ZTE to launch Android 3G tablet
ZTE, the fast-growing Chinese telecom equipment maker has launched its first tablet PC, ZTE Light. The device has a seven-inch touchscreen and uses the GSM family of standards, including WCDMA and runs on Android, the open source software platform created by Google.
According to the company, ZTE plans to sell the tablet through retail channels as well as in partnerships with telecom operators. All of the devices will carry the ZTE brand, but some may be co-branded with mobile operators.
ZTE joins Nokia, LG Electronics, Dell, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard, which have all rolled out their offerings since Apple’s launch of the iPad. ZTE has not quoted prices for the device as yet
The company claims that it would start selling the ZTE Light before the end of the year.
T-Mobile USA to unveil LG mobiles
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: T-Mobile USA will receive mobile phones from LG Electronics. With this tie up, LG now has partnerships with all four of America’s major wireless providers, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint.
Three new phones- LG Sentio, LG dLite and LG GS170. – will be launched by LG and T-Mobile from this month. Facebook, Twitter and MySpace can be accessed by the users of LG Sentio and LG dLite via T-Mobile’s exclusive social networking service application, Social Buzz.
3G is supported by both the phones allowing users to enjoy high-speed Internet through Web2Go, T-Mobile’s mobile portal. LG Sentio features a 3-inch full-touch screen and a QWERTY keyboard and it is designed for heavy texting and social networking.
SK Telecom to launch LG Waffle, LG-SV770 handset (South Korea)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: LG Waffle, LG-SV770 handset manufactured by LG electronics will be launched by South Korea’s SK Telecom. The handset is a basic slider phone with a cool design weighs 95 grams and is 13.5mm thick.
There is 2.4 inch TFT QVGA display and is powered by a 900 mAh battery and it also incorporated with certain features like 2GB of NAND Flash memory, 1GB SDRAM, a microSD card slot and maps of the underground along with a 2MP camera to enjoy with the nice snaps.
Not to forget the FM radio for all the music lovers and Bluetooth to cater to data transfer. No announcement has been made till now regarding the price of the handset.
Telefonica tests LTE calls with Alcatel-Lucent in Latin America
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The first call has been successfully made by Alcatel-Lucent in LTE lab tests, Telefonica is conducting in Latin America. The maturity and benefits of the LTE mobile broadband technology is being analyzed by Telefonica with these tests.
The first tests using Alcatel-Lucent’s LTE platform, including base stations, transmission equipment, Evolved Packet Core (EPC), as well as professional design and integration services in combination with devices from LG Electronics were delivered in Telefonica’s labs.
700 MHz and 2.6 GHz frequencies will be used in the second phase of the field tests to assess LTE’s performance in terms of coverage and capacity, supporting the delivery of new mobile multimedia applications, such as high-definition video streaming, mobile gaming, high-speed file transfers and video conferencing.
Wi-LAN sued by Telus over patent ownership
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wi-LAN Inc’s relation with patent-litigation suit is not vey new but this time it is at a receiving end as Telus Corp. and Telus Communications Inc. have filed a suit in Calgary alleging ownership of some of its patents. The suit was filed on filed on April 23, 2009; however, Wi-LAN hasn’t yet been formally served with the claim.
.S. Patent Nos. 5,369,670 and 5,570,305 and Canadian Patent Nos. 2,067,436-9 and 2,108,103 collectively, known as the “Channel Estimation patents are the four patents over which Telus also claims an ownership interest.
Even patent Nos. RE37802 (the “802 patent”) and 5,282,222 (the “222 patent”), for which Wi-LAN filed a suit in 2007 alleging infringement by 22 major companies, has been claimed by Telus.
Earlier, litigations were initiated by Wi-LAN in New York against LG Electronics Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc., claiming fraud, breach of contract, and infringement of Wi-LAN’s V-chip technology as disclosed in U.S. Patent No 5,828,402.
LG aims 20% rise in handset sales
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Increase in the global handset sales has been planned by LG Electronics under which the company aims to sell 140 million units in 2010, a rise of 20%. About 20 new smartphones would also be launched by the company in 2010, of which more than 10 would be Android- based. Major focus would be on home market Korea and North America.
Other 2010 handsets model would be based on Linux and Windows Mobile systems. Production of easy-to-use smartphones aimed at first-time owners would also be the focus of the company in the first half of 2010, before moving into premium handsets with cutting-edge designs later in the year.
LG web-connected TVs to use Orange France portal
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A three year partnership deal has been signed by Orange France and LG Electronics wherein LG France would be enabled to offer a wide range of flat screen TVs from March with simplified access to multimedia services from Orange.
Owners of internet-connected LG TV sets will be able to access the Orange portal via a button on their TV remote control of any ISP, starting from March.
Apart from providing traditional services, the portal is designed to offer a new customer experience like Orange Sport Info and 24/24 Actu news channels, Liveradio and other content such as TV programmes, videos, music and practical information.
Motorola one of the most trusted wireless brands in U.S.
What kind of cellphone do you use? If you’re in the majority, it’s a Motorola handset. Motorola now has — by far — the largest share of the handset market in the U.S. and appears to be making a global run at Nokia to try and regain the top global spot for the first time in a decade. The jury is still out on whether Motorola can do this, but if the ultra-popular RAZR phenomenon continues — and it does almost two years after release — then Motorola will continue to make headway. It’s rare that a single product carries a company like this, but just like Apple’s iPod, Motorola’s RAZR re-defined the category.
But it does not stop there. According to Forrester Research, Motorola is one of the top trusted brands in the wireless market, which includes hardware manufacturers and wireless carriers alike, from Motorola and Samsung to Sprint Nextel and Cingular Wireless. Samsung and Sprint Nextel rank among the least-trusted brands in the U.S., while Motorola and Verizon Wireless coming in at most-trusted levels, with Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile also pulling the same score. Just slightly off was Sprint Nextel, but that slightness was enough for a “least trusted” rating.
How about wireless handset manufacturers? In what I consider more perception than actual reality, handset makers Palm scored 4.3 and a B+ overall, while Motorola — maker of the RAZR and other popular offshoot handsets, scored 4.2, for an overall grade of B. LG Electronics and Samsung fared the worst, both scoring 4.0, for overall grades of C- and D-, respectively. The “aura” around the Treo line of smartphones and the RAZR line of phones is probably due to the enormous loyalty customers have to both brands when such a subjective topic of “trust” comes along.
Samsung and LG and other makers have wireless handsets that topple the Motorola RAZR and other phones in terms of features and ease-of-use, but the sheer popularity and loyalty Motorola users have cannot be underestimated. If you create the market — like the RAZR did for slim phones and the Treo did for on-the-go productivity — then customers will always have “trust”. MOT shares seem happy these days as a result.
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