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KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced the latest addition to its line of digital phones, the Sony CM-S110SPR, which is manufactured by Qualcomm Personal Electronics. The single-band phone has a suggested retail price of $149 and is packaged with a …

WASHINGTON-In a move that could reignite the debate over the wireless industry’s responsibility to physically challenged Americans, a Colorado-based maker of a device enabling hearing-impaired people to use mobile phones said it will file a complaint against Qualcomm Inc. this …

WASHINGTON-In two new probes that could intensify scrutiny of President Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign, the Justice Department is investigating sworn allegations that Hillary Rodham Clinton directed former Commerce Secretary Ron Brown to sell trade mission seats for Democratic campaign contributions …

Qualcomm Inc. and Philips Consumer Communications L.P. entered into a royalty-bearing, cross-license agreement for Code Division Multiple Access technology and products, said Qualcomm. The deal “amicably settles litigation” that Qualcomm filed last year seeking a judicial determination that certain features …

Nine companies are set to bid in the Australian personal communications services spectrum auction April 14, amid uncertainties surrounding the auction process and an economic crisis gripping many nations in the Asia-Pacific region. The Australian Communications Authority will auction 10 …

Sweden Ortel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avitec AB, announced its MirrorCell family of products are being used in the Arlanda AB International Airport to provide wireless service in the underground rapid transit system that connects Stockholm, Sweden to …

NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment vendors offered their views at a BT Alex. Brown forum …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to bolster its lobbying clout and remake its image, the Electronic Industries Association has renamed itself the Electronic Industries Alliance and has invited wireless companies and firms in other high-tech sectors to partner with the group in …

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it provided SPTA’s first commercial GSM 1800 trial system, which was …

Vendors and carriers have renewed hope that the world could have one standard in place for third-generation systems, but Europe holds one of the keys in making it a reality. The situation is as political as ever as vendors, carriers …

Superconducting Core Technologies Inc. has ended commercial distribution of its cryoelectronic receiver front-end products for the mobile wireless base station market, igniting questions of whether superconductor companies targeting the wireless industry can raise enough capital to operate. Robert Paige, chief …

Qualcomm Inc. and Ortel Corp. said they demonstrated measurable performance improvements in receive diversity in Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services repeaters. Ortel, a repeater manufacturer, and Qualcomm have been testing the process for providing receive diversity and are …

NEW YORK-Although his company recently completed field trials with Qualcomm Inc., Vodafone Group plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Gent believes next-generation wireless technology, rather than Code Division Multiple Access technology, is the solution to network capacity expansion in areas where …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the new unit will provide a wireless office solution based on …

Qualcomm Inc. announced a joint agreement with AirTouch Cellular, U S West NewVector Group and PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. for the supply of Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access digital Q phone and QCP series handsets. The agreement, valued at $250 …

ATLANTA-While it’s evident most of the world’s standards bodies will adopt some form of Code Division Multiple Access technology for next- generation systems, the CDMA Development Group said it is concerned about the fragmented versions of the technology that could …

ATLANTA-PrairieComm Inc. last week introduced itself to the wireless industry with a big splash by announcing agreements with two industry heavyweights-Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola Inc. The three-year-old company, which has chosen to remain relatively quiet until now, provides systems design …

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group is struggling to keep PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. from giving future contracts to another vendor for more personal communications services equipment. PrimeCo reportedly is dissatisfied with the performance of Motorola’s Code Division Multiple Access equipment …

DENVER, United States-Determined to penetrate Europe with the Interim Standard-95 (IS-95) protocol, U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc. announced in February its United Kingdom trial of a cdmaOne/GSM hybrid network was a success. The announcement occurred just prior to the CDMA Development Group’s …

DENVER, United States-Competition in the world’s cdmaOne handset markets is expected to heat up this year as more countries deploy commercial systems and manufacturers battle it out for market share. Ray Jodoin, senior analyst with InStat in Scottsdale, Arizona, expects …

KANSAS CITY, United States-Sprint Spectrum L.P., Lucent Technologies Inc., Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group, Northern Telecom Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to jointly develop third-generation wireless systems based on the evolution of code division multiple access (CMDA) technology. The …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. and AirTouch Communications Inc. announced they will participate in a trial of Code Division Multiple Access data technologies for information services with Lucent Technologies Inc. and 3Com. The companies will test new CDMA data technologies and …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. signed an agreement to supply Qualcomm Inc. with its patented interface card for Qualcomm’s fixed wireless terminals. Telular’s Borscht Daughter Card will enable Qualcomm’s fixed wireless users to access 800 MHz and 1900 MHz Code Division …

South Korean CDMA handset manufacturers exporting their way out of the currency crisis affecting their country are expected to fuel competition in the U.S. Code Division Multiple Access handset market this year. One analyst in South Korea expects all four …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Semiconductor announced earlier this month its new 800 MHz Interim Standard-95A chips for cellular handsets. With these new products, the company now has two chips for Qualcomm Inc.-based cellular applications, together with a dual-mode chipset for DSP Communications. …