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NEW ORLEANS-The world’s largest automaker, General Motors, said it will make OnStar a standard feature on all of its vehicles in the United States and Canada by 2007. The move marks a major milestone for the wireless telematics and communications …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Seiko Epson Corp. has integrated its LCD controller chip with Qualcomm’s integrated mobile display digital interface technology. The MDDI solution connects LCD panels and camera modules to the mobile station modem. “The MDDI solution complements our …

Sierra Wireless Inc. said it will jointly work with Nokia Corp.’s network division to test its forthcoming High-Speed Downlink Packet Access wireless PC cards. Sierra’s announcement comes shortly after the company said it would use Qualcomm Inc.’s HSDPA chips in …

The mobile-gaming industry further consolidated as publisher In-Fusio acquired Thumbworks, a Tustin, Calif.-based provider of entertainment content. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In-Fusio, a France-based specialist in the “connected gaming” arena, has established footholds in Europe and China. …

Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when it comes to phones capable of taking advantage of its …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights could prompt a showdown between GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic-controlled state legislature, a battle with major implications for mobile-phone carriers and state regulators across …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission today suspended the bill of rights for telecom consumers, with new Commissioner Dian Grueneich casting the deciding vote to put on hold a sweeping rule vigorously opposed by the mobile-phone industry and GOP Gov. Arnold …

CHATEAUFORT, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. announced they conducted end-to-end test calls of a W-CDMA/HSDPA system using commercial network and handset equipment. The companies said the calls demonstrate their capabilities to commercially deliver HSDPA products. “Qualcomm is committed to …

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International and The Consultant Registry, with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, conducted a test to show how background sounds, which are important to 911 call-takers, are transmitted over a Voice over Internet Protocol …

WASHINGTON-Dian Grueneich was sworn in as a member of the California Public Utilities Commission, allowing her to vote next week on a proposal to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers. Grueneich, a Democratic who headed an energy and …

Qualcomm Inc. savored another charmed quarter with a 46-percent jump in its net income, highlighting demand for its CDMA chipsets. The company said its net income for the first quarter was $513 million with diluted earnings per share of 30 …

LONDON-The Open Mobile Terminal Platform group announced it bulked up its membership to 40 companies with the addition of firms such as Qualcomm Inc., PalmSource Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. “2005 promises to be a particularly exciting year …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has sampled a modem for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services and a chipset for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access and EDGE networks . The wireless company said it sampled the Cell Site Modem, otherwise called CSM6800, for CDMA2000 …

A U.S. District Court sided with Qualcomm Inc. in its fight against a northern California technology company accused of infringing on technology patents, the chipmaker said Tuesday. The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Maxim Integrated Products Inc. from using …

WASHINGTON-Telecom and tech firms, some already in the wireless business and others planning to enter it, are helping foot the bill for President Bush’s inauguration Jan. 20. The donors, according to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, include Qualcomm Inc. ($100,000), AT&T …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless announced plans for a new embedded module for CDMA 1x-EV-DO networks that will be delivered in the second quarter. The Sierra Wireless EM5625 will be the company’s first product to incorporate Qualcomm Inc.’s MSM6500 Mobile Station …

LAS VEGAS-The slow rollout of high-speed wireless data networks continues as CDMA-based carrier Verizon Wireless last week said it will expand its BroadbandAccess network to 12 additional markets on top of the 20 metropolitan areas already launched. Rival Sprint PCS …

WASHINGTON-The controversial California bill of rights for telecom consumers is about to go nuclear. This week, only months after narrowly approving a rule creating scores of new regulations governing wireless carrier disclosure, marketing, billing and service, a newly configured California …

SAN DIEGO-Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. won a preliminary injunction against the northern California company it accused of infringing on its technology patents. A U.S. District Court judge said evidence indicated Maxim Integrated Products of Sunnyvale, Calif., had misappropriated a confidential …

WASHINGTON-A newly configured California Public Utilities Commission next week is set to vote on a proposal by Commissioner Susan Kennedy to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers, a move that comes as mobile-phone carriers fight the rule in …

CONCORD, Mass.-Software developer Integrated Development Enterprise Inc. (IDE) announced Tuesday that Qualcomm Inc. will use its flagship product to improve resource capacity planning and portfolio program management. IDE said Qualcomm purchased IDweb, a modular services application suite, in an effort …

Even as it begins serious deployments of third-generation technologies, the wireless industry is hedging its bets on next-generation technology. Since W-CDMA and CDMA2000 someday may reach their tethers, some industry players are eyeing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing -OFDM-as the next …

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 during the past 12 months. While our list …

Although the market for W-CDMA mobile phones is still in its infancy, now is the time for most players to get a foot in the door or risk being left out in the cold. According to Strategy Analytics, the market …

Provigent Inc., which makes system-on-chip solutions for broadband wireless, said its PVG310 single-chip modem is now generally available. The company said the modem uses cross-polarization interface cancellation technology to increase wireless channel capacity. The XPIC technology supports the co-channel dual-polarization …