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Tech giants chart research goals Power consumption, parallelism, and the rapidly-expanding world of mobile communications are among the leading areas of research and development currently being investigated within some of the IT world's largest companies. Tensions, crackdowns precede China's big meeting The eyes of the world are looking toward Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much more attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics. September 26, 6:10 a.m. PDT UK prepares to let 3G services run on 2G spectrum The U.K. is considering letting mobile phone operators run 3G (third-generation) services on frequencies reserved for 2G services, a change that could mean better 3G coverage and lower costs for the public, the government's telecommunications regulator said Thursday. September 20, 5:42 a.m. PDT Design work trumps new technologies at Beijing Olympics When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officials promised to use it as a showcase for new technology and China's economic development. September 13, 6:52 a.m. PDT New cellphones deliver speedier HSDPA downloads South Korea's three big cellphone makers are speeding the path to higher speed data downloads over wireless networks. August 24, 4:51 a.m. PDT Huawei expands development in India Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. plans to expand its research and development operation in India with the addition of 700 new staff over the next two years. August 20, 6:04 a.m. PDT Sourcefire acquires ClamAV open-source anti-malware project Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors.  August 17, 8:58 a.m. PDT Hospital undergoes wireless surgery For years, wireless technologies have only shown up in many U.S. hospitals in the form of rolling computers with Wi-Fi network access, but as evidenced at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, times are changing. August 13, 2:37 p.m. PDT Novell buys endpoint security firm Senforce Novell announced on Monday that it has acquired Senforce Technologies, a provider of endpoint and network security tools, for an undisclosed sum. August 13, 9:40 a.m. PDT Beijing's Olympics: One year to go August 8 marks one year until the 2008 Olympic Games begin in Beijing. Standing on the street in the Chinese capital, can you tell? Yes and no. August 8, 5:20 a.m. PDT Nortel and partners jump start mobile WiMax Nortel Networks and two U.K. companies will test mobile WiMax, a wireless data transfer technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G (third-generation) networks. July 31, 4:56 a.m. PDT Take a byte out of ID crime More than a year after President Bush commissioned a task force on the topic, the Department of Justice has finally drawn up legislation to combat identity theft. And if the DoJ's efforts remain consistent with the objectives stated in the task force's strategic plan (PDF), the new bill could in fact mark significant progress in protecting personal identity data. July 27, 3:00 a.m. PDT NTT DoCoMo targets 300Mbps in Super 3G test NTT DoCoMo has embarked on a month-long experiment of a Super 3G (third-generation) cellular system. July 13, 5:49 a.m. PDT NTT DoCoMo to fund AT&T 3G network in Hawaii NTT DoCoMo will partially fund the construction of AT&T's 3G phone network in Hawaii, it said Thursday. July 12, 6:20 a.m. PDT Can Beijing get its 3G act together for 2008 Olympics? The 2008 Summer Olympics is going to be China's coming out party, a chance for the country to show its modern face to the world. July 9, 7:08 a.m. PDT Global co-op feeds FBI's botnet fight Officials with the FBI claim that global law enforcement partnerships are playing a significant role in its ongoing efforts to stomp out botnets and other computer-borne crimes. June 14, 3:09 p.m. PDT 2007 InfoWorld CTO 25: Padmasree Warrior February 2006 found Padmasree Warrior in the Oval Office, smiling for the camera as she received the 2004 National Medal of Technology on behalf of Motorola from President Bush. As executive vice president and CTO, she was a good choice. After all, a group of engineers that had reported to her had contributed to the design of the Razr, one of the most successful mobile phones ever created. June 5, 3:00 a.m. PDT Samsung embeds 4GB storage for 3G phones Samsung Electronics has squeezed 4GB of storage into a mobile phone chip set that the manufacturer believes could eliminate the need for external memory card slots. May 30, 8:16 a.m. PDT