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 upward...
In a move expected to bolster its spectrum position and coverage in the western United States, Verizon Wireless reported late last week that it had agreed to acquire Qwest Communications International Inc.'s wireless assets, including spectrum and network infrastructure for $418 million. Analysts noted...
The high-speed wireless data field is filling up with contestants as most of the country's larger operators have announced plans to deploy services that in some cases will open up the door to additional competition from companies that either have resale agreements for wireless...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Following up on its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO launch in select Alaskan cities last month, Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. said it has rolled out 1x-based services in Whittier that will cover the town, boat docks and extend into the neighboring bay area of...
Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based wireless broadband access service, allowing its customers in Alaska to access high-speed wireless data services at speeds up to 2.4 megabits per second from laptop computers. The service, which rides on the carrier's recently...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...
WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke Schulz, vice president of corporate communications for Vonage Corp.Schulz demonstrated a Vonage VoIP call via EV-DO technology, brand-named Broadband Access,...
WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke Schulz, vice president of corporate communications for Vonage Corp.Schulz demonstrated a Vonage VoIP call via EV-DO technology, brand-named Broadband Access,...
OSLO, Norway-CDMA 450 technology is making headway in various global markets, with Norway awarding a 450 MHz license in that country, and trials of the technology concluding in Brazil.The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority said it received a $161,000 bid from Nordisk Mobiltelefon AS,...
DALLAS-Two marquee chipmakers Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics said they are sampling what they describe as the first standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution.The chips will be embedded in cell phones, personal digital assistants and other mobile devices.EV-DV technology is the next migration step from EV-DO...
The new wireless gizmos may be humming with new applications, but promises keep outweighing results. CDMA, the technology leading the march toward a full third-generation era, continues to confront challenges. Data services have been unfurled, but adoption is still in its infancy. Enterprise players...
Two marquee chipmakers Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics said they are sampling what they describe as the first standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution.The chips will be embedded in cell phones, personal digital assistants and other mobile devices.EV-DV technology is the next migration step from EV-DO...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. used last week's Lehman Brothers 2004 Global Wireless financial conference to announce its UMTS rollout plans, while rival carrier Sprint Corp. backed off earlier promises that it would wait for DV technology to roll out its high-speed data offering.Cingular said that...
KARACHI, Pakistan, and RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. made two CDMA2000 1x-related announcements.In Brazil, Lucent said VIVO, the country's largest wireless carrier, will launch a 1x EV-DO network trial in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo using Lucent gear. Lucent will upgrade 120...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Pelephone said Nortel Networks will be the exclusive provider of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO wireless network. The value of the two-year agreement was not disclosed.The first phase of the network will include the metropolitan area of central Israel by...
In a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA protocols.The U.S. supplier made two announcements for the first phase of W-CDMA technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access. It also claimed that 21 wireless device manufacturers...
In what amounts to a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering the CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA technologies.The U.S. supplier made two announcements regarding the first phase of W-CDMA technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access. The company rolled out...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said 13 million users subscribed to CDMA2000 services, including 6.6 million 1x EV-DO users, during the first quarter, for a total of 86.2 million third-generation CDMA users.Demand for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services is especially strong in Asia, where...
CDMA pioneer Qualcomm Inc. announced increased third-quarter and full-year expectations due to higher sales of its chipsets and technology products, along with higher W-CDMA royalties, but investors sent the company's stock down slightly to $62.83 per share.Qualcomm said it expects to report a third-quarter...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $150 million contract to provide U.S. Cellular with CDMA2000 equipment, software and professional services in the Chicago market.Lucent said it will upgrade its existing base stations on the network with CDMA2000 1x channel cards...
I awoke in a panic the other night. Was I dreaming, or is it really true that the wireless industry has been slipping? Where to find the truth? Ah, I could find the answer in acronyms. With every new technology developed, for every new...
As the standards bodies for two metropolitan area network protocols prepare for separate meetings in May, both 802.16 and 802.20 are spoiling for a battle for survival. Neither .16e nor .20 have reached standards specifications yet, but supporters of each are pushing the strengths...
With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead.However, stock-market gains remain modest.L.M. Ericsson edged out market expectations in its fiscal first-quarter results...
Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted share.In its wireless business, however, the vendor grappled with a decline in revenue.The company's...
