BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm will release the LG VX8100 phone on Friday. The companies said the handset was designed exclusively for Verizon's high-speed EV-DO network and is optimized for VCast, the carrier's wireless broadband multimedia service.The VX8100 features Bluetooth connectivity, removable...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced it will continue to use chips from Freescale Semiconductor Inc.-the company's former chip subsidiary-in its third-generation devices through 2008. Motorola and Freescale have been developing 3G chips since 2001.Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Motorola and Freescale are driving innovation...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Ubiquitel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint's roll out of high-speed wireless data services announced last week. "We're thrilled to be the first wireless...
Lucent Technologies Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced a three-year agreement valued at up to $500 million to provide MetroPCS with third-generation CDMA2000 equipment for new and existing markets across the United States.MetroPCS said it will deploy Lucent's mobile networking solutions to build out...
The big mouse is finally loose in the wireless house as the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to launch a family-oriented mobile virtual network operator wireless service using Sprint Corp.'s nationwide network. The decision has been expected for some time and follows a similar...
Sprint Corp.'s months-long high-speed wireless data tease came to an end last week as the company finally announced the launch of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. The company said the service would be available in business districts and airport locations in 34 markets by...
Sprint Corp. said it has begun rolling out its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed data network with initial service available this month in major airports and business districts in 34 markets. The carrier said the network would provide average network speeds of between 400 kilobits...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Following months of speculation, the Walt Disney Co. finally announced plans to launch a family-oriented wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s nationwide network.The Walt Disney Internet Group, which will oversee the newly formed Disney Mobile service, said it plans to offer wireless voice...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added a fourth Vcast-enabled CDMA2000 1x EV-DO handset to its lineup with the launch of Motorola Inc.'s E815. In addition to providing access to the carrier's high-speed wireless network and related multimedia content, the E815 includes a 1.3-megapixel camera, a memory...
Verizon Wireless continued to turn the screws on its competitors with further expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which the carrier claims now covers 119 million potential customers in more than 50 major metropolitan areas and is available in 33 of the nation's...
SAN DIEGO-The Egyptian Telephone Co. will develop, manufacture and distribute cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1x/1x EV-DO technology under an agreement with Qualcomm Inc.The pact grants ETC a license to deploy Qualcomm technology in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa. The carrier will pay royalties...
TORONTO-Canadian regional carrier SaskTel Mobility has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand its CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO network in the province of Saskatchewan. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Nortel is the sole supplier of SaskTel Mobility's current 1x and EV-DO...
NEW YORK-With a recent rash of network launches and expansions, Verizon Wireless claims its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service is now available in more than 50 major metropolitan markets across the country and 33 of the nation's top 50 markets.The latest expansion comes ahead of...
The coming surge of mobile virtual network operators will target virtually every demographic, from ethnic groups to sports fans to rural users. But no group of consumers is being courted as much as America's youth. As wireless enters the multimedia era, the market of...
BRAZILTwo wireless equipment suppliers said they won deals to supply gear to Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator. L.M. Ericsson said it will expand and enhance Vivo's access transmission network. Ericsson said its Mini-Link microwave transmission solution will provide extra backhaul capacity and flexibility, as...
Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that has sparked widespread discontent among the carrier's handset suppliers and could mark the start of a significant shift in power...
Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry's top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO based BroadbandAccess service to 43 markets covering more than 100 million potential customers. During the past several...
AT&T Corp. is reportedly set to begin testing a wireless broadband network in the Atlanta area using an early version of WIMAX technology. AT&T, which is in the process of being acquired by SBC Communications Inc., will use four towers in the Atlanta and...
Verizon Wireless continues to expand coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, launching service today in Seattle and Portland/Salem. Ore., and expanded coverage in Atlanta to go along with a handful of new markets launched during the past week. The carrier now provides its...
Verizon Wireless said it plans to introduce new rate plans that combine voice minutes and unlimited data access from a personal digital assistant, smart phone or BlackBerry device.The new plans begin at $80 per month for 450 anytime calling minutes, unlimited night and weekend...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two wireless equipment suppliers said they won deals to supply gear to Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator.L.M. Ericsson said it will expand and enhance Vivo's access transmission network. Ericsson said its Mini-Link microwave transmission solution will provide extra backhaul capacity and flexibility,...
Sprint Corp.'s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier's Web site aimed at business users included preliminary coverage maps and information on its "high-speed data service" early last week. The maps,...
Investment banking firm Merrill Lynch said it expects the continued strong growth of family plans to drive the wireless industry's five nationwide operators to post a 14.8-percent year-over-year improvement in net subscriber additions in the second quarter. The firm said it expects the carriers...
RESTON, Va.-Large wireline and wireless carriers will not take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy and use the offering, predicted Detecon Consulting, which consults to Tier 1 operators around the world. The firm said wireline operators won't want...
