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As next-generation speeds make their way into the wireless world, operators face the challenge that the resulting deluge of traffic on their networks may be too much to monitor, setting …

Telemarketing calls and junk mail have evolved. Now that consumers are used to dodging junk e-mail and Internet pop-up ads on their desktops and wireless messaging and mobile marketing are …

WASHINGTON-Congress returns to work this week to a brewing controversy over funding for first responders and what to do when states raid wireless enhanced 911 funds like North Carolina did …

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon late last week reached a settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS that ends a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to …

Turning wireless services from novelty to normal has engaged wireless players focusing on the emerging markets in the world. While advanced economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan grapple …

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today said Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS have agreed to settle a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to trial in early …

Dear Editor, Jeff Silva wonders why all mobile-phone health suits have headed south (Opinion, RCR Wireless News, June 9). Perhaps, he suggests, the judge who threw out one major case …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is negotiating with the California Public Service Utilities Commission to settle a year-long probe of the nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier’s business practices, a development that could …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee passed by voice vote a bill meant to keep the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy saga from happening again. “The bill would ensure that valuable spectrum would …

Opponents of wireless local number portability lost a substantial ally last week as Verizon Wireless threw in the towel on fighting the proposed Federal Communications Commission mandate and announced plans …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research …

In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar …

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-A new research report says cdma2000 1x EV-DO enables operators to launch profitable multimedia services as well avoiding the “false dilemma” of charging data users for equivalent voice resources …

In the wake of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ retreat from the CDMA mobile-phone business, Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are re-evaluating their plans to sell Sony Ericsson’s newly released CDMA …

Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Denny Strigl said the company will not charge its customers additional porting fees if they want to switch to another carrier and take …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Several more billing companies announced news as Billing World 2003 kicked off June 24 in Miami Beach, Fla. Portal Software Inc. said Microsoft Corp. will integrate Portal’s billing …

Barely nine months after Nokia Corp. led a base-station interoperability initiative, L.M. Ericsson and other major infrastructure vendors have countered with a new one, indicating a tension in that sector. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software company Openwave Systems Inc. again announced plans to cut costs amid dwindling revenues, this time with plans to eliminate 180 jobs or 12 percent of …

WASHINGTON-Local number portability lobbying has been fast and furious of late as the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association tries to get legislation passed to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications introduced a program based on its portfolio of system building blocks whereby telecommunications application developers can quickly and cost effectively deploy voice and data solutions. Through the …

Wireless Internet software company Openwave Systems Inc. again announced plans to cut costs amid dwindling revenues, this time with plans to eliminate 180 jobs or 12 percent of its work …

WASHINGTON-A coalition of consumer advocates and state regulators on Monday sent a letter to senators urging them to reject efforts by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to delay the …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Ground Control, provider of DIRECWAY two-way mobile and fixed satellite systems, has released its IG-VoIP solution to allow DIRECWAY satellite subscribers to make voice calls to anywhere …

BOSTON-C2C Fiber Networks, a “lit” services broadband communications provider for telecommunications carriers including wireless carriers seeking to provide last-mile connectivity, has expanded its network to include the Boston metro area. …

Time was when all roads led to Baltimore federal court, where U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake oversees everything from elevator operations to cell-phone health suits. Blake, appointed administrative judge in …