CDMA

Australia The Australian government will auction a further 30 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 1.8 GHz band early next year. The auction, which will be conducted by the Australian …

Australia Leap Wireless International announced that it is selling its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, OzPhone Pty. Ltd., to an affiliate of AAPT Ltd., Australia’s third-largest telecommunications company, for Australian $25 …

Wireless industry members agree smart phones will become a critical differentiating factor for handset vendors and mobile-phone operators within the next two years, but the proliferation of these devices remains …

Motorola Inc. said it filed counterclaims against Qualcomm Inc., the latest punitive move in a more than two-year dispute between the companies that is brewing in a San Diego U.S. …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its participation in high-speed packet data trials on Korea Telecom Freetel’s Interim Standard-95B Code Division Multiple Access technology network. Qualcomm’s MSM3000-based CDMA handsets will transfer data …

CALGARY-Cell-Loc Inc. said it completed the first phase Code Division Multiple Access trial of the Cellocate System PCS/CDMA, after three months of testing. Results of the digital wireless location testing …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. said it signed a licensing agreement with Cadence for Code Division Multiple Access data software. The agreement allows Cadence to integrate DSPC’s CDMA IS707A protocol software, …

Two Code Division Multiple Access carriers launched limited data services last week that involve linking wireless phones to laptop computers via a cable, allowing the phones to act both as …

BOSTON-Smart cards are poised to move beyond their role in identifying Global System for Mobile communications subscribers, due to momentum outside wireless and beyond U.S. borders. The challenge both for …

Phone.com Inc.’s Unwired Universe conference attracted about 1,100 attendees from 29 countries, twice the number expected by conference planners. The conference was designed to act as a meeting point for …

Having made partners of most wireless handset OEMs with its T9 Text Input technology, Tegic Communications Inc. said it plans to make customers of wireless carriers with a new instant …

WASHINGTON-The European Commission said it supports industry efforts to harmonize third-generation mobile phone standards, but refused to retreat from plans to deploy home-grown technology for a pan-European 3G network and …

Bell Atlantic Mobile has ventured into a collaborative effort with Phone.com Inc. and Motorola Inc. to use Wireless Application Protocol technology to enable over-the-air provisioning on Code Division Multiple Access …

Apparently irritated over a dispute that has lasted more than two years, Qualcomm Inc. is suing Motorola Inc., asking the court to terminate Code Division Multiple Access licenses granted to …

Two weeks after the ouster of L.M. Ericsson’s President and Chief Executive Officer Sven-Christer Nilsson, the company revealed in its second quarter earnings report some of the financial factors contributing …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, recently registered to sell a 4 million share secondary equity offering, which could increase its available capital by at least $550 million, based on its …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Code Division Multiple Access handsets were the No. 1 selling handset in the United States during the first quarter with sales of 3.2 million units, said Dataquest Inc., …

Third-generation technology standards groups say they accept the tri-mode Code Division Multiple Access standard recommended by mobile-phone operators worldwide. The 3G Partnership Project 2, a standards group established in North …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote standardization of a technology for locating the point of origin of an emergency wireless phone …

ELite Logistic Services Elite Logistic Services Inc. introduced its PageTrack control module, a wireless automotive security, control and monitoring solution. The system uses SkyTel Communications Inc.’s two-way ReFLEX network, the …

NEW YORK-In a move apparently intended to get ahead of the crowd, Hutchison Telecommunications Australia Ltd., Sydney, announced July 12 it plans to sell 29.5 percent of the company in …

The wireless handset market has proven that a strong brand name doesn’t guarantee success. Sony Electronics Inc. announced last week it is pulling out of the North American handset business …

The Gartner Group’s Dataquest reports that Interim Standard-95 Code Division Multiple Access-based handsets are the top-selling handset in the U.S. market. As such, Qualcomm Inc., powered by a lead in …

Qwest Communications International is pursuing an acquisition of U S West in competition with another bidder, Global Crossing. Microsoft announced in mid-May a US$600 million investment in Nextel Communications, the …

WASHINGTON-The United States and South Korea posted the strongest gains in cellular and PCS net subscribers during the first three months of 1999, according to quarterly results from “Strategis dataBank: …