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 […]
What Would You Ask CDMA?
We’re going to be sitting down at CTIA next month with Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group (CDG). The CDG is the formal consortium of CDMA carriers, as well as network, chipset, and device manufacturers. So, we’re going to as you to tell us what to ask the CDMA world. Anything is […]
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 […]
Verizon to Align with Vodafone Under Common 4G Network
According to a Reuters report, Vodafone chief Arun Sarin has confirmed that both Verizon and Vodafone would use the same cellular standard, with the caveat that it would be at least 2015 before complete integration occurs between both companies. Verizon has been known to support Qualcomm’s UMB (EVDO Rev. C) standard, although during the Goldman […]