CDMA

COSTA MESA, Calif.-In its semi-annual update, the CDMA Development Group said it believes that thus far, 2001 has been a successful one for CDMA technology, as proven by rapid subscriber …

Editor’s Note: As Leap Wireless International Inc. prepares to launch its Cricket wireless service in RCR Wireless News’ home market in Denver, we thought we would use the opportunity to …

Analysts wonder whether Motorola Inc. can reconcile its handset and semiconductor businesses in light of its announcement to sell its semiconductor technology to other manufacturers, including its rivals. “That’s where …

While lawyers have spent the past four years wrangling over the fate of Nextwave Telecom Inc.’s 93 C- and F-block licenses, the wanna-be telecom company has been moving ahead with …

Three wireless equipment giants cast a long shadow on the months ahead as they recorded net losses in their second-quarter reports and expressed doubts about when the economy will wade …

While Nokia Corp. is the hands-down leader for mobile handsets shipped in the United States, the handset giant only holds a 7-percent market share for CDMA phones sold in the …

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced …

VANCOUVER, Canada-The consequences of Metricom Inc.’s bankruptcy continue to ripple through the wireless industry, most recently forcing a serious drop in revenues for wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. The …

WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with top brass and one that comes …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Communications Corp. said it was ranked No. 1 in the United States in delivering CDMA handsets for 2000, with a 20.9 percent market share, in Dataquest’s year-end 2000 …

Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week. Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi …

As Sony Corp. choreographs its dance steps for the awaited 3G stage, cell phones continue to inflict muscle spasms. The Japanese electronics giant dampened market confidence in its abilities as …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Telecom and Hanaro have ended a dispute to jointly bid on South Korea’s third and final third-generation wireless license based on cdma2000 technology. LG Telecom plans to …

Close below the surface of the third-generation mobile-phone spectrum debate is a technology war, the kind of feud industry thought was behind it and wanted to avoid as it tries …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under pressure from key Senate Democrats last week to require the Department of Defense to surrender spectrum sought by mobile-phone firms for third-generation wireless systems, a …

WASHINGTON-China, the world’s largest potential wireless export market, is on the verge of entering the World Trade Organization as officials wrap up negotiations to culminate a process that has been …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it has opened a CDMA Development Center in Beijing, China, to provide training, support and equipment testing services to manufacturers and mobile carriers. It would also …

Expand coverage. Reduce interference. Increase capacity. Enable higher bandwidth. These are the four corners of Conductus Inc.’s philosophy in rolling out its ClearSite solutions for first-, second- and next-generation air-interface …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to prove it is a viable company and at the same time help a struggling icon, bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. said on July 2 it has signed …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has expanded its cross-license contract with Qualcomm Inc. to make and sell infrastructure equipment for all CDMA wireless systems while Qualcomm can market and sell Nokia’s CDMA …

Mobile-phone maker LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. has been “in the closet, so to speak,” according to Michele Thenegal, the company’s marketing director. While LG InfoComm hasn’t been completely dormant during …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. today announced an ambitious plan to expand its business into South Korea and get some first-hand experience with the country’s advanced cdma2000 1xRTT network. The …

While large wireless operators are more than happy to discuss their plans for next-generation wireless services, some of the small- to mid-sized carriers seem to have let the idea of …

SEOUL, Korea-SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless operator, said it will pull out of the fixed-line business to focus on its mobile services, according to international press reports. The company …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the first customer for its Short Message Service Center and Wireless Internet Gateway products, which the company said allows text messages to be sent from …