CDMA

Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America’s SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees and face outward to serve as an external …

Motorola Inc. could have plans to build a disposable mobile phone through a new licensing deal with disposable phone company Hop-On. Officials for neither Motorola nor Hop-On were immediately available …

Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software …

The advent of packet-data networks and all the resulting applications-from picture messaging to push-to-talk services-creates a host of new issues that network operators and other wireless players must confront. And …

Sprint PCS can be largely thanked (or blamed, depending on your outlook) for what those in the industry term the “Asian invasion.” Sprint in the 1990s made the bold and …

WASHINGTON-A day before the civilian administrator of Iraq addressed the National Press Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce released the details of an auction of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses, a …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported a third-quarter net income of $192 million, a 20-percent increase from a year ago, indicating the company’s robust business in a time of downdraft. At the …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a multi-year, $1 billion deal with Sprint PCS to upgrade the carrier’s CDMA-based network with additional next-generation equipment. Lucent said it will provide Sprint …

Reports from the world’s top mobile-phone and network infrastructure providers painted a muddled portrait of the industry, with a few bright spots mixed in with a fair helping of bad …

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led occupational force in Iraq today said it will seek bids for three regional mobile-phone licenses in a war-ravaged nation whose continued instability could undercut telecom reconstruction and economic …

Investors dumped Nokia Corp.’s shares following the company’s lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The cdma2000 global subscriber base surpassed 50 million in May, according to the CDMA Development Group. There are currently 53 commercial cdma2000 networks in 29 countries and 17 …

WASHINGTON-U.S.-led coalition officials are expected within days to issue a tender for a regional mobile network in Iraq and schedule a conference in Amman, Jordan, on July 31 for prospective …

Mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications showed significantly improved financials, but said it will not be able to make a profit for the full year as it once promised. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nsight Teleservices of Green Bay, Wis., has launched a commercial mobile virtual private network service offering business users security over wireless data networks. Nsight will offer the service by …

TOKYO AND DALLAS-Underlining industry optimism about a rebound in the chip sector, companies are staking out their product positions with a view to differentiating themselves. Intersil Corp. introduced three 1.4 …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ultra-wideband (UWB) products will inevitably dominate the high data rate wireless marketplace, according to recent analysis from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C., which estimates annual shipments of UWB …

The GSM Association issued a call to the industry to speed the interoperability of multimedia messaging services across the world. The group said it is working with the Open Mobile …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped samples of its Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software that support cdma2000 1x, EV-DO and GSM/GPRS standards, allowing roaming among the technologies. …

BEIJING-China Unicom plans to raise additional funds, and the money will likely be used to acquire more regional networks or to refinance debt, according to market watchers. Dow Jones reported …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. announced two new CDMA phone deals, moves that follow on the company’s promise to expand its CDMA phone business, but ones that do not involve big-name CDMA …

Turning wireless services from novelty to normal has engaged wireless players focusing on the emerging markets in the world. While advanced economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan grapple …

Rural telecommunications provider Ntelos Inc. reported that a bankruptcy court approved its disclosure statement, which provides details regarding Ntelos’ joint plan of reorganization and allows the company to begin soliciting …

Verizon Wireless is set to launch a color-screen mobile phone from LG Electronics that includes an integrated digital camera and support for multimedia messaging services, according to the carrier’s Web …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said the wireless industry remains highly competitive, but concerns were raised about the quality of data collected by the agency and whether rural consumers are missing …