Alcatel, PlantCML to Demo Interoperable Public Safety
Communications Solution
Alcatel-Lucent and
PlantCML, the North American
subsidiary of EADS, announced they will
demonstrate interoperability between a live broadband LTE wireless network
and digital land mobile radio, which is commonly used by police, fire
departments, and other emergency responders in the US. The joint solution
will be demonstrated at the 2010 APCO (Association of Public
Safety-Communications Officials) Conference in Houston, Texas from August
1- 4. PlantCML said the demonstrations will showcase new wireless public
safety applications, including command and control, interoperable field
communications, operations management, mobile video, and identity
verification.
Juniper Networks Acquiring Mobile Security Company
Network infrastructure company
Juniper Networks announced it has entered into a definitive agreement
to acquire Columbus, Ohio-based
SMobile Systems, a privately-held software company focused on smart
phone and tablet security solutions for the enterprise, service provider,
and consumer markets. The total transaction consideration at closing will
be approximately $70 million in cash, Juniper said.
Motorola Profits Up on Smartphone Sales
Motorola reported net income of
US$162 million, or 7 cents per share for the quarter ended June 30, up
from $26 million, or 1 cent per share, in the second quarter of 2009.
Excluding certain items, Motorola would have earned 9 cents per share.
Overall revenue fell 1.5 percent to $5.4 billion from $5.5 billion in the
prior year. Revenue in its cell phone unit was $1.7 billion, up from $1.6
billion in the first quarter. The total number of cell phones sold fell
from 8.5 million to 8.3 million, but Motorola sold more of its high-end
smartphones: 2.7 million, compared to 2.3 million in the first quarter.
Apple Decides to Keep Antenna Problems in the
Spotlight
In a new
video posted to its own Web site and to YouTube,
Apple attempts to show that Motorola’s new Droid X (and other
smartphones) experience major reception problems when held in certain
ways. Tech bloggers, including
Technically Incorrect, have slammed Apple's latest move, saying customers are not
complaining about reception problems with Droid (or other smartphones),
that the "demonstration" is exaggerated in terms of the "death grip" used,
and that Apple appears to be "overly defensive" about the
widely-publicized Apple iPhone 4 "antenna issue."
Straight Talk Prepaid Service Now Supports AT&T
Phones
Walmart announced that its
Straight Talk prepaid wireless
service is opening up to phones that run on
AT&T's wireless network. Up until now, Straight Talk had only been
open to phones on the Verizon
Wireless network. Tracfone Wireless
operates the Straight Talk service for Walmart.
Clearwire, Best Buy Sign Wholesale Agreement
4G broadband provider Clearwire and
retailer Best Buy announced they have
signed a wholesale relationship in which Best Buy will use Clearwire's 4G
network to offer mobile Internet service to customers under the Best Buy
Connect label. Best Buy will offer the new 4G tier for its
recently-introduced Best Buy Connect service, beginning in 2011.
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