BROWSING: CDMA
#TBT: T-Mo intros video messaging; China limits CDMA; Cisco buys Linksys … this week in 2003
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T-Mobile US launches...
#TBT: Mobile commerce needs more speed; WISPs and WASPs; Timing the 3G investment cycle … this week in 2001
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'M-commerce' experience is...
#TBT: Sprint and Nextel announce merger deal; Verizon’s first EV-DO phone; Tight jeans are a handset hazard … this week in 2004
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Sprint and Nextel...
#TBT: GSM vs. CDMA; Starbucks tries out Wi-Fi; Sega’s first mobile game … this week in 2002
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GSM vs. CDMA,...
#TBT: Recapping the first 15 years of cellular; CDMA licensing delays hit DoCoMo; Industry drags its heels on number portability … this week in 1999
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Recapping 15 years...
#TBT: Motorola tests its first Bluetooth-capable phone; AT&T splits up; CDMA takes on the world … this week in 2000
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Motorola intros first...
#TBT: SMS used to combat SARS rumors; China Unicom launches 1X… this week in 2003
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China Unicom launches...
#TBT: Qualcomm to the left, Ericsson to the right, 3G IP fight, fight, fight… this week in 1999
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Carrier consolidation in...
#TBT: The glorious PDA future; Sprint’s early surge; CDMA by any other name … this week in 1996
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The glorious future,...
#TBT: CDMA vs. GSM showdown; devices go big or go home; first Android device debuts… this week in 2008
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CDMA vs. GSM....
#TBT: Local number portability battles; small tower owners thrive … this week in 1999
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Local number portability...
#TBT: Prepaid beepers and ‘data pagers’; Sprint PCS gears up to launch … this week in 1996
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Getyer prepaid beepers...
#TBT: Politicians worry about 3G and the CDMA/GSM split, pagers wreak havoc in China … this year in 1998
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Oh, the days...
#TBT: Profiling the cellular users of 1996; 100 million pagers expected by 2006; CDMA is on the way … 17 years ago this week
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Everybody loves an...
#TBT: Nokia, Qualcomm tussle in Europe; Sprint pushes WiMAX, EV-DO Rev. A … this week in 2007
Nokia asked a European court to strike down Qualcomm patents, while Sprint moved on expanding WiMAX and EV-DO Rev. A deployments … 10 years ago this week.
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Worst of the Week: Did Sprint come of age at MWC?
Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention?
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#TBT: Verizon buys MetroPCS spectrum; Sprint jumpstarts 3G, Qualcomm puts EV-DV on hold … this week in 2005
Verizon buys S.F. spectrum from MetroPCS, Sprint launches EV-DO modem and Qualcomm puts the brakes on EV-DV … 12 years ago this week.
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Reality Check: Managing the death of a technology – R.I.P. GSM and CDMA
As telecom operators move to decommission legacy GSM and CDMA networks in favor of LTE technology, steps must be taken to ensure a smooth process.
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#TBT: Nextel tower sale to SpectraSite sets mark; CTIA, PCIA bicker over competition … this week in 1999
Nextel deal to sell its tower portfolio to SpectraSite for $560M set a sales mark, while industry trade groups CTIA and PCIA fight over competition level … 18 years ago this week.
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#TBT: TDMA seeks converts in tech war; FCC scales back auction plans … this week in 1997
TDMA proponents countered rival CDMA in wooing analog converts, while the FCC scaled back 2.3 GHz spectrum auction plans … 20 years ago this week.
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Verizon and T-Mobile LTE networks dominate latest OpenSignal testing
Verizon and T-Mobile were in a statistical dead heat in terms of LTE speeds, with T-Mobile closing the gap on Verizon in terms of LTE coverage.
The battle for domestic wireless network supremacy continues to be waged between Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US,...
#TBT: Sprint picks AT&T, Nortel for $3B build; carriers look at in-building … this week in 1996
Sprint awarded $3B in contracts to AT&T and Nortel for CDMA network build, while carriers targeted in-building services to bolster revenues … 21 years ago this week.
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#TBT: AT&T expected to announce job cuts; Samsung sets lofty goal … this week in 1998
AT&T was expected to announce up to 19,000 job cuts as part of larger restructuring, while Samsung banked on CDMA to raise profile … 19 years ago this week.
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Worst of the Week: AT&T kills off an old friend for the sake of a 5G future
AT&T might have killed off its 2G network for the benefit of 4G and 5G, but let’s not forget just how awesome that GSM/GPRS/EDGE network was.
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