is not perfect, yet, it works and is free....
Peace, Hydro_gen
InterDigital to Present at the AeA Classic Financial Conference
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2007--InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) announced today that the company will present at the AeA Classic Financial Conference in Monterey, California on November 5 and 6, 2007.
Company executives will present InterDigital's strategy, business update, and the company's unique positioning to capitalize on growth trends in the wireless industry.
InterDigital's presentation will be webcast on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). To access the live audio web cast, visit www.interdigital.com. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the conference.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
CONTACT: InterDigital, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jack Indekeu, +1 610-878-7800
jack.indekeu@interdigital.com
or
Investor Contact:
Janet Point, +1 610-878-7800
janet.point@interdigital.com
SOURCE: InterDigital, Inc.
Peace, ALL and have a swell weekend!!
Hydro_gen
Regulators to Investigate Qualcomm Again
(here it goes again....IDCC mentioned at end of article)
Monday September 17, 6:10 pm ET
By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Business Writer
Qualcomm Faces New Investigation by Federal Trade Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal agency that earlier this year barred imports of new mobile phone models containing Qualcomm Inc. chips said Monday it has begun another investigation of the wireless technology company.
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it is granting a request by Nokia Corp. to investigate certain imports of Qualcomm's wireless communications chips and products that include them, such as cell phones.
The investigation opens another front in the legal battle over patents between Nokia and Qualcomm. The two companies are battling each other in U.S. courts in Texas and California, and the ITC is already investigating Nokia for alleged patent infringement, in response to a Qualcomm request in 2006.
Nokia filed its own complaint with the ITC in August alleging that Qualcomm's chips violate five of its patents. A spokeswoman for Qualcomm wasn't immediately able to comment on the matter.
The ITC is an independent agency that investigates unfair trade practices and performs economic research on U.S. trade agreements. The agency can also bar imports of products that infringe U.S. patents and trademarks.
In June, the ITC banned some high-end phones with Qualcomm chips after finding that Qualcomm violated a patent held by Broadcom Corp. for conserving battery power.
Last week, however, a federal court issued a stay of that decision, at least as it applies to mobile phone makers such as Motorola Inc. and some wireless carriers, including AT&T Inc.'s wireless division. The court's stay will allow cell phone makers and wireless carriers to continue to import phones with Qualcomm chips while the companies appeal the ITC's ruling.
Qualcomm's chips by themselves are still barred under the ITC's June decision, but most of the chips enter the United States already included in cell phones.
In addition to the 2006 complaint by Qualcomm, Nokia is subject a second investigation by the ITC.
InterDigital Inc., based in King of Prussia, Pa., charged last month that Nokia's new N75 handset infringes two of its patents and requested an investigation, which the ITC initiated last week. InterDigital develops wireless technologies that it licenses to other companies.
Qualcomm's shares fell 20 cents to $38.80 in after-hours trading, after finishing regular trading down 43 cents to $39.
Will the IDCC "cone of silence be broken?"
I firmly think that last Friday's news was intentionally misleading and the press releases were issued to #1 let all know about AAPL and #2 release to CONFUSE ALL about AAPL Now the BIG question is WHY?? I think IDCC has something in the bag.........
OT: Look for the HOOTERS girls, they are on MY team and I am sure g-man will be there IF the mrs. is not too close by (HAPPY ANNIVERSIARY btw!!!!) I cannot wait to defend my Texas Title and YES AKNF is correct!!
ronnie, THANKS for the repost of an oldie but a goldie....laughed my A** off
ALL near NC are invited 9/22 Tanglewood NC.....there is a link to the March of Dimes chili event on my site www.coupons4winston.com
Peace all, Hydro_gen
Want a 3G iPhone for Christmas?
Join the club. Even Steve Jobs says he wishes the iPhone surfed the Web "a little faster" than it does on AT&T's GSM/EDGE network.
