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SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Plans for an Island-wide Wi-Fi network is coming to the Bahamas thanks to an agreement between Meru Networks, a wireless Voice over Internet Protocol infrastructure developer, and Sawtel Inc., …

By Jamie LaReau DETROIT-General Motors’ OnStar division will offer new technology on some 2006 models and nearly all 2007 models that gives subscribers automated turn-by-turn navigation in their vehicles. GM …

New agreements, contract details from Philadelphia and a smidge of a slowdown in product certifications kept Wi-Fi circles buzzing last week. In Philadelphia, reports surfaced early last week that the …

WASHINGTON-The high-stakes legal battle over truth-in-billing regulation continued to play out last week in a federal appeals court, with a consumer group and Vermont regulators arguing the Federal Communications Commission’s …

The hype surrounding mobile virtual network operators has created a new segment of the mobile industry with MVNO enablement, and a myriad of companies are eager to tell would-be operators …

BOTHELL, Wash.-Dexterra Inc., a mobile business software developer, announced a $12 million round of funding led by its new investor, Mesirow Financial. Existing investors include Motorola Ventures, Intel Capital, Canaan …

The legal options for Research In Motion Ltd. continued to dwindle last week as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its case against patent holder NTP Inc. The high …

LOS ANGELES-Move aside Barbie, Bratz now have their own mobile phones. MGA Entertainment-the company behind the Bratz “fashion dolls”-announced it will sell a Bratz-branded mobile phone through select Wal-Mart locations …

LONDON-MobileIGNITE, a trade group aiming to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence, picked up new member companies. The group said E28 Limited, BCT Global, Convergin, FG Microtec, HelloSoft, Netrake, NewHeights …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Thanks in part to a $278 million bankruptcy lawsuit ruling, Lucent Technologies Inc. posted a first quarter net loss of $104 million, or 2 cents per share. The …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fixed WiMAX products from Aperto Networks Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. have been stamped “WiMAX Forum Certified.” “The WiMAX era starts today,” boasted Ron …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and cellular carriers urged a federal appeals court to throw out challenges to an agency ruling that forbids states from regulating line-item charges on monthly mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-Amid a swirl of publicity over the apparent widespread theft and sale of cell-phone users’ call records, two federal agencies along with both houses of Congress jumped to try to …

Research In Motion Ltd. continued to play beat-the-clock last week, pleading that a shutdown of its BlackBerry service could place the nation’s public safety and economic security at risk. The …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fixed WiMAX products from Aperto Networks Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. have been stamped “WiMAX Forun Certified.” “The WiMAX era starts today,” boasted Ron …

WASHINGTON-In the wake of revelations that cell-phone call records are available for purchase over the Internet, the chairman of the House Commerce Committee plans to introduce a bill that will …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Wireless Test Systems in San Diego, Calif., and Telecommunications Technology Association in Seoul, Korea, have been authorized as CDMA Certification Forum test …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Comsearch, which specializes in spectrum management, said it has come up with a new product designed to give wireless carriers the lay of the Advanced Wireless Spectrum land …

OSLO, Norway-Internet browser vendor Opera Software ASA teamed with Bytemobile Inc. on a new mobile Web browser for 3G handsets. The offering, which the companies said increases current browser speeds …

WASHINGTON-A federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked enforcement of a new law prohibiting telecom operators from passing through to subscribers a targeted 1.3-percent gross receipts tax, pending the outcome of …

WASHINGTON-News stories late last week highlighted the tightrope wireless carriers must walk as they try to help law enforcement and protect their customers’ privacy at the same time. On one …

Fortune magazine released its annual ranking of companies that rate high with employees. Following are companies with wireless dealings that made the list.

Tier 1 operators are beginning to use retail outlets to build long-term customer relationships and generate revenues from lucrative data applications. But when it comes to the brick-and-mortar sales counter, …

LAS VEGAS-The much-hyped “year of mobile music” started off with a bang here at last week’s 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. But whether wireless consumers will sign on-and where mobile …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless has unveiled its new music service, Vcast Music, which will offer consumers the ability to download full-length digital songs and transfer them between their handset and a …