CDMA

OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry is growing at an even faster …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Electronics company Audiovox Corp. reported first-quarter net sales of $376.9 million, an increase of 27 percent from the $296.8 million it reported in the same quarter a year ago. …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint said it will sell a revised version of its PCS Vision Picture Phone SCP-8100 built by Sanyo, a device that includes an improved screen, built-in flash and …

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. for misusing its dominance in the CDMA market to snuff out the competition. “Maxim’s claim states that …

ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-First Cellular of Southern Illinois said it has selected Andrew Corp.’s caller location system known as Geometrix to provide public-safety agencies with accurate information on cellular calls to …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-North American operators can enjoy a GSM and CDMA solution based on Telemetrix Inc.’s hosted switching and intelligent network elements and InterWave Communication’s base station controller and voice …

MIRAMOR, Fla.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed three contracts worth several million dollars with major Latin American carriers, including Andinatel, Hondutel and MoviStar. MoviStar, however, is the only purely …

If Motorola Inc.’s position as the No. 2 handset maker has remained tenuous during the past two years, the company just lost that same spot in another space in the …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week identified exclusionary wireless standards and high mobile-phone interconnection fees as barriers to telecom trade in a new report, and did not rule out bringing complaints …

WASHINGTON-The Consumers Union is asking the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to stop locking handsets, saying the move would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution. …

WASHINGTON-Consumers Union on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to seek ways to stop the industry practice of handset locking, saying doing so would lead to better coverage, more competition …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week stepped up criticism of South Korea for pursuing wireless Internet standards it regards as discriminatory and harmful to U.S. companies, a move that comes as …

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling …

Sweden’s public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network for such communications. The Swedish Defence Material …

Sweden’s public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network in the 450 MHz band. The Swedish …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the …

SAN DIEGO-Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will build phones that support Qualcomm Inc.’s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. “By adding BREWChat capabilities to our line of wireless handsets, we …

Neither edgy nor solitary, Nokia Corp. has all the hallmarks of a conservative company. As a leading player in both the handset and infrastructure businesses, the Finnish vendor always has …

The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO contract wins by Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. with Verizon Wireless may be compelling other major infrastructure players to take the bait. Rivals L.M. …

Sierra Wireless introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks at the CTIA show in Atlanta. Both products are slated for commercial availability …

Atlanta-Qualcomm Inc. made several announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta including an extensive agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. to deliver a wireless 3D gaming platform. Qualcomm’s Mobile …

HELSINKI, Finland-As Nokia Corp. promoted its “life goes mobile” tagline, the company’s chief executive promised Nokia would release as many as 40 new wireless devices this year. The company has …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless is a major theme at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference, with Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Mobliss and Microsoft Corp. among those making announcements at the show. The …