With the reports this week that Apple (AAPL) is about to sign with this or that overseas provider, rumors are flying once again that the company is set to introduce a faster iPhone in the European market, where so-called third-generation (3G) cellphone networks are better established than they are in the U.S. (For a primer on the difference between 2G and 3G cellphones, see Bandwidth 101: Why the iPhone Is So Slow.)
So far, none of the 3G rumors has proved true.
The latest bit of misinformation on this front comes from Robert Cringely, whose column for PBS this week is subtitled "Expect a 3G iPhone for Christmas."
"It is my understanding," he writes, "that Apple and AT&T are planning a fall rollout for full 3G iPhone service, with technical trials already underway in certain AT&T markets."
Because he "can't believe that even Steve [Jobs] would make us buy new phones" only months after the iPhone's debut, Cringely spins an elaborate fantasy: inside the 2G iPhone, he speculates, Apple has hidden a 3G chipset and is just waiting for Christmas to turn it on. Or, as Cringely puts it:
It is very likely that a firmware upgrade will awaken the 3G within all you iPhone owners.
If only it were that easy.
Two analysts I checked with -- Jupiter's Micheal Gartenberg and Spark Capital's Todd Dagres -- both agree that a firmware upgrade wouldn't do the trick. To send and receive data at 3G speeds, the iPhone needs new hardware: specifically, a 3G radio. And photographs of disassembled iPhones show no such thing. I don't know much about cellphone chipsets, but I can read the specs on the Skyworks amplifier shown at right: "Power Amplifier Module for Quad-band GSM/EDGE," which is what you would expect in a Quad-band GSM/EDGE cellphone.
But don't take my word for it. When the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg asked Steve Jobs about his plans for a building a 3G iPhone, this is what Jobs said:
Mr. Jobs: When we looked at 3G, the chipsets are not quite mature, in the sense that they're not low-enough power for what we were looking for. They were not integrated enough, so they took up too much physical space. We cared a lot about battery life and we cared a lot about physical size. Down the road, I'm sure some of those tradeoffs will become more favorable towards 3G but as of now we think we made a pretty good doggone decision.
WSJ: Can you say whether 3G technology has evolved to the point where you're already working on including that in the next edition of the iPhone?
Mr. Jobs: No, we just don't comment on future stuff. (link)
So, if you're waiting for a 3G iPhone this Christmas: 1) Don't expect it to arrive as a free upgrade; and 2) don't expect Apple to tell you about it until it's good and ready.
Meanwhile, the iPhone works pretty well on Wi-Fi networks, if you can find one nearby that isn't locked down.
July 07, 2007
http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/07/want-an-g3-ipho.html
There are some VERY GOOD embedded links within the article above. Click on the link to explore further.
Hydro_gen
Loop, thank you for ALL that you do! You said "We must also remember that 3g has not been launched in the USA. Thus, infringement actions are not available at this time" According to Cingular's web site, 3G HAS been launched in the USA already in 15 States +DC and 61 cities. (Cingular also list a 3G UMTS/HSDPA handset <looks like HTC, maybe that is why 'they' are not infringing> and a Sierra wireless Aircard):
Arizona
Chandler
Gilbert
Glendale
Mesa
Peoria
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Tempe
Tucson
California
Berkeley
Chula Vista
Daly City
Escondido
Fremont
Hayward
Oakland
Oceanside
Richmond
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
District of Columbia
Washington
Georgia
Atlanta
Illinois
Aurora
Chicago
Elgin
Joliet
Indiana
Gary
Massachusetts
Boston
Cambridge
Lowell
Maryland
Baltimore
Nevada
Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Paradise
Spring Valley
Sunrise Manor
New Jersey
Jersey City
Newark
New York
New York
Oregon
Portland
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Garland
Grand Prairie
Houston
Irving
Pasadena
Plano
Richardson
San Antonio
Utah
Salt Lake City
West Valley
Virginia
Alexandria
Arlington
Washington
Bellevue
Seattle
Here is a link to Cingular's 3G online presentation: http://www.cingular.com/learn/3g/
Here is the phone list: http://business.cingular.com/businesscenter/phones-devices/all-phones/?_requestid=2401
Have a good day ALL.
