CDMA

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc. introduced its new model A840, which combines CDMA and GSM technologies to allow for global roaming. The handset combines 800/1900 MHz CDMA, CDMA 1x and 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS modes. The clamshell phone includes an integrated MP3 player, removable …

ATLANTA-UTStarcom Inc. said it has entered an agreement to acquire the intellectual property portfolio of Hyundai Syscomm for between $12 million and $15 million in cash. Terms of the deal call for UTStarcom to acquire the product portfolio, intellectual property-including …

ATLANTA-Wavecom SA and SensorLogic said they are working together to market complete machine-to-machine solutions for existing GSM and CDMA networks. According to the agreement, SensorLogic will integrate devices from Wavecom’s hardware partners, based on the WISMO Quick Q2426 and Q2438 …

TEMECULA, Calif.-Opto 22, which manufactures hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, enterprise data acquisition and machine-to-machine applications, announced two new integration deals. The company has integrated Sony Ericsson’s GT48 control terminal with Opto 22’s OptoGSM I/O hardware. The …

PRAGUE-Nortel Networks has been chosen to supply Czech Republic-based wireless service provider Eurotel Praha with a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network that will operate in the 450 MHz radio spectrum. The network will allow Eurotel to introduce broadband Internet and other advanced …

ATLANTA-Research In Motion introduced its color BlackBerry 7750 wireless handheld at the CTIA Wireless show. The Java-based device is scheduled to be available from Verizon Wireless in April. Features of the 7750 include: a large, high-resolution color screen that supports …

ATLANTA-RF Micro Devices Inc. released its family of high-power, high-efficiency linear power amplifier modules for CDMA applications at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2004 show. The RF3163, RF3164 and RF3165 PA modules are based on the company’s Lead Frame Module packaging …

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to the Open Mobile Alliance- and all three legs are hopping in different directions. “This means there …

South Africa Electronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will last till 2008, said Molapo. “As the economy grows and diversifies, so too has the …

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NEW YORK-Manufacturing company ICT Technologies said it will build Audiovox Communications Corp.’s new clamshell CDM7600 CDMA tri-mode mobile phone starting in the second quarter. ICT said it received a partial letter of credit in the amount of $9.8 million from …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. becomes the latest mobile phone manufacturer to team with software giant Microsoft Corp. as it gears up to release its new LG-SC8000 smart phone running Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system. LG will release the …

HANOVER, Germany-Motorola Inc. showed off its push-to-talk and third-generation technologies at the CeBIT trade show, and it also introduced a new fixed mobile car phone as well as a new in-vehicle hands-free system that can automatically connect to a driver’s …

SAN DIEGO-The Delaware Court of the Chancery has denied Texas Instruments Inc.’s motion to dismiss in the breach of contract dispute over Qualcomm Inc.’s claim to some CDMA patents. The court said Qualcomm “has alleged facts that, if accepted as …

HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and NEC Corp. among those releasing new advanced products. First, Nokia released its first megapixel camera phone, …

DALLAS-Alcatel has entered an agreement with MetroPCS Inc. to provide the carrier with its Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services product suite, allowing MetroPCS customers access to multimedia messaging via wireless devices. Alcatel said it is its first MMS contract with a …

Text messaging interoperability company InphoMatch announced plans to expand into the wireless content market with its new InphoMatch Interactive (Imi) platform, which the company said takes the headache out of distributing wireless applications. “We’re not trying to sell a platform, …

When Monet Mobile Networks Inc. launched service in November 2002, many in the industry believed that the promise of advanced wireless data technology had finally become a reality-which is why the carrier’s bankruptcy filing came as such a surprise. “Personally, …

As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with a glut of new, advanced handsets. Indeed, the pace is …

WASHINGTON-The stakes have been raised in the U.S.-China wireless trade dispute, with the Bush administration last week issuing a veiled threat about seeking redress at the World Trade Organization, and Intel Corp.-the world’s top chip-maker-declaring it will not back the …

Polaris hopes to take the stress out of E911. “We are a location-technology company,” said Bob Dressler, Polaris’ vice president of technology. “We are a software-based solution.” The E911 mandate hangs like a cloud over the U.S. wireless industry. The …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group has announced the CDMA2000 IxEV-DV release D has received the approval of the 3GPP technical specification group. EV-DV, which is the highest migration point for the CDMA protocol, provides voice and data. DO provides …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. led the mobile-phone charge with the introduction of five new advanced GSM phones, including three for the Americas market. The company’s news came on the heels of new phone news from a …

CRANBURY, N.J.-Broadbeam Corp. said it has announced a solution that brings Wi-Fi and wide area networks onto one seamless network. The product, known as Uni-Fi, enables “mobile users to automatically connect and seamlessly switch to available Wi-Fi and 2G+ networks …

After nearly six years of semi-autonomous trading on the open markets, Sprint Corp. decided last week to rein in its wayward wireless division by folding in Sprint PCS’ tracking stock under the company’s wireline-based FON common stock symbol. Sprint PCS’ …