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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. …

Camera phones are the most rapidly accepted consumer electronics device in history. Yet it appears that wireless carriers-a group many assumed would reap the rewards of a camera-phone revolution-are sitting …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported a 10-percent increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but a net loss of $16.3 billion. The global carrier added 13.7 million new …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its BREW application download service will be available in Europe through a new deal with CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp in Romania. “Zapp is proud to be …

TOKYO- Operator KDDI Corp. said it has launched a card that complies with the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO standard at a 2 GHz frequency band. It was expected to hit the …

TOKYO-Following its plans for an initial public offering, Seven Networks Inc. announced its mobile e-mail software will be installed on NEC Corp.’s BREW-based handsets for Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. The …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest mobile operator, gained more than double the number of new users that its competitors added during December. KDDI added 289,600 new subscribers during the month, DoCoMo …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple Computer Corp. said the newest version of its QuickTime video player technology supports wireless video standards, including those from the 3GPP and 3GPP2 wireless standards bodies. Apple said …

Apple Computer Corp. said the newest version of its QuickTime video player technology supports wireless video standards, including those from the 3GPP and 3GPP2 wireless standards bodies. Apple said its …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. signed up more subscribers than its Japanese rivals during November, according to statistics from the Telecommunications Carriers Association in Japan. KDDI added 239,3000 cellular users compared with 63,800 …

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 …

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 …

TOKYO-Japanese operators NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp. posted first-half results, with both operators achieving strong results boosted by third-generation services. NTT DoCoMo posted an operating profit of $5.5 billion …

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 …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile operator KDDI Corp. plans to release what is likely the world’s first camera phone that features a camera resolution of 2 megapixels. Casio Computer Co. Ltd. built the …

TOKYO-Japanese operator KDDI Corp. raised its profit estimate for the year by 34 percent due to strong sales of its CDMA2000 1X service. The carrier now expects a full-year profit …

By rolling out services in two U.S. markets, Verizon Wireless has triggered momentum for CDMA2000 1X EV-DO technology, barely two years since the first launch of CDMA2000 1X services in …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. finally hit the 1 million mark for the number of users of its FOMA third-generation W-CDMA service, two years after launching the service and much later than …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. finally hit the 1 million mark for the number of users of its FOMA third-generation W-CDMA service, two years after launching the service and much later than …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile operator J-Phone Co. Ltd. announced that its board of directors proposed a resolution to change its name to Vodafone K.K., which will completely rebrand the mobile operator under …

TOKYO-Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia, a mobile operator in Thailand, and Japan’s KDDI entered an agreement to construct a global positioning system service in Thailand based on the gpsOne system KDDI …

SEATTLE-Ring tones and music have become a major part of the wireless industry, as providers from the United States to Japan launch new audio services. Indeed, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

TOKYO-Openwave Systems Inc. said Japanese operator KDDI has upgraded to Openwave Mobile Browser Version 6.2 for its first set of megapixel camera phones. The carrier uses Openwave’s client and server …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed up Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. (APBW) as the latest carrier to offer Qualcomm’s BREW application download service. Indeed, the CDMA2000 1x carrier is working …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The cdma2000 global subscriber base surpassed 50 million in May, according to the CDMA Development Group. There are currently 53 commercial cdma2000 networks in 29 countries and 17 …