However, these two key differentiators both bring their own issues and failures - the Bluetooth has been dumbed down to only support wireless headsets and car kits (i.e., no PC ...

This is the second camera-equipped device offered to ALLTEL's subscriber base (following the LG LX5450). The clamshell-style form factor has a highly compact design, measuring 3.5" x 1.8" x ...

We are taking a very positive stance on the Motorola i860, Nextel's first camera phone. The handset looks surprisingly sleek and trendy considering it is an iDEN phone... ...

Chordiant has been successfully increasing its presence in the U.S. Its latest effort, a new teller application, takes it further into the retail banking branch automation market into which it ...

Mobile TV is one of the biggest content gambles in which mobile operators are investing. Thus far, services have failed to satisfy, but new "mobisode' style programmes from Fox/Vodafone ...

easynet France announces "DSL Eco 5000,' offering up to 5120 Kbps downstream, and 512 Kbps upstream. The move demonstrates easynet is keeping up with the rest of the field, but ...

France Telecom launches "Pack Surf WiFi' for rural communities, delivering broadband in areas that are not served by DSL via a combined satellite/WiFi solution. The move allows the operator to ...

IPWireless has built a business on the TDD version of WCDMA. Now, it has developed a WCDMA solution aimed at paired spectrum allocations. Ostensibly a standard UMTS solution, ...

Bowstreet announced the Bowstreet Enterprise Portal Solutions. The solutions represent a new direction for the company, but for it to pay real dividends, Bowstreet may need to broaden this ...

SBC will launch a consumer VoIP service in early 2005, with trials underway now. Price matters in the competitive consumer VoIP market; SBC is keeping price under wraps, but it ...

QSC plans to extend its DSL coverage across nine cities over the next six weeks. While the move will add new customers, it does little to strengthen its regional focus ...

Ellacoya formally unveils its e30 Switch, expanding the scaling and performance capabilities of the company's intelligent bandwidth management solutions, and also inks an OEM agreement with ARRIS, showing the demand ...

Orange Switzerland has launched Push To Talk services with the best priced all-inclusive tariff available in Europe to date. The flat-rate of CHF 9 (EUR 6) for all messages ...

SBC votes strongly for DSLAMs, but Verizon chooses B-PON. Given the co-developed RFP they shared, why the difference? And more importantly, are there lessons learned or less obvious potential implications ...

ECI's optical networking revenues grew rapidly in Q3 and posted a second consecutive quarterly operating profit. The company is increasingly successful in Asia, while sales in the Americas continue ...

After almost of year of laying claim to the APB-1 benchmark crown, Hyperion raises the bar higher by submitting even more impressive Essbase performance results. ...

KPN sells its stake in global services provider Infonet, and while the Dutch incumbent may be able to maintain an international service offering via partnerships, the perception will exist that ...

SFR beats its drum in synch with The Vodafone Group's 3G "global launch' campaign. SFR has introduced mobile TV services, added more time-based bundles and unveiled four new handset models, ...

UTStarcom is close to bringing its CDMA2000 solution to market, and with a focus on IP, the vendor has given operators a reason to consider it. However, every vendor is ...

Cisco bolsters its multiservice optical portfolio with enhanced data support and a new low MSPP for enterprises and MTU/MDU, gaining a stronger convergence story and better pricing, but not without ...