BROWSING: WCDMA

SAN BRUNO, Ca.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is set to be the first operator to test the next evolution of IPWireless Inc.'s mobile broadband technology, the companies announced. IPWireless announced that beginning in March, Sprint Nextel plans to begin testing the company's new Long Term Evolution-capable...

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported the successful completion of W-CDMA interoperability testing on Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s 3GPP W-CDMA-compliant FOMA network. The testing was initiated last June using Qualcomm's MSM6250 chipset and software solution and included network performance, standby time and talk-time evaluations.Qualcomm...

PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France. Orange will test enterprise customers' response to high data services for complex applications as well as assess immediate and near-term demand for...

PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France.Orange will test enterprise customers' response to high data services for complex applications as well as assess immediate and near-term demand for such...

Atlanta-Qualcomm Inc. made several announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta including an extensive agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. to deliver a wireless 3D gaming platform. Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem baseband solutions will include ATI's IMAGEON architecture to provide a 3D...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-South Korean mobile-phone design firm Bellwave announced it will use Ericsson Mobile Platforms' G200 reference design to develop its new GSM/GPRS products, and potentially its EDGE and W-CDMA products as well. The new licensing deal comes shortly after Sharp Corp. signed a similar...

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those of the CDMA Development Group. However, the CDG has the advantage in the number...

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it has launched a wideband CDMA baseband processor known as Spinnerchip, which will enable device manufacturers to develop single-mode WCDMA, dual-mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA and multimode GSM/GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA devices."The speed of integration afforded by the add-on architecture is...

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those of the CDMA Development Group. However, the CDG has the advantage in the number...

INDIANAPOLIS-Willtek Communications has released its WCDMA System Option for the Willtek 4400 Series Mobile Phone Tester. "Our tests with leading manufacturers showed that the 4400 with the WCDMA test option fulfills the requirements of major phone service factories," said Cyrille Damany, chief executive officer...

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Michiel Lotter, co-founder and vice president of engineering at Zyray Wireless, will speak on "Optimum Combining" for WCDMA devices at IEEE's upcoming Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, co-located in New Orleans with CTIA Wireless 2003 next week."The next generation of handsets presents...

CARY, N.C.-UbiNetics has licensed its TM200 Test Mobile technology to Rohde & Schwarz, which provides test and measurement solutions to the wireless industry.Rohde & Schwartz has integrated TM200 technology into its WCDMA Drive Test, which will allow its customers to field test 3G networks...

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Zyray Wireless will take part in a panel on third-generation wireless at the ChinaTech 2003 Conference taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 18 and 19."Migrating to next generation technologies in a rapid and cost-effective manner poses a great challenge to the wireless...

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announce plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies.In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said it will use equipment from Nokia Corp. to begin building a W-CDMA network starting early...

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a $400 million contract to supply wideband CDMA equipment to Taiwanese operator CHT."The Nokia WCDMA 3G solution will enable CHT's 7.3 million customers to enjoy advanced multimedia mobile services, such as multimedia messaging, mobile entertainment, mobile location services, corporate services...

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it will show off its SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband development platform in the Xilinx booth at the 2002 Communication Design Conference this week in San Jose, Calif.The platform offers WCDMA modem functionality, including Adaptive Interference Cancellation (AIC), packet switched data,...

NEW YORK, N.Y.-Spirent Plc said it has acquired Ubinetics" CS100 product line and rights to associated intellectual property for $6.5 million in cash."The CS100 3G base station emulator product is used by leading mobile phone manufacturers and chip set developers for the test and...

CANNES, France—Nokia Corp. stamped its feet at the 3GSM World Congress with a series of announcements ranging from open architecture, live demonstrations and Internet Protocol mobility networks.Nokia introduced its Nokia MetroSite Piccolo wideband CDMA base station; the Nokia Advanced Indoor Radio for W-CDMA; the...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it has joined the TDD Coalition, an organization formed to promote third-generation Time Division Duplex (TDD) technology."There is growing interest in TDD technology, an integral component of the 3GPP solution," said Dr. Alain Briancon, chief technology officer...

SAN DIEGO—India's Hughes Software Systems showcased several next-generation software solutions at CTIA's trade show this week.The company displayed its Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocol software for WCDMA network solution for future small-size cellular networks. HSS also showed GSN-Lite, a solution for the deployment of...

AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...

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HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks announced it has signed a $100 million contract to expand Beijing Mobile Communications Co.'s GSM 900 and 1800 network.Nokia will supply a range of network infrastructure products, including mobile switching equipment, base stations and base station controllers. Beijing MCC has an...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The announcement by NTT DoCoMo of a five-month delay to its wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) launch must have been music to the ears of Irwin Jacobs, the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Qualcomm. While the major wireless operators in Europe have remained...