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BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—3G Americas, a new trade organization representing five principal wireless technologies in the Americas, launched to help unify the U.S. wireless industry. GSM, TDMA, GPRS, EDGE and …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS said it plans to introduce an Intercarrier Messaging feature of its Sprint PCS Short Mail service, allowing customers to send and receive messages from customers of …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Qualcomm’s BREW platform scored another major developer deal, this time with Walt Disney and its ESPN-branded sports games. Under the deal, Walt Disney Internet Group said it will …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—VoiceStream Wireless now offers inter-carrier text messaging to all its subscribers, regardless of handset type or service plan, the company announced.VoiceStream is using InphoMatch Inc.’s InphoXchange technology platform. VoiceStream …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless updated its guidance for this year following the recently completed acquisition of former affiliate TeleCorp PCS. The nation’s third-largest wireless operator said it expects mid-teen-percentage growth in …

SALT LAKE CITY—During the recently completed Winter Olympics, AT&T Wireless said its network handled 9.6 million calls from the venues where the athletes competed, averaging more than 500,000 calls daily. …

Global interest in the U.S. cellular market is high. And with consolidation expected in the United States and around the world in coming months, U.S. carriers that are owned by …

CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring …

NEW YORK—AT&T Wireless Services and L.M. Ericsson said they completed the first live UMTS voice call in the United States as part of a testing process to help ensure AT&T …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—AT&T Wireless Services completed its all-stock acquisition of the 77-percent of TeleCorp PCS it did not already own. The deal involved AT&T Wireless issuing approximately 146 million …

WASHINGTON–AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has been awarded the TRUSTe Privacy Seal after completing a comprehensive certification process. “Consumer education about privacy issues is critical to establishing consumer confidence. As our …

CANNES, France—The GSM Association continued to move forward with its wide-ranging M-Services Initiative, announcing the second phase of the program, broad support from the supplier community, and a series of …

OKLAHOMA CITY, United States—Dobson Communications completed a previously announced sale of four wireless licenses and related operations in California, Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee to Verizon Wireless for approximately US$465 million. …

ARLINGTON, Va.—TeleCorp PCS Inc. shareholders approved the company’s proposed merger with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which is expected to be completed on Feb. 15. “Over 94 percent of the votes …

NEW DELHI, India—BPL Mobile, India’s leading GSM service provider, hopes to increase substantially its revenues from non-voice services with its recently launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service in Mumbai. …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan awarded five third-generation (3G) licenses following a 19-day auction that saw bid totals much higher than analysts had expected. Total bids in Asia’s first 3G auction reached T$48.9 …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan awarded its five third-generation licenses following a 19-day auction that saw bid totals much higher than analysts had expected. Total bids in the auction—Asia’s first 3G auction—reached $1.4 …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched America Online Inc.’s Instant Messenger services on select AT&T Wireless phones allowing customers to access their AOL Buddy List. The AOL service is available …

OTTAWA, Canada—Spotwave Wireless announced it worked with Rogers AT&T Wireless to provide the in-building wireless solution for the Nokia Cup, which took place inside Belleville’s Yardman Arena. Spotwave’s SpotCell 100 …

OKLAHOMA CITY, United States—Dobson Communications said it will follow nationwide roaming partners AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless in overlaying its current TDMA network with GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—AT&T Wireless Services and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless introduced cross-border GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming for their respective customers. Rogers currently covers 85 percent of the …

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. announced Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless will sell voice and data-integrated BlackBerry wireless devices for its GPRS network. The carrier deal is the latest in …

DENVER, United States—Verizon Wireless became the first nationwide U.S. carrier to commercially launch cdma2000 1x services this week as it unveiled its Express Network in a select number of markets. …

ATLANTA, United States—Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless said they will form a joint venture allowing both carriers to more quickly and cost effectively expand their buildout of GSM/General Packet Radio …

TORONTO—Motorola Inc. launched the company’s new V101 personal communicator in an exclusive deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless in Canada. The carrier will offer the device, which features phone and text …