Archive for 2010
Carlyle Group Books Loss on Willcom
The Washington Post is reporting that The Carlyle Group suffered a $330 million loss Thursday when a Japanese mobile phone company in which it had a big interest filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time in a little more than a year that Carlyle has taken a hit in the highly volatile telecommunications field.
Mobile World Congress 2010 Report
Despite an unusual chill in the air, it was snowing when we landed on Saturday night, the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is wrapping up here today with plenty of hot news bits. The 2010 event will most likely be remembered for the “Arrival of Android” and the keynote from Eric Schmidt was a refreshing shift from the usual ‘dumb pipe’ belly button gazing offered by the operators. Watch the full presentation, including a few interesting demos followed by Q&A, via YouTube.
Of course the entire cycle towards LTE networks was key topic on the show floor, the Samsung Wave was certainly turning heads, Intel and Nokia introduced MeeGo and plenty of worthy press going around the debut of Windows 7 series - Video Here. Props to Microsoft for making what appears to be a quantum leap with WiMo, better late than never, and too their PR folks for freezing the clock on Plaza Catalunya Hotel at 7 for the whole week.. interesting times ahead to be sure!
Global Solution for Voice over LTE
The GSMA the One Voice Initiative to drive the industry towards a global standard platform for voice and messaging services over LTE.
Wholesale Applications Community
Twenty-four leading telecommunications operators have formed the Wholesale Applications Community, an alliance to build an open platform that delivers applications to all mobile phone users.
Japan Trials RCS Initiative
The GSMA today reported significant progress with its Rich Communication Suite (RCS) initiative, a service that provides mobile operators with a feature-rich portfolio of interoperable communication services, enabling customers to access a wide range of advanced messaging applications direct from their handset’s contact list.
Buffalo Licenses Ericsson WiFi Patents
Ericsson has signed an agreement to license its patented WiFi technology to Japanese digital equipment manufacturer Buffalo.
Tokyo Court Grants Qualcomm Stay
Tokyo High Court stayed a cease and desist order issued Sept. 30, 2009 regarding Qualcomm’s license agreements with Japanese manufacturers.
KDDI Invests in American MVNOs
KDDI America has entered into separate agreements with American MVNOs (Note (1)) Locus Telecommunications, Inc. (Hereinafter referred to as “Locus.”) on January 19th, 2010, and Total Call International, Inc. (Hereinafter referred to as Total Call) on January 21st, 2010 to invest in the respective companies.
In accordance to the above mentioned agreement, KDDI America, Inc. will acquire a combined total of USD 41M (JPY 3.7B) of issued shares corresponding to 51% of the number of shares issued by the respective companies, and plans to make them as consolidated subsidiaries (Note 3). Through the aforementioned pair of investments, KDDI and the KDDI Group plan to enter the mobile service segment offering services to migrants residing in the U.S.—a promising growth market—to further expand the companies’ global business base.
LG Gains LTE Approval in Japan
Japanese regulators have certified the country’s first data modem based on LTE technology, manufacturer LG Electronics said on Wednesday.
DoCoMo to Demo LTE handset at MWC
According to this PC World report, DoCoMo plans to demonstrate a prototype handset running LTE technology at this month’s Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona. The demonstration at Barcelona will be running on a prototype LTE chip developed by the four companies, said NEC. The chip was first demonstrated in October in concept data cards, and its appearance at Barcelona will be the first time it’s appeared in a handset.
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- Carlyle Group Books Loss on Willcom
- Mobile World Congress 2010 Report
- Global Solution for Voice over LTE
- Wholesale Applications Community
- Japan Trials RCS Initiative
- Buffalo Licenses Ericsson WiFi Patents
- Tokyo Court Grants Qualcomm Stay
- KDDI Invests in American MVNOs
- LG Gains LTE Approval in Japan
- DoCoMo to Demo LTE handset at MWC
