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Shyam-Sistema gets pan-India CDMA license

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:03:05 +0000

We’ve already reported Russian giant Sistema is entering the Indian mobile market. Now they [Sistema] along with their newly acquired company, Shyam Telecom, became the first new telecom operator to get pan-India start-up spectrum to offer mobile services.

India’s Communication and IT Minister A Raja has signed the file for allotting CDMA spectrum to Shyam Telecom for 21 circles except Rajasthan where the company is already offering services under the Oasis brand.

Shyam-Sistema has started rolling out network in various parts of the country and is hoping to start the services soon. They will be the third private CDMA-based pan-India operator apart from Anil Ambani’s Rcom and Tata Teleservices.

Other new telecom operators like Datacom, Unitech, Loop Telecom and Swan Telecom got the GSM frequencies in six circles and the government is looking at the availability of spectrum in other circles, too.

[Via: Business Standard]

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Verizon Wireless Has A Knack For Giving Customers A Simple Way To Stay Connected

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:26:34 +0000

New Samsung Knack™ Available Online Today

BASKING RIDGE, NJ, and DALLAS — Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced today that the Samsung Knack™ is available for order online at www.verizonwireless.com, in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, and by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN. On Oct. 14 the phone will be in stores for purchase. The Knack is a slim flip phone with an ergonomic design that is perfect for customers who want a handset with simple features and functionality.

The Knack boasts a 2.2-inch internal screen with large text and number fonts, a simplified user interface and messaging communication. A large keypad with distinctive tactile contrast allows customers to easily find the correct number on the Knack’s dial pad.

The phone also comes with dedicated keys for quick access to Emergency 911 (E911), speakerphone, voice mail, voice commands and In Case of Emergency (ICE). Customers can program the ICE button with three personalized contacts that first responders can easily find in the event of an emergency.

The Knack is the perfect phone to pair with Verizon Wireless’ Nationwide 65 Plus calling plans. The plans begin at $29.99 monthly access and include unlimited IN calling to 68.7 million Verizon Wireless customers, long distance, night and weekend allowances, and no domestic or roaming charges.

Additional features of the Knack include:

Directional navigation key for ease-of-use
Easy-to-use menu with adjustable font size feature
Advanced speech recognition
Text messaging
Hearing aid compatibility = M4/T4
32-note polyphonic ringtones
Any key answer
Bilingual user interface (English and Spanish)
Personal organizer: calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad
Directional microphone
Dimensions: 3.78” x 2.01” x .74”
Weight: 3.63 ounces
Display: 176 x 220 pixel, 65K TFT, Color internal; 96 x 96 pixel, 4-grey external
Usage time: up to 270 minutes OR
Standby time: up to 336 hours
The Samsung Knack is available for $39.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, customers can visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.

About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

Military Grade Lasers to Be Ready in 2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:37:52 +0000

The good (or not so good) folks at Northrop Grunman believe that they will be able to make good on their promise of delivering weapons grade lasers by the end of this year. This comes after developments in the Joint High-Powered Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) project have started to bear fruit, 100 kilowatts of the stuff.

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it’ll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching.

According to Northrop Grunman spokesperson Bob Bishop for Defense Daily:

“We are completely confident we will meet the 100 kW of power level and associated beam quality and runtime requirements of the JHPSSL Phase 3 program by the end of December, 2008.

At the moment, they can maintain a 30kW beam for more than five minutes continuously and more than 40 minutes in total. While 30kW is a far cry from 100kW, one needs to remember that this is but one part of an eight link chain. The lasers will be combined to produce a more powerful system, so 30kW is a massive step in the right direction. [Wired]

Sony Ericsson: Still on track for Q4 delivery of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:01:13 +0000

Following on “confirmed” reports that had the ballyhooed and highly-anticipated Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile smartphone delayed until possibly January of next year, Sony Ericsson has come out with a statement pointing towards a Q4 2008 delivery window for the XPERIA X1.

The company is rebuffing any claims that the next-generation high-end flagship will be pushed back until 2009. The Windows Mobile-powered Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 has been the talk of the town for too long, so it’s good to see Sony Ericsson essentially guaranteeing that we’ll be putting hands on the superphone before year’s end.

“There is absolutely no delay. The product is on track,” Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Merran Wrigley said. “We have said it will roll out in Q4 and we are on target to do that.”

HTC is responsible for the hardware behind the Swedish-Japanese joint venture’s latest flagship, which bodes well for Sony Ericsson’s fortunes. HTC turns anything they touch in to gold (Diamonds?) recently, and the XPERIA X1 should be no exception. Windows Mobile baubles aside, Sony Ericsson would do well to get their XPERIA X1 to market sooner rather than later. Attention spans in the mobile world are quite short.

Until that Q4 launch window rolls around, enjoy the new promotional vid of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1.

