SAN DIEGO-China Unicom said it has reached a milestone of 10 million subscribers on its CDMA network, underscoring the quick uptake of subscribers since October last year when its subscribers hit the 4 million mark. The numbers pale in comparison …
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Following a trend by wireless players to chip away at Qualcomm Inc.’s stranglehold on the CDMA market, Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced a joint development program to offer chipsets for cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DV. This announcement comes in …
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NEW DELHI, India-After a one-month delay, Reliance Infocomm rolled out nationwide commercial cdma2000 1x “limited mobility” services in India. The operator has coverage in 92 Indian cities and already has more than 1 million customers, according to CDMA proponent Qualcomm …
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LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing to beat the drums for its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device. …
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LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry is looking to make a major show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the main trade conference for the video game industry. A range of wireless players are announcing new products and new deals. Indeed, wireless gaming …
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Those in the industry agree digital rights management is a key issue for wireless, and as a result there are several companies and a range of peripheral players looking to cash in on solutions to the problem. However, the complicated …
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RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless software company Summus Inc. announced it will resell wireless games from Chinese mobile entertainment company Magus Soft. Summus will act as Magus Soft’s primary distribution channel in the Americas and will offer games developed for Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW …
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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will offer a quarterly dividend of five cents per common share, payable in June. The company’s board of directors also approved a Direct Stock Purchase Program and a Dividend Reinvestment Program, offering investors the option …
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SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia’s archrival Qualcomm Inc. Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm’s annual BREW developer’s conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn’t immediately provide …
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SAN DIEGO-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW download service in conjunction with the company’s developer conference here, but some attendees also raised concerns over elements of the BREW system. Although Qualcomm released …
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SAN DIEGO, United States-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm’s BREW download service in conjunction with the company’s developer conference here, but some attendees also raised concerns about elements of the BREW system. Although Qualcomm …
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SAN DIEGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. signed a definitive agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to launch BREW-enabled wireless data services on its cdma2000 1x network in Tennessee next month and across its other markets later this year. The agreement follows U.S. Cellular’s BREW …
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc.’s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 reflect improvements in revenues, income and earnings. The company reported revenues of $1 billion, up 50 percent since last year’s second-quarter figures, which it said was due …
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Samsung Electronics has selected Qualcomm Inc. as its best supplier of the year at a formal ceremony held for the two companies in Seoul. “As a key customer of our CDMA chipset solutions, we are proud of Samsung’s …
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WATERTOWN, Mass.-The wireless data industry continues to expand, with several content companies announcing new strategies and applications. One of the most interesting comes from Mobile-Mind Inc. and Xap Corp., which announced a mobile phone application designed to help students study …
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GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices announced the opening of a new design center in Boulder, Colo. The center, opened as a result of RFMD’s acquisition of Channel Technology, will focus on designing low-cost, highly optimized integrated solutions that support the convergence …
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WASHINGTON-Whether written in upper or lower case, the acronym cdma2000 should always include the trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association, according to a letter the organization sent out to standards participants. The letter, dated March 27, said the TIA has …
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BEIJING-China Unicom launched its cdma2000 1x service nationwide, according to a Qualcomm statement. “With cdma2000 1x, China Unicom can offer its customers cost-effective, advanced voice and data wireless services, delivered by a wide range of feature-rich devices and applications,” said …
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. presented Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company with a design for excellence award for contributions in new process development, manufacturing technology and engineering support for the calendar year. “This marks the third year in a row that QCT …
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BEIJING, China-China Unicom launched its cdma2000 1x nationwide in record time according to Qualcomm Inc. “With cdma20001x, China Unicom can offer its customers cost-effective, advanced voice and data wireless services, delivered by a wide range of feature-rich devices and applications,” …
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China’s homegrown technology, TD-SCDMA, may not enjoy the kind of traction its proprietors dream. Datang Mobile Communications Equipment, one of TD-SCDMA’s major supporters, fears the technology will not be chosen by the country’s biggest carrier, China Mobile Communications. “As the …
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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has declared IBM Corp. supplier of the year as a key contributor in making the CDMA proprietor exceed its business objectives for the calendar year. “This award acknowledges IBM’s high levels of achievement across all key performance …
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WASHINGTON-The congressman representing San Diego, home of CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc., introduced legislation that would require the Department of Defense and the United States Agency for International Development to deploy CDMA wireless technology in post-war Iraq. “In entering into any …
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NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local area network technology dominating much of the conversation as well …
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NEW ORLEANS-Marconi’s Wireless Business Unit and SnapTrack Inc., a unit of Qualcomm Inc., said they have agreed to cooperate on the development of an enhancement to Marconi’s Planet EV network planning and optimization product family. The companies are cooperating to …