Merger adds IM to SaaS communications Apptix isn't a name currently on the tips of many enterprise IT buyers' tongues, but the company maintains that its May 7 buyout of IM specialist WebMessenger will help it grow into a provider with much to offer to larger customers. May 7, 12:13 p.m. PDT Motorola withdraws case in India Motorola has decided to withdraw a case, filed in an Indian court, in which it contested a tender award by state-owned service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). April 16, 9:24 a.m. PDT Intel emphasizes innovation at IDF BEIJING -- Intel sought to emphasize its role in innovation in China during a low-key media preview to its Spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on Monday. April 16, 4:14 a.m. PDT Nokia keeps selling despite patent dispute An end to the heated patent licensing dispute between Qualcomm and Nokia is nowhere in sight, with both companies still far apart in their positions to renew terms of a licensing pact, which expired Tuesday. April 10, 7:54 a.m. PDT Nokia makes $20M payment to Qualcomm for patents Nokia may have bought itself a little more time in a legal dispute with Qualcomm, which wants Nokia to stop selling some of its mobile phones until it pays for new patent licenses. April 5, 5:49 a.m. PDT Sprint rolls out faster EV-DO to more markets Sprint Nextel is moving along with its EV-DO Revision A upgrades, adding six more markets this week.The carrier announced that it has upgraded its Sprint Mobile Broadband Network with the faster technology in Chicago, Chattanooga and Knoxville in Tennessee, Richmond, Va., Orlando, Cleveland, and areas surrounding these cities. March 30, 1:41 p.m. PST Cisco adds 3G to branch router 3G (third-generation) wireless will grow up at the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando this week, finding its place in Cisco Systems business routers. March 27, 5:06 a.m. PST T-Mobile, Vodafone race to offer faster HSDPA Two big German mobile phone operators are racing to bring higher-speed data services to data-hungry customers on the go. March 14, 8:34 a.m. PST Report: China will not issue 3G licenses before 2008 The Chinese government will not issue licenses for 3G (third-generation) mobile services until the first quarter of 2008, according to a Chinese report. February 22, 4:58 a.m. PST Nokia to shuffle workers Nokia Corp., the world's top handset maker, said on Thursday it plans to reshuffle 700 employees over the next few months, citing a need to improve its focus and efficiency. February 15, 7:46 a.m. PST Samsung, ZTE to develop 3G gear for the home Chinese telecommunication equipment maker ZTE has signed a deal with Samsung Electronics to jointly develop 3G (third-generation) mobile base stations for use in subscriber homes or offices. February 14, 4:54 a.m. PST Telstra, Ericsson claim 124-mile mobile range Telstra and mobile equipment maker Ericsson have claimed a world-first 200km cell phone range in the carrier's Next G HSDPA network. February 13, 12:17 p.m. PST NTT DoCoMo comes close to 5Gbps in 4G trial NTT DoCoMo came close to hitting another data transmission milestone in its research into next-generation cellular telephone systems during an experiment conducted in Japan on Dec. 25 last year. February 9, 5:23 a.m. PST Operators, manufacturers to collaborate on 3G phones A group of mobile phone operators and handset vendors is developing a 3G (third-generation) mobile phone platform that combines many standard hardware and software components in an effort to reduce phone development time and costs. February 8, 8:33 a.m. PST Operators in India and China await 3G approval Operators in India and China are waiting for government approval to roll out 3G (third-generation) mobile services based on CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), according to an industry group that backs the technology. February 8, 6:58 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo 3G network hit by problems NTT DoCoMo's 3G network in part of central Tokyo was hit by trouble on Saturday resulting in problems for tens of thousands of users. February 5, 6:56 a.m. PST Verizon rolls out faster 3G Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled its first deployments of a faster mobile broadband service that multiplies speeds upstream to the Internet. February 2, 4:44 a.m. PST Report: Shanghai launches trial of 4G mobile network China launched the first trials of a home-grown 4G (fourth-generation) mobile communications network in a district