Qualcomm

I missed out on the conga line of carriers, vendors and Digerati who stole the show last week in New Orleans. It’s a wireless data world after all. The Net is revolutionizing the wireless industry. It’s revolutionizing everything, everywhere. Just …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. completed its acquisition of SnapTrack Inc., providing Qualcomm with SnapTrack’s patent portfolio of nearly 50 patents, either issued or pending, that the company says are critical to the efficient, cost-effective deployment of wireless-assisted global positioning system technology. …

There’s an ancient Japanese custom in which a man wooing a woman leaves romantic haiku poems tied to flowers or branches on her front lawn every day for as long as it takes until the woman agrees to accept his …

NEW ORLEANS-A standoff over 1XRTT technology enhancements began to brew at last week’s Wireless 2000 show, as Motorola Inc. challenged the business case of Qualcomm’s proprietary High Data Rate technology, introducing its own 1X enhancement for cdmaOne carriers to consider. …

BEIJING-China Unicom and Qualcomm signed a landmark agreement in February, paving the way for Chinese manufacturers to get CDMA production licenses. Unicom wants to build a 10 million-line CDMA network this year and is evaluating 12 bidders to supply the …

DENVER, United States-Qualcomm is putting a financial stake in the ground to push CDMA technology in Europe. Qualcomm announced plans to acquire U.K.-based Tellit Communications, a cellular handset design and manufacturing company with expertise in NMT 450 technology. The purchase …

Kansai Tele-Message and Hokkaido Telemessage became the latest victims in Japan’s declining paging industry. Kansai Tele-Message filed for liquidation with US$183 million in debts, and Hokkaido had US$6.3 million in debt in excess of assets at the end of 1999, …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With four operators competing nationwide, Chile boasts a wireless client base that grew 175 percent during 1999, thanks to the implementation of calling party pays. CPP also has facilitated a wireless-penetration rate that is now almost 15 percent. …

Handsets Philips Philips introduced several new handsets. The Ozeo GSM dual-band mobile phone offers a new user interface and a large LCD display with five text lines. The carousel icon screen feature simultaneously displays up to five visual icons representing …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Qualcomm Inc.’s Wireless Business Solutions operation announced plans to provide wireless communications-based fleet management solutions to the European freight transport industry and other transportation-based industries through the newly created eQ-COM. In November 1999, Qualcomm acquired the assets of Simac …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced that Dr. Andrew Viterbi, co-founder and vice chairman of the company, will retire next month. Dr. Viterbi, who will remain as a member of Qualcomm’s board of directors, intends to broaden his scope of interests, devoting …

The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Omnipoint Corp. last week and noted the Department of Justice and the FBI delayed its decision, a problem that may grow as U.S. operators hook up with international …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement to license its High Data Rate technology product designs to LG Information and Communications Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea. Under the agreement, LGIC will pay the same royalty rates on HDR products as specified …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc., San Diego, sold $1.245 billion in debt and equity securities Feb. 17, a substantial sum that was more than it expected to raise. Leap, which Qualcomm Inc. spun off in September 1998, launched its Cricket …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. launched a new program and Web site-developer. sprintpcs.com-designed to help Web developers create their own Sprint PCS Wireless Web applications or simply make their own Web site accessible to the service. “Sprint developed this Web site …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge L.L.C., a joint venture company between Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., has been selected by Sprint PCS as a Premier Partner in its recently announced Application Developer’s Program. Wireless Knowledge will assist Sprint PCS customers with the …

NEW YORK-Extraterrestrial wireless received good news when Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. sold a $245 million secondary stock offering Jan. 26. In preparation for Globalstar Telecommunications’ secondary offering last week, Bernard L. Schwartz, chairman and chief executive officer, took an unusual step …

DENVER-RCR announced seven inductees into its first annual Wireless Hall of Fame, created to recognize the contributions of those people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the wireless telecommunications industry. The inductees will be honored in May …

When you’re moving at Internet-speed, a lot can happen in a year. Those targeting the wireless remote access market found this out quickly. About a year ago, several companies emerged with the intent to provide solutions that would extend corporate …

SAN DIEGO-China United Telecommunications Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced an agreement outlining guidelines for Chinese manufacturers to license Qualcomm’s intellectual property to manufacture and sell Code Division Multiple Access wireless equipment. The deal stipulates that Chinese manufacturers that enter into …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it shipped on time chip samples and system software for the MSM5000 Mobile Station Modem. The company said this product is the world’s first third-generation 1x MultiCarrier solution for Code Division Multiple Access handsets that is …

CANNES, France-Several well-known firms in the Internet and wireless industries have come together to form the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum with the intent to accelerate the deployment of open, Internet-based standards for mobile wireless devices. The group said it hopes …

Another Swedish company soon will be competing for America’s wireless business. Satsafe AB, based in Stockholm, said it plans to expand its mobile data communication and global positioning system-based services beyond Europe and enter the U.S. market this year. Since …

Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped 16 percent last Wednesday after the cdmaOne innovator warned of slower chip sales this quarter. This warning eclipsed Qualcomm’s higher-than-expected first fiscal quarter earnings. Merrill Lynch cut its near-term rating to “neutral” from “accumulate.” Salomon Smith …

Qualcomm Inc. on Friday officially asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant it spectrum in the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions. Qualcomm wants the commission to quickly award it spectrum to make up for the pioneer’s preference license it repeatedly denied …