CDMA

TORONTO-Bell Canada and BridgePort Networks said they have agreed to develop and trial Internet Protocol technology that integrates fixed and mobile voice services. The solution will provide seamless connectivity through …

MOSCOW-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it won three contracts in Russia for wireless broadband equipment in the 450 MHz band. The value of the deals was not disclosed. Nortel has been …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped past Motorola Inc. to become the world’s No. 2 mobile-phone manufacturer, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner Inc. According to Gartner, Samsung sold …

Like a cat with full jaws and claws, GSM technology does not need to proclaim its strengths. The numbers tell the story. Up to 1.18 billion subscribers place and receive …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business to $2.1 billion in sales. The …

One vendor’s end-to-end strategy is another vendor’s poison. Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. market their end-to-end strategies as one-stop shops for carriers. But Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business to $2.1 billion in sales. The …

Virgin Mobile USA is considering an initial public offering worth up to $2 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. A Virgin Mobile USA spokesperson was not immediately …

DALLAS-Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …

Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. appears to be returning to the industry from which it originally sprang-satellite communications. The company last week raised $126.4 million in a private stock …

Network equipment divisions performed better for major wireless vendors in the third quarter than their handset businesses did. At Nokia Corp., handset sales figures still topped equipment sales, but infrastructure …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. that calls for it to offer its VIAMOTO location-based services solution via the BREW distribution system. According to the agreement, Motorola …

Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. appears to be returning to the industry from which it originally sprang-satellite communications. The company last week raised $126.4 million in a private stock …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced the completion of the CDMA Packet Data Roaming Exchange (CRX) specification, which is now available for carriers to implement into their CDMA2000 networks. The …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA technology pioneer Qualcomm Inc. boasted of its success in sales of CDMA chipsets, announcing that more than 30 handsets are being built using its MSM6150 and MSM6550 chipsets, …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier’s new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s largest wireless carrier Telstra Corp. launched Telstra Mobile Broadband, a 1 EV-DO service. The carrier said the service offers broadband-equivalent speeds with average data speeds of 300 to …

Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …

Although wireless device vendor Sierra Wireless Inc. continues to ride a wave of positivity on Wall Street, at least one firm believes the company is in for a quick fall …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has completed its assisted global positioning system technology call on W-CDMA/GSM/GPRS networks for location-based services. The company said the call took place independently with four …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has conducted a CDMA 450 MHz trial in Talgar, Kazakhstan, based on the vendor’s third-generation platform. The operator for the trial is Dalacom with its …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-CDMA2000 subscribers surpassed 127 million in September, and the technology’s subscriber base is growing by 5 million users per month, according to The CDMA Development Group. CDMA technology …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom announced it finished its $165 million acquisition of some assets of Audiovox Corp.’s mobile handset division. UTStarcom, which supplies wireless and wireline switching units, said it expects the …

Mobile TV took a big step forward last week as Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to deploy an $800 million nationwide network delivering multimedia messaging service broadcasts to mobile handsets. Use …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker’s forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street’s expectations. The San Diego-based firm reported …