of Shanghai on Sunday, despite the fact it hasn't even decided on standards for 3G (third-generation) services, the Web site of the state-run China Daily reported. January 30, 4:56 a.m. PST Carriers say cell phone transmitters pose no danger A four-year long study of cellular telephone base stations has found their transmissions pose no risk to human health, the carriers funding the study said Wednesday. January 24, 4:40 a.m. PST Metro Wi-Fi rates high in study Metropolitan Wi-Fi networks deliver much higher speed than cellular data and in some cases have comparable coverage, according to an independent test conducted in 14 North American cities and towns. January 23, 1:30 p.m. PST DoCoMo unveils thinnest 3G phones NTT DoCoMo took the wraps off a new line of cell phones on Tuesday including two that jointly hold the claim to thinnest 3G (third generation) clamshell handset in the world, and a new phone from Sony that carries its Bravia TV brand name. January 16, 5:52 a.m. PST Apple has urge to converge Steve Jobs delivered this year’s Macworld Expo keynote to an over-capacity crowd. He boasted that the Mac’s PowerPC-to-Intel transition had been completed in seven months, grinned about having sold half of new Macs to newcomers to the platform, and then he said, “Let’s move on.” January 10, 3:27 p.m. PST U.S. commerce secretary slaps China for 3G stance Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Tuesday criticized China for delaying the creation of a 3G (third generation) wireless network in that country, saying it is thwarting global technology innovation by not embracing standards. January 10, 5:12 a.m. PST Alcatel-Lucent completes buy of Nortel 3G business Alcatel-Lucent SA has closed its acquisition of Nortel Networks Corp.'s UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) mobile infrastructure business, the companies announced Tuesday. January 2, 4:23 a.m. PST Profits overflow at BlackBerry maker RIM Revenue and profit both surged at Research in Motion Ltd. in the third quarter, driven by strong sales of its first consumer-focused device, the BlackBerry Pearl. December 22, 9:57 a.m. PST The seven top mobile and wireless trends for '07 The top mobile and wireless trends that will emerge in 2007 wouldn't be possible without the two biggest stories of 2006: the advent of the cheap smart phone, and Sprint Nextel's bodacious announcement that it is building a nationwide mobile WiMax network. So before looking ahead, let's take a brief look behind. December 21, 12:15 p.m. PST Verizon Wireless president moves to parent company Verizon Wireless Inc. President Denny Strigl has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of parent company Verizon Communications Inc., the company announced Tuesday. December 19, 9:06 a.m. PST 2006 Year in Reviews: Networking After most of the vendors declined our invitation to a WAN shootout last year, we settled for a series of standalone reviews of WAN accelerators this year. As usual, Riverbed’s Steelhead shined -- so did products from Silver Peak, Blue Coat, and Cisco Systems, though they still swam in Steelhead’s wake. Perhaps competition will be stiff enough for a comparative test in 2007. Stay tuned. December 18, 3:00 a.m. PST IPMobile to test 42Mbps cellular data A Japanese mobile carrier will test a cellular technology that promises downloads as fast as 42.2Mbps (bits per second) in Tokyo this month. December 15, 6:13 a.m. PST Americans are cool to mobile data services U.S. cell-phone users are staying away from mobile data services in droves, according to research company IDC. December 11, 4:06 p.m. PST Ericsson sees $70 3G mobiles possible next year Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson believes companies will be able to make 3G (third generation) mobile phones for as little as $70 next year as component makers step up their efforts to simplify the handsets, an executive said. December 7, 6:58 a.m. PST LG, Samsung show prototype HSUPA systems South Korea's LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics on Tuesday demonstrated a technology upgrade for WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) networks that will allow for much faster upload speeds. December 5, 5:55 a.m. PST Nortel solidifies UMTS sale to Alcatel-Lucent Nortel Networks reached a definitive agreement to sell its UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) business to Alcatel-Lucent on Monday, locking down a nonbinding agreement announced in September. December 4, 12:57 p.m. PST M1 