CDMA

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-The CDMA Development Group said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International 450 Association, formerly the NMT Association, to cooperate on promoting CDMA2000 technologies …

Both Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. posted first-quarter results above expectations, news that helped bump up the tech-heavy Nasdaq around 1.5 percent to 1943 points. Nokia and Motorola too enjoyed …

RFB Cellular, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003, reported that a pair of its subsidiaries had initiated auction processes to sell the company’s remaining assets of spectrum …

Qualcomm Inc. reported revenues of $1.37 billion for its fiscal second quarter, which is up 12 percent from revenues of $1.2 billion during the second quarter of last year but …

HONG KONG-ZTE Corp. said it will install Vietnam’s first third-generation network in Ho Chi Minh City under a contract with Vietnam Power Telecom. The value of the deal was not …

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-The CDMA Development Group said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International 450 Association, formerly the NMT Association, to cooperate on promoting CDMA2000 technologies …

Wall Street has generally had a harsh view of Lucent Technologies Inc. The company’s stock is trading near its 52-week low of $2.49 per share, and most analysts rate it …

Signal Reach National Cellular and Signal Reach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone’s signal reception. The coupler attaches …

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

TEMPE, Ariz.-New research shows that in wireless, it’s out with the old and in with the new. According to a study from research and consulting firm Forward Concepts, handsets running …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will begin sampling its MSM6225 chipset for W-CDMA devices. The company described the chipset as its “value platform” offering for low-cost 3G devices. “Qualcomm’s MSM6225 …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is now available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-Nortel reported that Haiti Telecommunications International S.A., a wireless voice and Internet service provider in Haiti, is expanding and enhancing its CDMA network with Nortel infrastructure equipment. The network …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported the successful completion of W-CDMA interoperability testing on Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s 3GPP W-CDMA-compliant FOMA network. The testing was initiated last June using Qualcomm’s …

Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. filed for an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares and could raise up to $150 million, according to documents …

IRVINE, Calif.-AnyDATA Corp. said its DTG2000 CDMA module has been approved for use on Verizon Wireless’ network. Features of the DTG2000 include GPSONE, Mobile IP/Static IP, a functional internal TCP/IP …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday said it was rejecting a request that it relax the enhanced 911 Phase II rules for small wireless carriers, but it is giving Tier …

Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications said it has enhanced its SitePlanner and EnterprisePlanner products. The new functionality adds cdmaOne, W-CDMA, UMTS and CDMA2000 third-generation capabilities. Key new features include the ability …

Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman …

As a tower operator, Crown Castle International Inc. is venturing into a less familiar environment as an enabler of what may grow into a major application in the wireless industry: …

When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier’s beginnings, Sprint has traveled its own path in the handset …

MIAMI-Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives have said the company will unveil …

High-end devices and services may draw flocks of end users, but the poor have more basic communications needs. The Personal Handyphone System is one service perfectly suited to economically meet …