CDMA

Alcatel-Lucent’s first-quarter financials held few surprises, but the company’s new outlook — “flat” instead of the previous “flat to slightly up” — appeared to spook investors, who sent the company’s …

Pesky Wall Street.No matter how well you perform, the stock market – understandably, because it reflects investors’ view of future prospects – is all about “what’s next”?Qualcomm Inc., riding a …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly dropping its Voice Command service in July.The carrier is informing customers via its Web site that it will discontinue the server-based offering, which allows users …

Nokia Corp. posted strong results for the typically tepid first quarter, but its stock dipped 14% in midday trading after the company said that the handset market’s overall value, in …

A class-action antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Qualcomm Inc., the San Diego-based CDMA technology giant. The suit appears to echo similar claims filed against Qualcomm by rival Broadcom, but …

Mark Louison’s unassuming manner dovetails well with Nokia Corp.’s efforts to project a kinder, gentler approach to the North American device market, an effort he has led for the past …

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to allow Globalstar Inc. to make greater use of land-based wireless facilities in mobile satellite service frequencies licensed to the company.“This action will allow greater …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Lehman Brothers lowered its price target on Verizon to $48 from …

By most accounts — mine included — this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as …

THE NATION’S TOP TWO CARRIERS plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset combat, if you will. In the …

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. jumped the momentum of the recently completed 700 MHz auction with news that its network solutions for 700 MHz spectrum will be available in the first …

The nation’s top two carriers plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

Richard Lowe is president of carrier networks at Nortel Networks Inc. The Carrier Networks group, which is Nortel’s largest division, includes a large portfolio of mobility and converged solutions including …

Chris Pearson is the president of 3G Americas, L.L.C. In his role as the senior operating officer of the trade organization, he is responsible for strategic planning of 3G Americas …

Perry LaForge is the founder, executive director and chairman of the CDMA Development Group (CDG). The CDG is a trade association comprised of more than 120 of the world’s leading …

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 …

A portrait of success for a handset vendor might contain these elements: Offer a unique product that captures the consumer’s imagination (mindshare!) and suits their wallet and watch global sales …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A wireless carrier’s job is not to police copyright infringement or other illegal activity that occurs over its network, Dick Lynch, executive VP and CTO of Verizon …

Regional wireless operator Alltel Corp. posted a strong showing in J.D. Power and Associates latest rankings of wireless call quality, taking the sole or partial top spot in three of …

A new kind of wireless carrier is emerging, making use of licensed spectrum and picocell technology to provide businesses with small-scale networks tailored to their needs and designed to improve …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are in discussions with the nation’s two largest cable providers — Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. — to fund a nationwide WiMAX …

Nortel Networks Corp. inked a five-year deal to deliver infrastructure kit for U.S. Cellular’s CDMA network.U.S. Cellular said it will purchase Nortel’s CDMA switching, base stations and software under terms …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. JUST CAN’T get itself out of the spotlight. And if any of the tier-one carriers needs a time out right now, Sprint Nextel is certainly the most …

Fourth-generation subscribers, including LTE and WiMAX users, could exceed 90 million in 2013 if a number of milestones are met, according to a report by ABI Research.The study said there …