The GSM community has responded to a southern California congressman who has called for the adoption of CDMA mobile technology in post-war Iraq, to ensure the rebuilding efforts don't benefit European vendors at the expense of American industry.
The news is troubling for Qualcomm, Pearson said, because GSM is apparently beginning to challenge CDMA's stranglehold on the North American cellphone market. However, he conceded that GSM has a long way to go, because there are 71 million North...
Vodafone owns 45 per cent of Verizon Wireless but that network is based on CDMA technology, meaning texting with Vodafone's otherwise exclusively GSM networks hasn't been possible. Earlier this year Vodafone also announced a laptop data card that...
He said: "Europe is more affected by service offerings than technology" given everyone uses the same standard, namely GSM and ultimately W-CDMA for 3G. In Japan, Vodafone's business - until recently J-Phone - has suffered from being around two...
Verizon Wireless uses competing standard CDMA. True, it would be great for Vodafone users, wherever they're from, to know they can roam internationally using GSM. Vodafone of course has a history of doing something.
Verizon Wireless believes the phones could strengthen its relationship with UK-based Vodafone Group, a GSM carrier that owns Verizon Wireless jointly with CDMA partner Verizon Communications. Manufacturers such as Samsung and Motorola have released...