CEO: Mobile data prices need to come down Mobile operators need to rethink how they price their 3G data plans to better compete with fixed-line broadband services, according to the top executive at Singaporean operator MobileOne (M1). December 4, 7:53 a.m. PST China remains mum on 3G The Big Wait continues: Xudong Wang, Minister of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), spoke about the growth of the country's communications sector, about the rollout of telecommunication infrastructure to rural areas and about the need to fight cybercrime. December 4, 7:24 a.m. PST Good ideas take time Two years ago, I publicly floated the concept that IT should start thinking more like entrepreneurs. What a disaster! I was speaking at a meeting of CTOs, and I mentioned that I’d heard of a few IT departments that were focusing, at least in part, on creating saleable new products and services for their companies. I asked the group what they thought of the idea. December 4, 3:00 a.m. PST A global communications giant is born: Alcatel-Lucent deal done Alcatel-Lucent, a global communications giant with combined annual revenue of more than US$24 billion, will debut Friday after a sometimes rocky engagement between Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. November 30, 2:49 p.m. PST Networking event set to showcase new technologies This year's Telecom World show may not be as big or influential as previous ones, but the event is still a good personal networking opportunity for experts in the telecommunications industry. November 30, 9:08 a.m. PST T-Mobile USA picks Nokia, Ericsson for 3G T-Mobile USA Inc. is moving into 3G (third-generation) mobile services with Nokia Corp. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson as major equipment suppliers. November 27, 12:25 p.m. PST Cisco opens R&D center in west of Ireland Cisco Systems Inc. will open a research center in Ireland to develop unified communications products. November 22, 8:21 a.m. PST Chinese operators may build hybrid 3G networks Chinese telecommunication operators will likely build 3G (third-generation) mobile networks that combine one of the main 3G technologies with China's homegrown standard, a market research firm said Thursday, warning against the move. November 17, 4:59 a.m. PST 2006 InfoWorld 100 Awards: Telecommunications Bell Mobility www.bell.ca Solution for Direct Marketing Response Rates Project Lead: John Walker, Associate Director of Customer Insights and Analysis Project Description: Bell Mobility chose dfPower Studio from DataFlux, an end-user solution that gives both business analysts and database administrators the ability to create, manage, and enforce data quality initiatives across the enterprise. With dfPower Studio, Bell Mobility now creates custom data verification routines that have helped them to identify and eliminate tens of thousands of duplicate prospect records while improving the quality of mailing and telemarketing lists. November 13, 3:00 a.m. PST Congress sets Alcatel-Lucent hearings Another hurdle has cropped up for the merger of Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. as the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has set a hearing on the national security implications of the deal. November 10, 10:32 a.m. PST Samsung debuts combined mini-PC phone Samsung Electronics has taken a stab at what the next generation of wireless broadband devices will look like, unveiling a converged computer and mobile phone that uses 3G (third generation) and mobile WiMax connections. November 8, 5:13 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo 3G subscriptions hit 30 million The number of subscribers to NTT DoCoMo's 3G cellular telephone service hit 30 million Saturday. November 6, 4:58 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo profits fall on 3G subsidies NTT DoCoMo saw profits fall in the first six months of the current financial year due in part to increased handset subsidies as more customers switched to its 3G network. October 27, 5:54 a.m. PDT Orange to sell 3G ExpressCard Mobile operator Orange is bringing faster wireless data access to owners of the latest laptops, with a new 3G modem card that fits in an ExpressCard slot. October 26, 6:23 a.m. PDT 3G for mobile broadband? Think again The GSMA, an industry group comprised of mobile operators, wants to see 3G (third-generation) cellular technologies used for wireless broadband in notebook PCs, but operators will have to change their way of doing business to make that