CDMA

Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported an alliance with push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks to jointly market Kyocera handsets supporting Kodiak’s Real-time Exchange platform to CDMA carriers worldwide. The companies have already …

Millicom International Cellular said its Central American wireless operations have launched GSM services in the 800 MHz band under the brand name Tigo. The service will cover 92 percent of …

Rural operators continued to wean themselves from roaming revenues during the second quarter of this year with mixed results as some have been able to make up the revenue shortfall …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from a high of $38.5 billion in …

TruePosition Inc. announced an agreement to provide its Finder system to Iowa wireless carrier I Wireless. The Finder system will allow the carrier to meet Phase II E911 requirements, said …

BERTRANGE, Luxembourg-Millicom International Cellular said its Central American wireless operations have launched GSM services in the 800 MHz band under the brand name Tigo. The service will cover 92 percent …

LONDON-Chinese supplier ZTE Corp. said Indonesian mobile carrier PT Telkom has launched its CDMA2000 1x network supplied by ZTE. The network covers a 500,000-line first phase for Jakarta and other …

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. has dropped its $18 million lawsuit seeking damages against Texas Instruments over its CDMA licensing agreement. TI had allegedly publicly discussed the terms of the licensing deal, …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has rolled out a new portfolio for Internet Protocol radio access networks products, including a base station controller, a CDMA packet base station solutions …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will partner with Korean operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. to develop and market a new location-based services platform, the companies announced Monday. Under terms …

UTStarcom Inc.’s $165.1 million purchase of U.S.-based Audiovox Communications Corp.’s wireless handset business establishes the company as a player in the global CDMA market, fulfilling its founders’ original vision. The …

Motorola Inc. said it will fight the attempt by the Internal Revenue Service to retrieve $500 million in what the governmental agency describes as unpaid taxes. The IRS wants the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it now is offering Motorola Inc.’s V710 phone, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera, video playback, record and messaging, and Bluetooth. The phone is offered exclusively to …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from a high of $38.5 billion in …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has joined the list of mobile-phone carriers offering wireless priority service to federal, state and local leaders, and first responders. “WPS is an extremely important tool to …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said five of its semiconductor components have been incorporated into Samsung’s new VM-A680 mobile phone. The Samsung VM-A680 mobile phone operates in the PCS and …

Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell’Oro Group. WLAN is enjoying a big boost with …

The rush of companies joining the ranks of pseudo-wireless providers continued last week as mobile content and application provider SmartServ Online Inc. announced plans to begin offering its prepaid Uphonia …

Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers’ mobile phones. The carrier intends to …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said the number of CDMA2000 subscribers has exceeded 100 million worldwide. The technology is used by 89 operators in 45 countries, with 36 more …

Western Wireless Corp. said it added 10,900 domestic subscribers during the second quarter of this year compared with 15,000 subscribers added during the second quarter of 2003. The rural carrier …

MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers’ mobile phones. The carrier intends to …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The infrastructure market will bounce to a 10-percent surge this year, bringing in $31.4 billion, Dell’Oro Group predicts in a new study. The bulk of the jump will …

SYDNEY, Australia-The first third-generation network-sharing agreement in Australia was announced between Telstra Corp. and Hutchison 3G Australia under a $316 million deal. The companies will establish a jointly owned venture …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will provide in-building solutions for the new National Grand Theater in China under a contract awarded by Beijing Communication Corp., a subsidiary of China Netcom …