CDMA

When Verizon Wireless introduced the Kyocera 6035 smart phone last week, many were surprised by how quickly the country’s largest wireless operator brought the new phone to market. “Time to …

SAN DIEGO-Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has selected Qualcomm CDMA Technologies’ MSM5200 Mobile Station Modem integrated circuit and system software solution for Sanyo handsets to meet the IMT-2000 Wideband-CDMA mode for …

NEW YORK-The story of NTELOS Inc. and Citizens Communications Inc., as told at Legg Mason Wood Walker’s recent “Future of Rural Telecommunications” conference, demonstrates the wireless opportunity’s expansion well beyond …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-Metawave Communications said it received an estimated $22 million order from Grupo Iusacell, Mexico’s second-largest mobile carrier. Under the terms of the agreement, Metawave will supply Iusacell …

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.-Amid the scorched desert ground abutting the lush greens of golf courses, the future of the wireless Internet was the topic of discussion in the small community of …

FREMONT, Calif.-ClickServices presented a wireless software platform for global business that it said overcomes barriers posed by the competing wireless networks and various wireless devices. According to the company, ClickServices …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will introduce Kyocera Corp.’s 6035 smart phone onto its network beginning March 5. The dual-branded, Palm OS-powered handset features wireless Web access and a near-Palm …

NEW YORK-Some recent developments have brightened the longer-term prospects for smart cards in North American wireless communications, although the picture gets cloudier when framed as an immediate prospect. Opportunity is …

In France, the country where they offer calorie-laden pain au chocolats and croissants for breakfast, keeping one’s weight under control does not seem to be a problem-probably because the locals …

JACKSON, Fla.-ParkerVision Inc. is partnering with PrairieComm Inc. to develop advanced chipsets and reference designs for cellular handsets and other wireless devices. The deal will combine PrairieComm’s baseband IC platforms …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Barbados has identified wireless and the Internet as the first segments of its telecommunications market to be opened to competition. A three-phase timetable announced by the government anticipates full …

DENVER, United States-While some countries in Latin America are moving forward with advanced wireless networks, Central American nations are not likely to see commercial next-generation systems any time soon. Mass-market …

The fact that the telecom sector, including the mobile industry, is shivering in the cold right now after months of basking in the sun of favor from the financial community …

What is the future of the TDMA wireless interface? The issue is far from trivial. TDMA serves more than 60 million digital and 15 million analog customers and stands as …

TORONTO-The move was surprising but not totally unexpected. After many denials, U.S. carrier AT&T Wireless finally announced last November it is switching from TDMA wireless technology to the rival European-developed …

GSM Europe, the European arm of the GSM Association, met new proposals from the European Commission (EC) covering how telecom operators will be regulated with hostility. The group claimed the …

As technologies duel and markets discriminate, the impression is growing that TDMA will roll over in the dust trail and exhaust fumes of GSM and CDMA as both whistle past …

Qualcomm Inc. has rolled out a CDMA mobile station modem integrated circuits and system software to facilitate global roaming. The product, which belongs to what Qualcomm calls the MSM6xxx family, …

Qualcomm Inc. rose to the defense of third-generation technology, amid reports the technology will drag its feet for about three years. The company said the demand for its CDMA integrated …

A huge number of wireless companies hope to make money by helping businesses replace their cumbersome cords and wires with the freedom of wavelength-the hot phrase lately seems to be …

NEW YORK – Audiovox Communications Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., has tapped into the computer expertise of its 5 percent owner, Toshiba Corp., to develop a combination cell phone and personal digital …

In one simple moment last week, when all my usual technology aids disappeared, the need for the United States to have a 3G spectrum policy that uses the same frequencies …

In rhythm with an economy on the retreat, telecommunications giant Lucent Technologies Inc. seems to be on the decline. Against a background of outsized estimates, employee downsizing, technological miscues and …

Like any healthy, enterprising entity, the wireless broadband industry is comprised of various companies and associations with products to push and agendas to satisfy. The industry’s quest for a single, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has expanded its CDMA license contract with Rohde & Schwarz to include using its patents and purchasing its integrated circuits and system software to manufacture and supply …