happen. October 25, 5:29 a.m. PDT Panasonic, NEC establish cellphone venture NEC and Panasonic Mobile Communications have established a joint venture to work on basic design and development of 3G cell phones. October 24, 7:24 a.m. PDT Cingular's mobile data revenue soars Mobile data services helped drive up average customer spending for Cingular Wireless LLC in the third quarter, the largest U.S. cellular operator said Thursday. October 19, 12:29 p.m. PDT Operators in India, Bangladesh look to biofuel Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and the GSM Association (GSMA) plan to expand a program that powers mobile base stations using biofuel plan to India and Bangladesh, a GSMA executive said Tuesday at the 3GSM World Congress Asia conference. October 17, 6:27 a.m. PDT Users shy clear of high 3G fees If high fees for 3G (third-generation) mobile data services have kept you from becoming a heavy user, join the crowd. Excessive charges for Web surfing, music downloads, and games were among the main reasons given by consumers interviewed for a study conducted by German market researcher TNS Infratest. October 12, 8:36 a.m. PDT Hurry up and wait for broadband wireless Don't hold your breath for "true" broadband wireless services: They'll be based on handheld devices that don't exist yet and networks that have barely been built, according to speakers at the Broadband World Forum in Paris. October 11, 9:14 a.m. PDT EU telecoms try to ward off breakup moves Europe's former telecommunications monopolies warned Tuesday that any attempt to split them up would harm the European Union's competitiveness. October 10, 10:51 a.m. PDT Motorola takes Indian service provider to court In the wake of reports that it had been disqualified on technical grounds in its bid for a large contract, Motorola Inc. has taken Indian government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) to court. October 10, 6:04 a.m. PDT Sprint's next wireless leap: WiMax Sprint Nextel has given WiMax technology a green light, becoming the first major U.S. carrier to back WiMax for its fourth-generation (4G) wireless data network. October 3, 2:30 p.m. PDT Sierra adds 3G to Intel's UMPC platform Sierra Wireless will provide embedded wide-area wireless modules to a new Intel ultra mobile PC (UMPC) platform that enabling devices to hook up to 3G (third generation) wireless telecommunications, creating a new way to use a UMPC. September 29, 6:13 a.m. PDT Palm to launch Windows-based Treo in Asia Palm will begin sales of the Treo 750v, a Windows Mobile-based 3G (third-generation) smart phone, next month. The handset is the first Windows-based Treo to be offered in Asia. September 28, 6:39 a.m. PDT Vodafone to offer exclusively self-branded phone Vodafone Group will introduce what could be its first mobile phone to carry its own brand exclusively, and not that of the phone manufacturer. September 27, 5:59 a.m. PDT Wireless auction raises $13.9 billion Wireless carriers planning to offer next-generation wireless services have bid $13.9 billion in a spectrum license auction that ended Monday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said. September 19, 8:31 a.m. PDT T-Mobile top bidder as 3G auction ends T-Mobile USA Inc. came out the biggest spender in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Advanced Wireless Services spectrum auction, which ended Monday. September 18, 4:40 p.m. PDT In Brief: Vodafone, HTC join forces on 3G handsets Vodafone and High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and market 3G (third generation) smart phones in Japan, the companies said Thursday. September 14, 5:59 a.m. PDT China Mobile spends big on GSM With no end in sight to the wait for China to issue 3G (third-generation) licenses, the country's largest mobile operator continues to spend heavily on older 2G (second-generation) mobile technology. September 13, 5:04 a.m. PDT Cisco banking on collaboration tools Triple plays are rare in baseball. But Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers plans to do one better Wednesday by promising to pull off a "quadruple play" in the networking business: incorporating data, voice, video, and mobile capabilities across its product lines. September 11, 3:00 a.m. PDT Hutchison's 3G growth slows, customers top 13.5 million Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. now serves over 13.5 million 3G (third-generation) mobile phone customers worldwide, but the rate at which it adds new users has slowed down substantially. September 