CDMA

PHOENIX-White Electronic Designs Corp. announced it received a $1.1 million order for its memory solution supporting wideband CDMA base station applications. The company said its shipments would begin immediately and …

The great wall between China and the deployment of CDMA technology may finally fall. And soon. After a year-long soap opera with Qualcomm Inc. over proliferating the technology in the …

With a new venture fund and optimistic forecast extension, Nokia set out last week to fortify its already strong position in the wireless communications industry. Its venture arm, Nokia Venture …

SAN DIEGO-Putting even more money toward pushing its CDMA technology, Qualcomm Inc. formed a $60 million venture partnership to invest in Korean start-up companies looking to create CDMA products. Qualcomm’s …

Every day another vendor announces it has won a contract to provide third-generation services. And with each 3G announcement is the implication that 3G services will soon be here. And …

Horizon PCS, the largest Sprint PCS affiliate in terms of population covered, withdrew its planned initial public offering Dec. 4, citing “unfavorable market conditions.” The Chillicothe, Ohio, carrier had registered …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. continued the rollout of its Cricket Comfortable Wireless service by expanding into Greensboro, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla. The cities are the fifth and sixth markets …

Isn’t it ironic that German and Japanese interests are planning to take significant stakes in U.S. wireless telephony-countries that were sworn enemies of the United States nearly 60 years ago …

As part of its recently released Wireless Web for Business initiative, Sprint PCS unveiled its Wireless Web Modem, a portable solution designed for business customers to wirelessly access the Internet …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received an $850,000 order for its SuperFilter Systems, which will be used for CDMA cell sites across a new digital network. The company …

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide. The company said it will overlay a GSM/general packet …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest …

Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s stock plummeted to a new 52-week low under massive trading late last week after the company changed its fourth quarter revenue expectations from a profit of four …

For a new company looking to succeed in business, producing wireless handsets would seem to be one of the tougher markets to crack. Beyond the big three producers, Nokia, Motorola …

Verizon Wireless announced plans to test its cdma2000 1xEV technology. The company said the technology can support a high-speed data rate of 2.4 Megabits per second in its existing spectrum …

NEW YORK-For Samsung Telecommunications America, South Korea’s mandatory elimination of wireless handset subsidies created a ripple effect across the ocean that translates into more aggressive marketing in the United States. …

Digital Paging Digital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. hopes to reach two fast-growing markets with its QCP 6035 Smartphone, combining the functionality of a tri-mode CDMA phone with a personal digital assistant incorporating Palm Inc.’s …

LAS VEGAS-Qualcomm Inc., the Computer Systems Group of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and Ericsson Microelectronics demonstrated an over-the-air wireless Web surfing application of a Bluetooth-equipped laptop communicating wirelessly with …

The hunt for spectrum by wireless carriers continued last week as Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest operator, offered more than $2 billion for Price Communications Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it will form a venture arm to invest in start-up companies in an effort to proliferate the use of CDMA technology. Qualcomm is making a $500 million …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it accepted an associate membership in the Bluetooth 1.2 special interest group, which will give the company early access to Bluetooth specifications and allow it to …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based NEC Corp. has ambitious expansion plans for its wireless handsets and infrastructure business, but the plans do not target North America, said Koji Nishigaki, president. In Asia, the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the European Patent Office upheld the validity of one of the company’s patents, which comes after two years of opposition from Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Qualcomm’s …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Sprint PCS awarded a contract to Motorola Inc.’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to provide the company with CDMA equipment through interoperability specifications and third-generation cdma2000 1x packet data. …