Qualcomm

Qualcomm Inc. announced it will form a venture arm to invest in start-up companies in an effort to proliferate the use of CDMA technology. Qualcomm is making a $500 million …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it accepted an associate membership in the Bluetooth 1.2 special interest group, which will give the company early access to Bluetooth specifications and allow it to …

WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that …

NEW YORK-Seeking to become a dominant player in the emerging lithium-ion polymer battery field, Valence Technology Inc. plans to buy all rights to this technology that now are held by …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that its High Data Rate technology will be the basis for the Telecommunications Industry Association’s third-generation CDMA 1xEV standard, to be published as TIA/EIA/IS-856 “CDMA2000 High …

Qualcomm released its fourth-quarter financial results ending Sept. 30 after the stock market closed last Thursday, showing a 10-percent increase in net income for the quarter compared with the fourth …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. completed an over-the-air CDMA position location demonstration on a commercial network using a small-form-factor handset with the company’s gpsOne and SnapTrack position location technology. The demonstration, which …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it is delaying the initial public offering of Spinco common stock until January due to unfavorable market conditions. The Internal Revenue Service ruled that Qualcomm Inc.’s …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported an amendment to Kyocera Corp.’s existing CDMA license agreement with Qualcomm to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation CDMA technologies, wireless …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. released its new OmniExpress mobile communications system, a fleet management system with real-time, two-way communications and vehicle position reporting. Qualcomm said the OmniExpress features an automatic vehicle …

The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a $25 million buyout bid from former …

WASHINGTON-As the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau prepared to celebrate its one-year anniversary, the agency fined Qualcomm Inc. $25,000 for not complying with the 911 strongest-signal rules. The fine, which was agreed …

SAN DIEGO-While many at the CDMA’s Development Group’s Americas Congress reminisced about how far the technology had come in such a short period of time, the big buzz on the …

BEIJING-Zhang Fan, head of mobile communications at China Unicom, this week said his company would definitely build narrowband networks based on the CDMA standard. After Qualcomm Chairman Irwin Jacobs recently …

WASHINGTON-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. fully expects to meet the extended deadlines the Federal Communications Commission set out for it to implement enhanced 911, said the GSM carrier recently. “All of VoiceStream’s …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it amended Sharp’s existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement, expanding the licenses to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation CDMA and …

BETHESDA, Md.-Qualcomm Inc. became a shareholder and limited partner in low earth orbit satellite operator SkyBridge L.P., the companies said. Financial details were not disclosed. “SkyBridge will now have access …

SAN FRANCISCO-Globalstar USA introduced the “Time or Money” promotional pricing offer, where customers who purchase either a handheld or fixed satellite phone and sign up for Globalstar service receive a …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported a multimillion dollar amendment extending Advantest Corp.’s existing CDMA test equipment license agreement to include the use of certain Qualcomm patents to manufacture and supply test …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a subscriber unit research and development agreement with Chungwha Telecom Labs, the technology development group of the state-owned telecommunications operator in Taiwan. The agreement calls for …

Flarion Technologies Flarion Technologies, a new company formed to commercialize a wireless data technology for Internet mobility market, announced that Matthew J. Desch has been appointed to a new seat …

SAN DIEGO-Nextel Communications Inc., Wireless Knowledge Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. have agreed to co-market and sell an enterprise solution enabling business customers to access business information on their Nextel Internet-capable …

NEW YORK-Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. said five of its founding partners are purchasing 5.2 million shares of GTL common stock for $56 million. Loral Space & Communications, Vodafone, Qualcomm Inc., Elsacom …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc. entered a CDMA test equipment license agreement allowing Agilent to use certain Qualcomm patents and software, as well as purchase chipsets and system …

WASHINGTON-In addition to new litigation alleging that mobile phones cause brain cancer, the wireless industry also faces possible Supreme Court litigation over government exposure standards and a class-action lawsuit in …