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WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results from the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the …

LAS VEGAS-Eight industry players received awards at the Comdex show from Andrew Seybold’s Outlook 4Mobility for their contributions to the wireless industry. The companies include AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Digit Wireless, Lightsurf Technologies Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sprint PCS, Sun Microsystems …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 5 million gpsOne-enabled wireless devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States, making it the most widely deployed personal location system for wireless handsets. “We are seeing that …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having failed to attract European third-generation (3G) license holders to use its alternative cdma2000 technology, Qualcomm now appears to have revised its strategy and is looking to tempt Far Eastern GSM operators away from General Packet Radio Service …

HONG KONG-A top Qualcomm Inc. executive said his company is undergoing talks to bring its cdma2000 technology to Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to press reports. Three Taiwanese carriers are reported to be leaning toward the cdma2000 protocol, while four …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Cramo AB said it has joined Qualcomm’s construction equipment consortium as an advisory council member. “Cramo is the first European-based consortium member and will assist Qualcomm in defining its European wireless construction equipment solutions,” said Qualcomm in a …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Inc. closed out its fiscal year with a flourish, as sales in Asia helped bring about a return to profitability, the company reported Nov. 7. Revenues rose to $3 billion, a 13-percent increase from the prior year’s $2.7 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA’s intellectual property rights. The companies include Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG. “For example, according to the recent developments …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it shipped the world’s first radioOne cdma2000 1x chipset and system software for handsets, which also will begin shipment next year. “We are very excited with the broad adoption of our radioOne solutions for 3G …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced its chief information officer, Norm Fjeldheim, will take over the reigns of the company’s Wireless Knowledge subsidiary, which works to sell wireless products and services to businesses. “Qualcomm has already dedicated resources for the …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Hop-On, which makes prepaid, recyclable mobile phones, announced it licensed CDMA technology from Qualcomm Inc., a move that will allow the company to build CDMA phones. “This agreement is the latest validation of the global opportunity in front …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed a solution with Insignia’s Mobile Foundation that can allow complete Java 2 Micro edition to be downloaded over the air to BREW-enabled handsets. “Working with Insignia, Qualcomm has achieved a significant milestone in …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. will use Qualcomm Inc.’s MSM6200 Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software to develop its Merlin family of third-generation wireless PC card modems. Novatel is developing the 3G card modems, which are based on UMTS networks …

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. announced the successful test of an UMTS voice and data call across commercial cell sites using live 1.9 GHz radio spectrum, Qualcomm chipsets in commercial-form-factor handsets and a live, end-to-end 3GPP UMTS network from …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics announced they will use the new MSM6200 Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software for dual-mode third-generation handsets. The companies said the new chipset supports the Frequency Division Duplex mode of W-CDMA as well …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After the controversy unleashed in Argentina between Qualcomm and 3G Americas over which technology will prevail in Latin America, Pyramid Research has modified its forecast, lowering by 25 percent its previous estimation of GSM penetration in the market …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc said it has released a new advanced GPS radio receiver to connect with both the multimode GPS processor and the mobile station modem chipsets. “The RGR6200 radio receiver offers unrivaled performance for a cost-effective solution,” said Don …

ATLANTA-ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) announced it will join with Qualcomm Inc. to implements its smARTspeak XG software into Qualcomm’s CDMA Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets. ART’s phoneme-based name dialing solution, which is designed for mass-market wireless mobile devices, …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp., which is in the middle of overlaying its CDMA/TDMA network with cdma2000 1x technology, said it has begun testing Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW solution in Knoxville, Tenn. The carrier said the test, which is scheduled to run through …

NEW YORK-The quarterly estimates of Texas Instruments Inc. and Micron Technology dropped in the eyes of two brokerage firms, Salomon Smith Barney and Bear Stearns respectively. Qualcomm Inc., however, enjoyed an AG Edwards upgrade to overweight from equal weight. Its …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-The Economist has named Qualcomm Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer Irwin Jacobs as an innovation leader in the area of communications for the CDMA technology at its inaugural Awards and Summit at the Palace Hotel in San …

BEIJING-China United Telecommunications Corporation launched its 11.5 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) domestic initial public offering (IPO), the largest ever in China by number of shares and the second-largest in value, following oil giant Sinopec. The A shares are reserved for …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A strong discussion has started in Argentina about what platforms will prevail in Latin America. On the one hand, the 3G Americas organization maintains that GSM will be the most popular mobile technology in Latin America by 2006, …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless enterprise company Wireless Knowledge, a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, confirmed it acquired the majority of rival Mobilocity’s assets, including some of the company’s top executives, intellectual properties and its wireless research and development facility. “We are very pleased to …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. and Summus Inc. launched ZIO Interactive’s Nineball billiard game on Verizon Wireless’ network. The game is powered by Summus’ BlueFuel architecture and runs on Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW platform.