CDMA

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Just in time for the 2008 Olympics set to kick off in China later this week the nation’s two largest carriers expanded their international data plans.AT&T Mobility introduced two new …

Verizon Wireless has re-placed itself in the push-to-talk arena. As promised earlier this year, Verizon Wireless has released two new PTT phones, running on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision …

Sanjay Jha, formerly COO at Qualcomm Inc., will lead efforts at Motorola Inc. to turn around the beleaguered company’s handset division, the companies said today.Jha will be co-CEO of Motorola, …

Nortel Networks Corp.’s stock plunged nearly 15% after the infrastructure provider released relatively flat second quarter results, but warned of future instability in the U.S. market. The Toronto-based company posted …

I guess if you lose a few billion dollars, someone has to take the blame. Or at least that was the case last week at Alcatel-Lucent, where after posting another …

More than 550 million GPS-enabled mobile phones are expected to ship by 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research.“While most CDMA handsets are already GPS-enabled and GPS is …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

The companies listed below represent the seven largest global infrastructure vendors as of the first quarter of 2008. Rankings were provided by research firm Dell’Oro Group and include CDMA, W-CDMA …

Alcatel-Lucent’s troubles are likely to continue in the third quarter, as the network vendor struggles with structural problems, according to one research company. As part of its second-quarter results, Alcatel-Lucent …

In this week’s RCR Wireless Newscast, the CDMA Development Group’s executive director Perry LaForge discusses the current and future position of CDMA technology in the wireless market. ; cdma; In …

WITH A LARGELY CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT signed, sealed and delivered by Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. last week, arguably the most significant stand-off in the wireless industry has been resolved. But …

The tower industry was busy last week with Sprint Nextel Corp. announcing the sale of 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million and tower giant SBA acquiring a pair …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …

Given the broad scope of an agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced last night, it’s apparent that negotiators have been quietly hard at work for some time to …

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of …

Could the CDMA camp be losing a pair of stalwarts? According to a report released this morning by UBS Investment Research, Canada’s two largest CDMA operators Telus Mobility and Bell …

The Federal Communications Commission said it plans an Aug. 1 vote on Verizon Wireless’ proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., a controversial transaction that consumer advocates and Sen. …

Private equity’s avid interest in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s handset business is based on Huawei’s opportunities for significant growth and as a means to further investment in China, analysts said …

So you’re sick of that grimy flip phone you’ve faithfully (pathetically) toted around for two years – an eternity by any measure, except if you happen to enjoy immense wealth. …

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The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced a new promotion, MetroFlash, that will allow shoppers with a compatible CDMA handset to connect to the MetroPCS network; users will be able …

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its small- and medium-sized CDMA business customers now have access to its Business Premier loyalty program.Since its merger with Nextel Communications Inc., the carrier has been …

Research In Motion Ltd. reports fiscal first-quarter earnings on June 25 and, driven by sales of its Curve at Verizon Wireless, two analysts said the company’s results likely would be …