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WASHINGTON-The House Science subcommittee on technology will hold a hearing this Thursday to address third-generation wireless technology, an issue that appears to be mushrooming into a major trade dispute between …

Qualcomm Inc. indicated last week it is considering spinning off most of its international assets in part to boost the company’s earnings in future quarters. The San Diego-based company wants …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute may be at a crossroads now that Qualcomm Inc. has outlined the terms under which it will grant intellectual property rights to wideband Code Division …

Several leading telecommunications and computer industry companies last week announced a technology platform that would allow all types of mobile devices to communicate with each other without cable connections. Companies …

Many wireless carriers last week participated in Wireless Safety Week by encouraging subscribers to help out in emergency situations and use their wireless phones responsibly while driving. Carriers used everything …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced that it entered into a royalty-bearing license agreement with Uniden Multimedia Corp. that allows Uniden to manufacture and sell subscriber products based on Code Division Multiple …

The auction of personal communications services licenses in Mexico’s nine bidding regions was completed May 8, officially liberalizing the much sought-after wireless market there and raking in $1.06 billion after …

After eliminating several engineering and operations positions in January, Sprint Spectrum L.P. said it is now in a long-term hiring mode with plans to focus heavily on technology development. “From …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Connie Morella (R-Md.), chairwoman of the House Science subcommittee on technology, is pressing the Clinton administration for support to prevent U.S. companies from being unfairly muscled out of the …

BEIJING-In the wireless world, China no longer is a forgotten backwater, but is rapidly moving to center stage. According to the new Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the country had …

Qualcomm Inc. and Philips Consumer Communications L.P. entered into a royalty-bearing, cross-license agreement for CDMA technology and products, said Qualcomm. Philips granted Qualcomm a license under its patents for its …

The Inmarsat Council reached an agreement to privatize Inmarsat with a target date of 1 January 1999. According to Inmarsat, its signatories, parties and management have worked together for three …

Murder and espionage claims in recent months have brought to the forefront the issue of safety of wireless industry personnel working abroad. Two weeks ago, Ricardo Periera, 41, Glenayre Technologies …

MONTREAL-Mitec Telecom Inc. announced it received an order to supply 1.9 GHz Code Division Multiple Access amplifiers for “personal communications services-over-cable” wireless application from Sanders Corp. Mitec also said it …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced the latest addition to its line of digital phones, the Sony CM-S110SPR, which is manufactured by Qualcomm Personal Electronics. The single-band phone has a …

WASHINGTON-In a move that could reignite the debate over the wireless industry’s responsibility to physically challenged Americans, a Colorado-based maker of a device enabling hearing-impaired people to use mobile phones …

WASHINGTON-In two new probes that could intensify scrutiny of President Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign, the Justice Department is investigating sworn allegations that Hillary Rodham Clinton directed former Commerce Secretary Ron …

Qualcomm Inc. and Philips Consumer Communications L.P. entered into a royalty-bearing, cross-license agreement for Code Division Multiple Access technology and products, said Qualcomm. The deal “amicably settles litigation” that Qualcomm …

Nine companies are set to bid in the Australian personal communications services spectrum auction April 14, amid uncertainties surrounding the auction process and an economic crisis gripping many nations in …

Sweden Ortel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avitec AB, announced its MirrorCell family of products are being used in the Arlanda AB International Airport to provide wireless service in …

NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to bolster its lobbying clout and remake its image, the Electronic Industries Association has renamed itself the Electronic Industries Alliance and has invited wireless companies and firms …

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it …

Vendors and carriers have renewed hope that the world could have one standard in place for third-generation systems, but Europe holds one of the keys in making it a reality. …

Superconducting Core Technologies Inc. has ended commercial distribution of its cryoelectronic receiver front-end products for the mobile wireless base station market, igniting questions of whether superconductor companies targeting the wireless …