July 25, 2008
South Korea-based LG Electronics has reported its results for the second quarter, with record handset sales pushing net profits up 84% to US$695 million. The mobile phone and consumer electronics manufacturer shipped a record 27.7 million handsets, an increase of 45% on year. Consumer electronics also performed well, with crystal display TV sales up 86% and plasma TV sales up 31%. Total ...
Touchscreen handsets drive record LG sales
by David MastersSouth Korea-based LG Electronics has reported its results for the second quarter, with record handset sales pushing net profits up 84% to US$695 million. The mobile phone and consumer electronics manufacturer shipped a record 27.7 million handsets, an increase of 45% on year. Consumer electronics also performed well, with crystal display TV sales up 86% and plasma TV sales up 31%. Total ...
Tiscali sues BT for ‘malicious’ advertising
by David MastersBroadband provider Tiscali is taking legal action against British Telecom for 'defamation and malicious falsehood'. BT sent a letter to thousands of Tiscali customers warning them of Tiscali's immanent closure and encouraging them to switch broadband providers. The letter from BT was headlined 'Tiscali chief plots sell-off'. It continued: 'We can understand why you're wondering what might happen to your Tiscali broadband service. ...
July 24, 2008
Telephonetics VIP, voice automation and speech recognition specialist, has integrated its Contact Centre telephony with the Enterprise Case Management solution from Lagan, a government software supplier. The integration of Telephonetics VIP’s Contact Centre telephony which is designed to ensure effective routing of incoming calls, the concept is aimed at trying to ensure that the customers call is quickly and easily directed ...
Telephonetics VIP partners Lagan on government call technology
by Alan HartenTelephonetics VIP, voice automation and speech recognition specialist, has integrated its Contact Centre telephony with the Enterprise Case Management solution from Lagan, a government software supplier. The integration of Telephonetics VIP’s Contact Centre telephony which is designed to ensure effective routing of incoming calls, the concept is aimed at trying to ensure that the customers call is quickly and easily directed ...
July 23, 2008
Ericsson, one of the biggest telecoms companies in the world, has reported its second quarter results with profits down 70% on year. Net income for the Sweden-based company - the biggest supplier of wireless networks in the world - fell to 1.9 billion crowns (£160 million) compared to 6.4 million crowns for the second quarter of 2007. The news comes less than ...
Ericsson Q2 profits fall 70%
by David MastersEricsson, one of the biggest telecoms companies in the world, has reported its second quarter results with profits down 70% on year. Net income for the Sweden-based company - the biggest supplier of wireless networks in the world - fell to 1.9 billion crowns (£160 million) compared to 6.4 million crowns for the second quarter of 2007. The news comes less than ...
July 22, 2008
Taiwan-based Arima Communications and Finland-based Elcoteq have agreed to suspend deadlocked merger talks in favour of working together, according to sources at Taiwan-based news site Digitimes. Arima designs and manufactures mobile phone handsets for big brand names, whilst Elcoteq designs and manufactures electronic components for handsets. The two companies have been engaged in merger talks for the past three years. Arima ...
Arima and Elcoteq suspend merger talks
by David MastersTaiwan-based Arima Communications and Finland-based Elcoteq have agreed to suspend deadlocked merger talks in favour of working together, according to sources at Taiwan-based news site Digitimes. Arima designs and manufactures mobile phone handsets for big brand names, whilst Elcoteq designs and manufactures electronic components for handsets. The two companies have been engaged in merger talks for the past three years. Arima ...
July 21, 2008
Virgin Media has recorded 10.5 million iPlayer viewings since the iPlayer-via-cable service was introduced last month. UK residents can use BBC's iPlayer to download any BBC programme broadcast in the past seven days onto their computer, including favourites such as Doctor Who and Eastenders. Virgin's new iPlayer-via-cable service allows Virgin Media customers to watch iPlayer from the comfort of their sofa. iPlayer-via-cable broadcasts ...
iPlayer-via-cable huge hit for Virgin Media
by David MastersVirgin Media has recorded 10.5 million iPlayer viewings since the iPlayer-via-cable service was introduced last month. UK residents can use BBC's iPlayer to download any BBC programme broadcast in the past seven days onto their computer, including favourites such as Doctor Who and Eastenders. Virgin's new iPlayer-via-cable service allows Virgin Media customers to watch iPlayer from the comfort of their sofa. iPlayer-via-cable broadcasts ...
