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Wireless carriers made improvements in inventory management during the first quarter, according to a new study by InfoTech Marketing. While total cost of equipment sales rose, inventory levels fell by …

WASHINGTON-As local number portability goes nationwide today, rural Americans who want to port their wireline phone numbers to wireless carriers may find the deadline is a bit elastic. “Right now, …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s spectrum realignment plans were headed for resolution early this year, with reports indicating the government was set to award the carrier 10 megahertz of spectrum in the …

Sendia Corp. has built a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market. “We’re not an application developer ourselves,” explained Alex Klyce, Sendia’s executive vice president. Rather, “we …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In an attempt to make it easier and more cost effective for financial institutions to provide banking services to small and independent business owners, Sprint Corp. launched its …

With more than 2.5 million customers split between their two operations, Leap Wireless International Inc. and MetroPCS Inc. have proven there is a market for wireless customers willing to forgo …

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security continue to be vital customers for the satellite sector. Satellite owners and operators may profit from the ramped-up need for their services, but …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint PCS affiliate and AirGate PCS Inc. unrestricted subsidiary iPCS Inc. reported $45.8 million in total revenues for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, which was slightly above …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In an attempt to make it easier and more cost effective for financial institutions to provide banking services to small and independent business owners, Sprint Corp. launched its …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research’s latest “Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service” report. The update attributed the growth …

Sendia Corp. has developed a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market. “We’re not an application developer ourselves,” explained Alex Klyce, Sendia’s executive vice president. Rather, “we …

After nearly a year of financial turmoil, Leap Wireless International Inc. reported post-reorganization first-quarter financial results highlighted by an improved financial position and customer growth. Total revenues increased more than …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted first-quarter customer growth second only to Verizon Wireless and more than double its next closest competitor, reaffirming claims that once consumers could port their phone numbers, …

DENVER-High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. has once again revised its business model and now plans to sell its service to municipalities across the United States, as well …

Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The wireless gaming market today is a …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band requested as …

WASHINGTON-As the California Public Utilities Commission heads toward a vote next week on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, a contentious four-year proceeding pitting consumer advocates against the mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market with a potentially disruptive technology comprised …

Quality of service requirements recently have become more urgent for wide area wireless networks because of the increasing need for data and other multimedia services. QoS also is being propelled …

Wireless messaging applications in the United States typically involve voting for reality TV show contestants, participating in trivia contests or requesting some sort of information, and most cost a few …

In what amounts to a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering the CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA technologies. The U.S. supplier made two announcements regarding the first …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its strong customer growth trend, adding a record1.174 million net subscribers during the first quarter of this year, which topped both the 921,000 subscribers the carrier …

IRVINE, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Networks In Motion said it released its new AtlasTrack location-services product through Nextel Communications Inc. The company said the Java application allows mobile workers to track …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-i2Telecom International Inc. has developed a patent-pending technology that allows cellular bridging to Voice-over-Internet Protocol networks. The solution allows cellular customers to make national and international calls on …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will reorganize its fixed wireless Winstar/IDT Solutions division. The group will focus on providing private line services, wholesale service, spectrum leasing and backhaul services to …