UMTS

WARSAW, Poland-Poland’s largest wireless carrier PTK Centertel selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as a supplier of third-generation radio equipment to upgrade its network across southern Poland. Under the supply agreement, Nortel …

What value should the government place on the spectrum at 2.5 GHz owned by Sprint Corp. and the company its plans to acquire soon, Nextel Communications Inc.? How should the …

CHICAGO-Pctel Inc. said it has acquired all the shares of Dublin-based Sigma Wireless Technologies Ltd. from Sigma Communications Group Ltd. SWT develops antennas for public-safety applications as well as for …

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 …

CHICAGO—Pctel Inc. said it has acquired all the shares of Dublin-based Sigma Wireless Technologies Ltd. from Sigma Communications Group Ltd. SWT develops antennas for public-safety applications as well as for …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. will endow the new operation with a substantial war chest of network and spectrum assets, including a significant swatch of spectrum in …

Verizon Wireless continued to turn the screws on its competitors with further expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which the carrier claims now covers 119 million potential customers in …

Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology in Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to trial a wireless broadband network using IPWireless Inc.’s UMTS TD-CDMA technology and the carrier’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. The trial, which is scheduled …

Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry’s top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO based BroadbandAccess service …

Verizon Wireless continues to expand coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, launching service today in Seattle and Portland/Salem. Ore., and expanded coverage in Atlanta to go along with a …

PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed TL 9000 consolidation registration for its portfolio of hardware, software and services for HSDPA, UMTS and GSM wireless infrastructure solutions. The TL 9000 …

PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed TL 9000 consolidation registration for its portfolio of hardware, software and services for HSDPA, UMTS and GSM wireless infrastructure solutions. The TL 9000 …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Infineon Technologies AG announced sample availability of its CMOS single-chip radio-frequency transceiver for UMTS applications. The SMARTi 3G supports six frequency bands designated for UMTS worldwide. In addition, …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-A move toward a software-driven architecture model coupled with surging subscriber demand have pushed the wireless infrastructure sector back into the black, according to a new report from …

CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced enhancements to its Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem equipment. The vendor introduced new “blended lifestyle” services that combine voice, video and data capabilities that can be delivered …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The GSM subscriber base in the Western Hemisphere reached 136.3 million during the first quarter, more than double the 65.9 million GSM subscribers reported during the first quarter of …

Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during the first quarter of last year. …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd. over its live cellular network in …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The GSM subscriber base in the Western Hemisphere reached 136.3 million during the first quarter, more than double the 65.9 GSM subscribers reported during the first quarter of last …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Sonim Technologies Inc. said it has successfully completed an Open Mobile Alliance-compliant Push to Talk over Cellular call over a UMTS network using its Sonim Xperience PoC Client. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a UMTS license agreement with Sagem that calls for Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply its U100 platform to Sagem for its 3G/W-CDMA devices. “This is an …

PARIS-France Telecom said Monday it sold its 27.3-percent stake in MobilCom AG to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a U.S. private equity fund, for $341.5 million in cash. Following the sale, …

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. launched a 3G Development Center in Beijing,, which it said will focus on UMTS and HSDPA solutions. The vendor said it has invested more than $450 million in …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will team with Kodiak Networks to develop handsets with instant voice messaging, conference calling and push-to-talk capabilities, the companies said Wednesday. Under terms of …