BT’s fibre optic plans anger competitors
by David MastersBT has announced plans to triple its investment in fibre optic cables, making high speed internet access available to millions of homes. £1.5 billion investment is needed from the company to make lightening speed fiber optic broadband available to 10 million homes by 2012. Speeds of up to 100mps - 50 times the current average connection speed - would mean that customers ...
July 18, 2008
Symena and the Institute of Communications and Radio-Frequency Engineering (INTHFT) will co-operate closely on the investigation and further development of Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) functionality for the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard of 3GPP. Symena's Capesso(tm) LTE is the first ACP for LTE. INTHFT is part of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Vienna University of ...
Symena and Vienna University research LTE
by Alan HartenSymena and the Institute of Communications and Radio-Frequency Engineering (INTHFT) will co-operate closely on the investigation and further development of Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) functionality for the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard of 3GPP. Symena's Capesso(tm) LTE is the first ACP for LTE. INTHFT is part of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Vienna University of ...
July 17, 2008
It has been quite a week for ECI - coming hot on the heels of the announcement of their release of their new next-generation GPON OLT solution in Hong Kong, is the announcement that they have signed a three-year agreement with Danish utilities company ELRO, for the deployment of a nationwide WiMAX™ network across Denmark, beginning in the area of ...
ECI Will Build WiMAX Network in Denmark
by Alan HartenIt has been quite a week for ECI - coming hot on the heels of the announcement of their release of their new next-generation GPON OLT solution in Hong Kong, is the announcement that they have signed a three-year agreement with Danish utilities company ELRO, for the deployment of a nationwide WiMAX™ network across Denmark, beginning in the area of ...
July 16, 2008
Backed by a major ad campaign, BT Total Broadband is launching a new Home Hub with the latest ‘N’ standard wireless technology which provides a more efficient wireless signal. The hub provides up to twice the range of the routers offered by other UK broadband providers, and also promises a more reliable connection. BT has simplified the set-up process for ...
BT launches new Home Hub
by Jan HarrisBacked by a major ad campaign, BT Total Broadband is launching a new Home Hub with the latest ‘N’ standard wireless technology which provides a more efficient wireless signal. The hub provides up to twice the range of the routers offered by other UK broadband providers, and also promises a more reliable connection. BT has simplified the set-up process for ...
World recession hits telecoms
by David MastersThe slumping world economy has finally exerted its drag on the telecoms industry, with the world's largest phone manufacturer, Nokia, expected to report the lowest quarterly revenue growth since 2004. However, according to ABI Research, all may not be as bad as it seems. The research company predicts that handset sales for all companies will improve during the second half of this ...
3G iPhone: cheap version of original
by David MastersApple's new 3G iPhone is in reality just a cheaper-to-make version of the original iPhone with a few added features. This is the conclusion of expert electronics analyst, iSuppli, who took the iPhone to pieces to work out how much each unit costs to manufacture. iSuppli estimates that the 3G iPhone costs $174.33 per unit for component parts and manufacture, $53 less ...
Analysys Mason’s view of BT’s fibre investment
by Alan HartenMatt Yardley, Partner at Analysys Mason, has made some comments about BT's large-scale fibre investment, the main thrust of his comments seem to be ‘at last’. BT has decided to move into in fibre on a large scale. This is great news for the UK, and will remove some of the awkward questions about why are we languishing behind many ...
