Apr 2, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
SOLiD Technologies, a wireless technology and solutions provider in Korea, will use the WiMAX Forum certified SQN2130 from Sequans Communications to build Mobile WiMAX basestation products for the Korean market....
Apr 1, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
In another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business, Nokia—the world’s largest mobile handset brand—has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones. The company cited weak global demand for mobile devices as the reason it will cease employing outsourced production to EMS providers and ODMs....
Mar 30, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The organizers of International CTIA Wireless 2009, scheduled for April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, have announced the finalists for the fourth annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards. Also, online voting is now open for the Best in Show Award....
Mar 27, 2009
Symmetricom Inc. has rolled out a new precision time protocol (PTP) translator for network-service providers and equipment manufacturers. The TimeProvider 500 IEEE 1588-2008 PTP Translator accelerates the upgrade of existing network infrastructures to accommodate next generation, packet-based timing and synchronization over Ethernet backhaul....
Mar 26, 2009
According to ABI Research, there is a large demand for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chipsets—made evident by ABI’s estimated 30 million BLEs to be shipped to markets in 2010. ...
Mar 25, 2009
Delphi will deploy Microtune’s MT2067 tuner in the TV receiver system of its factory-installed front-seat and rear-seat entertainment systems targeted for Europe and Japan. According to Microtune, the MT2067 is the industry’s first analog-digital tuner chip developed specifically for in-car digital television. ...
Mar 17, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
More than $30 billion of the recent federal stimulus package will be specifically directed at telecommunications, photonics, and information technologies. Telecom Briefings has set up a seminar that will help you understand and take advantage of this opportunity. ...
Mar 12, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The MID market is still emerging, leading to a nebulous product definition that ranges from UMPCs to some PMPs. Yet the opportunities for growth in this segment are clear, with global unit shipments expected to expand by nearly a factor of eight from 2007’s 53.8 million mark to 416 million in 2012, according to iSuppli Corp....
Mar 11, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Openmoko Inc. will use the STMicroelectronics LIS302DL three-axis accelerometer to provide motion-sensing functions in its Neo FreeRunner Linux-based mobile platform. The MEMS device will be used to support portrait/landscape rotation, pedometer applications, and menu browsing. The open-source community will be able to use the technology to create new applications as well. ...
Mar 3, 2009
Siimpel Corp., which supplies optical micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) for the mobile market, announced that it has received additional investment support for mobile camera applications from LG Innotek Co. Ltd., which provides core components for cameras, display modules, and other wireless communications products....
Mar 2, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The recent agreement between Nokia and Qualcomm Inc. to collaborate on the development of advanced UMTS mobile devices is likely to solidify Qualcomm’s lead in the global market for mobile-handset semiconductors...
Feb 24, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Green Plug has extended its Web site to complement the ongoing, consumer-driven “I Want My Green Plug” (IWMGP) campaign...
Feb 20, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
InterDigital Inc. used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, to showcase the company’s integrated SlimChip HSPA Modem running the Android Mobile Platform on a live 3G network...
Feb 19, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
As part of its Green Power for Mobile program, the GSM Association is working with Dialog Telekom to deploy 10 solar and wind-powered basestations in Sri Lanka...
Feb 18, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The GSM Association and 17 leading mobile operators and manufacturers have committed themselves to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charger for new mobile phones...