The wireless industry shouldn't be surprised about the confusion surrounding China Unicom's cdmaOne technology deployment plans in China.After all, the prospect of widespread cdmaOne technology deployments have been uncertain for at least two years, resulting in a continuing political saga. One thing is for...
OmniSkyOmniSky Corp., a provider of wireless Internet services for handheld computing devices, named five new people to its executive management team. Lawrence Winkler is the company's new senior vice president and chief financial officer and will oversee accounting and finance operations. Prior to joining...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that 15 handset manufacturers from around the world have shown support for the company's third-generation Code Division Multiple Access 1x Multi-Carrier MSM5000 Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software solution.The chipset and software are designed to allow manufacturers to roll...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. unveiled the RFR3300, a radio-frequency-to-intermediate-frequency receiver designed for cellular, personal communications services and global positioning system signal processing.The integration of a GPS receiver in a Code Division Multiple Access/analog receiver eliminates the need to add a stand-alone GPS RF receiver, Qualcomm...
NokiaNokia Corp. unveiled its new 8260 wireless phone that the company says blends colorful and stylish options into a small digital handset. The 8260 is Time Division Multiple Access 800 compatible, weighs 3.4 ounces, is approximately four inches tall and will include mobile originated...
Bad news hit the cdmaOne community last week as the South Korean government put a stop to cdmaOne handset subsidies and uncertainty lingered about China Unicom's plans to deploy the technology.Though technology stocks across the board took a hit last week, Qualcomm Inc.'s stock...
SignalSoftSteven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer training for all geographic areas, including North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior...
Wireless high-speed solutions didn't garner much thought just a year ago. Qualcomm Inc. seemed to be the only company in the industry touting a high-speed megabit solution for the cdmaOne operator community called High Data Rate. But today, the high-speed market is becoming crowded...
WASHINGTON-The House, aided by intense Clinton administration and high-tech lobbying as well as legislative commitments to monitor any import surges and human rights, is expected this week to pass a China trade bill representing the biggest export opportunity ever for the U.S. wireless industry.But...
Front Porch Communications L.L.C., a hardware and software solutions developer for Internet service providers since 1998, expanded its offerings last week to include wireless Internet solutions.Qualcomm Inc. also said it invested $5 million in Front Porch to support continued development, production and market expansion...
WASHINGTON-A comprehensive proposal by European and Arab states covering third-generation mobile phone spectrum and other issues appeared to be disintegrating late last week at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey, a development that is forcing the U.S. delegation to redouble efforts to keep its...
Unity is something more easily achieved as a goal rather than a reality. Let's face it: It's difficult to agree.Ask a husband and wife where they would like to spend this summer's vacation, and you are likely to get two different answers. Ask two siblings...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry's push to enter the populous Chinese market got a big boost last week as several undecided Democrats and Republicans announced they will vote for permanent normal trade relations with China, a swing in momentum driven by stepped-up lobbying from the Clinton...
WASHINGTON-Wireless technology increasingly is seen as the end-all, be-all to the digital divide issue. But will it get here soon enough?The Clinton administration, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service, said last month that wireless solutions to the digital...
WASHINGTON-As the World Radiocommunication Conference opens today in Turkey, trade and spectrum issues governing third-generation mobile-phone technology remain heavily mired in controversies that are likely to play out in coming months as competition for the multibillion dollar global wireless market heats up.On one front,...
Qualcomm Inc. appears to have gotten its way in Japan.DDI Corp., which plans to take over IDO and KDD in October, is expected to file for a third-generation license application with the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications this week, selecting cdma2000 technology, sources...
WASHINGTON-Even with President Clinton's decision last week to dramatically improve global positioning system accuracy for civilians, vendors that offer a network-based E911 solution say their products are still valid.Meanwhile, mobile-phone carriers remain tight-lipped about which location-based wireless technology they will choose to meet enhanced...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. pulled out of an agreement that would have resolved a class-action lawsuit filed by former employees resulting from the sale of the assets of the company's infrastructure division to L.M. Ericsson last year.Qualcomm spokeswoman Christine Trimble said a significant number of...
In March 1999, when Ericsson and Qualcomm ended their intellectual-property-rights deadlock over CDMA patents and jointly agreed to support approval in standards bodies of the tri-mode CDMA third-generation standard, industry observers said the technology debate, which had been contentious and heated for years, was...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Due to the analog transmission and the lack of value-added services, NMT 400 systems in Eastern Europe-which enjoyed great success during the last two decades-have suffered in recent years. A great number of NMT 400 customers have evolved to GSM systems, and NMT...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-In early January, by starting operations as a "mirror" company of fixed-line carriers Telefonica and Telemar, Vesper faced a challenge in the Brazilian market. The company planned to compete with operators installed in 17 states, with an objective of ending the first...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulatory agency, will not divulge the frequency band-either 1.8 GHz or 1.9 GHz-that band C cellular telephony operators will use until after the World Radiocommunication Conference ends in June. Anatel President Renato Guerreiro made the announcement in April just...
Verizon Wireless, now the country's largest operator, said it will begin field trials of cdma2000 1XRTT technology with Lucent Technologies Inc. in June, and follow with a rollout of the technology next year.Verizon is the second U.S. Code Division Multiple Access operator to announce...
Third-generation technology has become a sensitive issue in Japan as the U.S. government pushes for free technology choices there and Qualcomm Inc. possibly ponders applying for a Japanese 3G license.The sensitivity stems from a plethora of Japanese newspaper reports indicating that all three companies...
