Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) and STMicroelectronics NV (STM) are producing samples of chips that will allow manufacturers to build 3G cell phones based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, the companies announced earlier this month.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Fujitsu Ltd. are planning to set up a trial base station for NTT's Foma third generation (3G) cellular service in Paris in November this year as part of their efforts to promote 3G technology, the two companies said Friday.
Mobile carrier investment in networks worldwide will drop significantly this year but begin a recovery next year that will continue through at least 2007, according to a report announced Thursday by market research company Dell'Oro Group Inc.