Hydro_gen
Sanity on an INSANE day! GREAT POST eom
OT: I would guess a bit bucket is similar to a spit bucket, a little bit could be a lotta spit.....
Hydro_gen
RE: interesting read: I was not suprised to not see IDCC mentioned anywhere in this draft document, using the ETSI Database, from April 31st 2002. Must have been because IDCC did not file the bulk of their declarations with the ETSI till April 2004.
An excerpt from page 40:
"Appendix. Patents related to GSM and UMTS
To identify the essential IP’s (Intellectual Property Rights) in the GSM standard, we used a database provided by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).14 ETSI requires its members to notify essential IPRs, and publishes these in the form of a written and electronic document that is regularly updated.15 We used the ETSI database as of April 31st 2002 to get an overview of essential patents in GSM and UMTS.
The “original” ETSI list contains 1613 declarations belonging to the GSM project and some 6000 patents listed as essiential UMTS patents. However, many of these are equivalents since most companies apply for patents in more than one country, and often all of these are reported to ETSI. We used the EspaceNet online database of the EPO (European Patent Office) to eliminate such double counts.16 Based on search criteria such as the patent number (or, in some cases, the patent application number or the title), the database supplies a list of all patent documents worldwide that are equivalent to the original hit. In this way, we were able to reduce the original 1613 entries to 242 patents.17 Out of these, 165 were found to have a US equivalent. Five patents, which were still only in the application stage, were excluded. The remaining patents were either European (issued with an EP-number) or International (issued with a WO-number). However, when looking at the documents, it seems that most of the patents without a US equivalent have been applied for in the US, but for different reasons, they appear not yet to have been granted there. The same procedure for UMTS patents resulted in a list of ca 400 unique essential UMTS patents.
14 Prepared by Anna Krohwinkel-Karlsson, phd candicate.
15 http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/Search.asp
16 http://se.espacenet.com. The method was adopted from Bekkers et.al. (2000).
17 The reduction was mostly because of double counts, but we also had to exclude about 20 entries that were unidentifiable because of lacking data in the ETSI records."
More things that make you go hummmmmmm
Hydro_gen
This seems to be an interesting “interface” position for IDCC within the 3GPP.
Structure of the 3GPP site, http://www.3gpp.org/TB/home.htm
RAN WG3 Vice Chairman, James Miller, InterDigital Communications Corporation
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/TSG-WG--R3--officials.htm
From the 3GPP web site:
“RAN WG3 is responsible for:
Overall UTRAN architecture
Synchronisation in UTRAN
Stage 2 work of Work Items allocated by TSG RAN to RAN WG3
Iu interface protocol specifications, i.e. access stratum protocols over the Iu reference point
Iur and Iub interface protocol specifications
Iupc interface protocol specifications
Transport of implementation specific O&M between the Management System and Node B
Application of the RANAP on the E-interface
Iu-ant interface protocol specifications (RF-parts of the layer 1 specification are under the responsibility of RAN4)
Parts of Iu and Iur protocols common to GERAN and UTRAN (Iu-g and Iur-g)
Furthermore, TSG RAN may allocate other tasks to RAN WG3, such as overall delay budget of the access stratum.”
