BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-capable BlackBerry, along with a service plan that will allow subscribers to use the gadget as a modem for their laptop."BroadbandAccess is rapidly becoming the standard for wireless connectivity in the business world," said...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.'s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week. The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular handset will be available at the carrier's retail locations beginning this week for $200...
HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase the technology's data throughput by allocating multiple radio-frequency carriers across wider frequency blocks. "EV-DO...
After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology has reached the tipping point comes from Vodafone Group plc, one of the world's...
HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A solution, which enables operators to offer enhanced services such as simultaneous video, voice and data applications."Motorola's...
Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. and follows its 2002 acquisition of CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless...
Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. and follows its 2002 acquisition of CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.'s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week.The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular handset will be available at the carrier's retail locations beginning Monday for $200 with a...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and HSDPA technologies into the year 2010. Qualcomm said the DMMX and HMMX...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to take a swipe at the success of Motorola Inc.'s super-slim Razr device by selling a similar slender gadget from rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Nicknamed the Blade, the Samsung A900 supports CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology and features a...
HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A solution, which the company said enables operators to offer enhanced services such as simultaneous video, voice and...
HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase the technology's data throughput by allocating multiple radio-frequency carriers across wider frequency blocks. "EV-DO...
SYDNEY-Australia's Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement with Alcatel is worth $2.55 billion and will migrate the Australian carrier's traditional voice and broadband access networks into a...
Opinions are not hard to come by in the ongoing debate between proponents of GSM and CDMA technologies. It's easy to get caught up in questions about which technology is better, which one is growing faster, which one will take over the world. But...
For Leap Wireless International Inc., it's all about clusters. The carrier, which offers its flat-rate Cricket service in 37 markets, furthered its market cluster plans last week, announcing a deal to expand its footprint in the Northwest and exit some of its operations in...
LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch-and shoppers shouldn't sign a new contract until Amp'd hits the market. The marketing campaign, developed by...
LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch and that they should not sign a new contract until Amp'd is on the market. The...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless told lawmakers Wednesday that the "network neutrality" provisions in the staff draft of telecommunications-reform legislation need to be modified to exempt the wireless industry.The net-neutrality provisions should "be modified to make clear that wireless broadband Internet transmission service (BITS) providers have the...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. claims its recently launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network is now available in 141 markets covering more than 90 million potential customers, including more than 250 airports. The carrier added that the high-speed wireless data network is scheduled to cover...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled additions to its popular Razr line of devices, including new colors, features and a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Razr."These four news phones complement the millions of Razrs already in use, enabling consumers to choose the experience that best fits their personal...
While most will busy themselves with decorations and gifts this holiday season, U.S. carriers and handset makers likely will be caught up in fierce battles over pricing, services and-ultimately-customers. As Halloween makes room for Thanksgiving, wireless executives need to gird themselves for perhaps the...
Sprint Nextel Corp. took a significant step in fulfilling chief executive Gary Forsee's plans to expand the carrier's reach into other media distribution channels, and at the same time may have altered the balance of the wireless industry. Following months of speculation, Sprint Nextel...
SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest carrier and the country's sole CDMA operator. Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and U.S....
Sprint Nextel Corp. became the first U.S. operator to offer full-track music downloads, launching a dual-delivery service last week using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co. The carrier introduced a mobile music store that allows users to purchase and download...
