China OKs iPhone for network Sep 10, 2009
The phone was listed as supporting the 3G standard being promoted by China Unicom, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). The iPhone is already popular in China among well-off urbanites who get the handsets abroad or buy phones imported on the gray market. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
* MediaTek rallies as Vodafone picks chips for phones Sep 5, 2009
Last month, MediaTek said it reached a consensus with China Mobile Ltd (), the worlds biggest mobile operator by subscribers, to develop Chinas 3G, or time-division synchronous code division multiple access (TDSCDMA) technology and 4G technologies. MediaTek has told investors that third-quarter revenues may expand between 15 percent and 20 percent from NT$28. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Broadcom Announces GPON Product Family to Complement Its Broadband Carrier Access Portfolio Sep 2, 2009
Telecommunications carrier and OEM customers are able to preserve their software investment across multiple access technologies by leveraging Broadcom's field proven networking, management, Kernel, and VoIP software architectures used on all Broadcom ADSL, VDSL and PON subscriber products. "Our entry into the GPON market complements our carrier access portfolio of highly integrated, versatile single-chip solutions for next generation broadband services by enabling gigabit networks and extending... (PR Newswire)
Samsung launches world's first OMH phone Aug 29, 2009
This technology will help migration between operators in all our CMDA (Code Division Multiple Access) phones, Samsung India country head Sunil Dutt said at the launch of the handset, priced at Rs 7,000. He said Samsung's Mpower 699 is the world's first CDMA phone to offer this flexibility to customers since the network settings for CDMA connection have shifted from phone to OMH SIM card. (India Times, India)
China Unicom in Deal With Apple to Sell iPhone Aug 29, 2009
China Unicom offers third-generation mobile services based on the wide band code division multiple access technology widely used in Europe and Asia. China Mobile is saddled with a less-mature, domestically developed 3G mobile standard. (SmartMoney)
* HTC, China Mobile sign deal on 3G Aug 25, 2009
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a long-term alliance in Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access research opment, associated product development and market research ... China Mobile Ltd (), the worlds biggest telecommunications operator by subscribers, and Taiwans HTC Corp (Fq) signed a memorandum of understanding in Taoyuan yesterday to establish a long-term alliance in Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China Mobile Posts First Profit Decline in Nine Years as User Growth Slows Aug 20, 2009
China Mobiles high-speed service is based on the time-division code division multiple access, a Chinese standard. is developing a so-called smart-phone for China Mobile, , a Dell spokesman, said in an e-mail on Aug. 17. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Harper Says Canada to Review Ericsson Purchase of Nortel Wireless Assets Aug 12, 2009
Ericsson agreed last month to buy Nortels current code- division multiple access, or CDMA, technology, on which most mobile phones in North America run. Ericsson also acquired a license on patents for Nortels long-term evolution, or LTE, technology, which Nortel expects to become a standard in North America, and which Lazaridis called a national treasure. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Nortel CEO Zafirovski Steps Down as Bankruptcy Asset Sale Nears Completion Aug 11, 2009
s gear is largely based on code division multiple access, or CDMA, networks, which are found mostly in the U.S. and Canada. Demand dropped as customers moved to faster systems available more broadly around the world. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Want cell service abroad? Try cheap, local phone Aug 5, 2009
One reason for the complexities is that there are two main cellular technologies: GSM, or global system for multiple communications, and CDMA, or code division multiple access. GSM, used here by ATT-Mobile, is the standard in most of the world. (AZCentral -- Business)
Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone Aug 4, 2009
One reason for the complexities is that there are two main cellular technologies: GSM, or global system for multiple communications, and CDMA, or code division multiple access. GSM, used here by AT&T and T-Mobile, is the standard in most of the world. (USA Today -- Travel)
Qualcomm in sights of Japanese regulators Jul 29, 2009
Qualcomm retains top status in the mobile chipmaking market and owns key patents for its code division multiple access (CDMA) system, the most widely used wireless network standard in the world. Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless announced meanwhile they had formed a joint venture to provide machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communications and smart services offerings in health care, manufacturing, utilities, distribution and consumer products segments. (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Japanese regulators take Qualcomm to task Jul 29, 2009
The Korea Fair Trade Commission, which had been investigating Qualcomm since 2006, said the company abused its dominant position in code division multiple access (CDMA) cellphone chips by charging higher royalties for companies that used rival chipsets. It also said Qualcomm favored customers who used its products by offering rebates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
China Mobile 3G system gets fund boost Jul 28, 2009
