http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com TelecomWeb.com en-us 2009 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:49:40 EST The CDMA Development Group (CDG) is crediting handset diversity for the ongoing uptake of domestic 3G technology.   “A large selection of innovative CDMA2000 smartphones and high-end multimedia devices is driving the 3G wireless market in the United States. More than a dozen of these 3G... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262257.html Thu, 8 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Nokia has stopped all marketing and production of the only handheld WiMAX device to have reached market -- the WiMAX version of its N810 Internet tablet.   The move, coming in the same week Clearwire launched its WiMAX service in Portland, Ore. (TelecomWeb news break, Jan. 5) is more than just an... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262263.html Thu, 8 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST A recent T3i Group survey of enterprise decision-makers from U.S. and international companies found that demand for managed services supporting unified communications will grow in parallel with the development of service provider offerings.   The scope of managed services is expanding as decision-makers... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262250.html Wed, 7 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Due to the composition of their business markets European mobile companies make small business a top priority, and American wireless carriers could take a lesson.   In the United States, medium to large businesses employ 70 percent of the employees, while European large enterprises employ only 30... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262251.html Wed, 7 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Greek information and communications technology (ICT) developer and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions provider Globo has taken a bold step as it readies for the global launch of a software package it says turns any phone into a BlackBerry challenger.   The company acquired a 35-percent equity... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262253.html Wed, 7 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST A previously unknown Israeli-American startup called Ctera Networks Ltd. today emerged from stealth mode, unveiling a product it says can transform any external USB hard drive into a network attached storage (NAS) device.   The device, equipped with automatic backup, is targeting small businesses and... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262254.html Wed, 7 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST UIQ Technology, Sony Ericsson’s and Motorola’s jointly owned cellphone touchscreen user interface (UI) venture, has filed for bankruptcy liquidation in a Swedish court following the donation of most of its technology to the Symbian Foundation.   The shuttering of UIQ – whose Web site... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262245.html Tue, 6 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST A new T3i Group LLC research report says global manufacturer revenues from enterprise unified messaging (UM) and voice-mail systems reached $604 million during the first half of 2008 – 17-percent more than during the same period in 2007.   In addition, UM revenues grew 59 percent compared with the... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262227.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST China’s State Council has given the green light to the long-awaited issuance of 3G licenses, intensifying the massive battle for business among wireless infrastructure suppliers.   Manufacturers will be vying for chunks of the expected $41 billion the country’s three carriers could spend... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262230.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST FutureView Technologies, a previously unknown startup, has gone to market with its first offering – a kit for contact centers that allows callers see an enterprise’s customer-service reps as they converse.   “No longer is a company a faceless voice on the other end of the phone,”... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262232.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Palm has gotten some near-emergency survival cash totaling $100 million from Elevation Partners, in return for more shares and board seats.   The company reportedly is betting its future survival next month on a new species of smartphones based on its “Nova” Linux-based operating system... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262214.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST According to new estimates from industry trade group 3G Americas, the wireless industry has passed another milestone, reporting four billion mobile devices worldwide now connected.   3G Americas didn’t attempt to say on what day this month the magic number was hit but it did note the total... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262216.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Shanghai’s Spreadtrum Communications Inc., a Chinese wireless baseband chipset provider, teamed with Shanghai Raho Technology Co. Ltd. to develop what they say is the world's first TD-SCDMA/GSM dual-mode wireless module supporting videophone functions.   Spreadtrum’s solutions are based on... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262218.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST NEC Unified Solutions Inc. today unveiled two new “budget-conscious” Univerge bundled solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).   Designed with NEC’s Univerge360 roles-based approach to business communications in mind, NEC says the Univerge UC1, UC3 and Business Basics... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262207.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Internet security software specialist Check Point Software Technologies is the new owner of the joint product line it developed with Nokia in the late 1990s.   Check Point, which claims a customer base that includes 100 percent of both the Fortune 100 and Global 100, and 98 percent of the Fortune 500... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262212.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel gave its blessing to the imminent acquisition of the country’s Number Three telco by the Number One player, creating a “super national” giant that controls 70 percent of Brazil’s fixed-lined market.   Brasil Telecom Participacoesor is being... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262194.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Nortel shares dropped to a new all-time low this morning of $0.25, giving the company a market cap of less than $125 million -- a price so low TelecomWeb news break now thinks the break-up or acquisition of the company is more than slightly likely.   Reports out of Canada indicate would-be suitors... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262185.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Despite the current world economy, venture capitalists have put another $6.4 million into Swedish mobile Unified Communications (UC) developer Telepo.   This new infusion has been earmarked by the company to expand its international presence.   Telepo already claims to be the market leader in... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262186.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST According to M/C Venture Partners, the economic downturn will slow growth and innovation in some areas but will create “attractive investment opportunities” others, including communications.   Increasing enterprise bandwidth requirements, expanded uses of virtualization and increased... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262189.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Motorola is taking an even tougher lean-and-mean stance to stay competitive, tweaking employee pay and benefits as well as changing some executive compensation.   Today’s decision is part and parcel of the company’s plan to conserve cash in this economic environment, and it adds to the $800... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/international/262181.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST