CDMA

A Minnesota cryptographer said the cellular industry knows the cryptographic algorithms used in U.S. cellular digital systems are inadequate and were watered down by U.S. military pressure-and the industry is …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with …

MANILA, Philippines-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a contract with Pilipino Telephone Corp. to supply and install a Code Division Multiple Access network in the Philippines. Lucent values the contract at $23 …

SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom reported strong growth in both its cellular and paging businesses in 1996, in addition to good interconnection revenue. According to KMT President Dr. Jung Uck …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS-Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group will install a trial Code Division Multiple Access cellular network in mainland China. The agreement is with Beijing Telecommunications Administration and the …

“The world’s smallest PCS phone.” “The world’s lightest mobile phone.” “The smallest and lightest CDMA phone in existence.” The battle for the tiniest phone is no longer just a matter …

SAN FRANCISCO-A Code Division Multiple Access digital/analog dual-mode, dual-band telephone has been introduced by Qualcomm Inc., along with two other new CDMA portable phones in its QCP series. The manufacturer …

E.F. Johnson Co. and Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products sector said they will submit a proposal to build a new digital, trunked 800 MHz public safety radio system for the …

SAN FRANCISCO-Market segmentation and minimizing costs are critical success factors for wireless operators, and as countering forces, these topics were hot conversation at this year’s Wireless ’97 conference. Cellular Telecommunications …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. and Siemens Wireless Terminals, a division of Siemens Business Communications Systems Inc., announced they have signed a worldwide strategic agreement for Interim Standard 95 and J-STD-008-based …

SAN FRANCISCO-Saying the timing is right to pursue the Code Division Multiple Access technology-based handset market, Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. announced it plans to build phones for the CDMA market. …

Motorola Inc. said it intends to file a patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc., claiming Qualcomm’s new Code Division Multiple Access “Q” phone copies the basic look and functions as …

Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in Beijing. Nokia values the agreement at $50 million. Nokia said it …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile expanded its offering of DigitalChoice to the Philadelphia area. There is no activation fee for DigitalChoice, which employs 13-kilobit per second CDMA technology. Pricing plans …

ACT Communications Inc. developed two personal communications services and cellular protection products. The ACT 452-120-400L is a two-line, single phase surge arrestor that provides all-mode protection. The company said it …

Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which “allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on,” said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link. Today RoamEx …

SAN DIEGO-Sony/Qualcomm CDMA Sales, a division of Qualcomm Personal Electronics, will provide Code Division Multiple Access handsets to U S West Communications Inc. Sony/Qualcomm values the contract at $80 million. …

The Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is close to officially introducing Code Division Multiple Access technology as a pocket telephone standard. The indication comes after the Japanese standardization body, …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ortel Corp. has introduced a Code Division Multiple Access repeater, the first to meet the industry standard for CDMA, said the company. Ortel also announced its MirrorCell Select 4-Channel …

MINNEAPOLIS-WirelessNorth L.L.C. will use Code Division Multiple Access equipment supplied by Motorola Inc. in its personal communications services network. Motorola has agreed to supply its SC 604 and SC 601 …

Cellular offsets PCS costs for TDS CHICAGO-Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said strong cellular performance was offset by personal communications services development costs to produce a decline in net income …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Financial Trust I, wholly owned by Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, plans to sell a $450 million issue of convertible preferred stock due 2012 to help finance the parent …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group signed an agreement with Alcatel Telecom that allows the companies to distribute each other’s telecommunications equipment including Code Division Multiple Access cellular and …

FEBRUARY 23-25 Mobile Insights ’97, by Mobile Insights Inc. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Calif. (800) 640-6497. 24 The Wireless Buildout-Pacific Northwest, by RCR Publications Inc. and the American Planning Association. …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-“Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today,” said …