CDMA

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone company Hop-On announced it signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless to resell the carrier’s prepaid airtime, nationwide roaming services and replenishments for Hop-On’s disposable CDMA phones. “This …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having failed to attract European third-generation (3G) license holders to use its alternative cdma2000 technology, Qualcomm now appears to have revised its strategy and is looking to tempt …

Editor: While I always enjoy good sarcasm, Stuart Sharrock’s column, “Sorry to be stupid, but …,” on American reactions to Europe’s third-generation (3G) wireless fiasco is at times misleading (see …

INDIANAPOLIS-Willtek Communications released a new Up-Converter for its Griffin series of RF Receivers. The company said the new converter adds the frequency range from 300 to 500 MHz and meets …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Inc. closed out its fiscal year with a flourish, as sales in Asia helped bring about a return to profitability, the company reported Nov. 7. Revenues rose to …

BEIJING-According to a report in the 5 November issue of China Daily’s Business Weekly, three operators are likely to adopt three different third-generation (3G) technologies in China. China Telecom is …

WILMINGTON, N.C.-ComScape Telecommunications Inc., which owns a number of C-block and F-block spectrum licenses, launched its Kiwi PCS service in Wilmington, N.C., offering customers flat-rate unlimited local calling for $35 …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS and Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility reported an agreement to collaborate on developing and marketing advanced CDMA handsets, applications and services. The companies said the agreement …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Uzbektelecom landline national operator received a CDMA 450 MHz license and launched the construction of a wireless network with a capacity of 150,000 clients. The Chinese company Huawei …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. selected Global Wireless Data to participate in its National Master Agent Program, which the carrier said will broaden the customer distribution network for its Express Network …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a $400 million contract to supply wideband CDMA equipment to Taiwanese operator CHT. “The Nokia WCDMA 3G solution will enable CHT’s 7.3 million customers to enjoy …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it shipped the world’s first radioOne cdma2000 1x chipset and system software for handsets, which also will begin shipment next year. “We are very excited …

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ISSY_LES_MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA reported third-quarter net income of $16.85 million, or $1.13 per share, on revenues of $167 million, almost entirely derived from sales of its WISMO modules. By comparison, …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Hop-On, which makes prepaid, recyclable mobile phones, announced it licensed CDMA technology from Qualcomm Inc., a move that will allow the company to build CDMA phones. “This agreement …

BEIJING-China Unicom’s aggressive promotion of its CDMA network is continuing to bear fruit. In the fortnight around China’s National Day of 1 October, the company signed 700,000 new users. On …

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ISTANBUL, Turkey-The GSM Association has announced a restructuring and renewed focus on speeding the implementation of third-generation networks amid continued W-CDMA delays across Europe. The group plans to establish a …

NEW DELHI, India-The Thai government agency, Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), plans to seek a foreign strategic partner as part of its restructuring exercise, prior to telecom deregulation next year. …

BEIJING-The subscriber growth of China Unicom’s CDMA network is gaining momentum. Since launching the network in January this year, initial subscriber growth was sluggish. It took the company more than …

BEIJING-The subscriber growth of China Unicom’s CDMA network is gaining momentum. After launching the network in January, initial subscriber growth was sluggish. It took the company more than 5 months …

KISHINEV, Moldova-The Interdnestrcom carrier from the breakaway Dnestr region of Moldova said it completed the modernization of its CDMA IS-95 network and launched third-generation (3G) cdma2000 1x services. Lucent Technologies, …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenues of $73.4 million for its second quarter, and lowered its outlook for the rest of the year as well as its target to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After the controversy unleashed in Argentina between Qualcomm and 3G Americas over which technology will prevail in Latin America, Pyramid Research has modified its forecast, lowering by 25 …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc said it has released a new advanced GPS radio receiver to connect with both the multimode GPS processor and the mobile station modem chipsets. “The RGR6200 radio …