CDMA

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. selected Cambia Networks’ Mobile Data Server as a network platform to test high-speed data applications on its existing CDMA network. Leap is expected to begin …

NEW YORK-Calling it “the most well-known secret in corporate America,” Stephen Carter, president and chief executive officer of Cingular Wireless, said the nation’s second-largest mobile operator will overlay all its …

Qualcomm has been looking for a European opening for its CDMA technology for some time. But so far, the technology has been effectively shut out in the region, other than …

A new study by marketing research firm BWCS claimed that more than 90 percent of U.K. business travelers with laptops are interested in using wireless local area network (WLAN) services …

Alcatel China. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile. Value: US$70 million Malaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz …

DOVER, N.J.—Casio and Sierra Wireless announced their plans to jointly deliver several wireless solutions. The Sierra Wireless AirCard wireless modems will support the new Cassiopeia BE-300 and the new E-200 …

GERMANTOWN, Md.—Acterna has released the Acterna Mobile Service Tester for testing cdma2000 devices and handsets. According to Acterna, the testers, which are available for manufacturing and service applications, allow wireless …

Once upon a time, a technology called pACT had a life, savored some love and then disappeared into oblivion. Another one called B-CDMA rocked the eaves of wireless, had an …

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BEIJING-The U.S. subsidiary of China’s largest electric meter producer, the Holley Group based in the eastern province of Zhejiang, has acquired the design operations for CDMA mobile phones from Philips …

CALGARY-Zi said it will provide expertise in text entry standards to China’s Datang Telecom Technology, which is developing its own line of CDMA handsets. Datang Telecom signed a five-year licensing …

BANGKOK, Thailand—Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia plans to upgrade its CDMA network to offer third-generation (3G) service, according to international press reports. The company will use its current 800 MHz spectrum …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola said it won a US$34.8 million contract from China Unicom to expand the carrier’s 800 MHz CDMA networks in the Hebei province. In May, Motorola …

MOSCOW—The CDMA Association, uniting Russian carriers operating CDMA technology, reported a record growth in the number of subscribers this year, clearly aiming to convince the Communications Ministry that the U.S.-developed …

BEIJING—South Korea’s Samsung Electronics plans to join Kejian and two other Chinese companies to set up a joint venture in China’s southern city of Shenzhen to produce CDMA handsets. The …

BEIJING—China’s second-largest mobile operator, China Unicom, plans to put its CDMA network in commercial use early next year. So far, 24 million yuan (US$2.9 million) has been invested to build …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless Inc. posted better than expected third-quarter numbers, noting the introduction of new products during the fourth quarter should help it contend with the current difficult economic …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. says it has reached an agreement with Nokia to increase funding of the Wideband CDMA technology development program, which was initiated in 1999. “The …

BEIJING—Hong Kong-listed China Mobile (HK) and its parent company China Mobile Communications expect to have a combined 100 million subscribers by year-end. China Unicom, which is also listed in Hong …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola signed an approximately US$30 million deal to upgrade and expand Horizon PCS’ CDMA system to 1x networks in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has developed the first Bluetooth version 1.1-compliant cdma2000 1x commercial chipset with baseband Link Manager Protocol, Logic Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Serial Port Profile, …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—A comparison study from The Broadband Wireless Internet Forum looking at adapting current third-generation technologies based on CDMA as a possible alternative transmission system for delivering non-line-of-sight, high-speed wireless …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says customers around the world are implementing more than 43 designs of its cdma2000 1x handsets and personal computer cards based on its MSM5105 chipset. “By working …

LONDON—The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business model has arrived in the United States. Sprint and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group officially announced their teaming, a saga that has been …