CDMA

BOSTON-Research firm Strategy Analytics said 18 million mobile phones were sold last year with integrated digital cameras, with Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. taking the lead in the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. increased its wireless footprint with announcements in the United States, China and Japan. In China, the CDMA proprietor signed a joint venture with China Unicom to foster …

The issue with U.S.-based Qualcomm has never been whether it has great technology, but whether its technology can make great market strides. Stalked by what industry watchers call either envy …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new base station system known as the Flexent CDMA High Density 4.0 that it says will enable operators to increase capacity by …

BEIJING-China Mobile will double its investment in wireless data networks and GPRS this year, but reduce its investment in GSM networks. The forecast was made by CCID Consulting, affiliated with …

CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last week in the south of France. …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. released its new InFielder and InFielder PDA measurement products, capable of measuring the performance of third-generation wide-band CDMA and iDEN networks. The new products allow …

CANNES, France-L.M. Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Kurt Hellstrom reiterated his previous predictions for short-term uncertainty in the mobile market at a press conference here Wednesday, while taking operators to task …

BEIJING-Qualcomm and China Unicom will jointly launch a GSM 1x trial in China’s Suzhou in the second quarter of the year. The purpose is to enable China Unicom’s GSM subscribers …

CANNES, France-Anadigics Inc. announced a new family of switch products and what it describes as the world’s smallest GSM/GPRS quad-band power amplifier modules at this week’s 3GSM Show in Cannes, …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Mobility infrastructure revenues involving GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA and all variants of wideband CDMA dropped 16 percent to $28.8 billion in 2002 compared to 2001, according to Dell’Oro Group. …

BEIJING-China could produce close to one-third of all handsets manufactured in the world this year, according to Shao Chunguang of the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), who was …

BEIJING-China Unicom plans to expand its CDMA network capacity to 40 million by year-end and add 13 million new subscribers to its existing base of 7 million CDMA users. The …

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HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will combine its Outlook Companion product with partner EarthLink’s new Wireless Enhanced Access service. GoAmerica’s Outlook offering gives users managed wireless access …

NEW DELHI, India-Two Indian companies, Data Access and Reliance Communications, have been awarded carrier licenses in the United States, enabling them to offer long-distance connectivity to Indian mobile companies. The …

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Wireless technology company Calypso Wireless Inc. said it will sell broadband video phones to China Telecom under a newly signed three-year, $500 million deal. Calypso said its phones …

TORONTO-Canadian vendors are seeking more cooperation among carriers to promote interoperability. That’s the message from a wireless conference hosted Tuesday by BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto. Mike Lazaridis, Research in …

ATLANTA-Internet service provider EarthLink said it will sell wireless laptop modems running over a national CDMA 1xRTT network, a move that further expands the ISP’s wireless strategy. EarthLink wouldn’t say …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. and Okinawa Cellular said they will introduce BREW application download services using the carrier’s CDMA 1xRTT network. KDDI also said it will partner with IBM Japan, Ltd. to …

China’s homegrown technology known as TD-SCDMA is creeping up from the industry’s subconscious as it attracts more resources and quiet maneuvers from major players. The Chinese government recently allocated the …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Research firm Dell’Oro Group said the mobility infrastructure market encompassing GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA and wideband CDMA will decline this year, adding that the space will experience slow growth …

BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) estimates the production capacity of the 36 mobile-phone manufacturers in China will reach 250 million this year, up from 100 million last year, while …

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WOBURN, Mass.-Skyworks Solutions Inc. introduced its System Smart power amplifier (PA) modules for CDMA cellular handsets, PCs and wireless local loop applications. “Skyworks has again set the industry benchmark, migrating …