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After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology has reached the tipping point comes from Vodafone Group plc, …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. and follows its 2002 acquisition …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. and follows its 2002 acquisition …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and HSDPA technologies into the year 2010. Qualcomm said …

Opinions are not hard to come by in the ongoing debate between proponents of GSM and CDMA technologies. It’s easy to get caught up in questions about which technology is better, which one is growing faster, which one will take …

The legal tussle over Qualcomm Inc.’s licensing practices turned into a full-scale war last week as Qualcomm took aim at longtime rival Nokia Corp. with a patent-infringement lawsuit. The charges come just a few short weeks after Nokia joined five …

European operator O2 UK plc said it will use Qualcomm Inc.’s uiOne user interface technology in its high-end, “X range” devices. Although somewhat limited in scope, the deal signals a notable turning point in the worldwide wireless industry. “Our X …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. fired back at Qualcomm Inc., arguing the company’s patent-infringement lawsuit is a thinly-veiled reprisal against Nokia and five other companies that claim Qualcomm has engaged in anti-competitive behavior. Although Qualcomm said its lawsuit was the result of …

LONDON-European operator O2 UK plc said it will use Qualcomm Inc.’s uiOne user interface technology in its high-end, “X range” devices. Although somewhat limited in scope, the deal signals a notable turning point in the worldwide wireless industry. “Our X …

SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest carrier and the country’s sole CDMA operator. Sprint Nextel Corp., …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sprint Nextel Corp. joined the Global UMTS TDD Alliance, which is spearheaded by IPWireless Inc. Other companies joining the UMTS TDD Alliance include T-Mobile Czech Republic, which launched a UMTS TDD network in parts of the Czech Republic …

SAN DIEGO-As demand for and shipments of Qualcomm Inc.’s chips took off, so did the company’s financial performance. Qualcomm, the world’s second-largest chip maker for mobile devices, posted fourth-quarter net income of $538 million, or 32 cents per share-a 37-percent …

Nokia Corp.’s Preminet offering gained another backer last week as Tira Wireless said it is offering its porting technology to content providers using the delivery platform. Tira has made its Jump software available to developers and publishers looking to deliver …

WASHINGTON-Top Bush administration trade negotiator Rob Portman said the United States negotiated an agreement with the European Union, Japan, Korea and Taiwan in applying zero tariffs on multi-chip integrated circuits, evolutionary new semiconductors used in cell phones and other miniaturized …

FREMONT, Calif.-The FLO Forum, a four-month-old association formed to advance mobile TV technology, said nine new companies have joined its ranks. The new members are South Korea’s EBS, KT Freetel, MSYS and Samsung Electronics; U.S.-based Ktech Telecom and Newport Media; …

SAN DIEGO-As demand for and shipments of Qualcomm Inc.’s chips took off, so did the company’s financial performance. Qualcomm, the world’s second-largest chip maker for mobile devices, posted fourth-quarter net income of $538 million, or 32 cents per share-a 37-percent …

SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest carrier and the country’s sole CDMA operator. Sprint Nextel Corp., …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sprint Nextel Corp. recently joined the Global UMTS TDD Alliance, which is spearheaded by IPWireless Inc. Other companies joining the UMTS TDD Alliance include T-Mobile Czech Republic, which launched a UMTS TDD network in parts of the Czech …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to expand BREW’s footprint, announcing a deal with Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communication (APBW) to bring the platform to users in Taiwan. APBW, a 3G broadband wireless service provider, plans to use the platform on its …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Wireless heavyweights L.M. Ericsson, NEC Corp., Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and Panasonic Mobile Communications joined chipmaker Broadcom Corp. in filing formal complaints against Qualcomm Inc.’s licensing tactics. The move stands as the first coordinated attack on Qualcomm over …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a patent license agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to develop, manufacture and sell W-CDMA picocell and microcell base-station systems. Andrew said the agreement includes the use of certain Qualcomm intellectual property in the Andrew OneBase Pico, …

Slovakia and neighboring Czech Republic are set to get a taste of high-speed broadband wireless access via a trio of deployments taking place across the region. Orange S.A plans to launch a UMTS TDD trial and a HSDPA mobile Internet …

The W-CDMA race has just started, but chipset vendors from all corners of the industry are driving to play in the nascent but growing market. Already, industry heavyweights Texas Instruments Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and others have vaulted …

BOSTON-Tele Atlas, which provides geographic content, will offer digital mapping and geographic information to Qualcomm Inc. for use in the company’s wireless business solutions, including the upcoming OmniVision mobile computing platform, said the companies. OmniVision is the successor to Qualcomm’s …

Three wireless companies announced dividend payments last week. Qualcomm Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per common share payable Jan. 4 to shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 7. Sprint Nextel Corp. declared fourth-quarter …