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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted a 5-percent increase in wireless service revenues from $1.195 billion during the second quarter of 2003 to $1.253 billion this year, while wireless net income …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued its strong growth pattern during the second quarter of this year adding 546,000 new customers, which was well ahead of estimates of around 500,000 net …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s V810 phone will debut in North America with U.S. Cellular this September. The phone includes an integrated camera with a built-in picture indicator light, advanced multimedia messaging …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Some operators are implementing third-generation deployment strategies that face risky consequences, according to a report from Analysys. “Early 3G launches suggest that many operators have not yet established …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security needs to step up and do a better job of coordinating public-safety interoperable communications, said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), chairman of the House Government Reform …

FRANKFURT, Germany-German chipmaker Infineon AG had a loss of $69 million, or 8 cents per share, owing to the high cost of dealing with price-fixing investigations. The money set aside …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo Inc. unveiled its third-generation Bluetooth microcontroller solution that offers the transmission of CD-quality sound over wireless Bluetooth links and meets Zeevo’s “Sound Design for Bluetooth” benchmark. The …

SINGAPORE-Flextronics’ shares dropped 8.25 percent on its projections for the company’s second-quarter results, which fell lower than expected. But the company said it generated a net income of $78.3 million, …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. has signed several deals in an effort to expand its FreedomLink Wi-Fi network coverage area. The company will provide hot spots at 300 Caribou Coffee shops …

Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless said the Motorola V710 1.23-megapixel camera phone is now shipping and will be available nationwide next month. Earlier this year, a Verizon spokeswoman confirmed that …

As a company that tends to generate most excitement regarding its bottom line, Nokia Corp. for the most part has been unruffled in the recent turbulent seas of the wireless …

If Nextel Communications Inc. takes spectrum at 1.9 GHz as part of the plan to solve interference at 800 MHz, the carrier finally might be able to extricate itself from …

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance Wednesday issued a request for proposals for the alpha version its emergency provider access directory. “You can’t send emergency …

TOKYO-In its second such announcement in as many days, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will invest $50.3 million in Texas Instruments Inc. over two years to jointly develop …

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China’s third-generation TD-SCDMA networks. Under their agreement, …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China’s third-generation TD-SCDMA networks. Under their agreement, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. a series of highly detailed questions about their proposed $41 billion merger, queries that suggest regulators …

In a move expected to bolster its spectrum position and coverage in the western United States, Verizon Wireless reported late last week that it had agreed to acquire Qwest Communications …

Signifying a strategic shift away from infrastructure manufacturing, Nortel Networks Ltd. reached an agreement last week to divest certain production operations and related activities in Canada and Brazil as well …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.’s 6820 …

Autodesk Location Services and Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of location-based traffic alert services for Verizon’s vtext.com text-messaging portal. With the service, Verizon customers can log into www.vtext.com and …

Playing on the growing demand in the mobile gaming space, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the SCH-V450, a new three-dimensional gaming phone. The device comes with three installed games that …

SINGAPORE-The Open Mobile Alliance wireless standards group announced the release of several new specifications covering Web services, location-based services and other hot-button technologies. Founded two years ago, OMA works to …