Microsoft supports CDMA
eWeek | at | by Mike
Stepping up efforts to compete with the Symbian operating system, Microsoft Corp. last week announced that two of its handheld platforms now support Sprint PCS Group's and Verizon Wireless Inc.'s high-speed wireless networks.
The Redmond, Wash., software maker said its Pocket PC Phone Edition and Smartphone operating systems now can run on CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 1xRTT networks. Previously, the software ran only on GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) networks, which are supported by most European carriers and several carriers in the United States. However, Sprint and Verizon use CDMA, as do most U.S. cell phone subscribers.