| WCDMA to drive mobile capex, says ABI Research
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2006-09-20 |
| According to a recent study from ABI Research, WCDMA will account for the lion's share of capital investment by mobile operators in 2012 |
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| TriQuint pushes into GSM, WCDMA
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2005-09-12 |
| Seeking to expand into new markets and offset declines in others, TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. is moving full speed ahead into the GSM and WCDMA chip markets |
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| Infineon samples single-chip, 6-band WCDMA transceiver
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2006-01-31 |
| Infineon Technologies has announced sample availability of the SMARTi 3GE dual-mode WCDMA/EDGE radio frequency (RF) transceiver |
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| Broadcom WCDMA processor powers Panasonic mobile handsets
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2006-10-24 |
| Broadcom Corp. has announced that its WCDMA processor is now shipping in Panasonic's new SoftBank 705P 3G/GSM mobile handset, which the Japanese operator SoftBank Mobile Corp. (formerly Vodafone KK.) released on Oct.7 |
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| LTE: next stage of WCDMA air interface
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2007-04-16 |
| The test-and-measurement community must help ensure a smooth migration to LTE so that pitfalls associated with past rollouts of next-gen cellular networks can be avoided. |
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| ARM, picoChip seal WiMAX chip design pact
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2005-09-22 |
| picoChip is using ARM's 926EJ-S processor core in a single chip, software-defined picoArray range of products targeted at WiMAX and WCDMA infrastructure |
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| Qualcomm, 4G Systems sign router licencing agreement
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2006-03-16 |
| Qualcomm and 4G Systems GmbH (4G Systems) have announced that they have signed a commercial WCDMA and TD-SCDMA modem card and router licence agreement |
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| Spreadtrum acquires majority of MobilePeak
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2011-10-05 |
| Spreadtrum announces that it has completed a majority acquisition of WCDMA solutions provider MobilePeak Holdings for about Rs.22.42 crore ($5 million |
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| HSPA+ mobile broadband spreads its presence
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2010-05-07 |
| HSPA has been deployed and commercially launched on 341 networks, i.e. by over 98% of WCDMA operators according to the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA |
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| Qualcomm, Ericsson showcase LTE-to-3G handover
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2012-02-06 |
| Qualcomm and Ericsson collaborate to demonstrate a voice call handover from an LTE mobile network to a WCDMA network using Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) technology |
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| Freescale trials small-cell basestation SoCs
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2011-09-05 |
| Freescale trials wireless small-cell base stations SoCs for high-bandwidth and low-power base band applications in LTE (FDD/TDD), WCDMA (HSPA+) and WiMAX base stations |
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| Qualcomm seeks a workaround to Broadcom's injunction
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2007-11-29 |
| Qualcomm has said that it will look for a workaround to Broadcom's injunction that seeks to enjoin Qualcomm from using, selling and developing third-gen WCDMA and EV-DO cellular chips that infringe any of the patents |
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| WiMAX, metro Wi-Fi are more energy effective than cellular
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2007-01-15 |
| WiMAX and metro Wi-Fi are both more energy cost effective than cellular, according to a report by ABI Research. The observation comes into stark relief against the backdrop of rapidly-increasing energy consumption as carriers move to high-data-rate mobile broadband access. |
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| Femtocells to reach Rs.18,787.55 crore by 2014
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2010-08-16 |
| According to market analyst Dell'Oro Group commercial femtocell deployments will increase significantly in 2011 for the market to reach Rs.18,787.55 crore by 2014. |
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| 14.8 crore EDGE units to be shipped in 2006
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2006-08-23 |
| According to a report released by ABI Research, the share of EDGE handsets now accounts for 14 per cent of the mobile phone market. The report predicts that 14.8 crore (148 million) EDGE units will be shipped within this year. |
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| Power costs to dictate mobile broadband options
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2006-12-11 |
| Cellular broadband technologies used in isolation might not be the best route for maximising margins for the segment, according to a recent report from ABI Research. |
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| Samsung 3G handsets to employ RFMD PAs
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2008-10-03 |
| RF Micro Devices Inc. has captured design wins on more than 10 upcoming Samsung 3G handsets. |
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| LTE to penetrate 11% installed base stations by 2015
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2010-06-11 |
| ABI Research forecasts that LTE population coverage will have crept up to 600 million (60 crore) by Q4 ' 12, but 4G marketing hype will precede 4G reality for several years to come. |
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| Qualcomm, Icera sign wireless software patent agreement
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2006-04-05 |
| Qualcomm Inc. and Icera Inc. have announced that they have signed a worldwide wireless software patent agreement. |
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| Qualcomm and Nokia still in talks after pact expires
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2007-04-12 |
| Even after the expiration of their licensing agreement on April 9, Nokia Corp. disclosed that it is continuing talks with Qualcomm Inc., according to an AP report. |
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| Mobile phone industry faces bleakest year
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2009-02-13 |
| In-Stat forecasts the bleakest year ahead for mobile phones, after twenty-five years of the industry's strong growth. |
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| Nokia, RIM renew patent licence deal
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2008-12-09 |
| Nokia has announced that Research In Motion (RIM) has renewed a multi-year patent licence agreement. |
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| Qualcomm gains iPhone5 base band supply deal
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2011-06-08 |
| Qualcomm Inc. has displaced Intel Corp. by bagging the deal to supply the base band to Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5, according FBR Capital Markets Corp. analyst Craig Berger. |
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| Content drives mobile comms
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2007-02-21 |
| Content will be the next growth driver for the mobile communications market. And the business mix of mobile operators and mobile content providers will highlight the delivery of data-heavy mobile content services in the future. |
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| Nokia complaints a 'manoeuvre to delay judicial determinations,' says Qualcomm
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2007-03-22 |
| Qualcomm has called Nokia's latest legal action against the chipmaker as meritless and simply a manoeuvre by the Finnish handset maker to delay judicial determinations that Nokia's GSM handsets infringe Qualcomm's patents. |
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| Production of RTLinux-powered cell phones coming soon, says FSMLabs
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2006-05-29 |
| RTLinux-powered 2.5G and 3G cell phones may be in production soon, said FSMLabs. |
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| LTE EPC spending hits Rs.2,637 crore
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2011-11-15 |
| Wireless core gateway spending will reach Rs.4,932.74 crore ($1.1 billion) next year, of which LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) spend will be Rs.2,636.77 crore ($588 million), says ABI Research. |
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| Xilinx set for radio, base band platform display
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2011-02-09 |
| Xilinx Inc. is all set to showcase platforms for radio and base band processing at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, from Feb. 14—17. |
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| InterDigital, Samsung settle patent disputes
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2008-11-28 |
| Samsung will get access to InterDigital's patents covering W- CDMA and cdma2000 interface standards. |
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| Nokia Siemens strengthens relation with China telcos
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2010-04-28 |
| Nokia Siemens Networks has signed frame agreements to continue selling GSM, W-CDMA and TD-SCDMA mobile network equipment and solutions to China telcos |
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