2 million TD-SCDMA (time division-synchronous code division multiple access) users. The number is expected to hit 50 million within three years, according to the ministry. (Xinhuanet, China)
Japan to order Qualcomm to stop unfair practices Jul 28, 2009
Qualcomm developed CDMA, or code division multiple access, a rival standard to the dominant cellular standard GSM, or global system for mobile. The company controls most of the key patents. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Motorola Wants To Clean Up Cable's Upstream Jul 25, 2009
The feature, synchronous code-division multiple access (S-CDMA), was in 2007 ... Todd Kessler, Arris's vice president of CMTS product management, said S-CDMA has not been widely deployed by MSOs because it did not provide as much improvement as a different modulation scheme for the upstream, advanced time division multiple access (ATDMA). (Multichannel News)
Ericsson Profit Misses Estimates on Losses at Mobile-Phone, Chip Ventures Jul 25, 2009
Nortel is a main supplier for Verizon and Sprint and its current business in code division multiple access, or CDMA, technology will be the platform for next-generation systems, Svanberg said on a teleconference with analysts. This is about a CDMA business in North America that will go on, Svanberg said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Nortel's Remnants: Up for Grabs Jul 23, 2009
For sale this month are ~~ businesses that produce equipment for wireless networks based on so-called Long-Term Evolution and Code Division Multiple Access technologies, used by carriers including to carry voice and data signals. Sales of CDMA gear are declining as carriers migrate to faster LTE and other next-generation infrastructure. (BusinessWeek)
Nortel Agrees to Sell Corporate-Networking Unit to Avaya for $475 Million Jul 21, 2009
Last month, Nokia Siemens Networks agreed to pay $650 million for Nortels wireless unit, which supplies phone systems based on a technology called code division multiple access, or CDMA.. Auction Processes. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Govt may dump sale of NITEL Jul 7, 2009
NigComSat has a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) people-oriented network with a pilot scheme roll out in 10 states. It operates on the 450 Megahertz (MHz) Frequency Spectrum. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nokia Siemens buying Nortel wireless units Jun 21, 2009
CDMA, or code division multiple access, is a rival standard to the dominant cellular standard GSM, or global system for mobile, while LTE is a next-generation wireless network technology. Under the deal more than 2,500 Nortel employees, mostly in Canada and the United States, would be transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Telecoms firm Nortel to sell assets to Nokia Jun 21, 2009
AFP - Sunday, June 21. Canadian telecommunications firm Nortel, in bankruptcy protection since January, will sell most of its wireless business to Nokia Siemens Networks for 650 million dollars. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Nokia Siemens in deal to buy Nortel wireless units Jun 21, 2009
CDMA, or code division multiple access, is a rival standard to the dominant cellular standard GSM, or global system for mobile, while Long Term Evolution, or LTE, is a next-generation wireless network technology. The transaction is subject to the approval of U.S. and Canadian courts because of Nortel's bankruptcy process, Nokia Siemens said, adding it expected such approvals by July. (USA Today -- Money)
World Telecom Exchange moves HQ to McLean Jun 16, 2009
World Telecom s services include call routing, satellite services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), TDM network, code division multiple access (CDMA), WiMax, and network management outsourcing. WTXC s success illustrates that our region remains a great place to start and grow a business, said Mike Norris, a vice president at Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Going Abroad? Pack The Cell Phone May 27, 2009
CDMA, which stands for code division multiple access, has less worldwide coverage than GSM. The U.S. is one of the biggest markets for CDMA. This is the technology that is used by the largest operator in the U.S.: Verizon Wireless. Sprint's PCS network also uses CDMA. The old Nextel portion of Sprint's network uses a different technology called iDEN, which is used in a limited number of places outside the U.S.. (CBS News)
Shadiness at the SEC May 18, 2009
There are two reasons for the speculation: It's ,and it is the day that China is scheduled to acquire its first 3G service based on WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), the protocol used by the (AAPL) iPhone 3G. When China comes through, according to the article, it could be "the last missing piece in Steve Jobs' master plan to blanket the earth with iPhones.". Caitlin McDevitt is an editorial assistant at The Big Money. (Slate)
Apple using iPhone to play AT&T? Apr 29, 2009
Apple has said it has little interest in offering a phone for Verizon's Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, which is available in much fewer countries than the rival GSM standard ATs. "Verizon is on CDMA and we chose from the beginning of the iPhone to focus on one phone for the whole of the world," Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said on Apple's quarterly earnings conference call last week. (India Times)
Tech Chronicles A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology... Apr 28, 2009
