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 tracking program, which uses integrated GPS, two-way data communications and store-and-forward messaging. The OmniExpress also...
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 airline executive Dan Colussy.Globalstar's results were based on what it called "unacceptably slow" subscriber...
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 to as part of a consent decree, was the second one the Federal Communications Commission...
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 show floor was about CDMA's future.And what better place to talk about that future...
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 met Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and China Unicom Chairman Yang Xianzu in Beijing, China's second...
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 infrastructure vendors have confirmed that they will have products available incorporating location solution by...
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 High Data Rate products.Prior to the amendment, Sharp's CDMA license covered only cdmaOne applications....
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 to important Qualcomm intellectual property and can benefit from the company's satellite telecommunications experience," said...
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 rebate coupon for either 300 minutes of satellite airtime (valued at $500) or $300...
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 products for current and third-generation CDMA and 1xEV applications.In addition, the amendment allows Advantest...
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 Chungwha to develop and evaluate prototype subscriber units based on Qualcomm's third-generation cdma2000 1x technology.The...
Flarion TechnologiesFlarion 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 on the company's board of directors. Desch is chairman of Airspan Networks Inc. and former...
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 phones.The alliance will allow Nextel customers to use Wireless Knowledge's Workstyle Server to securely...
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 and TE.SA.M agreed to purchase the stock for $10.71 per share. Loral is purchasing $12...
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 software to manufacture and supply test equipment products for current and third-generation CDMA and...
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 New Orleans that claims manufacturers failed to take steps to minimize consumer exposure to...
Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market as early as mid-1999.Those early predictions seemed believable at the time. Who would not...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a High Data Rate infrastructure, royalty-bearing equipment license agreement with Korea's Kisan Telecom Co. Ltd., granting Kisan a license to develop, manufacture and sell wireless HDR infrastructure equipment using Qualcomm proprietary technology.
SEOUL, South Korea-The South Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has extended the deadline for third-generation mobile licenses until the end of October, one month later than its original deadline.The postponement is due to a dispute over technology standards, Reuters reported.The country's three expected...
The Federal Communications Commission late Friday substantially changed its implementation rules for enhanced 911 Phase II handset deployment and granted a waiver to VoiceStream Wireless Corp. that will permit it to offer its hybrid solution on a different schedule.Public-safety officials regretted that the FCC...
WASHINGTON-Prospects are improving for increased wireless trade with the world's two most populous nations as Congress prepares this week to approve landmark China trade legislation and diplomatic relations between the United States and India warm.The Senate last week began debate on a bill to...
There is a great disconnect in the wireless industry. Whether it's mismanagement, industry hype, flawed law, Wall Street greed-or some combination of the above-is unclear. But it doesn't matter. The losers will be consumers, rank-and-file investors and pension funds.To illustrate this disconnect, take a...
The second handset vendor Nextel Communications Inc. was counting on to make an iDEN phone by this year has decided to pursue other technology avenues.Japanese vendor Kyocera Corp. and Nextel late last year signed a letter of intent calling for the vendor to produce...
DENVER, United States-As wireless Internet services gain subscribers around the globe, wireless application service providers (WASPs) will become even more important. A traditional ASP model is the implementation of an application that can be repeated across multiple customers with little customization needed. This cookie-cutter...
