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As the standards bodies for two metropolitan area network protocols prepare for separate meetings in May, both 802.16 and 802.20 are spoiling for a battle for survival. Neither .16e nor …

Wireless voice and data services now represent 25 percent of a typical U.S. corporation’s telecom spending, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. However, unlike other telecom services, …

Satellite is spreading its wings. The sector appears to be aligning itself with other wireless technologies in hopes of becoming a significant part of a hybrid wireless network. John Kealey, …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Thursday said it would take too long and would not survive a legal challenge for the Federal Communications Commission to seriously consider giving it spectrum in the …

SpectraSite Inc. kicked off wireless tower company first-quarter earning releases this week on a positive note. The company said revenues for the first quarter were $84.6 million and operating income …

Alltel Corp. posted 157,741 net customer additions during the first three months of this year, which was slightly below the 159,251 subscribers the carrier added during the first quarter of …

WASHINGTON-It took more than a year and it wasn’t pretty, but the Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. Tuesday signed an agreement requiring NextWave to sell more than …

Wireless customers are often viewed as the most valuable asset a carrier has, though they are often the hardest to quantify. While having more customers usually translates into higher revenues, …

The twists and turns continue in a year that most predict will be the biggest ever for the mobile-phone industry, as market leader Nokia Corp. disappointed with a flat second-quarter …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said BellSouth Corp. and other incumbent local exchange carriers can recover from their customers the costs of implementing intermodal porting. “BellSouth has estimated that, if allowed …

WASHINGTON-With the federal tax deadline looming, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association has compiled a list of taxes and tax proposals related to wireless service. “There are more than 14,000 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said BellSouth Corp. and other incumbent local exchange carriers can recover from their customers the costs of implementing intermodal porting. “BellSouth has estimated that, if …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. announced its Tsunami broadband wireless products are being used in a metro-scale wireless network in the City of Oceanside, Calif., to …

WASHINGTON-The Consumers Union is asking the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to stop locking handsets, saying the move would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution. …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown said they will try to enlist support of the media and public for a bill of rights for telecom consumers, …

LONDON-Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Tropos Networks, supplier of metro-scale Wi-Fi network equipment, announced former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt has joined its board of directors. “The products developed by Tropos have …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the Federal Communications Commission recently that any plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week. Powell appeared …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology last week. The eight-month test will use 3G spectrum assigned by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Despite a projected decline in sales, L.M. Ericsson said its first-quarter margins will exceed the fourth quarter above 41.6 percent, news that sent its shares up by more than …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Easy411 said it is offering wireless directory assistance for half the cost wireless carriers traditionally charge. Easy411’s service will cost 65 cents per call vs. wireless carrier offerings, which …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said that a February proposal from Verizon Wireless to re-band only the 800 MHz spectrum and make Nextel pay for the retuning to solve public-safety interference is …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the FCC Chairman told Congress Wednesday Powell appeared before the House Appropriations commerce, …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology Wednesday. The eight-month trial will use 3G spectrum assigned by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in …