CDMA

WOBURN, Mass.-Wireless semiconductor company Skyworks Solutions Inc. said licensing rights for its patented Selectable Mode Vocoder technology are immediately available to be incorporated into CDMA mobile handset applications. SMV is …

DETROIT-Telematics company Aeris.net announced it will offer a digital machine-to-machine communications service using wireless modules from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The service will run on Aeris.net’s CDMA Digital MicroBurst service …

Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the first cross-technology Push-to-Talk over Cellular solution rooted in wireless networks. This announcement comes against the background of an industry search for …

Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the …

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research-and-development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as well as …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s spectrum realignment plans were headed for resolution early this year, with reports indicating the government was set to award the carrier 10 megahertz of spectrum in the …

Although Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download system commands a smaller market than that of rival Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java, the company continues to rack up new BREW handsets, applications and …

For Qualcomm Inc., CDMA is a double-edged sword. Although the company has enjoyed a significant amount of prosperity in its efforts to expand the CDMA industry, its success seems to …

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research and development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as …

Telus Mobility said it plans to offer its customers enhanced global roaming capabilities using a pair of Motorola Inc. GSM world phones designed to leverage the carrier’s CDMA and iDEN …

SEOUL, South Korea-Curitel Communications announced it will build CDMA mobile phones using Qualcomm Inc.’s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. Curitel joins Kyocera Wireless Corp. and others in building BREWChat-capable phones. “Adding Qualcomm’s …

Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint announced it will sell the new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. VI-5225 clamshell phone for $50 after rebates. The companies describe the phone as the “little black dress” …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its BREW application download service will be available in Europe through a new deal with CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp in Romania. “Zapp is proud to be …

Mobile virtual network operator agreements sprung up on both sides of the Atlantic this morning, with two wireline providers overlooking their former wireless subsidiaries for the partnerships. AT&T Corp. reported …

BEIJING-In a move that will ramp up its market share in CDMA technology, Lucent Technologies Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $120 million with China Unicom. The deal will …

Barely two years after entering the market, Microsoft Corp. said it is quitting the Wi-Fi space, otherwise known as 802.11b. “After careful evaluation, the Microsoft hardware group has decided to …

In a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA protocols. The U.S. supplier made two announcements for the first phase of W-CDMA technology …

WASHINGTON-As allegations fly back and forth over the award of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses and public-safety contracts in a war-torn country where insurgency has become a destabilizing force, the U.S.-led Coalition …

Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.’s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload. Chipmakers that …

SAN DIEGO-A federal judge in the U.S. District Court has ruled against CDMA proprietor Qualcomm Inc. in a patent case against Maxim Integrated Products Inc. The court held a contrary …

In what amounts to a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering the CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA technologies. The U.S. supplier made two announcements regarding the first …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, said it will launch push-to-talk services in June following a trial that included 12 Telstra business and government customers using 60 handsets. …

CDMA pioneer Qualcomm Inc. announced increased third-quarter and full-year expectations due to higher sales of its chipsets and technology products, along with higher W-CDMA royalties, but investors sent the company’s …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said 13 million users subscribed to CDMA2000 services, including 6.6 million 1x EV-DO users, during the first quarter, for a total of 86.2 million …