Articles tagged with: Verizon and CDMA

Verizon Wireless Reported to be in Talks for CDMA Based iPhone

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Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival

Further consolidation in the USA's telecoms market could be imminent as shareholders are reported to be pressuring U.S. Cellular to seek a buy-out from one of its larger rivals. The company is 81% controlled by Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), which is itself facing pressure from several large shareholders to put itself up for sale. more

Ericsson Rumoured to have Won $2 Billion Deal from Sprint Nextel

Ericsson is reported to have won a huge US$2 billion service contract from US operator, Sprint Nextel. Citing sources, the business news magazine, Affarsvarlden said the contract is said to be a surprise considering that Ericsson no long supports the CDMA technology used by Sprint Nextel. The complex integration with the Motorola supplied iDEN network can only add to the headaches, although any deal could lead to speculation that Motorola might try to offload their entire iDEN platform to Ericsson. more

WiMAX Has Early Lead Over LTE in Wireless 4G Race

Mobile WiMAX will outpace LTE over the next few years due to its head start on deployments, says research firm, In-Stat. Mobile WiMAX already has commercial deployments, while LTE won't be commercially available until late 2009. However In-Stat believes WiMAX and LTE will take very different paths. more

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Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

It isn't a shock that the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) offers features comparable to Apple's iPhone 3G - including the use of a touchscreen - a first for a RIM product. However, the Storm brings some interesting developments on the inside, such as the inclusion of a Qualcomm baseband chip, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli. more

Acquisitions Boosting US Companies' Growth Rates

The acquisitions of Dobson, Rural and Suncom have served to boost the number of net additions over the past twelve months at AT&T, verizon and T-Mobile respectively. AT&T already has Centennial in its sights for 2009, while verizon's acquisition of Alltel is set for closure imminently. As yet, T- Mobile has announced no riposte and in fact, it is difficult to see that there is a meaningful acquisition it could make, unless it wants to enter the murky world of CDMA which it has shown no inclination to do so far. more

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Sprint Nextel Confirms "Significant Interest" in Sale of Nextel Division

Sprint Nextel has confirmed that it has received "significant interest" from companies interested in acquiring its Nextel iDEN division - but warned that it doubts any bidder would be able to raise the funds in the current economic climate. more

Apple Rumoured to be Working on CDMA iPhone

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Huawei's Mobile Infrastructure Star Is Rising as Alcatel-Lucentâ€™s Declines

Ericsson leads the world's mobile infrastructure market, but it faces stiff competition from Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent as well as from some Asian vendors, especially a buoyant Huawei. more

US Mobile Market Remains Slow as Economic Concerns Mount

During Q2 08, the US mobile market saw a marginal recovery from the depressed levels of Q1, with around 4m net additions, taking the total to 261.5m, up from 243.3m one year ago. Overall penetration has now reached 86.1%, against 80.8% in June 07. more

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