CDMA

Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in the United States. The service, known as BroadbandAccess, will be …

Motorola Inc.’s long-awaited V600 camera phone will finally hit store shelves this month through AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced. The phone suffered from software glitches and had been delayed until after the holiday shopping season. “Just as the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network and 10 Vodafone GSM networks beginning early next year. The inter-carrier and transatlantic service, which …

Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has prepaid in full its outstanding loans owed under an equipment …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L. P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited number of Sony Ericsson’s Bluetooth-enabled T608 phones. The move …

It seems the wireless machine-to-machine market is finally coming into its own. The industry now boasts a range of players including major names like Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp., it enjoys a healthy value chain, there are a growing number …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited number of Sony Ericsson’s Bluetooth-enabled T608 phones. The move comes …

DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. deployed Alcatel’s Multimedia Messaging Services system designed to enable Edge Wireless customers to send and receive MMS messages. Alcatel noted the service allows users to send messages to other MMS-enabled handsets …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network and ten Vodafone GSM networks beginning early next year. The inter-carrier and transatlantic service, which …

Two of the world’s top five handset makers said they will flood the wireless market with push-to-talk mobile phones, a move that could turn PTT into a worldwide wireless necessity-much like voicemail and text messaging-in just a few short years. …

MEXICO CITY-America Movil said the Nicaraguan government accepted its bid in a public auction for a 49-percent stake in Empresa Nicaraguense del Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Enitel). The bid price was $49.6 million. Enitel holds a CDMA 1900 MHz license in Nicaragua, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will open a New York office next year and reassign some of its top management staff to the city. Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson and Mary McDowell, the head of its enterprise solutions unit, will …

BEIJING-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is planning to sell a Linux-based smart phone, the CDMA i519, in the Chinese market. The phone is the latest wireless device to use a Linux operating system. The technology is continuing to gain traction in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will host, operate and manage Western Wireless Corp.’s multimedia messaging service offering throughout the carrier’s domestic CDMA coverage area. Ericsson noted that in addition to supplying the platform and integrating the application with Western Wireless’ …

While Intel Corp. was reorganizing its operations to adjust for disappointments in its chip business, Texas Instruments Inc. was presenting an upbeat picture for the fourth quarter last week. Looking forward, though, both companies say business is not bad. That …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will host, operate and manage Western Wireless Corp.’s multimedia messaging service offering throughout the carrier’s domestic CDMA coverage area. Ericsson noted that in addition to supplying the platform and integrating the application with Western Wireless’ …

Citing its stringent testing standards, Verizon Wireless has reportedly delayed the launch of its Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. supplied CDMA/GSM world phone until early next year after previously announcing plans to launch the device before the end of this year. …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple mobile expansion contracts from China Unicom valued at $40 million. Under the terms of the contracts, Alcatel will provide CDMA network gear to help the operator expand capacity in Shanghai, Hebei and Tianjin. Alcatel …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless received a pair of 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group, including industry leadership and service innovation. The CDG awarded the industry leadership to Richard Lynch, Verizon Wireless executive vice president and chief technical …

DALLAS-Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless communications. The companies aim to grab market share from Qualcomm …

Sprint PCS expanded its visual data offering last week with the launch of its Video Mail service, which allows customers to send and receive video clips up to 15 seconds in length with full sound between handsets or to traditional …

SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. and LGP Allgon Holding AB will combine their businesses in a strategic transaction under which Powerwave will acquire all outstanding shares of LGP Allgon’s common stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $407 million. “The …

Pakistan Telecom Mobile, which offers mobile service under the Ufone brand, contracted Siemens to expand its network under a $26 million deal. Siemens will set up a new GSM network for Ufone in 29 cities. Siemens said it is delivering …

SAN DIEGO-Providing an upbeat glimpse of what the year-end will bring, Qualcomm Inc. has amended its financial guidance for the first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 28. Qualcomm now expects revenues for the quarter, excluding the Qualcomm Strategic Initiative (QSI) segment, …

Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless communications. The companies aim to grab market share from Qualcomm …