VANCOUVER, B.C.-Sierra Wireless Inc. unveiled a new embedded laptop card ready to operate on Sprint Nextel Corp.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. The Sierra Wireless MC5720 PCI Express Mini Card is the first product in Sierra's "mini card" series, designed for integration into laptop computers...
Promises fulfilled was the message from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as the industry's largest operator announced the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA network-dubbed BroadbandConnect-in 16 U.S. markets. The carrier has been touting plans to launch the high-speed wireless data network in between 15 and 20 markets...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially took the high-speed plunge with the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network. The carrier said its next-generation network is initially available in 16 markets covering nearly 35 million potential customers. Those customers reside in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas; Baltimore;...
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless provider Telus Mobility said it launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based network in a handful of urban centers. The initial markets include Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The carrier said it has plans to extend coverage next year. Telus Mobility said the network,...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. claims its recently launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network is now available in 141 markets covering more than 90 million potential customers, including more than 250 airports. The carrier added that the high-speed wireless data network is scheduled to cover...
SAN DIEGO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will sell HSDPA PC cards from Novatel Wireless Inc. when it launches its high-speed 3G network, the companies announced. The news offers further evidence that Cingular is gearing up to launch UMTS/HSDPA services in 15 to 20 markets by the...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. reported $27.5 million in revenues and a net loss of $3.1 million for the third quarter. The company also scored a new chief executive, Jason Cohenour, a Sierra veteran who was appointed the company's chief operating officer last year.Sierra's...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. inched ahead with its planned launch of third-generation services, upgrading its UMTS networks in Seattle, Phoenix and Dallas to higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Cingular noted it is the first carrier in the world to commercially launch a HSDPA network. The upgrades were...
Lucent Technologies Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have upgraded three of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s UMTS networks with higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Lucent said it installed the upgrades on Cingular's network in Seattle and Phoenix, while Ericsson said it performed the enhancements in the Dallas/Fort...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to turn on high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier released initial UMTS/HSDPA launch plans on an internal Web site, showing 18 markets...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to launch high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier released initial UMTS/HSDPA launch plans on an internal Web site that shows the carrier...
SAN DIEGO-Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has begun shipping its Merlin U740 HSDPA-enabled PC data cards to European carriers. The company said the cards would work on HSDPA networks as coverage becomes available from the carriers."We have worked with leading 3G operators...
Laptop maker Dell Inc. said that starting next year it would sell computers that feature built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s forthcoming UMTS/HSDPA network. The announcement represents a strike against Verizon Wireless, which earlier this week said Dell, Lenovo Group Ltd. and Hewlett-Packard Co....
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. announced commercial availability of its MC5720 PCI Express Mini Card wireless module for CDMA 1x EV-DO networks.The company said the module, which is built using Qualcomm Inc.'s MSM6500 Mobile Station Modem chipset, is the first product in the PCI...
When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier's reach, making a significant mark not only in this country, but around the world as well. But...
Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra has dominated the PC card market, but several critical missteps paved the way for...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-PC card maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $21.9 million for the second quarter, a 57.5-percent decrease from the same period last year when the company posted revenues of $51.6 million. Net losses for the quarter were $26.7 million, or $1.05...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-PC card maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $21.9 million for the second quarter, a 57.5-percent decrease from the same period last year when the company posted revenues of $51.6 million. Net losses for the quarter were $26.7 million, or $1.05...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint's rollout of high-speed wireless data services. "We're thrilled to be the first wireless operator in Boise and...
As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network throughout its coverage area, while Sprint Corp. launched its own EV-DO service in 17...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Ubiquitel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint's roll out of high-speed wireless data services announced last week. "We're thrilled to be the first wireless...
Sprint Corp.'s months-long high-speed wireless data tease came to an end last week as the company finally announced the launch of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. The company said the service would be available in business districts and airport locations in 34 markets by...
Sprint Corp. said it has begun rolling out its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed data network with initial service available this month in major airports and business districts in 34 markets. The carrier said the network would provide average network speeds of between 400 kilobits...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc.'s stock tumbled more than 6 percent after JPMorgan downgraded the company to underweight due to its sales prospects in the United States and Europe.The company's stock was trading at around $7.72 after the news.In a research note to investors,...
