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LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA, and has not yet made a final decision over whether to go after Advanced Wireless Services spectrum in the auction this summer or bide its time...

WASHINGTON-Three of the main champions to use air-to-ground spectrum in the 800 MHz band for in-flight broadband communications filed incomplete applications for the scheduled May 10 auction and must refile within the next week if they want to participate, according to the Federal Communications...

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. announced it expects to see commercial CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B devices on the market by the end of next year. The company did not say which carriers would launch the network technology, or which device makers were building Rev. B products....

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc announced a new organizational structure the carrier said would allow it to compete more efficiently on a global scale while also focusing on new technology evolutions like convergence and IP services. "This new structure is an important step forward for the...

NEW YORK—Arcadian Networks Inc. announced an ambitious plan to offer a broadband wireless data network in the 700 MHz range that will allow oil, gas and other utilities companies to monitor and manage their equipment. Arcadian’s service is available in 23 states comprising more...

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA on Wednesday, and has not yet made a final decision over whether to go after Advanced Wireless Services spectrum in the auction this summer or bide...

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless celebrated its sixth anniversary this week with a blizzard of announcements, from devices and alliances to location-based services. First up, Verizon Wireless announced an alliance with Adobe Systems Inc. to initiate a mobile ecosystem built around Flash technology, allowing applications developers...

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. said it would blanket Las Vegas with its MediaFlo mobile TV technology in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, which starts tomorrow. Qualcomm said the citywide demonstration network will use two transmitters and will allow CTIA attendees to view...

Amp'd Mobile Inc. is ramping up its reach, with new distribution plans and content aimed at furthering its ambition of "liberating the digital tribe," in the words of Doug Dobie, the mobile virtual network operator's chief marketing officer. Amp'd launched online in December, following...

WASHINGTON-Network neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill-tentatively dubbed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006-released by the House Commerce Committee late last month. Network neutrality generally refers to the ability to...

Sprint Nextel Corp. may have gotten a jump-at least in the rhetorical game of crafting perceptions-over its arch-rival and fellow CDMA carrier Verizon Wireless with its announced plans to implement CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A and its intent to be first to market with...

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to establish best practices for marketing through wireless video and create guidelines for measuring the...

Wireless operators largely are expected to maintain their market share in the first quarter, which is typically a weaker quarter than the holiday-fueled fourth quarter. However, the seasonality of the wireless sales cycle is expected to be flattening, with less variation among the four...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Even as Sprint Nextel Corp. continues to build out its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, the carrier has announced a plan to make its network even faster using EV-DO Revision A. According to Sprint Nextel, the company will concurrently put in Rev. A...

WASHINGTON—Network Neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill released by the House Commerce Committee Monday. Network neutrality generally refers to the ability to run any lawful application or connect any lawful device to the...

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless announced developments in their respective offerings of wireless data service via laptop computers. Verizon Wireless unveiled pay-as-you-go pricing option for its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based BroadbandAccess service, available on seven laptops that come with embedded EV-DO technology. For $15...

IRVINE, Calif.—Location-services company Networks In Motion announced it scored $10 million in its latest round of venture funding. Sutter Hill led the round, while the company’s existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Mission Ventures also participated. Networks In Motion said it would use the funds...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Wireless operators are doing well at retaining customers, and only 7 percent of cellular customers say they plan to switch providers when their contracts are up, according to a survey by consumer and retail information company NPD Group. NPD bases its mobile...

WASHINGTON—The House Commerce Committee released a draft of its communications bill, a somewhat limited piece of legislation that focuses on franchising efforts, but does not address some key areas of telecom reform. The measure does not address universal service or federal pre-emption of wireless...

BOULDER, Colo.—The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to establish best practices for marketing through wireless video and create guidelines for measuring the...

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Verizon Wireless selected Xign Corp., a purveyor of on-demand, order-to-pay software, to streamline its order delivery, invoice processing and payment management. By moving to electronic billing and payment of vendor accounts, Verizon Wireless plans to save money through efficiencies and by garnering discounts...

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the four first-tier wireless operators that control enough spectrum for a nationwide footprint. They are ranked by their number of subscribers at the end of 2005. Subscriber additions and financial results are from company records and are...

Verizon Wireless' full-page advertisement in The Denver Post's March 22 edition, prominently displayed on page 5 of the newspaper's front section, trumpets: "IT'S THE NETWORK" and "#1 in Customer Loyalty in Denver," both well-worn marketing phrases for the nation's second-largest carrier in the standard...

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association revised its "consumer best practices," updating the guidelines to include chat services, interactive television, and viral and affiliate marketing. The rules are designed to establish a standard, efficient platform for brands, advertisers and carriers looking to market to wireless...