This seems to be important as well:
“Active 3GPP Work Items for group: R3
Click on WI title for details
...Multiple Input Multiple Output antennas (MIMO) - MIMO - Iub/Iur Protocol Aspects
MIMO-IurIub Rel-7
...Rel-7 RAN improvements - Extended WCDMA Cell Range
RANimp-ExtCell Rel-7
...3.84 Mcps TDD Enhanced Uplink - EDCHTDD: UTRAN Iub/Iur Protocol Aspects
EDCHTDD-IurIub Rel-7
...1.28 Mcps TDD Enhanced Uplink - 1.28 Mcps TDD Enhanced Uplink: UTRAN Iub/Iur Protocol Aspects
LCRTDD-EDCH-IubIur Rel-7
...UMTS QoS Architecture for PS Domain - RAB Quality of Service (re)Negotiation over Iu
QoSPS-MAPEND-RABQoS Rel-4
...UMTS QoS Architecture for PS Domain - RAB QoS Renegotiation at Relocation
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/TSG-WG--R3--wis.htm
IDCC employees are peppered throughout this site at many 3GPP meetings. For example, at the TSG RAN WG1 (Radio layer 1) meeting 3/27/06, IDCC employee’s Liliana Czapla, Ron Murias and Donald Grieco were attendee’s, http://webapp.etsi.org/3GPPRegistration/fViewPart.asp?mid=25407
Their next meeting is 06/28/06 and so far Donald Grieco and Ron Murias are registered attendee’s: http://webapp.etsi.org/3GPPRegistration/fViewPart.asp?mid=25686
Wishing all a safe Memorial Day weekend.
Hydro_gen
Data_Rox, I am sure there were very good $$ reasons behind the move and like everything else, "we" do not have privy to the devilish details. As a friend of mine always says, "Free is half the cost" IMHO, more industry consolidation is around the corner...here is the PR:
Alltel signs 10-year nationwide roaming agreement with Sprint
Agreement covers voice, 1X and EV-DO services
Release date: May 9, 2006
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Alltel has signed a 10-year reciprocal nationwide roaming agreement with Sprint that includes rates for both voice and data services, allowing customers for both companies to roam on each other's network. The agreement is effective July 1, 2006 and covers CDMA voice services along with 1X and EV-DO data services.
"This agreement with Sprint provides a long-term, cost-effective roaming option for Alltel customers without limiting our strategic alternatives," said Kevin Beebe, group president of operations.
Alltel is a customer-focused communications company with more than 15 million customers in 36 states and nearly $10 billion in annual revenues.
For more information contact:
Andrew Moreau 501-905-7962
Vice President - Corporate Communications
andrew.moreau@alltel.com
Tony Thomas 501-905-8991
Vice President - Investor Relations
tony.thomas@alltel.com
Verizon reportedly rebuffed on $38B stake offer
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
LONDON—Verizon Communications made an offer of $38 billion to buy the 45 percent it doesn't already own of Verizon Wireless, only to see Vodafone Group demand $12 billion more, according to a published report today.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported -- without attribution -- that Verizon approached Vodafone with a $38 billion bid.
However, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin told the U.S. company it values the asset at $50 billion, the Telegraph reported
The tax bill that a Vodafone asset sale could generate could be mitigated by Verizon selling its minority stake in Vodafone Italy, the paper also reported.
Verizon Communications has publicly stated on several occasions that it's interested in buying the Verizon Wireless stake.
Vodafone, for its part, hasn't ruled out such a move, and expectations that it will sell the stake increased after it sold its Japanese arm.
A leading institutional shareholder of Vodafone backed the move to rebuff the offer.
"Although we are supportive of Vodafone selling out to Verizon, the indicative price of $38 billion is far too low," said David Cumming, head of U.K. equities at Standard Life Investments, which holds nearly 2% of Vodafone shares.
Bear Stearns analyst Fanos Hiras said a $39 billion deal -- its estimate of the Verizon Wireless stake' fair value -- would hurt next year's earnings per share by over 6%, but a sale of the division for $50 billion would lift Vodafone's valuation by 7.8 pence a share.
Still, a sale of Verizon Wireless would underscore Vodafone's dependence on worsening trends in Europe, Hiras added.
Vodafone's London-listed shares rose 3.6%, or 4.5p, to 130.5p, in mid-day trading, outperforming the broader FTSE
Verizon fell 10 cents to $32.92 on Monday.
