Qualcomm

WASHINGTON-The United States and China, submitting to a hostile political atmosphere that will delay any decision on Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization until year’s end, still managed last …

WASHINGTON-By the end of nearly three weeks of bidding, action has all but stopped on the major markets left in the re-auction of personal communications services licenses. The only major …

Unwired Planet Inc. last week filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock in June, and also announced the first …

San Diego-based Ensemble Communications Inc. is approaching worldwide broadband wireless access markets with a point-to-multipoint wireless system that has three key technology layers with one thing in common-they can be …

WASHINGTON-Despite the much-ballyhooed settlement of the patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson and the global embrace of multiple third-generation mobile phone standards, it remains unclear whether American wireless …

WASHINGTON-Despite China’s agreement to open its doors to Code Division Multiple Access technology, differences over telecom foreign investment and other matters make it doubtful a deal will be struck on …

AO PAULO, Brazil-Samsung in mid-March opened its first manufacturing operations for cellular handsets outside of South Korea. The company began manufacturing a Code Division Multiple Access handset for the Brazil …

MEXICO CITY-Pegaso PCS announced it obtained $100 million in working capital from a consortium of international financial institutions to complete the funding it needs to build out and launch its …

It was an unprecedented event. Qualcomm Inc., the biggest defender of CDMA technology, and L.M. Ericsson, the largest naysayer of the technology, embraced last week, ending more than 10 years …

Qualcomm decides to sell its infrastructure division to archrival Ericsson. VLSI rejects Philips’ takeover bid, but says it will explore others. Four Canadian carriers join forces. Cable & Wireless and …

Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn’t resolve key technical differences 3G …

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hamburger and French fries? Probably McDonalds. Think of a pair of tennis shoes, and you probably …

WASHINGTON-Sixty-six bidders are competing for the 356 personal communications services licenses being re-auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission. Bidders include Omnipoint Corp., Cook Inlet/VoiceStream PCS L.L.C., Leap Wireless International Inc., …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., shipped its 10 millionth Code Division Multiple Access handset. Initial shipments …

Tensions ran high at the International Telecommunication Union two-week meeting on third-generation technology in Fortaleza, Brazil, as the industry waits for an agreement between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson on …

The Federal Communications Commission could rule today on whether Leap Wireless International Inc. is qualified to own C-and F-block personal communications services licenses and bid in tomorrow’s reauction of C-block …

Qualcomm Inc. seems to be waging an uphill battle with the Federal Communications Commission over its quest for a pioneer’s preference mobile phone license it believes it deserves for cdmaOne …

WASHINGTON-Just when it appeared the United States and China were on the verge of a major trade agreement promising huge wireless export opportunities and Chinese membership in the World Trade …

Sources close to International Telecommunication Union activity on third-generation technology say standards likely will not be set during the 31 March meeting in Brazil. The ITU had hoped ideally by …

Word broke last week that Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson are negotiating a settlement over CDMA Interim Standard 95 patents at issue in a Texas court. The leak came during …

WASHINGTON-In potentially a major breakthrough in the gridlocked third generation mobile phone controversy, U.S. and European wireless executives here last week agreed to pursue a framework for an umbrella Code …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a three-year vendor agreement with Qualcomm Inc. for its NewNet wireless messaging products, SMserver short messaging service and the OTAserver over-the-air activation product. ADC …

While wireless data applications made a big splash at Wireless ’99 last week in New Orleans, a new company quietly slipped into the pool with the introduction of a new …

NEW ORLEANS-1999 could be a key year for many carriers in determining if wireless users want to access the Internet from mobile devices. Nextel Communications Inc. announced it will begin …

In a move designed to further its interests in the wireless environment, Microsoft Corp. announced it has formed an agreement with British Telecommunications plc to develop a set of services …