Qualcomm

About 10 years ago Qualcomm Inc. had a goal-to ensure CDMA technology’s success by heavily promoting it, investing in companies that would deploy it and entering the equipment supplier business. Now total worldwide Code Division Multiple Access subscribers number more …

At long last, a wireless carrier has announced its intention to launch the Revolv service from Wireless Knowledge L.L.C., the joint venture Qualcomm Inc. and Microsoft Corp. formed more than a year ago. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it plans …

Sprint Corp. is in deep negotiations with owners of Mexican wireless operator Pegaso PCS to gain a stake in the carrier, sources close to the companies say. An ownership agreement would give Sprint, which agreed to merge with MCI WorldCom …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, bowing to industry pressure here and across the Atlantic, last week signaled for the first time a willingness to consider supporting global harmonization of third-generation mobile spectrum at next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey. “We’ve started …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said it plans to introduce its Web Access service this month, designed to allow customers to obtain Internet-based content on their wireless handsets. The service will be available on Qualcomm 860 Web-enabled phones, which also will …

NEW YORK-The astounding success of NTT DoCoMo’s mobile Internet access service is a resounding note of affirmation to proponents of wireless Web services, said Crispin K. Vicars at the Yankee Group’s conference Nov. 8. By the end of September, DoCoMo’s …

Qualcomm Inc. stock jumped more than $35 last week after the Code Division Multiple Access technology innovator reported rising profits for the fiscal fourth quarter, which included a steady increase in royalty revenues. Qualcomm’s shares rose $35.69 to $260.50 Wednesday. …

NEW YORK-Landline replacement, the Holy Grail of wireless telephony, received a boost from an array of forces unleashed simultaneously into the communications environment. This is not a high-stakes game of winner takes all, however. Telecommunications providers are learning more about …

WASHINGTON-As the Clinton administration scrambles to strike a deal on China membership in the World Trade Organization before the start of a global trade conference later this month in Seattle, it appears that major telecom concessions made here in April …

WASHINGTON-When it comes to spending money to open doors and change hearts and minds in official Washington, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is King of the Hill. As a wireless trade association, CTIA is without peer-a lobbying juggernaut. Money appears …

Some confusion exists in the wireless industry over whether mobile-phone-component shortages are affecting the handset supply in the United States. Major handset suppliers say they aren’t struggling with component shortages, but one major carrier said its lower subscriber additions in …

NEW YORK-The irony inherent in the proliferation of communications devices and technologies is the difficulty of getting them to interact with home base. Therein lies a business opportunity for MobileSys Inc., a Mountain View, Calif., start-up that provides middleware. Its …

“Long live Global Wireless newspaper.” That’s what one of our readers wrote to me in a letter recently (see facing page), and I liked it so much I decided to borrow his words. So at risk of sounding a bit …

GENEVA-Globalstar officially announced at Telecom ’99 a phased launch of its mobile satellite service. The phased launch begins with user trials, followed by a soft launch that will allow the company to work out quality issues. Commercial service should begin …

Canada Bell Canada offered to purchase for cash up to 15.8 million of the outstanding common shares of Aliant, the largest telecommunications company in Atlantic Canada, at a price of US$18.40 per share. Such an acquisition would give Bell Canada, …

Low-earth-orbit satellite voice provider Globalstar L.P. has reduced the number of handsets expected to be available at the end of the year from 70,000, as announced in September, to between 35,000 and 50,000. Globalstar spokesman Mac Jeffery said the lower …

Telstreet.com announced it offers wireless phones, service and accessories online. “Telstreet.com takes responsibility for the entire customer experience from buying to fulfillment to delivery of the order,” said Terry Dwyer, president and chief executive officer of Telstreet.com. “Consumers are guaranteed …

There was a time, not so long ago, when reasonably priced voice service with decent coverage delighted most wireless subscribers. But subscribers soon were demanding the same features-like voice mail, caller ID and three-way calling-offered on wireline phones. These features, …

Harris Harris Corp. previewed its ClearBurst 2.5/3.4/10.5 GHz point-to-multipoint system, the newest addition to the Harris broadband wireless access product line, which is intended for deployment by public service providers as well as private network operators. The ClearBurst product offers …

German manufacturer Siemens AG invested a 15-percent stake in San Diego-based Neopoint Inc., the maker of a CDMA smart phone that integrates a personal digital assistant and mobile phone. The investment will give Siemens much-needed expertise in Code Division Multiple …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Communications Corp. said it is expanding its international sales and operations and introducing three new Global System for Mobile communications handsets as well as a dual-mode, dual-band Code Division Multiple Access handset with Web browsing capability. “We are …

DENVER-VeloCom Inc., which recently won mirror licenses to operate competitive telecommunications networks in Brazil, said today it has acquired the Latin American assets of Argentina-based SLI Wireless S.A. and Brazil-based Taquari Participacoes S.A. in return for stock. The move gives …

News that the world’s largest chip maker, Intel Corp., plans to purchase mobile-phone chipset maker DSP Communications Inc. for $1.6 billion in cash left some analysts concerned last week that CDMA innovator Qualcomm Inc. may wreak havoc on the benefits. …

GENEVA-Globalstar officially announced at Telecom ’99 a phased launch of its mobile satellite service. The phased launch begins with user trials, followed by a soft launch that will allow the company to work out quality issues. Commercial service should begin …

The Big Three handset manufacturers-Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc.-continue their reign over the global wireless handset arena, together controlling more than two-thirds of the market. Nokia has emerged as the clear leader of the three. Analyst firm Herschel …