- MarketWatch
InterDigital Executives to Present at Piper Jaffray Hardware & Communications Conference in New York
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IDCC28.27, +0.20, +0.7%) today announced that the company will present at the 8th Annual Piper Jaffray Hardware & Communications Conference in New York City. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
A live audio web cast of the company's presentation will be provided in the investing section on the company's web site, www.interdigital.com. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the conference.
About InterDigital
InterDigital Communications Corporation designs, develops and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. InterDigital is a leading contributor to the global wireless standards and holds a strong portfolio of patented technologies which it licenses to manufacturers of 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 802 products worldwide. Additionally, the company offers baseband product solutions and protocol software for 3G multimode terminals and converged devices, delivering time-to-market, performance and cost benefits. The company's financial strength and solid revenue base contribute to the continued investment in innovation and development that will shape the next generation of wireless technology. For more information, visit the InterDigital website: www.interdigital.com.
OT: bulldzr re: BAG PHONES ARE BACK!!!
You (and many others, myself included!!) will not believe this. Motorola has re-introduced the bag phone. I wish I was kidding-saw it last year-now it is here. It is the M800, weighs in at 8.8 ounces (handset ONLY) and with the bag it is a 10 pounder plus!!! With a little high tech-redneck you can get up to 3watts in analog. $400. Things that make me go huh??????....and make me want to get the heck out of the wireless business.
Hydro_gen@icannotbelievethatalltelboughtthisdamnedthing.com
or
Hydro_gen@nowayiamgonnasellthatthingeither.com
Have a great day ALL!!
PS THANKS for the International ability to have a get together in the "south" Art, where art thou?
WAY OT: Bulldzr, I cannot tell you how dissapointed I am that you actually admit owning a NOKIA 6340i. I would guess that you could claim that you got the phone when Nokia was a "partner" with IDCC, yet, the 6340i came out after the Nokia challenge so that dog won't hunt ;^)
Send me an email at hydro_gen@yahoo. I have a 6340i I will send you for FREE in exchange for the permission rights to hold a "southern" cabal, of course with the other patented origional "cabal" members permission and some 'local' assistance. Or you could go with a carrier that sells IDCC stuff inside......what a thought.....LOL
Hydro_gen
OT: gman and the Southern Cabal
gman, you have email @yahoo and I am verrrry glad you did not have the razr to catch me in action that day. lol Really glad you did not have a PPC6700, the video and internet access kicks BUTT!!!!
Sounds like there is an interest for a Southern Cabal. So far there is goduke, tarheelcpa, dndodd, arthritis, rmarchma, gman and myself.
So we do not clog the boards, please feel free to email me @ hydro_gen@yahoo.com and I will, with arthritis' assistance, coordinate a master email list. From that we can try to coordinate a time and place off line. We need an "Atlantian" to assist with a hotel and dining place. Even the Florida investors (yea, even you dmiller) are invited.
Also, Happy St Patrick's Day to all. Everyone drink a guinness and raise a toast those past, present and future IDCC'ers!
Best to all,
Hydro_gen aka Jim
OT: Southern cabal............
While I do not represent the volume of shares compared to the participants in the formal "cabal's", I would love to attend a "Southern Cabal." There are quite a few of us in NC (and surrounding areas) that I am sure would like to attend, depending of course upon individual schedules and the destination. Shoot me an email at hydro_gen@yahoo.com and perhaps we can get together and share some squeezin's.
Jim
aka Hydro_gen
PS And no gman, I will NOT roll around on the grass, well maybe LOL
ok I see a very bright future for idcc
how amny use this COOL stuff is the current question. I am surfing quite fast compared to ANY handset I have ever used
cool ina big way
Hydro
ps is is eight twelve pm
OT just curious
regarding how many people actually use any of the really COOL stuff that IDCC is incorporated in. I am using a 6700 from HTC and it rocks! I have read the board as fast as I could have from most connections and am currently using a wi-fi connection I say WAY COOL I have also used skype with great success if idcc is inside it is going to work
again I am curious regarding the usage of our tecchnology
Hydro
ps it is seven fifty two est
PSS 1965 was a good year to be born in the USA
8K out....
