TOKYO—Qualcomm Inc.'s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless application platform received a boost through the company's deal with video game giant Sega Corp., which announced it will release its video game content and gaming technology to various wireless devices using the platform.Users could see mobile...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has a mobile station modem chipset and software solution for third-generation cdma2000 1x voice and short message service handsets for prepaid subscribers."Leveraging existing MSM5105 voice and data-capable terminal designs, handset manufacturers and operators will be able to address new...
IRVINE, Calif.—Toshiba America Electronic Components said it has developed a family of 64 megabit Pseudo Static Random Access Memories for higher-density memory in the next generation of wireless devices.The company said its PSRAM devices support access times of 80 or 85 nanoseconds and are...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported it demonstrated video streaming through a cdma2000 1x/Bluetooth connection at the recently held Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association I.T. show.Using a 1x handset with the company's MSM5100 Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software connected through a laptop via a...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—By the end of 2003, Chris Gent, the chief executive officer of Vodafone, expects 3G handsets to be available that will enable its customers to seamlessly roam between the two main 3G standards. The company is reported to have requested handset manufacturers...
SAN DIEGO—Amid the horror of yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York City and the nation's capital, CTIA's Wireless I.T. conference in San Diego is continuing, even as the show's participants individually try to grasp the fallout from the disaster.Today's keynote address has been cancelled...
Even as vendors grab news pages with reports of successful live calls over their third-generation networks, one piece is often left out: behind every live call is a test. And tests are not always pretty.Major phone makers and builders of networks like Nokia Corp.,...
SAN DIEGO, United States—Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped its 500 millionth CDMA chip for wireless communication."Our latest generation of Internet-ready, multimedia chipsets and system software continues the tradition of leadership by enabling the most advanced CDMA handsets, products and services available," said Don...
TOKYO—Kyocera Corp., a leading mobile handset manufacturer, plans to cut 10,000 jobs by the end of December 2001 in its overseas operations, Yasuo Nishiguchi, president of Kyocera said on 30 August. In its domestic operation, the firm will eliminate all of the contract employees,...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. and Nortel Networks said they have successfully conducted an end-to-end, live third-generation cdma2000 1x mobile Internet Protocol call in Nortel's lab in Richardson, Texas."This call demonstrated the expanded data capabilities of 3G wireless networks and the ability for wireless data users...
RALEIGH, N.C.-High Speed Net Solutions (d/b/a Summus), developer of mobile multimedia solutions, announced a new video solution that runs applications on cellular handsets enabled by Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW technology.High Speed Net Solutions' BlueFuel Video software features an Efficiency Engine, BlueFuel applications, BlueFuel Create content...
Two of the world's leading chip makers last week announced deals they said would lead to the creation of faster and more efficient processors for 2.5- and third-generation mobile devices.Texas Instruments Inc. and Intel Corp. separately said they would license microprocessing technology from ARM...
SAN DIEGO, United States—Qualcomm said it has signed an agreement with Gemplus to roll out hardware and software solutions to enable cdmaOne and cdma2000 with removable user identity modules (R-UIM)."Rolling out qualified R-UIM system solutions for Gemplus R-UIM smart cards on our MSM products...
Analysts wonder whether Motorola Inc. can reconcile its handset and semiconductor businesses in light of its announcement to sell its semiconductor technology to other manufacturers, including its rivals."That's where the confusion comes in," noted Jane Zweig, chief executive officer of The Shostek Group, adding...
WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with top brass and one that comes as Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) moves closer to introducing legislation to force the Pentagon...
WASHINGTON-A congressional report due out later this summer is expected to determine that a Pentagon study-which cast doubt on making military spectrum available for third-generation wireless services-is incomplete and needs further study, a finding that could help industry as momentum gains in the Bush...
Oracle Corp. and Wingcast said they have formed a strategic alliance to develop new wireless telematics applications and services.As part of the alliance, Oracle and Wingcast immediately expect to begin work on a development center in San Diego to create, test and implement telematics...
Close below the surface of the third-generation mobile-phone spectrum debate is a technology war, the kind of feud industry thought was behind it and wanted to avoid as it tries to present a unified front in the campaign to wrestle away frequencies from the...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under pressure from key Senate Democrats last week to require the Department of Defense to surrender spectrum sought by mobile-phone firms for third-generation wireless systems, a development with heavy political overtones and a sense of urgency that could further isolate...
WASHINGTON-China, the world's largest potential wireless export market, is on the verge of entering the World Trade Organization as officials wrap up negotiations to culminate a process that has been 15 years in the making.WTO officials last week said talks on China's application for...
The bad news for Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. continues to mount following the filing of a second complaint by Ericsson Inc. against the mobile satellite communications provider, claiming Globalstar failed to buy the number of phones from Ericsson agreed to under contract.In May, Ericsson accused...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has expanded its cross-license contract with Qualcomm Inc. to make and sell infrastructure equipment for all CDMA wireless systems while Qualcomm can market and sell Nokia's CDMA components, including multimode integrated circuits."Nokia will continue to pay royalties to Qualcomm for subscriber...
Mobile-phone maker LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. has been "in the closet, so to speak," according to Michele Thenegal, the company's marketing director.While LG InfoComm hasn't been completely dormant during its time in the closet-the company said it garnered about 11 percent of the U.S....
