CDMA

RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. scored reselling agreements with two of the nation’s largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc., moves that follow up on the company’s …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies in New York and Washington can no longer afford …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies can no longer afford them, said the NCS’s Kathy …

AUBURN, Calif.-Tahoe Semiconductor Inc. said it has unveiled its CDMA radio-frequency front end and integrated VCO Internet Protocol blocks for multiple wireless standards. The blocks will use Jazz Semiconductor SiGe …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-TruePosition Inc. said Uplink Time Difference of Arrival location technology has been formally standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project, which governs development and standards for GSM …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed GSM/GPRS roaming agreements with T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and said it was in discussions with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. regarding similar agreements. …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. …

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia’s archrival Qualcomm Inc. Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm’s …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported plans to introduce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ T608 handset during the second quarter. The carrier noted the device, which will support Sprint PCS’ Vision service, …

TOKYO-Japan’s three mobile operators all announced multimedia-related activities today, which will likely further boost third-generation (3G) uptake in the highly competitive market. Market leader NTT DoCoMo said it will launch …

HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong 9-13 June will be postponed due …

HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong June 9-13, will be postponed due …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm’s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 reflect improvements in revenues, income and earnings. The company reported revenues of US$1 billion, up 50 percent since last …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc.’s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 reflect improvements in revenues, income and earnings. The company reported revenues of $1 billion, up 50 percent …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications, which provides equipment asset management programs, reported a number of deals with rural wireless operators ahead of this week’s Rural Cellular Association Conference. The company announced …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Samsung Electronics has selected Qualcomm Inc. as its best supplier of the year at a formal ceremony held for the two companies in Seoul. “As a key customer …

BEIJING-According to China Unicom’s listed subsidiary’s annual report, the company had a handset inventory worth 2.36 billion Chinese yuan (US$285 million) in 2002. The inventory would contain around 1 million …

MOSCOW-The biggest CDMA IS-95 carrier in Russia operating in the 800 MHz band launched an offensive against the Communications Ministry, which has restricted its development since the standard first appeared …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed an agreement to supply wideband CDMA equipment to Greek operator Telestet. Nokia also said it has already started providing core and radio-access network …

ATLANTA-In conjunction with Symbol Technologies, UPS has developed the fourth generation of Delivery Information Access Devices, which include Global Positioning System links, built-in GPRS and CDMA radios and Wi-Fi and …

NEW DELHI, India-The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s latest directive that tariffs of service providers should be “non-discriminatory” could force leading CDMA operator Reliance, as well as state-owned BSNL, …

BRASILIA, Brazil-Brazilian regulator Anatel has thwarted the plans of wireless local loop provider Vesper to offer mobile services in Brazil’s 1.9 GHz spectrum. Anatel this week formally refused a request …

BEIJING-Wireless carrier China Unicom started offering prepaid CDMA cards in six provinces and the municipality of Chongqing 10 April. Use of the cards turns out to be significantly cheaper than …