TOKYO-Yoshiaki Shioda, senior manager for NEC, recently visited Kirgiz, a republic south of the Commonwealth of Independent States, to help local people get connected with each other.In Kirgiz, only one out of every 100 people have access to a telephone, and locals occasionally have...
EricssonBrazil. With Tele Norte Celular for upgrade and new TDMA.Value: US$50 millionChile. With Entel PCS for GSM 1900 equipment.Value: UndisclosedChina. With Liaoning Post & Telecommunications Administration for its GSM network.Value: US$150 millionCroatia. With VIP-Net to supply base station subsystems for its new GSM network.Value: UndisclosedUkraine. With Digital Cellular...
BEIJING-In early February, China's Minister of Information Industry (MII) was apologetic about the prospects for CDMA in his country. The customers couldn't care less which technology is used-as long as it works, said Wu Jichuan. And with the world's largest GSM network, there seemed...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Chile, which became the first country in Latin America in 1998 to implement PCS, has just felt the tremor of three new events in its market that could impact growth and market positioning.Calling party pays (CPP) was introduced 23 February, BellSouth bought...
MELBOURNE, Australia-Telstra has conducted preliminary trials of its new Nortel Networks-designed CDMA mobile network amid nagging disquiet and confusion in some rural quarters about the closure of the analog network.Even so, Telstra has branded the trial a success, claiming CDMA outperformed the existing analog...
Capping a string of negative developments leading up to its first-quarter earnings report that showed a net loss of US$505 million, Iridium announced Edward Staiano-the company's vice chairman, chief executive officer and most voracious supporter and motivator-resigned. Reports are that Staiano and Iridium's board...
BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-Let the lobbying wars begin. The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium is stepping up efforts to promote Time Division Multiple Access technology around the world following the CDMA Development Group's success in working to open up the Chinese market to Code Division Multiple...
Sprint PCS is expected to announce its next round of contract awards this week for the third phase of its personal communications services network buildout.Lucent Technologies Inc., say analysts, will receive the bulk of the contract. The new contracts keep all three of the...
TAMPA, Fla.-A group of Code Division Multiple Access carriers, handset vendors and technology providers completed a trial of SnapTrack's handset-based location system on two wireless networks in Tampa, Fla.The companies tested prototype handsets from Motorola Inc. and Samsung that used SnapTrack's enhanced global positioning...
Advanced Fox WirelessAdvanced Fox Wireless introduced the OEM Style Mini Twin Charger for Nokia Corp. 5100 Series and Nextel Communications Inc. i1000 handsets. The device will charge the battery on the phone while charging a second battery. It is compatible with Nickel Cadmium, Nickel...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $35.9 million, an increase of 56 percent over revenues reported for the same period the previous year.The company's net earnings were $7.9 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with...
United KingdomL.M. Ericsson and U.K. operator One 2 One signed a $320 million contract under which Ericsson will supply radio base stations and base station controller equipment to expand One 2 One's Global System for Mobile communications network.CanadaPhilsar Electronics announced an agreement with IBM...
The world's carriers are set to meet in Tokyo this week for another round of discussions on converging Code Division Multiple Access-based third-generation technology.The International Telecommunication Union adopted a framework in March resulting in a single flexible standard with a choice of multiple access...
L.M. Ericsson said it supports the third-generation TDMA proposal and a group of 3G CDMA technologies that accommodates three different modes and various chip rates.The statement comes just weeks after ending the deadlock with Qualcomm Inc. over rights to CDMA-based technologies. Ericsson and Qualcomm...
Some Telecommunications Industry Association members and U.S. carriers were angered last week by comments attributed to a TIA senior executive by the French Press Agency. The incident illustrates the continuing technology holy wars and brings to surface concerns a few large members have about...
JapanConductus Inc. announced it shipped a 16-pole ClearSite wireless subsystem to a major Japanese cellular operator for performance testing. The system will be used for testing within Japanese frequency bands for potential field deployment.SENEGALSENTELgsm launched Global System for Mobile communications 900 service in the...
GUANGZHOU, China-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a contract with Guangdong Mobile Communication Co. Ltd. to expand its Code Division Multiple Access network in the Guangdong province of China, said the company.The expanded network will provide cellular coverage in Guangzhou, as well as Conghua, Huadu, Panyu...
WASHINGTON-Personal communications services 1900 MHz networks using Code Division Multiple Access technology lead in terms of radio-frequency footprint, according statistics released by The Strategis Group.As of March, CDMA systems covered 10.4 percent of the U.S. geography, followed by Global System for Mobile communications systems...
The future looks bright for Latin American cellular and personal communications services operators, according to a recent study conducted by The Strategis Group.The report, "Latin America Cellular/PCS Markets: 1999," states the area's 20 million cellular and PCS subscribers will grow to nearly 80 million by...
WASHINGTON-Despite the much-ballyhooed settlement of the patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson and the global embrace of multiple third-generation mobile phone standards, it remains unclear whether American wireless technology can break into a European market that has shunned it to date.Some industry...
WASHINGTON-Despite China's agreement to open its doors to Code Division Multiple Access technology, differences over telecom foreign investment and other matters make it doubtful a deal will be struck on Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization during Premier Zhu Rongji's visit here later...
AO PAULO, Brazil-Samsung in mid-March opened its first manufacturing operations for cellular handsets outside of South Korea. The company began manufacturing a Code Division Multiple Access handset for the Brazil market in Manaus, in the northern state of Amazonas, where Samsung has manufactured other...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reaffirmed the validity of one of its key Code Division Multiple Access patents.The patent office will issue a Re-examination Certificate confirming the patentability of all 49 claims of U.S. Patent 5,103,459 with minor amendments...
It was an unprecedented event. Qualcomm Inc., the biggest defender of CDMA technology, and L.M.
Ericsson, the largest naysayer of the technology, embraced last week, ending more than 10 years of open hostilities
between the two.
"It's wonderful to be together," said Dr. Irwin Jacobs, chairman and...
