SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Verizon Dominicana, which provides telecom services in the Dominican Republic, completed the expansion of its nationwide third-generation network, including equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd.The expansion included CDMA2000 1x and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology.
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced several new chip offerings, including a Linux-based product, along with new technology the company said will increase network capacity by up to 40 percent.First up, Qualcomm released its first single-chip offerings for CDMA 1xRTT networks. The three new chips combine...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added more children's content to its Vcast lineup Thursday, launching music videos from Nickelodeon franchises Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, The Backyardigans and LazyTown.The carrier will rotate eight one- to three-minute videos from Nick Jr. and announced plans to add three...
South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom's handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean market and the worldwide stage.According to reports, Pantech&Curitel paid around $300 million for a...
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service provides network speeds of between 300 kilobits per second and 500 kbps and builds...
Verizon Communications Inc. said it will phase out its payphone-based Wi-Fi hot-spot service in New York City during the next two months in favor of its rapidly expanding CDMA2000 1x EV-DO wide area wireless network. Verizon noted that it currently operates around 380 hot-spot...
Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating on Freescale Semiconductor from neutral to buy, saying the company is improving its margins even though revenue growth is...
Rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless reported a pair of BREW-hosting agreements with California-based Golden State Cellular and Tennessee-based Eloqui Wireless. The agreements call for Midwest to share its existing BREW systems and servers with Golden State and Eloqui so the operators can offer similar...
Three of the industry's six largest wireless operators posted first-quarter financial results in line with analysts estimates and ahead of 2004 results, demonstrating there is still plenty of growth left in the wireless industry. Building on its industry-leading customer growth during the fourth quarter...
MEXICO CITY-Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network equipment in the cities of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The value of the deal was not disclosed.Under the terms of the agreement, Lucent will upgrade existing Lucent-supplied...
HONG KONG-ZTE Corp. said it will install Vietnam's first third-generation network in Ho Chi Minh City under a contract with Vietnam Power Telecom. The value of the deal was not disclosed.ZTE said it will provide a network based on 450 MHz EV-DO technology, which...
Sprint Corp. surpassed most estimates by posting 518,000 net direct customer additions during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with more than 18.3 million direct subscribers on its network. Analysts were expecting the carrier to post around 400,000 direct subscriber additions...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless, together with Disney Mobile and Pixar Animation Studios, launched The Incredibles 3D mobile game on Verizon's VCAST wireless broadband multimedia service.Game players assume the role of Mr. Incredible and Dash from the popular Walt Disney/Pixar animated film "The Incredibles." The...
Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Verizon Wireless. The company noted the service would offer a...
Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according to UBS. The same was true in North America, where capital expenditures increased 7...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of its EV-DV chips due to industry interest in EV-DO Rev. A. "Qualcomm is proud...
TEMPE, Ariz.-New research shows that in wireless, it's out with the old and in with the new.According to a study from research and consulting firm Forward Concepts, handsets running older wireless technologies like TDMA and even GSM are scheduled for a decline this year,...
Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is now available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of its EV-DV chips due to industry interest in EV-DO Rev. A."Qualcomm is proud to...
Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Verizon Wireless. The company noted the service would offer a...
TURKEYTurkish carrier AVEA Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. selected Nokia to supply a commercial Push to Talk over Cellular solution. The deal also includes Nokia's Presence solution. The vendor will provide installation, commissioning and project management services, in addition to consulting work to integrate PoC to...
Fresh off its public launch at this year's CTIA event, soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. reported several content and marketing sponsorship deals with a number of action sport athletes. The sponsored athletes include surfers Andy Irons, Bruce Irons and Sunny Garcia;...
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman said the company has made no such announcement and is "unable to comment on...
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman said the company has made no such announcement and is "unable to comment on...
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finished forming their new mobile virtual network operator.The joint venture, called SK-EarthLink, plans to offer wireless voice and data services to U.S. consumers later this year. The operator will be fueled by $440...