F-4 out.....
MILCOM 2005
I was wondering what IDCC was presenting at MILCOM. Page 48 of this link http://www.milcom.org/2005/full_techincal_schedule.pdf
shows U701 - Modulation Methods for Military Applications Oct 18th, 9am-Noon. OFDM with Phase Modulation and Constant Envelope Design. Yingming Tsai, Gudong Zhang and Jun-Lin Pan from InterDigital Communications Corporation.
I have no idea what OFDM with Phase Modulation and Constant Envelope Design is...maybe what GD signed up for?
I also could not find any additional references to IDCC other than the booth (1035) IDCC has present. Nice floor location.
Hydro_gen
IMHO THIS is the BlackBerry Killer.......
19th September , 2005
US : Sprint announced the launch of the Sprint PCS VisionSM Smart Device (PPC-6700), the first PDA/phone-combination handset in the country to offer the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software, featuring updated Microsoft Office applications including Outlook Mobile and the new PowerPoint Mobile.
Marketed by UT Starcom Personal Communications and operating on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network, this CMDA device is a light and manageable productivity powerhouse combining a wireless phone, Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) and Wi-Fi data functionality, Bluetooth Wireless Technology, email, Web access, a full QWERTY keyboard, and a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capabilities. The PPC-6700 will be available through Sprint business sales channels next week for a suggested retail price of $629.99 before discounts and promotions. The device will be offered nationwide in Sprint Stores and online at http://www.sprint.com later this year.
“Sprint continues to provide mobile professionals a portfolio of wireless devices and broadband choices unsurpassed in the industry,” said Vicki Warker, vice president of marketing and product for Sprint. “With Wi-Fi, 3G and EV-DO high-speed wireless data, our customers now have more choices for staying productive while on the go. The PPC-6700 allows customers to capture the power of any of those services without taking up too much space in a briefcase or pocket.”
The PPC-6700 reproduces the Windows-based PC experience and utilizes a new suite of Microsoft Office software, including the addition of PowerPoint(r) Mobile(tm) for viewing presentations on the go and Excel(r) Mobile(tm) with enhanced attachment-viewing capabilities. Managing documents, email, appointments, contacts and tasks is easier than ever with a 416 MHz Intel(r) PXA270 processor and a sliding QWERTY keyboard that opens from the side and automatically changes orientation from portrait to landscape viewing mode.
“We believe the PPC-6700 really is the next-generation mobile device,” said Philip Christopher, president of UT Starcom Personal Communications. “Built with business applications in mind, the sliding keyboard and advanced data capabilities are just two of the many features, which when paired with Sprint’s advanced wireless service, are designed to enable professionals to virtually carry office capabilities in their pocket.”
Multiple data capabilities give customers more choices for quick and convenient methods to send or receive email, attachments and text messages; view documents; browse the Web; listen to news, music and other audio clips; and access corporate applications while on the go. The handset supports broadband-like speeds where Sprint’s wireless high-speed data (EV-DO) is available and is backwards compatible to provide 1XRTT throughput speeds in areas where EV-DO service is not yet available. Sprint currently provides wireless high-speed data service in more than 75 markets nationwide, covering more than 100 airports in the country. Embedded Wi-Fi for data will also allow users to connect in thousands of Sprint-compatible domestic and international Wi-Fi ZONES(tm) and other public, enterprise and residential Wi-Fi locations. Various billing methods apply in non-Sprint venues.