Corinex Provides Broadband Over Powerline In Ecuador
by Alan HartenCorinex Communications Corp, has announced a new partnership with EMPRESA ELECTRICA QUITO (EEQ) which has selected the Consortium of TELCONET S.A., GILAUCO S.A. and BRIGHTCELL S.A. to deploy a Corinex Broadband over Powerline (BPL) This is the second major announcement from Corinex in less than a week. They announced on the 8th July that they had secured a contract to install ...
July 15, 2008
Mobile messaging operator, TynTec, has announced that it has been selected by TextMagic, the online SMS service provider, to power the company’s messaging services. Under the deal, TynTec will provide TextMagic with incoming and outgoing SMS messaging to underpin its online SMS communications service. TextMagic will be using TynTec for the two parts of its services. When users send ...
TextMagic partners with TynTec
by Grant DraperMobile messaging operator, TynTec, has announced that it has been selected by TextMagic, the online SMS service provider, to power the company’s messaging services. Under the deal, TynTec will provide TextMagic with incoming and outgoing SMS messaging to underpin its online SMS communications service. TextMagic will be using TynTec for the two parts of its services. When users send ...
Rhino 2.0 launched by OpenCloud
by Grant DraperThe new Rhino 2.0 application server, which is compatable with new JAIN SLEE v1.1 standard, and made by OpenCloud Limited, has finally been officially announced and released. The new product from OpenCloud, is functional with JAIN SLEE, which is the Java standard for a multi-protocol run-time environment of telecoms services. Rhino 2.0 makes an application transfer across a JAIN SLEE platform effortless, ...
July 14, 2008
Rim Semiconductor Company have filed a patent application for their RQAM™ technology. The company develops technology for telecommunications service providers to a high standard. Rim Semiconductor Company’s technology, allows data traffic to be processed at 40 megabits per second (Mpbs) 5,500 feet (1.67km) on 26AWG (0.40mm) telephone wire, all thanks to its new Cupria™ transport processor, which is actually based on the ...
Rim Semiconductor Company files Patent
by Grant DraperRim Semiconductor Company have filed a patent application for their RQAM™ technology. The company develops technology for telecommunications service providers to a high standard. Rim Semiconductor Company’s technology, allows data traffic to be processed at 40 megabits per second (Mpbs) 5,500 feet (1.67km) on 26AWG (0.40mm) telephone wire, all thanks to its new Cupria™ transport processor, which is actually based on the ...
59% of broadband users on wireless network
by Alan HartenLinksys, manufacturer of voice, wireless, and networking hardware for home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), today announced the results from its Connected Life Consumer Trends Survey carried out by YouGov. The survey was conducted to show the current state of wireless home networking in the UK. Online consumers certainly like their home gadgets, with 96% of the respondents surveyed reporting that ...
July 10, 2008
3M is launching two new telecom testing products for the UK and Ireland - the Dynatel Advanced Modular System 965AMS and Dynatel Qualification Test Set 950 ADSL2+. The new products are designed to reduce costs incurred by telecom operators in verifying broadband lines, while also saving time. The 965AMS provides several interchangeable modules for use with different base units. As the base ...
3M launches telecom testing products
by Jan Harris3M is launching two new telecom testing products for the UK and Ireland - the Dynatel Advanced Modular System 965AMS and Dynatel Qualification Test Set 950 ADSL2+. The new products are designed to reduce costs incurred by telecom operators in verifying broadband lines, while also saving time. The 965AMS provides several interchangeable modules for use with different base units. As the base ...
July 9, 2008
Corinex Communications Corp., provider of Powerline and Coaxial networking products, have announced that they will lead a project to provide Internet access to rural villages in India through Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology. Power line communication (PLC), also known as power line carrier, mains communication, power line telecom (PLT), or power line networking (PLN), is a system for carrying data ...
Rural India Gains Internet Via Power Lines
by Alan HartenCorinex Communications Corp., provider of Powerline and Coaxial networking products, have announced that they will lead a project to provide Internet access to rural villages in India through Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology. Power line communication (PLC), also known as power line carrier, mains communication, power line telecom (PLT), or power line networking (PLN), is a system for carrying data ...
