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Gemalto, the world’s largest SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card maker, is taking steps to expand the mobile contactless payment space – and get its technology an even broader footprint. The …

The mobile virtual network operator space has been a-buzz lately, with a new MVNO launched, one closing shop, another sold and yet another expanding its service offering beyond handsets into …

Now that Sprint Nextel Corp. has committed to WiMAX technology, it’s time to wonder if other carriers will follow suit. No doubt, carriers make next-generation investment decisions based largely on …

Despite initial anticipation that cable and satellite companies would use the advanced wireless services spectrum auction to catapult into the mobile marketplace, the hype doesn’t seem to be panning out. …

WASHINGTON—Satellite television providers EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc. have pulled out of the advanced wireless service spectrum auction. Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS auction. …

The nation’s largest-ever spectrum auction is in full swing, and at the end of round five, the U.S. government has already raised nearly $1.5 billion. When you think about it, …

In the first few days of jockeying for position in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, T-Mobile USA Inc. has been battling to expand its footprint, …

WASHINGTON—Bidding is picking up speed in the FCC’s advanced wireless services spectrum auction, with the total value of provisionally winning bids jumping from more than $2.4 billion late Friday to …

WASHINGTON—NextWave Telecom Inc.-backed AWS Wireless Inc. made three of the highest bids in the sixth round of the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, capturing—at least temporarily—the highly coveted Great Lakes …

WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. is dominating the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction after three rounds in terms of sheer dollars, with $226.6 million in bids so far. The carrier is the …

WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. led the first round of bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, placing bids for spectrum that would substantially expand its national …

Bidding in the government’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum is set to start Wednesday, but the jockeying and speculation has already begun as satellite and cable consortiums set themselves …

WASHINGTON-Next month’s advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered …

The hype surrounding mobile virtual network operators has created a new segment of the mobile industry with MVNO enablement, and a myriad of companies are eager to tell would-be operators …

CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless services provider DBS Communications Inc. launched its mobile virtual network enablement offering Versent Mobile, which the company said provides the tools necessary for companies to launch mobile virtual …

Customer-care and billing solutions provider CSG Systems International Inc. announced it’s selling its Global Software & Services Division assets to Comverse Inc. for $251 million in cash. Comverse Inc. is …

CHICAGO-Prepaid provider DBC Communications Inc. said it will offer unlimited incoming calls, domestic long-distance, nationwide roaming and rollover minutes as part of its EZlinkmobile offering. DBS said the service, which …

CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless provider DBC Communications Inc. said it will now offer unlimited incoming calls, domestic long-distance, nationwide roaming and rollover minutes as part of its EZlinkmobile offering. DBS said the …

Although consolidation continues to thin out the carrier crowd, the actual number of companies offering wireless services soon could increase. At least, that’s what Matt Johnson is hoping. Johnson is …

Two firms released different ratings on wireless vendor Lucent Technologies Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities maintained a hold rating, while Independent Research Group upgraded Lucent from sell to neutral. In a …

WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form …

CANNES, France—Dynamic Telecommunications Inc. announced its new Distance Based Sampling (DBS) option at the 3GSM World Congress. The DBS option, which is incorporated into DTI’s W-CDMA receiver, allows one drive-test …

BEIJING—Telecommunications analyst Wallace Cheung of DBS Equities Research told Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post he expects China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to grant two new second-generation (2G) mobile-phone …

The growth potential of the wireless high-speed data market is inspiring companies to modify technology and previously unused spectrum to enable delivery of these data services. But the journey into …

LOS ANGELES-Loral Space & Communications will forgo plans to deploy a two-way broadband satellite system and instead focus on its core strengths of providing data delivery platforms for outside customers, …