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A look back at 2002

Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories of the past 12 months. Here are our picks for 2002 in...

Vesper awards EV-DO contracts for fixed wireless network

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian fixed wireless operator Vesper has signed separate contracts with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply gear for a cdma2000 1x EV-DO network.Airvana Inc. said it will provide the channel card upgrade for data for the networks for Nortel."Our customers...

Samsung, Hitachi report KDDI contracts

SEOUL, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan-Samsung Electronics Company Ltd and Hitachi Ltd. said they have won mobile infrastructure contracts with KDDI Corp. worth more than $100 million."We will supply base station equipment to KDDI worth more than $100 million this year for its 3G...

KDDI signs contracts for 1x EV-DO equipment

TOKYO-Hitachi, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is going to provide cdma2000 1x EV-DO base stations to KDDI, Hitachi announced on Thursday. KDDI is planning to launch experimental 1x EV-DO services in April and commercial services in the fourth quarter of 2003 in Japan.According...

Qualcomm, AirWalk sign licensing agreement

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed an agreement with AirWalk Communications Inc. under which AirWalk will license Qualcomm's CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell wireless infrastructure equipment for private, in-building or campus-wide network applications using cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO...

Gtran ships dual-band cdma2000 1x EV-DO data card

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Wireless modem maker Gtran Wireless Inc. has said its dual-band cdma2000 1x EV-DO data card known as the DotSurfer 6200 is now commercially available.The company said the product "future-proofs" the customer against evolving standards."This advanced wireless modem eliminates the need for wireless...

New Product Releases: April-May 2002

Send press releases of new products for consideration for future "Products" updates to Global Wireless Products Handsets/devicesSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications introduced several new handsets, including the T61d, T600, ...

Lucent makes cdma2000 1x EV-DO equipment commercially available

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said its cdma2000 1x EV-DO equipment is now commercially available, including base station and core network hardware and software."There is a significant pent-up demand for high-speed mobile data services among the enterprise community and the availability of 1x EV-DO...

LG Telecom adds to coffers with digital TV, credit cards

NEW YORK—A new alliance with Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting is part of an overall plan for LG Telecom to compete successfully with South Korea’s two larger wireless operators, said Yong Nam, president and chief executive officer.In late April, Martin Lee, chief financial officer, told...

Lucent to build network for Telcel BellSouth

CARACAS, Venezuela—Telcel BellSouth has signed a contract to allow Lucent Technologies Inc. to build its wireless network based on cdma2000 technology.Lucent will upgrade the carrier's CDMA base stations with cdma2000 1x channel cards and software, supply 1x EV-DO equipment and offer installation and engineering...

CommWorks rolls out 1x EV-DO solution

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—3Com company CommWorks said it has rolled out its cdma2000 1x EV-DO solution for mobile subscribers at speeds up to 2.4 Megabits per second, 16 times faster than today's connection rates."With 1x EV-DO, mobile data subscribers will enjoy faster access to corporate...

KT Freetel to offer dual 3G standards

TOKYO-Korea Telecom Freetel, South Korea's second-largest mobile carrier, launched 1XRTT technology in May, targeting to win 1 million 1X subscribers during the first year. To facilitate more advanced data services, the carrier will provide 1X EV-DO, a data-only service based on 1X, on the...

Motorola outlines cdma2000 evolution plans

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector outlined plans for supplying cdma2000 1x Evolution-Data Only, the next generation of cdma2000 technology, as the next step in the evolution of third-generation wireless systems based on Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA High Data Rate technology.Motorola said the technology...