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It may seem like Unlicensed Mobile Access has only recently burst onto the wireless scene, but the Third Generation Partnership Project standard that enables handovers between GSM-based cellular networks and …

Mobile advertising has come a long way since the early days of “American Idol.” The hit show is credited with catalyzing text messaging in North America, generating more than 13 …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration signaled it is open to bold reforms on government use of the airwaves, a possible shift that could meet resistance from federal agencies at a time when …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Pyramid Research issued a cautious view of the young mobile virtual network operator market in its latest report, “MVNOs and MVNEs: Analyzing the Viability of Virtual Mobile Players.” The …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. says it’s combining its Networks and Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions business units into one entity for the sake of cost savings and efficiency. The company named …

WASHINGTON—A federal court has ordered a Florida firm to immediately halt “unlocking” TracFone Wireless Inc. pre-paid cell phones. Unlocked phones can be used on cellular networks other than those affiliated …

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. announced they ended their long-running legal quarrel under an agreement that calls for RIM to make a one-time payment …

Research In Motion Ltd. dodged a bullet as a U.S. District Court judge stopped short of ordering an immediate shutdown in service to U.S. BlackBerry users last Friday. Judge James …

As the world waits for Nortel Networks Ltd. to post its fourth-quarter financials, chief executive Mike Zafirovski outlined his plans to overhaul the telecom company, addressing Nortel’s technology focus, organizational …

LONDON-Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands Actix’s presence into Germany and gives …

Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as demonstrated by the breadth of high-tech …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Fox Mobile Entertainment is joining the ranks of wireless aggregators, unveiling a Web site hawking music, games and images for mobile phones. The News Corp. subsidiary launched Mobizzo, an …

Wi-Fi news is never in short supply. Last week, EarthLink Inc. announced that it teamed with Google Inc. to submit a proposal for San Francisco’s Wi-Fi network contract. Instead of …

TAMPA—Syniverse Holdings Inc. capped its first year as a publicly traded company with improved net income despite a decline in revenues for the fourth quarter. Revenues for the quarter totaled …

LONDON—Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands Actix’s presence into Germany and gives …

CALABASAS, Calif.—Strix Systems announced it is working with international carrier Accatel Inc. to cover Chittagong, Bangladesh, with wireless mesh networking infrastructure for voice, data and video services. Accatel said it’s …

As all things GSM were talked about last week during the 3GSM World Congress trade show, the wireless industry was put on notice that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is getting down …

BARCELONA, Spain-The evolution toward convergence could make for some strange bedfellows. The 3GSM World Congress was named for third-generation cellular services, but it was the alphabet soup of other technologies …

WASHINGTON-You may have heard of a CoW or even a CoLT, but how about Mercury? Probably not. And before you start trying to figure out the acronym-it isn’t one. Mercury …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. touted the success of its Sprint Music Store, announcing that customers had downloaded one million full-length songs through the service. Sprint Nextel said it reached the …

Warren, N.J.—Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. introduced an unlimited night and weekend calling plan that allows users to place unlimited off-peak calls to three phone numbers of their choice. The “Inner …

BRISTOL, England-Apertio announced a new deal with Vodafone Group plc that places Apertio’s One Network Directory Server at the core of Vodafone’s network in the United Kingdom. “By deploying a …

BARCELONA, Spain-As the 3GSM World Congress conference kicks off, music-related announcements from the industry are humming right along. Here are some of the highlights: Motorola Inc. announced a deal to …

LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Mobile TV chipmaker Newport Media Inc. said it added $25 million to its funding coffers during a second round of fundraising. The round, led by Oak Investment Partners, …

MILPITAS, Ca.-Mobile media adaptation company Adamind Ltd. plans to purchase Hong Kong-based SenseStream Ltd., a messaging and media product vendor. SenseStream develops, markets and distributes software that supports the deployment …