CDMA

TRENTON, N.J.-To paraphrase an old Barbra Streisand song, “On a rainy day, you can hear forever,” even when making a call to Colorado from a car parked beneath a water …

WASHINGTON-U.S. manufacturers have begun mounting a counter offensive to what they see as a European-led, anticompetitive effort to restrict global wireless standards for third generation pocket phones. The controversy surfaced …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division has signed a network upgrade agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile. The arrangement, valued at $53 million, will include the deployment …

SEPTEMBER 16-17 CDMA System Design, Engineering & Optimizations, by the Wireless Institute of Technology. Holiday Inn, San Francisco, Calif. (510) 490-6459. 16-17 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell …

Digital wireless technologies were designed to answer issues of quality, capacity and cost. But by releasing huge swaths of new spectrum, the Federal Communications Commission has changed the rules, and …

CDMA supporters are buzzing with the prospect of entry into China. Wireless local loop trials have started and recent activities suggest China is interested in Code Division Multiple Access technology …

NEW YORK-When it comes to bundling wireless and landline telephone services, AirTouch Communications Inc. will pursue two different strategies, one domestic and one European, key executives said at a Sept. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Following successful completion of field trials of Northern Telecom Ltd.’s 800 MHz Code Division Multiple Access network, BC Tel Mobility has committed to move forward with full commercial …

This paper will show that wireless local loop systems provide more capacity than mobile cellular systems. Code Division Multiple Access technology has proven to have higher capacity than other multiple …

Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications technology. A U.S. division of Siemens …

SEPTEMBER 9-10 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell Atlantic Professional Services and Indetec International Inc. Wyndham Bristol Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 327-8412. 9-10 A Practical Introduction to Wireless …

OTTAWA, Quebec, Canada-Northern Telecom Ltd. announced its vocoder tests conducted at its Subjective Assessment Laboratory in Ottawa, Quebec, Canada, showed Code Division Multiple Access speech vocoders offer voice quality equivalent …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp. raised $250 million in gross proceeds in its sale of 10-year senior notes Thursday to help finance the buildout of its personal communications services network in the …

If you look at a list of nations supporting commercial Global System for Mobile communications networks, Japan is conspicuously absent from the list. Its neighbor, China, has numerous GSM systems, …

Using cellular and intelligent satellite technologies, Telecel International Ltd. of New Canaan, Conn., is on track to rehaul communications in Africa. The company was first to introduce cellular service in …

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet Inc. switched 250 cellular customers in Austin, Texas, from its analog network to a trial network using Code Division Multiple Access technology. GTE said it intends to gather …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a license agreement for VLSI Technology to develop, manufacture and sell Application Specific Integrated Circuits to Qualcomm’s subscriber equipment licensees. VLSI is the third announced supplier …

AUGUST 19-20 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by Motorola Inc. San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, San Francisco. (800) 771-2012. 19-21 Wireless Communications Conference, by The Microelectronics Society. Regal Harvest …

SAN DIEGO-AirTouch Cellular announced it will provide Powerband digital cellular service, based on Code Division Multiple Access technology, to attendees and media at the Republican National Convention in San Diego. …

3607 Communications Co. launched its Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone network in Las Vegas and is offering the service to new and existing customers. The system, which covers …

AUGUST 13-14 Wireless Interconnection ’96, by Bellcore. Westin Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, Calif. Call Pam Dunn at (800) 521-CORE. 13 & 20 Semiconductor Conference, by the New York Society …

Hong Kong’s dominant cellular operator Hongkong Telecom said it deeply regrets that the government failed to award it one of six new wireless licenses, and intends to discuss the matter …

While naysayers doubted that personal communications services networks could be built out in record time, the five systems now up and running prove them wrong. Western Wireless Corp. last week …

It probably wouldn’t be a bad idea if all political news from here on in were tagged `Campaign ’96.’ Take the July 22 front-page piece by Washington Times reporter Frank …

AUGUST 1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898. 5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the …