[Via: WMExperts]

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Review: Peek Device Delivers Peak Email Performance And Not Much Else

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000

[Ed's Note: Today's review of the Peek email device is written by Wired.com copy chief Tony Long, who in addition to ensuring every sentence posted on Wired is clean, correct, and contains a witty headline, also chimes in on the state of technology and culture as the Luddite.]

Sometimes, Freud said, a cigar is just a cigar. In an industry that offers an endless supply of tarted-up gadgetry as phallic substitutes for Freud's cigar, the Peek handheld represents a refreshing, if puzzling, exception to the rule that says, the more crap you can cram into a small device, the better.

The Peek, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the classic calculator, was built to send and receive e-mail. That's it. It doesn't do anything else. Nothing. No phone. No internet access. No instant messaging. No camera. No music player. Zilch. Nada. Nichts. Just e-mail. It's about as stripped down a tech device as exists — or has ever existed.

That's why, when the editors of the Gadget Lab were looking for someone to review this oddity, they settled on the lowest-tech editor in the joint — me. It makes sense, seeing as how this device will have little appeal to people who equate being connected in every way possible with their quality of life. That certainly isn't me.

That said, the only real advantage to owning a Peek is that you can check your e-mail away from a computer. The thing is, of course, is that a lot of other devices already do that, while giving you all the other stuff to boot. Because the Peek is limited to a basic function, using it is a breeze. Even without operating instructions, this Cro-Magnon was able to figure out how it worked with only a minor assist from the Gadget Lab. ("Push the scroll wheel in, Tony.")

Bottom line: If you're a Luddite at heart but still have reason to fiddle with e-mail from time to time, or if you believe that simplicity in all things is the key to life, the Peek is for you. If dining a la carte at the tech buffet is not your idea of a square meal, then skip it. —Tony Long

WIRED Not much, really, except that the Peek does exactly what it's meant to do, and does it well. Among my kind, that's Wired enough. It's also slim, lightweight and portable, which is nice, albeit somewhat unnecessary since people like myself don't have pockets brimming ith gadgets .

TIRED The Peek does e-mail, period, so no matter how efficient it may be, it lacks a lot of stuff that the modern consumer has come to expect from devices of this size and shape. It could also use a stylus to make navigating the tiny keyboard less of a chore.

$100, getpeek.com

(Image by Peek)

D IKSIS and Nokia are changing the concept of a network of shops

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:05:00 +0000

Group D IKSIS Corporation and Nokia announced the launch of a joint project to change the concept of a network of shops in accordance with European standards.

The new concept Nokia and D IKSIS involves significant changes in the domestic processing shops. It is based on the principles of segmentation range, Nokia Corporation developed during recent research buying preferences in Europe. Buyers today rather difficult to understand in a variety of phones sold. And new design showcases, developed by Nokia and D IKSIS, each designed to help sort out the range and in their own preferences, compared to similar functionality and style phone models and make their right choices.

At the core of the concept is a clear separation of all phones on the functional characteristics into 4 categories: "Multimedia", "Classics", "Style" and "Business". Telephones, which are characterized by a qualitatively realized music and video functions, fall into the category of "Multimedia". In the category of "Classic" model is composed of the most simple to use. The name "Style" speaks for itself - here are image vehicles made in an unusual design and form factor. Finally, the category "Business" includes devices with advanced technical specifications, as a rule, these smart phones and communicators.

It is this concept of separation of all phones on the functional characteristics and becomes the basis of new stores. Each of these categories corresponds to its own colours. Thus, the buyer must only determine their own preferences and expectations (do a music phone, smartphone or just beautiful "accessory") and has already choose from those models which they correspond.

Two updated store D IKSIS already working in Moscow on the streets Taganskaya, 1 (TK "Star") and Nizhny Novgorod, 2 / 1 (TK "Nizhny Novgorod"). In future plans partner companies - to convert in accordance with the concept of a network of 100 stores until mid-October and another 200 - before the end of the year. Re-D IKSIS affect stores located in all federal districts of Russia. An estimated Nokia and IKSIS D, a new concept stores would improve the effectiveness of outlets and increase sales by 14% in physical terms and by 12% in cash.

Sony Ericsson JV comes under pressure

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:16:00 +0000

Sony president Ryoji Chubachi said the company planned to continue working on its mobile-phone venture with Ericsson AB.

“We will continue to work on the Sony Ericsson joint venture,” Chubachi told reporters in Singapore today at a factory opening of Sony, the world's second-largest maker of consumer electronics.

Chubachi, who was responding to a question on whether the Tokyo-based company planned to sell its stake in the venture or buy out Ericsson, declined to elaborate.

Sony may consider the future of its Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications venture, Die Welt reported in the preview of an article to be published today, citing Sony chief executive Howard Stringer.

