NEW DELHI, India-Countries in Asia and Southeast Asia specifically hit by economic crisis in the late 1990s are on the recovery path, paving the way for exponential growth in the wireless industry in the next two years. Early signs of this fast-track growth are...
DENVER, United States-Qualcomm is putting a financial stake in the ground to push CDMA technology in Europe.Qualcomm announced plans to acquire U.K.-based Tellit Communications, a cellular handset design and manufacturing company with expertise in NMT 450 technology. The purchase price is around US$20 million,...
Kansai Tele-Message and Hokkaido Telemessage became the latest victims in Japan's declining paging industry. Kansai Tele-Message filed for liquidation with US$183 million in debts, and Hokkaido had US$6.3 million in debt in excess of assets at the end of 1999, according to a Kyodo...
AlcatelChina. For GSM network extensions in Jilin, Zhejiang, Ningxia and Shaanxi provinces.Value: US$80 millionGermany. With T-Mobil for a network extension.Value: US$71.2 millionKosovo. With the Kosovo Post Office and Telecommunications for a GSM Network with a 30,000 capacity.Value: UndisclosedSri Lanka. With Celltel Lanka for a GSM network contract...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With four operators competing nationwide, Chile boasts a wireless client base that grew 175 percent during 1999, thanks to the implementation of calling party pays. CPP also has facilitated a wireless-penetration rate that is now almost 15 percent.When CPP was launched in...
DENVER, United States-SBC Communications said it will convert the remaining Ameritech wireless properties it owns from CDMA technology to TDMA technology.SBC and Ameritech merged last year and sold 20 Ameritech cdmaOne wireless properties in the United States, including Chicago and St. Louis, to GTE...
MONTREAL-The transmission was delayed 20 minutes because the test PC had crashed. And the picture quality, to put it kindly, was choppy. Nevertheless, in February, Rogers AT&T Wireless and Ericsson Canada made the first wireless phone call in North America to be carried over...
HandsetsPhilipsPhilips introduced several new handsets. The Ozeo GSM dual-band mobile phone offers a new user interface and a large LCD display with five text lines. The carousel icon screen feature simultaneously displays up to five visual icons representing the phone's functions and features. The...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-According to a new study from Allied Business Intelligence Inc., a technology research company, the emergence of third-generation technology will lead to a boom in the wireless data market.The report, "3G Wireless: Global Data & Voice Networking Strategies-WAP, GPRS, 1XRTT, EDGE and Internet...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received a purchase order for 27 of its SuperFilter Systems from an unnamed cellular service provider, increasing its backlog to 56 systems and causing its stock price to soar 135 percent last Wednesday.The order helped to increase...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced that Dr. Andrew Viterbi, co-founder and vice chairman of the company, will retire next month.Dr. Viterbi, who will remain as a member of Qualcomm's board of directors, intends to broaden his scope of interests, devoting more time as an adviser...
Agilent TechnologiesAgilent Technologies Inc. introduced a number of new test-solution products and made improvements to others. The Agilent 84000 RFIC series model A20E is a low-cost test solution developed specifically for high-volume semiconductor manufacturers that make radio-frequency power-amplifier integrated circuits used in cell phones...
SYDNEY, Australia-Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled two contracts-one with AAPT in Australia and the other with Telecom New Zealand-to build wireless mobile phone networks using Code Division Multiple Access technology.The contracts are valued at a total of $400 million.The $300 million contract with AAPT calls...
Public skirmishes over third-generation technology died last year when the wireless industry embraced a harmonized CDMA-based standard, but old feelings between camps die hard it seems.The CDMA Development Group, the interest group that represents Interim Standard-95 carriers, said it is testing just how much...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have agreed to jointly develop and market a wireless technology solution supporting both Code Division Multiple Access and Bluetooth standards.According to the agreement, Ericsson's Microelectronics group will develop a Bluetooth-compatible radio unit while Qualcomm's CDMA Technologies...
SAN DIEGO-China United Telecommunications Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced an agreement outlining guidelines for Chinese manufacturers to license Qualcomm's intellectual property to manufacture and sell Code Division Multiple Access wireless equipment.The deal stipulates that Chinese manufacturers that enter into such licenses with Qualcomm will...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it shipped on time chip samples and system software for the MSM5000 Mobile Station Modem.The company said this product is the world's first third-generation 1x MultiCarrier solution for Code Division Multiple Access handsets that is compliant with the 3G standard...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Third-Generation Partnership Project 2, a group created to speed the development of global 3G wireless standards, announced it expanded its organization to include the CDMA Development Group as the first market representation partner.CDG has been participating in 3G activities since January 1999...
Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped 16 percent last Wednesday after the cdmaOne innovator warned of slower chip sales this quarter.This warning eclipsed Qualcomm's higher-than-expected first fiscal quarter earnings. Merrill Lynch cut its near-term rating to "neutral" from "accumulate." Salomon Smith Barney lowered its rating from...
SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp., a provider of wireless multimedia communication software and service for mobile applications, announced it will provide NTT DoCoMo with a software test bench that verifies the newly developed 3G-324M standard and interoperability between various mobile terminals.The software allows NTT DoCoMo to...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless announced it signed a multi-year, $24 million contract with Sprint PCS to supply Code Division Multiple Access data products to the operator.The deal calls for Sierra to provide digital CDMA PC cards to Sprint PCS over a minimum of 24...
Qualcomm Inc. took a major step last week to expand its patent and technology portfolio to include mobile location-based services and wireless Internet systems, announcing it acquired San Jose, Calif.-based SnapTrack Inc. for $1 billion in stock.SnapTrack will become a wholly owned subsidiary, operating...
NEW YORK-Smart cards must overcome a chicken-and-egg problem before they can expand their use in wireless devices beyond their established role as subscriber identification modules in Global System for Mobile communications products.The vision for smart cards is that they will become the tiny pocket...
SBC Communications Inc. said it will convert the remaining Ameritech Corp. wireless properties it owns from Code Division Multiple Access technology to Time Division Multiple Access technology.SBC and Ameritech merged last year and sold 20 Ameritech cdmaOne wireless properties, including Chicago and St. Louis,...
