Articles tagged with: CDMA and 3G

Alcatel-Lucent Wins Chinese Contracts Worth $1.7 Billion

Alcatel-Lucent has inked two framework agreements valued US$1.7 billion in total with China Mobile and China Telecom, to provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009. The agreements were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese company. more

Qualcomm Slips into Second-Quarter Loss on Broadcom Settlement

Now that the Broadcom patent issue has been finalised, Qualcomm has published its delayed quarterly financial results, which recorded a loss due to that Broadcom settlement. Qualcomm reported second quarter net loss of US$289 million, compared to profit of US$766 million a year ago. Revenues dropped to US$2.46 billion, compared to US$2.61 billion in the prior year and US$2.52 billion in the prior quarter. more

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Verizon Wireless Reported to be in Talks for CDMA Based iPhone

Verizon is reported to be in advanced talks with Apple to launch a cdma version of the iPhone handset. The mobile network operator entered into "high-level" discussions with Apple management a few months ago, when CEO Steve Jobs was overseeing day-to-day business, sources told USA Today. The sources declined to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly. more

Mongolia Gets HSPA Network Upgrade

Mongolian operator MobiCom has launched a HSPA upgrade, with the network supplied by Ericsson. The launch enables MobiCom to introduce mobile broadband services to its subscribers across Mongolia, starting in the capital Ulaanbaatar where about 40 percent of the country's 3 million inhabitants live. more

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Top-five handset OEM signs first Coolteq deal

Nujira, a developer of mobile phone platforms says that it has signed a deal with an unnamed handset manufacturer to provide its Coolteq-l handset development platform. The unnamed customer is reported to be one of the world's top five handset makers. more

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Telecom New Zealand Announces WCDMA Network Launch

Telecom New Zealand has announced the early launch of its Wcdma overlay of its existing cdma network - for the 13th May. CEO Paul Reynolds said the development of the Telecom XT Mobile Network had progressed extremely well and the service will be operational across the country from launch day. more

Qualcomm and Broadcom Wave a Paper and Declare "Peace For Our Time"

The acrimonious patent battle between Qualcomm and Broadcom is finally over. The two firms have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement, which will result in the dismissal with prejudice of all litigation between the companies, including all patent infringement claims in the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, as well as the withdrawal by Broadcom of its complaints to the European Commission and the Korea Fair Trade Commission. more

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ZTE First-Quarter Profits Up by 29%

China's ZTE has reported that its first-quarter revenues reached RMB 11.67 billion (US$1.71 billion), representing an increase of 35% compared with the same period last year. Net profit was RMB 78.66 million (US$11.54 million), representing an increase of 29.17% compared with the same period last year. more

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Motorola Wins Chinese 3G Contract

Motorola says that it has won a W-cdma contract with China Unicom for an undisclosed amount. Under the contract, Motorola will provide China Unicom with W-cdma radio access network equipment, packet switched core network (PS core), and 2G/3G interoperability functions that will enable the integration of China Unicom's GSM and W-cdma networks. more

Dell Announces Netbook Deal with China Mobile

Dell has announced a deal with China Mobile - although not for smartphones as has been widely expected. Under the terms of the newly announced agreement, China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) is to distribute Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks - with built-in support for China Mobile's 3G network. more

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