6, 10:57 p.m. PDT Singapore tests free Wi-Fi Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is testing a free wireless Internet service ahead of the annual meeting of the boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, which take place this month in Singapore. September 5, 4:21 a.m. PDT Update: Alcatel to buy Nortel's 3G business Alcatel has reached a preliminary agreement to buy Nortel Network's 3G (third-generation) mobile phone network business for $320 million. September 1, 5:15 a.m. PDT KDDI to launch faster CDMA network this year CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) cellphone subscribers in Japan should see faster upload and download speeds later this year with an upgrade by operator KDDI, the carrier said Tuesday. August 22, 4:51 a.m. PDT China Mobile subscribers near 300M The world's largest mobile phone network operator could see its subscribers near 300 million by the end of this year if it maintains its current pace of growth, the company said Thursday in results for the first half of 2006. August 18, 7:51 a.m. PDT Tropos expands municipal wireless options Tropos Networks, which has made its mark in municipal Wi-Fi infrastructure, is staking a claim on even more advanced networks. August 17, 7:19 a.m. PDT Update: Sprint picks WiMax for 4G mobile network Sprint Nextel, not satisfied with just 3G (third-generation) mobile data, will roll out a faster 4G network using WiMax later this year. August 9, 4:07 a.m. PDT Marvell to profit from Intel's loss-making business Marvell Technology Group will need around 18 months to make money from its proposed acquisition of Intel’s loss-making communications and application processor business, according to the company’s president and chief executive officer, Sehat Sutardja. August 8, 8:44 a.m. PDT Verizon's Chocolate cell phone aims to challenge iPod Verizon Wireless will announce a digital music player called "Chocolate" on Monday, using a cell phone made by LG Electronics to play songs downloaded over Verizon's wireless network. July 31, 9:43 a.m. PDT Huawei, Motorola to set up 3G lab in Shanghai Motorola and Chinese telecommunication equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. plan to establish a research and development center in Shanghai as part of a plan to jointly develop a series of 3G (third-generation) mobile infrastructure products, the companies said Tuesday. July 26, 5:14 a.m. PDT Vodafone puts 3G on hold in Czech Republic Europe's market for 3G (third-generation) high-speed mobile services -- burdened by pricey spectrum licenses from the very start -- reports yet another casualty: the Czech subsidiary of Vodafone Group has suspended its 3G plans, citing excessive costs. July 21, 4:59 a.m. PDT In Brief: Huawei gets first major Japanese 3G contract A new Japanese 3G data network operator has tapped China's Huawei Technologies Co. to supply a large part of its planned 3G network, the companies said this week. July 21, 4:42 a.m. PDT China to hold 3G standards conference Chinese telecommunications players will meet in August to discuss standards for 3G (third generation) telephony and mobile television, state-run media reported Friday. July 21, 4:26 a.m. PDT Chinese government hints at 3G rollout date Telecom regulators in China may finally be preparing to issue 3G (third generation) telephony licenses, if a report in a state-run newspaper is any indication. July 20, 4:47 a.m. PDT LongBoard delivers wired-to-mobile video roaming A Silicon Valley software company has a new set of tools to let carriers deliver streaming mobile video to users who are roaming from cellular to Wi-Fi networks. July 18, 1:32 p.m. PDT Cingular rolls out first HSDPA phone Cingular Wireless introduced the first phone for its HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network on Monday, tapping into its fastest wireless technology to power handheld entertainment services such as TV. July 17, 1:37 p.m. PDT Taiwan operators prep for BlackBerry arrival Taiwanese mobile phone service providers are preparing push e-mail services to compete with BlackBerry, which is expected to arrive on the island later this summer. July 17, 4:27 a.m. PDT NTT DoCoMo shopping for Super 3G gear NTT DoCoMo Inc. has started shopping for equipment for a future Super 3G network that will carry data many times faster than current third-generation (3G) technology. July 7, 4:33 a.m. PDT > Networking > Broadband > Telecom > Broadband > Wireless |
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