CDMA

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it has launched a wideband CDMA baseband processor known as Spinnerchip, which will enable device manufacturers to develop single-mode WCDMA, dual-mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA and multimode …

SAN DIEGO-As mobile-phone news continues to roll in, LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Both Siemens AG and L.M. Ericsson say they are introducing new products for high-growth and emerging markets. Siemens’ solution covers GSM while Ericsson’s serves the CDMA market. Ericsson announced …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-“My expectation is that over time you’ll see GPS become a part of the overall phone platform,” said Kanwar Chadha, founder of GPS technology provider Sirf Technology Inc. …

SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the “hockey stick” in multimedia growth. The company also announced a …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group has announced dates for the CDMA Americas Congress and the 3G World Congress and Exhibition. The CDMA Americas Congress and Test Forum will be …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. reported $413.6 million in consolidated revenues during the fourth quarter of 2003 compared with $305 million during the previous year. Net income also increased from a …

MOSCOW-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has deployed multiservice switches for wireless operator BaykalWestcom’s network connecting the cities of Irkutsk, Bratsk and Ust-Ilim in Eastern Europe. Nortel’s product, known as Passport …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. …

TEL-AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. announced Reliance Infocomm Ltd., subsidiary of the Reliance Group, will use Alvarion’s WALKair LMDS solution to complement its new wireline and wireless CDMA …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. continued to follow through on promises of new phones with the release of a trio of push-to-talk devices for both GSM and CDMA operators. The move comes …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s next-generation plans are set to be tested by the public as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s …

Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has …

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it added 374,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 and passed the 3-million-customer mark. As part of those price improvements, TracFone …

Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004: Alcatel China. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. Value: $14 million Cyprus. With Investcom for …

RESTON, Va.-One option for Nextel Communications Inc.’s next-generation wireless data network is set for public consumption as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using …

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it added 374,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 and passed the 3-million-customer mark less than one year after surpassing the …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Mindspeed Technologies Inc. said it will supply its Miro voice processor for use in LG Electronics’ CDMA2000 wireless base-station controllers. The controller, the Starex-IS, handles up to 4,000 …

BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy Analytics, Gartner Inc. and IDC all …

DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create …

Alcatel Corp. said it has acquired gateway company WaterCove Networks to reinforce its core network portfolio. Watercove makes GPRS gateway support node (GGSN) products, which enhance a network’s capacity to …

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. faces a range of obstacles, both major and minor. But one challenge overshadows the rest, according to Mike Lazaridis, the company’s president and co-chief executive …