“It's never easy to buy out a partner,” Stringer said, according to the Berlin-based newspaper.

Stringer said Sony and Ericsson had to cooperate like they did two years ago, or the joint venture would have to look for its own solution, Die Welt said.

Sony Ericsson on July 18 reported second-quarter net income plunged to 6 million euros ($8.9 million), from 220 million euros a year earlier, because of falling sales of higher-priced phones and product delays.

The London-based company earlier this year lost its fourth spot in the global handset market to LG Electronics.

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Change in the number of total shares and votes in Ericsson

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:27:13 +0000

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) confirms that as per August 29, 2008, the company's share capital amounts to SEK 16,231,758,678 and the total number of shares amounts to 3,246,351,735, of which 261,755,983 A shares and 2,984,595,752 B shares.

The changes are due to the recent new issue of 19 900 000 C shares, which by virtue of the conversion provision in the articles of association have been converted to B shares. This is in accordance with the resolution by the Annual General Meeting 2008, to expand the treasury stock as part of the financing of Ericsson's Long-Term Variable Compensation Program (LTV) 2008.

The number of votes amounts to 560,215.558.2 of which A shares represent 261,755,983 votes and B shares represent 298,459,575.2 votes. The company currently holds 62,307,559 shares as treasury stock.

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and NASDAQ.

For more information about Ericsson, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi

IDC Ranks Huawei No.1 in Terms of Commercial WiMAX 16e Contracts

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:27:07 +0000

[Shenzhen, China, 29 August 2008] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced Huawei won 17 new commercial WiMAX 16e contracts in the first half of 2008, more than the total number of contracts signed for the whole of 2007. To date Huawei has secured 29 WiMAX 16e commercial contracts and accumulated over 35 trials which according to IDC, means the company is the joint market-leader in WiMAX 16e market share.

"Huawei is the only solution provider to rank in the 'Top 3' across mobile, fixed network and IP segments according to industry analyst firms, Dittberner, Ovum-RHK and Gartner" said Mr. Zhao Ming, President of Huawei' s WiMAX product line. "Huawei has been developing these technologies for over 10 years and is committed to integrating optimal resources to provide our customers with the most competitive and diversified WiMAX solutions."

WiMAX is favored by many operators because of its numerous advantages such as flexible deployment, mobility and high-access speed. Compared to traditional mobile networking, WiMAX uses end-to-end IP networking which guarantees QoS, security, wireless network planning, and the provision of broadband services.

Huawei' s WiMAX solutions use Huawei' s 4th generation Base Transceiver Station (BTS) platform, which features high-capability, multi-standard integration and 'Green' technologies to provide operators with the means to undergo smooth network evolution in the future while maximizing their Return on Investment (ROI).

During the initial stage of network deployment, operators are concerned with maximizing their investment, rapidly deploying services and simplifying operations and management. Huawei' s compact WiMAX solution addresses these issues by integrating multiple network elements including ASN-Gateway, Operations and Maintenance System, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, Domain Name Server, and Business & Operation Support System, and helping operators to rapidly deploy an economical network while reducing their Operating Expense (OPEX) by 30%. In early 2008, Huawei released its first CPE and USB dongle terminal satisfying Wave2 requirements providing even greater choice for operators wishing to deploy WiMAX services.

"We believe establishing and maintaining a cohesive ecosystem is the key to the development of WiMAX industry. To this end, Huawei is committed to building an open WiMAX ecosystem and promoting the healthy development of WiMAX industry chain," said Mr. Zhao Ming," The global wireless broadband market has leapt into a phase of rapid development. Huawei' s end-to-end WiMAX solutions,are able to address any operator' s WiMAX needs."

As a core member of the IEEE802.16 and WiMAX Forum, Huawei contributes to many joint industry proposals. Huawei is also committed to promoting interoperability testing of chips, terminals and equipment. With the company' s completion of its second WiMAX IOT (interoperability test) in Hong Kong in April 2008, Huawei has now performed IOT with products from manufacturers including Runcom, SEQUANS, GCT, ZyXEL, SEWON and ASUS.

Fujitsu Donates Numerical Wind Tunnel Supercomputer to the Computer History Museum

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:10:07 +0000

Fujitsu has donated to the Computer History Museum several components based on technologies developed for the Numerical Wind Tunnel supercomputer, which was ranked No. 1 when it debuted in the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites list in November 1993. The museum will accept the gift at a dedication ceremony on Sept. 12, 2008, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

The Numerical Wind Tunnel was developed in a joint project between National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan and Fujitsu. NWT consists of 166 Processing Elements (PE) (upgraded from 140 to 166 PE in 1996), two Control Processors (CP) and Crossbar Network. The cross-bar network has 2x421 MByte/s bandwidth to each processor. The total performance of NWT is 236 GFLOPS and 44.5GB main memory.