Qualcomm Abandons UMB, Future of CDMA Ended
Qualcomm today announced that they have discontinued development of UMB, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev C. The company that created CDMA techology, meant for UMB to be CDMA’s 4G play. The company had high hopes for squeezing out WiMAX, positioning UMB to compete directly against LTE. With a logical upgrade path for existing CDMA carriers, UMB was […]
Review: Nokia 6205 (Verizon Wireless)
Nokia used to have some of the best CDMA phones out there. Now that they are going the ODM route (outsourcing EV-DO phone manufacturing), have they kept that track record? Read more to find out. Phone Encyclopedia: Nokia 6205 Buy a 6205 from Verizon Wireless
Qualcomm Achieves 20Mbps Data Call on HSPA+ Equipment
In a press release on Thursday, Qualcomm has announced that it has achieved a simultaneous data call of 20Mbps by utilizing the currently sampling MDM8200 chipset solution. The chipset solution, along with the further refinement of HSPA Release 7 which is also known as HSPA Evolved, is expected to hit a theoretical maximum downlink of […]
Qualcomm Announces Smaller Bluetooth Chip
Qualcomm, developers of advanced wireless technologies have announced the latest addition to their Bluetooth solutions, to deliver a better user experience and offer significant advantages for handset manufacturers. The new BTS4025 system-on-a-chip (SoC), is said to offer full support for Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) specification. It also offers improved radio-frequency performance in […]
Samsung and Infineon Partner for CDMA Chipsets
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has started buying chipsets from German chipmakerInfineon. This move is said to reduce Samsung’s dependency on Qualcomm Inc, who presently hold patents for code division multiple access technology for chipsets used in 3G mobile phones. Samsung’s spokesperson Kwak Bum-joon said that they have been looking to expand parts supply sources and […]
T-Mobile and Qualcomm Commit to Open Handset Alliance, Android Devices
During the Wireless Innovations 2008 conference, T-Mobile USA vice president and general manager of the broadband and new business division Joe Sims has confirmed that the carrier’s first device based on the Google developed platform would ship in the 4th quarter of this year, and has officially joined the Open Handset Alliance along with network […]
Sprint Claims QChat, Qualcomm Splits Hairs
Sprint today confirmed to PhoneNews.com once again that Qualcomm’s QChat technology, used in Sprint’s new Direct Connect platform, is exclusively theirs. PhoneNews.com referred to Verizon’s new, upcoming PTT platform as QChat, because of the underlying technology being heavily based in QChat according to sources. However, Sprint’s clarification does little to update the status of Verizon […]
Qualcomm BREW Hosting Opens Door To Regional Carriers
Qualcomm today announced that they are launching a new service called BREW Managed Service. The service is aimed at regional carriers, enabling them to easily offer BREW applications to customers. Specifically, Qualcomm is targeting smaller carriers that have struggled with offering data applications to consumers. The managed service offers BREW application catalog hosting, as well […]
Qualcomm Offers CDMA-to-LTE Migration Path
Qualcomm today announced new MDM base station chipsets (the technology that powers base stations and towers), all three of which offer support for future LTE technology, as well as backwards support for CDMA and GSM/UMTS networks. The MDM9200 is an LTE-only chipset, meant for new networks. The MDM9600 offers backwards-compatibility with GSM and UMTS networks […]
Qualcomm to Begin HSPA+ Trials This Year
Qualcomm has announced in a press release today that the company intends to begin preliminary trials of the HSPA+ protocol with carriers Hutchison 3G, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Telstra. The HSPA+ protocol is a further evolution of W-CDMA HSDPA access allowing for a stated maximum download speed of 28Mbps using 2×2 MIMO transmission and 21Mbps using QAM modulation on […]