But it also means Apple would be moving to a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) carrier for the first time. Verizon Wireless and Sprint both use CDMA, which is big here in the United States but is far less popular overseas, where GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) rules. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Cable Upload Speeds To Get Cranking Apr 8, 2009
0 vendors are using synchronous code division multiple access (S-CDMA) technology to reduce noise in the spectrum below 20 MHz for upstream channels. "If the battle on upstream is I need more,' it's important to clean up the spectrum so you can reach below 20 MHz," Wagoner said. (Multichannel News)
India's Mobile Subscriber Growth Slows in February Mar 20, 2009
Reliance previously only offered services based on CDMA (code division multiple access). Reliance added 3. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
China Telecom starts 3G trials Mar 18, 2009
According to the operator, the speed of its code division multiple access (CDMA) 2000-based network is 3. 1 megabits per second, 20 times faster than the 2G network. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sound Revolution agrees to merge with On4 Communications Mar 14, 2009
Incorporating both proprietary and non-proprietary hardware, On4 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) based devices are harmonized with some of the most sophisticated Location Based Service (LBS) tracking software available on the market today, enabling On4 to provide seamless, integrated end-to-end tracking solutions. On4 can provide either hardware-only or fully integrated custom solutions, depending on end-user requirements. (PR Newswire)
Tru2way Platform and Advanced Interactive Services Highlight CableNET® 2009 Technology Showcase Mar 12, 2009
It will also exhibit the benefits of synchronous code division multiple access (SCDMA) as it relates to enhanced upstream data throughput. NDS plans to show a range of set top box and home networking technologies that are made possible by tru2way technology. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Syniverse to give India portability help Mar 10, 2009
Syniverse already has a presence in India, providing services to the country s code division multiple access operators, said Sanjay Kasturia, who leads Syniverse s India operations, in a release. CDMA technology is what allows multiple people to use specific broadcast frequencies at the same time without interfering with each other s lines. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
The long test road to LTE Feb 24, 2009
"WiMax and LTE are both IP Internet Protocol -based technologies, so much of the implementations of both systems can be reused," said Siavash Alamouti, Intel Fellow and Mobility Group CTO. "OFDMA orthogonal frequency-division multiple access plus MIMO are key enablers of mobile broadband Internet, and both technologies have a fair amount of testing for interoperability among devices and conformance to each standard.". Intel is heavily involved in developing WiMax chips and has brought its weight... (EETimes)
India Shatters Monthly Mobile Subscriber Record Feb 23, 2009
Previously, the company only offered mobile services based on CDMA (code division multiple access). India's largest mobile services company, Bharti Airtel added 2. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Mobile WiMAX in Russia: A Cooperation Between Sozvezdie, Runcom, and RWM Alliance Brings the Latest WiMAX Technology to Russia Feb 19, 2009
Established in 1997, Runcom is the recognized pioneer of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA(r)) technology, for beyond 3G, Mobile and Fixed WiMAX, LTE, Broadband Wireless Access and MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) applications. The Company offers end-to-end Mobile WiMAX solutions based on state-of-the-art and standard-based technologies and products for a wide variety of Tier-1 players in the global wireless communications arena that stand to benefit considerably from OFDMA,... (Primezone Releases)
New chief of Alcatel-Lucent shrugs off naysayers Feb 19, 2009
Much of Lucent's strength, in fixed-line networks using the North American standard CDMA, for code division multiple access, would have to be adapted to the current market, which is dominated by wireless networks based on the European GSM, or global system for mobile, standard. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Alcatel-Lucent Unveils new Elements of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) Wireless Broadband Portfolio Feb 16, 2009
The LTE enhanced NodeB solution also benefits from Alcatel-Lucent's market-proven expertise in key technologies on which next-generation wireless access is based, such as IP, multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). The flexibility of Alcatel-Lucent's radio network solutions, as demonstrated with the LTE software module that has been introduced for our 3G NodeBs, is part of a more comprehensive strategy to offer a converged RAN approach. (PR Newswire)
Communications sector set to usher in fourth wireless age Feb 12, 2009
Canada s other top carriers, Telus Corp. (TSX:T) and BCE Inc. s (TSX:BCE) Bell Canada, use the other leading 3G standard: code division multiple access (CDMA), which is considered by some to be superior to GSM for connectivity and data transfer speed. GSM, however, has more consumer-friendly features. (Business in Vancouver)
Guessing time as China delays 3G license issue Feb 8, 2009
They are the US-developed CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000), European-developed WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) and the China's TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous CDMA). TD-SCDMA forum. (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
