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At the end of the day – the verbal pause du jour – a gathering of thousands of industry people bursting with innovative products, some of them handsets, will undoubtedly kick up a little dust in Las Vegas next week.Whether …

The notion that an ambitious Chinese handset vendor will make a bid for Motorola Inc. has received some press in the United States, perhaps aided by a touch of nationalistic horror.The Chinese government and Chinese banks already finance a big …

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. will sell its ailing handset business — and wireless infrastructure assets — to Kyocera Corp. for about $375 million, the two companies announced.Sanyo’s handset unit had been among the top ten original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in …

As Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has endured, even thrived, over its five-year life, it has seen its customer base transition from a play for the 18- to 34-year-old crowd to a substantial proportion (nearly 50%) of over-35 subscribers.The mobile virtual …

Handset art Virgin Mobile USA and LG Electronics announced six specially commissioned handpanted Aloha handsets that will be auctioned off to support youth homeless charities. The project is part of the “National Homeless Youth Awareness Month” in November. Artists Daniel …

Verizon Wireless has added the ability to update software on new phones on-the-fly, a new offering that may stand as a key competitive advantage. The carrier is working with InnoPath Software Inc. to deliver its firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) service, which saves …

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced it is in negotiations to sell its cellphone business to fellow Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. If the deal is completed, it would further consolidate the world’s hotly contested mobile phone business, as well …

WiMAX World USA is underway this week in Chicago and, not surprisingly, vendors rushed out news of their exploits, or plans for such exploits, in the mobile broadband arena in conjunction with the show.One might require an extensive cheat-sheet to …

Amid rumors of suitors for its handset manufacturing business, Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has sold its mobile-phone sales and distribution unit in a deal reportedly worth up to $85 million.Japanese handset distributor Telepark Corp. confirmed that it purchased Sanyo’s mobile …

YOU CAN’T HAVE A HOLIDAY PARTY without a potent punch bowl for all comers.The news from last week: Some of the latest models of 3G handsets will indeed appear in the United States in time for the retail party just …

Qualcomm Inc. can exhale now, and so can a number of its key customers. Holiday sales of imported 3G phones that had been banned by a federal agency can proceed. A ban on the importation of new 3G handsets containing …

Regional wireless carrier Cellular South said it will roll out an m-commerce initiative early next year across all its markets following a successful three-month trial of mobile transaction technology.The carrier, which offers service in four southeastern states, partnered with Bank …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research’s …

Network operators increasingly will partner with small handset vendors to offer low-margin, ultra-low-cost handsets, particularly in emerging markets where new subscriber growth remains strong, according to ABI Research. Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. currently dominate the sub-$50 handset space, in …

There’s good news for a beleaguered American handset giant named Motorola Inc.The company’s Razr handset-beefed up on functionality and spun off in customized form in myriad colors for all four of the top-tier network operators-represented two of the top five …

A partial ban on the importation of new handset models containing Qualcomm Inc.’s 3G chips will remain in effect as the chip vendor’s appeal is heard in a federal court and considered by the Bush administration.The United States International Trade …

A partial ban on the importation of new handset models containing Qualcomm Inc.’s 3G chips will remain in effect as the chip vendor’s appeal is heard in a federal court and considered by the Bush administration.The United States International Trade …

Growth in the handset market in the United States remains healthy, and recent market-share figures for vendors paint a markedly different picture than the global scene. Handset sales in the first quarter grew 12% from the year-ago quarter, with the …

The handset market in the United States in the first quarter grew 12% over the year-ago quarter, with the sale of about 39 million units valued at nearly $3 billion, according to The NPD Group. That growth is roughly similar …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. jacked up its handset prices across the board on all five of its proffered models.For instance, the Motorola Inc. Q soared to $220 (from $100), two models of Razrs went to $70 and $80, respectively (from $50 …

LAS VEGAS-Apple Inc.’s influence has apparently spread far and wide as various speakers at the Rural Cellular Association’s annual convention cited the company and its products as something to aspire to.Consultant Mark Landiak of Corporate Dynamics Inc. urged small carriers …

LAS VEGAS-New technologies and trends are trickling down to impact the businesses of rural carriers, bringing with them a host of new opportunities and challenges. The common theme among sessions at the Rural Cellular Assocation annual convention in Las Vegas …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The intriguing thing about the mobile handset business is that competition and ambition can help a vendor thread the eye of a needle. To some, that’s the slim opening for vendors not counted among the top-tier, whose five companies …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The day two keynotes at CTIA Wireless 2007 were all about collaboration. And, of course, money.From music to video to m-commerce, Wednesday’s speakers hammered home the need for content providers and financial institutions to partner with carriers to push …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. and regional wireless operator Cellular South are set to test near field communications technology in May with consumers in Memphis and Jackson, Miss., to see if consumers take to the application and how the technology works in …