WASHINGTON-The United States and South Korea appear headed for a showdown over Bush administration allegations that Seoul is violating global trade law by trying to impose wireless standards that would benefit huge homegrown vendors like Samsung Corp. and block U.S. suppliers from the potentially...
Affirmation from wireless carriers and equipment vendors, as well as industry analysts and Wall Street, is driving optimism from tower companies regarding new tower builds. Analyst firm Raymond James and Associates Inc. said its belief cell-site deployments are increasing was validated by equipment supplier...
LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the activity at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Audiovox Communications Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics and others showed off their line-ups of advanced mobile phones, and several phone makers...
Positive stock activity is greeting Verizon Wireless' announcement to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO in major cities across the country, even though the carrier has not disclosed which companies will supply the equipment for the program.Already, Qualcomm Inc., the proprietor of the protocol, has...
Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in the United States. The service, known as BroadbandAccess, will be available in the summer,...
Motorola Inc.'s long-awaited V600 camera phone will finally hit store shelves this month through AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced. The phone suffered from software glitches and had been delayed until after the holiday shopping season."Just as the ground-breaking Motorola StarTAC and Motorola...
SEOUL, South Korea-Korean mobile operators SK Telecom and KTF launched their W-CDMA networks last week to meet a year-end deadline, although full commercial services are not expected until March. A lack of handsets is one reason the services will be delayed until next year,...
SEOUL, South Korea-Korean mobile operators SK Telecom and KTF launched their W-CDMA networks this week to meet a year-end deadline, although full commercial services are not expected until March 2004. A lack of handsets is one reason the services will be delayed until next...
Harnessing a protocol synergy, the UMTS Forum and 3G Americas are trumpeting the achievement of their brand of technology as the wireless industry migrates to third-generation services.Both groups, one based in the United States and the other in Europe, said they are working together...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless received a pair of 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group, including industry leadership and service innovation.The CDG awarded the industry leadership to Richard Lynch, Verizon Wireless executive vice president and chief technical officer, in recognition of his...
SAN DIEGO-Providing an upbeat glimpse of what the year-end will bring, Qualcomm Inc. has amended its financial guidance for the first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 28.Qualcomm now expects revenues for the quarter, excluding the Qualcomm Strategic Initiative (QSI) segment, to increase 36 percent to...
Providing an upbeat glimpse of what the year-end will bring, Qualcomm Inc. has amended its financial guidance for the first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 28, 2003.Qualcomm now expects revenues for the quarter, excluding the Qualcomm Strategic Initiative (QSI) segment, to increase 36 percent to...
TOKYO-Japanese ADSL high-speed Internet service provider Softbank applied for a license with the Japanese telecom regulator to test a third-generation mobile-phone technology, according to international press reports.The company applied for a license for a field trial of TD-CDMA technology. There are no commercial 3G...
If UMTS is the dream, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO is the reality, claims a report by Dallas-based Alexander Resources. It is not just a reality, but a better, cheaper and more effective reality than UMTS.In its study titled CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Opportunities, Challenges and Competitive...
As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
With much fanfare at this year's Comdex electronics show in Las Vegas and multi-page advertisements in nationwide newspapers, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its high-speed EDGE-based service last week, claiming it now operates the highest-speed nationwide wireless data network in the country. The launch...
Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make payments and say goodbye without the familiar encumbrances of space and time.His real estate company, Buyers Agent, is a metaphor...
Research firm Allied Business Intelligence has revised its projections for third-generation base stations sales for 2003, noting that it expects 35,000 unit sales as against 32,500 as earlier predicted.The report said although contract awards dipped in August and September, it has revived the positive...
RESTON, Va.- Nextel Communications Inc. announced late Friday it will upgrade its iDEN network using Motorola Inc.'s WiDEN network technology, which the carrier said will quadruple its data speeds.Nextel said its investment in the new WiDEN technology will be reflected in the carrier's capital...
Becky Welke had a problem. As general manager of the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis., Welke wanted to offer her guests high-speed access to the Internet, but the installation and service costs made her think twice.However, knowing that such broadband access...
With upbeat third-quarter results snapping several quarters of melancholy, wireless players may be about to turn their purse strings loose. The good news is infectious, touching not only carriers, but also equipment vendors, chipmakers and startups that are basking again in venture capital. Those...
Wireless data service speeds-which for years have been cast aside as less important than the applications running over the networks-were again the topic of discussion for many carriers at this year's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association IT & Entertainment 2003 show. The loudest discussions...
TOKYO-KDDI Corp. plans to launch its third-generation CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network Nov. 28, offering a flat-rate fee of $38 a month. The launch will mark one of the first EV-DO mobile network launches in the world, followed by operators in South Korea and the United...
LONDON-Emerging wireless technologies are threatening to change the economics and competitive dynamics of the wireless data market, according to a new report form Sound Partners and Analysys Research.According to the report, emerging technologies are set to have an even greater impact on the market...
