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Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.’s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers’ …

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland Friday became the first German operator to offer television on mobile phones through an agreement with n-tv news channel signed earlier this year. The news channel programs …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Prepaid wireless phone service provider Liberty Wireless has released a new set of prepaid wireless calling plans, which the company is touting as consumer friendly, especially following the recent …

Despite an increase in the total amount of inventory, U.S. wireless carriers reduced their days of sales in inventory 13 percent from 48.6 days during the second quarter of this …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Airwalk Communications announced it has received $8 million in funding from venture partners TL Ventures and the Korean Global IT Fund (KGIF), allowing it to launch its Radio Access …

DENVER-Ricochet Networks Inc. may have a new lease on life following its sale to EDL Holdings Inc., a Victor Mitchell Family L.P. company. The transaction follows last month’s announcement Ricochet …

He is permanently disabled, his medical practice long gone. He is now divorced, but can spend time with his kids. He was crushed in court. He has a few bucks …

Local number portability reality set in last week when early industry initiatives to accomplish the porting process in less than three hours quickly fell by the wayside as many customers …

DALLAS-Research firm Parks Associates said unlicensed broadband wireless technologies will bring recurring revenue of approximately $2 billion by 2008, with a compound growth rate of about 50 percent. Residential services …

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers that receive universal-service support should submit to auditing to ensure that the subsidies they receive are being used to upgrade and improve networks in rural America, FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-Global giant Vodafone Group plc and U.S. mobile-phone operators are aggressively lobbying policy-makers to stay out of a controversy that already has rocked Europe and now is erupting in other …

Wireless entertainment companies have dreamed up all manner of enticements to encourage mobile-phone users to drop a few dollars on wireless games. There are games for kids, games for hard-core …

TORONTO-Roadpost Inc., which provides global voice and data communications solutions for business travelers, unveiled the Thuraya handset and service that the company said includes a dual-mode mobile telephone combining both …

VANCOUVER, Canada-Engineering, construction and management services provider Bechtel will now offer free space optical communications equipment through fSONA Communications, according to the companies’ recently announced global procurement agreement. Under the …

WASHINGTON-Ten years after Congress authorized auctions to award wireless permits, the market-based licensing scheme continues be a magnet for those needing funding for pet projects, but the Federal Communications Commission’s …

To the average consumer, wireless communication towers are not pretty. Therein lies the main argument from communities opposed to new local tower builds. But many in that camp are learning …

Mobile computing is on the cusp of revolutionizing healthcare, according to Greg Malkary, founder and managing director of the Spyglass Consulting Group. Indeed, wireless users in many fields are recognizing …

Increasingly stringent zoning rules may be costing tower companies, but they also are bringing new business to other industries not necessarily yet associated with the world of wireless. Zoning laws, …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its TDMA wireless operations in South Texas to AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $95 million in cash. The operations include …

U.S. Cellular Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its TDMA wireless operations in South Texas to AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $95 million in cash. The operations include …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Push-to-talk services will likely represent a major boon to wireless operators worldwide, and Nokia Corp. could benefit greatly from the introduction of such services, according to a new …

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. announced it scored 262.5 kilohertz of nationwide spectrum in the recent Federal Communications Commission 900 MHz band spectrum auction, which the company said it would use …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-A plethora of emerging technologies is forcing mobile operators in Europe to make difficult investment choices, according to a new report from Analysys. Operators that have deferred the launch …

ROSEVILLE, Calif.-Rural telecommunications service provider SureWest Communications introduced flat-rate unlimited wireless local calling plans. The plans, which require two-year contracts, cost $30 per month for unlimited calls to a customer’s …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court panel signaled it was prepared to send back to the Federal Communications Commission an interconnection decision with far-reaching implications for the wireless industry, but the agency …