11. IBM acquired the unit from wireless equipment maker Ericsson in July. 12. Nextwave's major American backer is Qualcomm Inc ., a manufacturer of wireless equipment . 13. The wireless equipment was Pye or BCC and operated at 155 or 168MHz. 14. Qualcomm and Ericsson are both leading manufacturers of digital wireless equipment . 15. Nisshinbo's electronics business is focused on semiconductors and wireless equipment . 16. Qualcomm makes digital wireless equipment based on its patented CDMA, or code-division multiple-access, technology. 17. Ericsson, the world's leading wireless equipment maker, has operations in more than 140 countries. 18. He also is a former executive vice president with wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson. 19. "C-D, " and finally " Cable / Wireless Equipment ." 20. The long-range, 220-volt wireless equipment did not work properly, and was abandoned early on.