CDMA

If all goes as planned, Iridium L.L.C.’s vision of a global wireless phone network-based on a constellation of 66 low-earth-orbit satellites interconnected to several terrestrial-based networks-will begin commercial service on …

Chances are slim to none that U.S. mobile phone operators will agree on one standard for the next generation of mobile phone services. Already fragmented with three different digital standards-cdmaOne, …

L.M. Ericsson Argentina. With Telecom Personal to expand its D-AMPS/AMPS network. Value: up to US$77 million Argentina. With Telefonica Comunicaciones Personales to expand its D-AMPS IS-136/AMPS network. Value: US$45 million …

BEIJING-In its latest proposal to gain entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), China offered on 24 July to open gradually its paging and mobile phone operating services to foreign …

BEIJING-China Telecom announced it signed up its 20 millionth mobile phone customer, a police officer named Zhang Qinghua in the scenic city of Hangzhou, at precisely 8: 45 a.m. on …

JERUSALEM, Israel-In the southern town of Ashkelon stands a larger-than-life black marble grave stone that is as much a monument to the teenager buried in the plot as it is …

GSM in Central and Eastern Europe 8-9 September Prague, Czech Republic IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Tel: (+44) 171-453-5493 Fax: (+44) 171-636-1976 www.ibc-uk.com/prague 2nd European Mobile Radio Congress 14-16 September Prague, …

The first GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network in Zambia is scheduled to be commercial at the end of October. At its launch, Zambia will join more than 20 …

The Australian Communications Authority has invited applications for an auction of previously unsold 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz PCS spectrum. Bids closed on 31 August for the partial privatization of …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The licensing of two additional cellular carriers in South Africa will represent the biggest opportunity for black empowerment in Africa-and for some, the last chance to become involved …

WASHINGTON-The Canadian wireless industry, which slowed considerably last year because of marketplace confusion about PCS (Personal Communications Services)/cellular technology and pricing, appears to have sorted things out and returned to …

Chile’s Undersecretary of Telecommunications Juanita Gana announced mobile phone carriers no longer can force subscribers to sign long-term contracts, according to an article in El Diario. Until now carrier contracts …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The number of new phone manufacturers and the introduction of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) handset design packages have lead to a proliferation of new handsets. However, there …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell Semiconductor Systems last week introduced its first chipset using Code Division Multiple Access technology. The chipset is an integrated radio-frequency subsystem for CDMA that also supports Advanced …

WASHINGTON-The third-generation wireless debate took a dramatic turn last week as a key Clinton administration official questioned whether the United States should follow Europe’s lead in allocating massive 3G spectrum, …

L.M. Ericsson head Sven-Christer Nilsson told the Japanese press late last week his company will continue negotiations with Qualcomm Inc. and said it is ready to reach some form of …

The CDMA Development Group formed an interest group within the CDG that will focus on Latin America. The CDG said the interest group builds on the success of similar organizations …

WASHINGTON-In perhaps the strongest signal to date of congressional concern about U.S. global competitiveness in the future third-generation mobile phone market, Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) pressed the Clinton administration to …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Qualcomm do Brasil S.A., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., announced a new Qualcomm phone manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with initial manufacturing capacity of about 300,000 phones …

The industry’s first cellular phone manufacturer has become another casualty of the highly competitive handset business. Oki Telecom Inc. has ceased manufacturing, sales and marketing all mobile phones in the …

CELWAVE Celwave introduced a new antenna and amplifier. The Celwave Optimizer, a log periodic dipole antenna, has continuous adjustment of electrical downtilt with the turn of a dial. With an …

August 17-18 Alexander Resources. Marriott Courtyard Crystal City, Washington, D.C. (800) 948-8225 or (972) 818-8225. Wireless Number Portability Forum August 18 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Westin City Center Hotel, Washington, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. licensed Acer Peripherals Inc. of Taiwan to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber products based on its Code Division Multiple Access technology. Terms of the multimillion-dollar, royalty-bearing agreement …

The first half of this year has produced several landscape-changing events in the wireless industry. If completed, the proposed mergers between SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. and Bell Atlantic …

VLSI VLSI Technology Inc. said its president and chief operating officer, Richard M. Beyer, left the company for personal reasons. “We have a very solid team that can weather the …