Ericsson Announces HD CDMA Voice Protocol
Network hardware manufacturer Ericsson has announced the completion of the first call using its new HD CDMA codec for voice calls over CDMA2000 networks. The call was completed utilizing hardware provided by Qualcomm in a lab setting and is claimed to reduce listening fatigue by encoding speech in the new Enhanced Variable Rate Codec Narrowband-Wideband […]
Qualcomm Announces New Slate of Chipsets
Following up on the Snapdragon announcements, Qualcomm has announced its newest slate of radio chipsets in the Gobi3000, MDM9625, MDM9225, MDM9625, MDM9225, MDM9615, MDM8215 and MDM8225. The Gobi3000 is currently shipping to manufacturers with single-mode and multi-mode versions. It’s expected to be available in devices from Huawei, Novatel Wireless, Option, Sierra Wireless and ZTE in […]
Qualcomm and Duracell to Develop WiPower Wireless Charging Standard
Qualcomm and Duracell have announced the signing of a letter of intent to cooperate on the development of a new wireless charging standard. Qualcomm will be developing the underlying technology which it already possesses as WiPower, while Duracell will provide branding and marketing support. The goal of the preliminary partnership is to form an industry […]
AT&T Purchases Former MediaFLO Spectrum for $1.93 Billion
AT&T and Qualcomm have jointly announced that the carrier has closed the preliminary purchase of Qualcomm’s former 700MHz spectrum holdings used previously for its MediaFLO mobile television network. The purchase is pending regulatory approval with AT&T planning to use the spectrum as the downlink frequency in its forthcoming LTE network launch. The spectrum purchased extends […]
Qualcomm Forced to Share Development Software in South Korea
Following up, the Korean Federal Trade Commission has ruled that Qualcomm will have to share its proprietary software with local handset manufacturers and software developers at no charge following years of fees that it charged in order to allow companies to develop software and handsets with its chipsets as the target platform. The new terms […]
Qualcomm to Shut Down FLO TV
Qualcomm’s FLO division has posted a notice to current customers using the FLO TV mobile television service that the network will be shuttered as of March 27th 2011, with the mobile television division promising to rebate customers for the unused portion of their current agreement as well as hardware. The rebates will depend on when […]
Qualcomm to Ship Second Dual-Core Snapdragon Chipset in Q4
Qualcomm has confirmed plans to ship its second dual-core Snapdragon chipset in the QSD8672 sometime in the fourth quarter of the year, with VP of Product Management Mark Frankel alluding to the first products developed around the new chipset being available by Christmas as a possibility. The QSD8672 is the second dual-core Snapdragon chipset in […]
Qualcomm Looking to Sell MediaFLO Division
During its earnings conference call, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has confirmed that it is in talks to sell off the platform developer’s struggling mobile television initiative in MediaFLO with the timeline for the sale expected between this year and next before declining to elaborate further. The broadcast technology utilizes the 700MHz spectrum closest to analog […]
Sprint’s Motorola V950e Remixes Old Hardware With Longer Battery Life
Sprint previously had stated that they wouldn’t be releasing any new QChat phones. The Motorola V950e technically isn’t a new phone, but does bear a different model number than the V950. QChat was a technology that Sprint secured exclusive rights to in the United States from Qualcomm. It offers hardware-accelerated Push to Talk sessions that […]
Qualcomm Announces Dual-Core Snapdragon Chipsets Now Sampling
During Computex 2010 in Taiwan, Qualcomm has announced that its Mobile Station Modem MSM8260 and MSM8660 Snapdragon chipsets are now available to manufacturers for sampling ahead of final manufacturing and inclusion into new devices. The MSM8260 supports HSPA+, while the MSM8660 supports multi-mode HSPA+/1xEV-DO Rev. B. Both also support GPS, dedicated GPU with 2D / […]