MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were: c Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom, who received the industry leadership award for his "dynamic leadership...
ComarcoComarco Wireless Test Solutions introduced Seven.Five for EvDO, a comprehensive test system for North American EV-DO cellular systems. Seven.Five for EvDO provides drive-test and in-building-test systems that combine an integrated multiband radio-frequency scanning receiver with complete data and video quality of service tests. The...
EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA is singing its own song. At the CDMA Americas Congress in Miami, the technology's...
MIAMI-The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were:Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom, who received the industry leadership award for his "dynamic leadership in third-generation...
Verizon Wireless increased the stakes in the wireless data market last week, announcing the expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based BroadbandAccess service to 11 new markets as well as limited coverage at 10 airports in eight additional markets. The expansion brings the carrier's total...
Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. both announced contributions to Verizon Wireless’ planned CDMA2000 1x EV-DO high-speed wireless data service launch in 11 new markets and a number of airports scheduled for Monday.Nortel, which was the primary infrastructure provider for Verizon Wireless’ San...
Verizon Wireless said it plans to extend its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network coverage to 11 new markets and eight airports in six additional markets, bringing the network's total coverage to 13 metro areas. The additional markets are scheduled for commercial launch Sept. 27.The new...
SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile, has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the greater Santiago area. The upgraded network makes it possible for Smartcom to offer new...
SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the Greater Santiago area. The upgraded network makes it possible for Smartcom to offer new...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. made good on its commitment to launch UMTS-based services in Dallas and San Diego following the carrier's previous network launches in July that included Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The UMTS launches fulfill AWS' network obligations with technology partner...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Chinese handset manufacturer Amoi Mobile have signed a worldwide commercial CDMA subscriber unit license agreement under which Qualcomm has granted Amoi a license to develop, manufacture and distribute cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1x/1x EV-DO subscriber units."Qualcomm is pleased to license Amoi...
Regional carriers are swapping spectrum to shore up their strength in markets where they already operate and exit markets that are no longer a strategic fit.In the largest deal announced last week, Alltel Corp. said it would buy both wireless spectrum and assets from...
Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell'Oro Group.WLAN is enjoying a big boost with a 75-percent increase in enterprise-class equipment sales. The study also expects that segment to grow...
SYDNEY, Australia-The first third-generation network-sharing agreement in Australia was announced between Telstra Corp. and Hutchison 3G Australia under a $316 million deal.The companies will establish a jointly owned venture to own and operate Hutchsion 3G's existing 3G network and fund future network development. Under...
LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access to average data speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second. The...
Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access to average data speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second. The carrier...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed a three-year general purchasing agreement with Motorola Inc. to deploy CDMA2000 1x radio base stations, Internet Protocol call processing platforms and an advanced messaging solution in a number of markets, including Denver; Minneapolis; Sacramento, Calif.; and the Carolinas.Financial terms of...
The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar turned over as it launched what it termed commercial UMTS services in four markets...
MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian carrier Telstra said it plans to boost network capacity and enable high-speed services in capital cities across the country, using Nortel Networks CDMA2000 1x EV-DO equipment."With CDMA20000 1x EV-DO, Telstra will be in a position to offer Australian businesses mobile broadband, which...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has reasserted itself as one of the wireless industry's success stories with third-quarter financial results marked with outstanding figures.The proprietor of CDMA technology had a third-quarter net income of $486 million, representing a 154-percent leap over the same period last year,...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the biggest wireless carrier in the United States.The deal, which replaces its agreement in March 2001, jolted the vendor's stock...
With a customer base of more than 40 million subscribers and nearly 500,000 new customers added each month, Verizon Wireless has firmly established itself as the leading wireless carrier in the country. If it can maintain that growth through the rest of the year,...
If Nextel Communications Inc. takes spectrum at 1.9 GHz as part of the plan to solve interference at 800 MHz, the carrier finally might be able to extricate itself from the fringe of industry that its disparate spectrum holdings and iDEN network technology has...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled its VZAccess Manager service, which allows customers to manager their remote access needs from anywhere in the country using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess or 1x-based NationalAccess wireless PC cards and Mobile Office Kits.The service, which was co-developed with...
