HSDPA

Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced two new High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products for laptop computers, firing one of the first volleys in the nascent but potentially significant market for …

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. launched a 3G Development Center in Beijing,, which it said will focus on UMTS and HSDPA solutions. The vendor said it has invested more than $450 million in …

The following wireless companies had debt ratings changes by financial services firms this week. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services placed its ratings on four wireless tower companies on CreditWatch with …

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 …

LEXINGTON, Mass.-Cellular3G Inc. announced a full-rate High Speed Downlink Packet Access solution, which the company said is a natural migration from its commercial UMTS Rel.4 UE baseband processor called TopHat. …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications …

NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled a new base transceiver station portfolio that it said will allow wireless operators to offer coverage tailored to the geography and consumer needs in a …

The wireless industry should not hold its breath for the coming of CDMA2000 EV-DV technology. Both Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are focusing their immediate attention elsewhere. …

CHATEAUFORT, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has partnered with LG Electronics Co. Ltd. to complete what it describes as the industry’s first live test calls using a commercial handset for …

While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has introduced a UMTS play into the picture: Enter UMTS450 technology. The company describes UMTS450 as a …

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said Monday it obtained a license from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to conduct field tests for High Speed …

SAN DIEGO-PC card and wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported fourth-quarter results in line with its reduced guidance, news that sent the company’s stock up almost 10 percent to …

TOKYO-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it plans to collaborate with Japanese company eAccess Ltd. to trial W-CDMA technology for mobile voice, data and multimedia services. This trial will include HSDPA and …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said it has begun commercially shipping its HSDPA chipset with inherent advantages of its TD-CDMA technology. The company said the chipset works in plug-and-play PCMCIA cards and …

The beatings on Sierra Wireless Inc. continue. Just a week after the company released dismal first-quarter expectations, a law firm filed suit against the company, alleging the wireless modem maker …

Sierra Wireless Inc. said it will jointly work with Nokia Corp.’s network division to test its forthcoming High-Speed Downlink Packet Access wireless PC cards. Sierra’s announcement comes shortly after the …

Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when …

Wall Street stomped Sierra Wireless Inc.-sending the company’s stock down an astounding 38 percent to $8.97 per share-after the company said it expects to post a massive drop in first-quarter …

CHATEAUFORT, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. announced they conducted end-to-end test calls of a W-CDMA/HSDPA system using commercial network and handset equipment. The companies said the calls demonstrate their …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has sampled a modem for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services and a chipset for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access and EDGE networks . The wireless company said it …

Whittled down from 49 total applicants, 35 certified bidders placed more than $325 million in deposits with the government for a crack at 242 spectrum licenses up for bid in …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Fixed-line operators should be concerned about competition from High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology, according to a report from ABI Research titled, “HSDPA-Mobile Broadband.” Trial systems using the technology-which …

LONDON-Motorola Inc. said it recorded speeds of 2.9 megabits per second during outdoor High Speed Downlink Packet Access trials with five major European operators. Motorola did not name the carriers. …