African Continental Telecommunications Ltd. said it will invest $835 million in a two-phase deal to establish an advanced satellite telecommunications network in Africa. Phase one of the network, which includes repositioning of a geo-stationary satellite leased from American Mobile Satellite Corp., will be completed...
SAN DIEGO-Nigerian Starcomms Ltd., a privately licensed wireless local loop operator, has agreed to provide service to the Lagos area of Nigeria using a $40 million cdmaOne system supplied by Qualcomm Inc., announced Qualcomm.Deployment of the 1900 MHz Code Division Multiple Access system is...
WASHINGTON-Russian authorities were expected to drop espionage charges against Qualcomm Inc.'s Richard Bliss over the weekend and free the 29-year-old field technician to return to the United States.Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Diane Feinstein, according to press aides, spoke last week with Russia's Ambassador...
WASHINGTON-Russia, over U.S. objections, was expected to charge Qualcomm Inc.'s Richard Bliss with espionage on Friday amid new revelations that the 29-year-old field technician reportedly admitted to illegally bringing satellite receivers into the country.Nikolai Kovalev, head of the Federal Security Service, said Bliss has...
While PCS carriers aren't slashing airtime rates for the holidays, handset prices are dropping to ranges that may persuade the reluctant customer to make a purchase.Omnipoint Communications Services in New York is pushing Ericsson Inc.'s 388 Global System for Mobile communications handset for $50,...
Qualcomm Inc. announced it promoted Dr. Mark Epstein to senior vice president of development. Epstein will lead Qualcomm's international standards activities and develop corporate relationships to support the company's next-generation wireless products. With more than 30 years in the communications industry, Epstein joined Qualcomm...
NEW YORK-Telecom Analysis Systems, Eatontown, N.J., said Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, has implemented the TAS Code Division Multiple Access Automatic Test System for testing software in its cellular and personal communications services phones.A turnkey hardware and software solution, the TAS CDMA ATS automatically tests...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a contract with wireline operator Philippines Telegraph & Telephone Corp. to deploy a Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop network next month in southern Luzon.The geography and demography of the Philippines is well suited to wireless telephony, due to...
SK Telecom Co. Ltd., South Korea's largest cellular operator, has completed test trials of third-generation services, which it expects to offer to the public at the 2002 World Cup in Seoul.Believing IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications) is crucial to its success, the Code Division Multiple...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Now Software, a pioneer in cross-platform, personal productivity software.With the purchase, Qualcomm gains Now's range of advanced scheduling and "calendaring" software products that meet a growing demand for individual and enterprise collaboration for both office and mobile users, said...
ITASCA, Ill.-Shieldmate Robotics Inc. said it has been dismissed from a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Motorola Inc. against Shieldmate and Qualcomm Inc.Motorola filed a lawsuit in federal court in March against the two companies, claiming Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access-based Q phone infringed...
Astronet Corp. announced the promotions and additions of several employees. Dave Segbers was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, from director of the same division. Max Ohyama was hired as his assistant vice president. Randy Terman was promoted to marketing manager from...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Standard Telecom Inc., manufacturer of the Nixxo brand of pagers, and Qualcomm Inc. have signed a license agreement allowing Standard Telecom to use Code Division Multiple Access technology.Standard Telecom said it plans to develop CDMA personal communications services handsets, which it will...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has successfully defended itself against the patent infringement case brought against it by BTG USA Inc., and that BTG has voluntarily dismissed its case against Qualcomm and agreed to never again assert the patent in issue versus Qualcomm and...
LONDON-Code Division Multiple Access technology is playing a key role in several leading technology contenders for third-generation wireless networks in Europe, but back-to-back industry shows held here last week underlined just how convoluted and contentious Europe's standards process has become.And while CDMA technology seems...
CARROLLTON, Texas-Wireless phone distributor CellStar Corp. completed a $135 million multiple currency revolving credit facility, giving it the ability to borrow in various currencies for meeting capital needs and growth plans, the company said.The new facility, arranged by Chase Securities Inc., has a term...
Customers of two-way paging devices using WolfeTech Corp.'s PocketGenie software now will have access to the information services provided by InfoSpace, according to a strategic partnership announced between the two. Motorola Inc.'s PageWriter 2000 and Research In Motion's Inter@ctive Pager both use the PocketGenie...
SEOUL-It was only fitting that the future of Code Division Multiple Access technology was discussed in South Korea at the 2nd CDMA International Conference.Since SK Telecom launched the country's first CDMA system in January 1996, South Korea now has five CDMA operators and about...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will join with Lucent Technologies Inc., Motorola Inc., Northern Telecom Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. to speed up the development of Wideband cdmaOne Third Generation standardization.The company's Code Division Multiple Access based products and systems was a factor in...
KANSAS CITY-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced the availability of dual-band phones to customers nationwide. The new phones will allow customers to roam on analog cellular networks where Sprint PCS lacks 1900 MHz Code Division Multiple Access coverage.Sprint PCS is offering three phones, each priced around...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a royalty-bearing license agreement with Hitachi Ltd. of Japan, which grants Hitachi a license to manufacture and sell subscriber products for wireless applications based on the Code Division Multiple Access Interim Standard-95 technology standard."Hitachi is ready to apply its extensive...
NEW YORK-Established and new entrants to the wireless handset manufacturing sector are sitting pretty on the crest of a wave of growing worldwide demand, said participants in the NatWest Securities Corp. "Global Mobile Handset Conference."Handset sales could reach 250 million units in 2000 compared...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced two projects with Telebahia, the A-band cellular operator in Bahia, Brazil.Qualcomm announced a pioneering project with Nec Do Brasil S.A. and Telebahia to deploy a Code Division Multiple Access 800 MHz overlay system in Bahia. The system will use Qualcomm's...
TORONTO- Bell Mobility launched its PCS Plus personal communications services network in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.Subscribers can use dual-mode analog/digital phones, by Sony Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. The operator deployed Code Division Multiple Access technology on its 1.9 GHz PCS Plus system."Clearly...