With embedded Bluetooth(r) Wireless Technology, the PPC-6700 automatically connects with Bluetooth headsets and car kits (sold separately). Dial-up networking capabilities for use with Bluetooth-enabled laptops and desktop computers will be enabled with a future software release. Capturing, sharing and viewing pictures and video is easy with the embedded 1.3-megapixel camera with built-in flash and digital zoom. The device also includes a built-in mini USB port and mini SD expansion card to add memory; transfer music, photos and video from the desktop; or load additional games and applications.
“With the power and flexibility of the new Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform and the speed of the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network, mobile information workers will have the freedom to stay connected when and where they want,” said Suzan DelBene, corporate vice president of marketing for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “The PPC-6700 is the result of Microsoft’s strong relationship with Sprint, molding flexible software with innovative hardware and a dependable network to help business customers more easily access their most essential information.”
The PPC-6700 also supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync(r) for over-the-air synchronization of email and calendar information with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Great Deals on the Latest 3G Handsets
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Sept2005/1918.htm
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Hydro_gen
Ranger, Hobe says you stayed on the writer like stink on s**t, smelled good to me!
Good on you Ranger. Gold star for the day to you and Peter Key. His email is listed at the end of the article. For those with small glasses, it is pkey@bizjournals.com, 215.283.5141 and I have already sent him a thank you and I hope he does some follow-up articles as things progress.
Have a GREAT WEEKEND all!!! (yes, ALL, even the putzes, they know who they are)
Hydro_gen
WE'RE NOT PAYING UP YET, NOKIA TELLS INTERDIGITAL
(old news, a 'tad' bit of objective reporting..sorry if it is a repost)
By Keith Dyer, Edtor, Mobile Europe
Nokia has reacted to a ruling from the International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration by saying it may not pay up royalties that the Panel said are due to InterDigital Communications.
InterDigital and Nokia have been in dispute since 2003 over the royalties due to Interdigital for technology in Nokias 2G and 3G handsets and infrastructure.
On Friday 1 July the ICC's Court of Arbritration ruled, in a two to one majority decision of the arbiters, that Nokia owes Interdigital $112 million for the period from January 2002 through to December 2003. Interdigital says that by the terms of this award, Nokia will also owe up to $140 million for the period from January 2004 to December 2006, dependent on Nokia's sales volumes.
But now Nokia has said it is not convinced that the award is enforceable, and has told Mobile Europe that InterDigital's decision to pursue enforcement of the decision in the US District Court for the Southern district of new York is "premature".
The dispute also affects Samsung, which is in negotiation over license payments with InterDigital. InterDigital is likely to set its sights on a similar deal with Samsung, which is due to have its case heard in arbitration in October 2005.
Meanwhile, Nokia's view is that the dissent of the third arbitrator, who "raised significant issues regarding the enforceability of the decision" gives it a case to either modify the decision or even strike it out altogether.
Riita Marb, a Nokia spokesperson, said that her company was "evaluating all the options", one of which would be for the company simply to refuse to pay the royalties.
"The process is a set process, she said, in which through negotiations and discussions held in good faith there is the possibility to modify or vacate the award. It's premature, and a precipitous move, to talk about enforcing payment before that process."
Marb also said that InterDigital's estimates of future payments likely to fall due were also "premature until this decision has been enforced and discussed".
InterDigital is having none of that, however, and Janet Point, senior director of investor relations, told Mobile Europe , "We think there is a fairly straightforward way to interpret the agreement, and so have filed an action to enforce the decision."
"We couldn't speak for their [Nokia's] interpretation," she said, but we have gone through it and believe it is straightforward and will take action to enforce the binding decision of the Arbitrators."
The dispute relates to a patent licensing agreement originally made in 1999, which has fallen into two basic periods. The first, up until the end of 2001, saw Nokia pay $31.5 million to InterDigital. But in March 2003 InterDigital made a deal to license to technology to Ericsson and to SonyEricsson. Under the terms of its deal with Nokia, any agreement InterDigital made with other companies would also affect the terms of the Nokia agreement, going forward from that point. Nokia was unhappy with InterDigital's evaluation of Nokias payments and in July 2003 started proceedings which ended up in the Arbitration's award last Friday, 1 July.
