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Wireless enterprise company Visto Corp. announced another financial transaction, this time the acquisition of the intellectual property and technology assets of wireless e-mail company Jarna Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Visto said it will gain Jarna's Mobile...

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in volumes increasing 29 percent in...

WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month's end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax breaks for U.S. exporters.The export subsidy issue directly impacts Motorola Inc., the nation's top...

WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC's Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability.In letters to four carriers, WTB Chief John Muleta asked the carriers to respond to specific WLNP implementation...

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that the two companies will collaborate on a series of smart phones and Pocket PC wireless...

The difference between cellular networks before and after the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy came in bold relief during the recent power outage in New York and other East Coast states.Wireless networks hummed in spite of the blackouts. People could still communicate. On Sept. 11,...

WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC's Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability.In letters to four carriers, WTB Chief John Muleta asked the carriers to respond to specific WLNP implementation...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is now offering the Nokia 3300, a palm-sized wireless device that includes an MP3 player, a full keypad and voice services. The device also features enhanced gaming capabilities, including highlighted game keys, controls for two-handed use, four preloaded Java...

MARLBORO, Mass.-Rogers AT&T Wireless will use Telica Inc.'s Plexus 9000 Gateway Mobile Switching Center application to handle network traffic more efficiently and to facilitate the operation of its dual TDMA IS-136 and GSM/GPRS networks."The deployment of the Gateway MSC architecture into our network is...

DENVER-A Denver District Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Wireless Services Inc., claiming the carrier's delayed billing for roaming calls violated its contracts with certain Digital One Rate customers.The lawsuit, which was filed in the District Court of the City and County...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Independent telecommunications provider McLeodUSA Inc. signed a multi-year wholesale agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing McLeodUSA to provide wireless voice services as part of its bundled Preferred Advantage product portfolio.McLeodUSA said it will market its Preferred Advantage Wireless package to businesses...

Out of the ashes of failed Wi-Fi startup Mobility Networks rises a new effort, Azaire Networks Inc., a company with much of the same technology and staffing but with a slightly different-and wider-business focus."We're not just focused on wireless anymore," said Naveen Dhar, vice...

In addition to an expected jump in customer churn, analysts predict a huge financial burden tied to the implementation of wireless local number portability that eventually could ignite carrier consolidation rumors that have been simmering since the government relaxed spectrum cap rules last year.A...

WASHINGTON-The Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association for Communications Enterprises (ASCENT) announced they will merge, pending a vote of approval by their respective memberships in the coming weeks. The combined organization will continue under the CompTel/ASCENT Alliance label."The pending merger of CompTel and...

The battle over business customers continues to heat up as Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless launched new advertising campaigns targeting potential deficiencies in each other's business-centric offerings.Nextel's campaign, which includes full-page advertisements in prominent newspapers, highlights latency issues with Verizon Wireless' recently launched...

WASHINGTON-The Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association for Communications Enterprises (ASCENT) announced they will merge, pending a vote of approval by their respective memberships in the coming weeks. The combined organization will continue under the CompTel/ASCENT Alliance label."The pending merger of CompTel and...

A Denver District Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Wireless Services Inc. claiming the carrier's delayed billing for roaming calls violated its contracts with certain Digital One Rate customers.The lawsuit, which was filed in the District Court of the City and County...

Out of the ashes of failed Wi-Fi startup Mobility Networks rises a new effort, Azaire Networks Inc., a company with much of the same technology and staffing but with a slightly different-and wider-business focus."We're not just focused on wireless anymore," said Naveen Dhar, vice...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Independent telecommunications provider McLeodUSA Inc. signed a multi-year wholesale agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing McLeodUSA to provide wireless voice services as part of its bundled Preferred Advantage product portfolio.McLeodUSA said it will market its Preferred Advantage Wireless package to businesses...

Mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a unique new sliding phone it will sell through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The company said it created the phone in conjunction with its longtime design partner Designafairs, a European creative firm. Siemens' move comes after...

WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc., which is doing business under the name MCI, named five independent directors to its board late last month.Laurence Harris is a partner at the law firm of Patton Boggs L.L.C. Harris was an executive of Teligent Inc., a fixed wireless startup that...

ANDOVER, Mass.-One of the nation's largest wireless carriers will launch a wireless conferencing service for businesses through a new deal with conferencing infrastructure provider Spectel Inc.Spectel executives would not name the carrier, but said the service would be available in the coming months. The...

WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon Wireless. As part of that scheme, Verizon Wireless resold some of WorldCom's telecommunications services.Then the tech bubble burst, and WorldCom...

With nearly all wireless carriers having reported second-quarter results, or at least filing an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission, N. Moore Capital Ltd. released its quarterly carrier metric rankings that showed continued domination by nationwide carriers, which took the top three positions...