CDMA

Qualcomm Inc. successfully tested an in-cabin voice communications system using CDMA mobile phones, the company announced Thursday. Passengers, including reporters and government representatives, were able to place and receive phone calls and text messages during the proof-of-concept demonstration on board …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell said it has agreed to integrate Qualcomm’s BREW offering into its CDMA system. This will allow the carrier’s customers to access a slew of applications including e-mail, screen savers, games and ring tones on their wireless devices. …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp.’s second-quarter financial results reflected declining revenues across all three of its regions. Revenues for the second quarter totaled $345.4 million, down from $415.5 million in the second quarter of 2003 and $471.1 million in the first quarter …

TOKYO-Second-quarter financial earnings released today by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Audiovox Corp. offered further insight into how 2004 might pan out for wireless handset makers. Sony Ericsson said it shipped 10.4 million units in the quarter, a 55-percent …

Verizon Wireless began offering PalmOne Inc.’s Treo 600 smart phone earlier this week to its business users, PalmOne confirmed. The device will eventually be offered through Verizon’s consumer-user channel as well, said Jimmy Johnson, a PalmOne spokesman. Johnson declined to …

Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the biggest wireless carrier in the United States. The deal, which replaces its agreement in March 2001, …

DUBLIN, Ireland-An Irish-led team of investors bought Israeli push-to-talk provider Mobile Tornado. The investors have moved the company’s headquarters to Dublin and plan to open two research and development centers in Ireland. The Irish software company that is acquiring Mobile …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has declared a two-for-one stock split and approved a 40-percent increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend. The dividend, which will be payable Sept. 24, will rise from 10 cents to 14 cents per share …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s thorough review of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion play for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. represents a new level of merger analysis likely to be applied to future blockbuster deals in the mobile-phone industry. The proposed marriage …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new report from Probe Group. “Equipment vendors are now offering wireless broadband technology that does not require …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The former founders of @Road have announced the first product to emerge from their new business venture, GenX Mobile Inc. The GNX-10 location-based in-vehicle unit provides wireless data communication via GPRS, CDMA and 802.11 networks. The platform also …

Motorola Inc. launched its Push-to-talk over Cellular Basic solution, designed to offer small carriers the same functionality and ease-of-use characteristics of the company’s original PoC solution, but requiring minimal configuration for carriers with lower-capacity needs. Motorola noted the PoC Basic …

In a move expected to bolster its spectrum position and coverage in the western United States, Verizon Wireless reported late last week that it had agreed to acquire Qwest Communications International Inc.’s wireless assets, including spectrum and network infrastructure for …

SAN DIEGO-The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled Texas Instruments Inc.-and not Qualcomm Inc.-was in breach of the companies’ patent portfolio agreement. The case is set to proceed to trial Aug. 16 to determine the extent of TI’s liability to Qualcomm …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion devices worldwide and it’s rapidly accelerating into the cable TV, …

WASHINGTON-As one of its final acts of business before handing over limited authority to an interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority referred to Iraq’s independent telecom regulator allegations of corruption in mobile-phone licensing …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new report from Probe Group. “Equipment vendors are now offering wireless broadband technology that does not require …

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled Texas Instruments Inc., and not Qualcomm Inc., was in breach of the companies’ patent portfolio agreement. The case will proceed to trial Aug. 16 to determine the extent of TI’s liability to Qualcomm …

SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators. In India, Lucent signed a $30 million contract with Tata Teleservices to support the carrier’s CDMA network in …

Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based wireless broadband access service, allowing its customers in Alaska to access high-speed wireless data services at speeds up to 2.4 megabits per second from laptop computers. The service, which rides …

SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators. In India, Lucent signed a $30 million contract with Tata Teleservices to support the carrier’s CDMA network in …

SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will offer two new mobile phones through Cingular Wireless, further expanding the company’s push into the GSM market. Cingular will sell LG’s new tri-band L1200 clamshell phone for $150 with rebates. The phone …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier’s ninth partnership for the wireless Internet technology. Telstra is licensing the i-mode brand, technology and patents. Financial details were not disclosed. …

STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide market for mobile phones continues to swell, as new research shows handset makers sold 153 million devices in the first quarter. However, market leader Nokia Corp. witnessed a significant drop in its market share, despite managing to …

Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Cellular One said it completed the expansion of its CDMA 1x network upgrades in Arkansas, Nevada and Texas following upgrades to its CDMA digital network in Kansas and Nebraska last year and upgrades to existing CDMA …