In fact, the Panel's award was less than half that which InterDigital had set, which pleased Nokia. The difference in estimates, Janet Point said, came about because of the difference in Nokia's market position between the time of the Ericsson and SonyEricsson deals and now.
To place awards of $112 million and up to $140 million in context - InterDigital Communications Corporation turned over $103.7 million in 2004, reporting a net income of $100,000. It will have an evidentiary hearing about a license dispute with Samsung, in which the Korean company is also asserting its favoured licensee status, in October 2005. Samsung's case is likely to be bound up with the Nokia decision, as InterDigital itself acknowledges.
http://www.the3gportal
.com/cgi-bin/framer/framer.cgi?http://www.rssmix.com/u/1670/
Hydro_gen
wiredwest....note the author of this article and how things like HSDPA are missing.....
"Haraldsvik has more than 15 years of wired and wireless IP services experience, working for leading networking companies. He currently is the vice president of global marketing for Flarion Technologies."
a bit biased i'd say. OFDM and it's variants are on radar screens and the future will indeed be interesting to see how this all plays out. Carriers are going to want a ROI for their network infrastructure CAPEX and moving to OFDM would be 5+ years out. IMHO.
Hydro_gen
OT THANKS Data_Rox! I just joined Alltel sales and I am looking for a work around regarding International capabilities. Engineering will assist me with the IP strings on an unflashed handset. Are there any others on the market?
TIA!
Hydro_gen
OT Nieves or Mschere:
I am looking for a handset that operates on CDMA (USA 1900) and GSM (1800/900) for International use and it seems that one of you posted a Sanyo/Samsung/i do not know (gg).
Would you be so kind as to repost for me please or send me in the right direction?
THANKS!
Hydro_gen
they are called puts. insurance.
Hydro_gen@cannotbelievethisguy.com
(sorry gman, royalties noted...lol)
Brad,
A very clear, concise and insightful post. I agree 100%!
I too will be voting FOR Harry and AGAINST Corp_Buyer (et.al) and their "trojan horse" attempt to take control of our undervalued (currently) investment. While my limited 'control' may be insignificant, a few hundred thousand shares have my ear and have already been notified of this insidious attempt to override the attempts of management to bear edible fruit. In fact, I will be headed to South Florida tomorrow to attend the 80th Birthday celebration of one of your fellow alumni, and I look forward to the insightful discussions that will ensue. I will be a very small tree amongst some intellectual GIANTS in attendance and I look forward the additional insight that they will provide.
Best to ALL longs.
Sincerely,
Hydro_gen aka Jim Gilbert
From the ICC website regarding "experts" (unsure how many, if any, were utilized)
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The expert's main task is to make findings in a written expert's report within the limits set by the expert's mission after giving the parties the opportunity to be heard and/or to make written submissions. Unless otherwise agreed by all of the parties, the findings of the expert shall not be binding upon the parties.
4
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the expert's report shall be admissible in any judicial or arbitral proceeding in which all of the parties thereto were parties to the expertise proceedings in which such report was prepared.
5
Any information given to the expert by the Centre or any party during the course of the expertise shall be used by the expert only for the purposes of the expertise and shall be treated by the expert as confidential.
More can be found at:
http://www.iccwbo.org/drs/english/expertise/all_topics.asp
Hydro_gen
Olddogg or anyone.....what is the timetable for filing post hearing briefs??
"The procedural schedule in the arbitration sets forth a timetable for filing post hearing briefs."
tia.....
Hydro
sorry GAB, were you mentioning.....
a miserable soul 13 sorry azz geezer?
Some never see the universe, cause' the trees hit them while they are walking in the forrest.
Hydro_gen
# 62.......
Hydro_gen