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WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless wants 700 MHz spectrum and it thinks it has a plan that will enable it to bid on the spectrum sooner and give public safety money from the auction sooner-but still keep the hard date in 2009. The …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying its Media Net offering by delivering local information and allowing …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless mesh router maker Wave Wireless Corp. and wireless broadband technology developer WaveRider Communications announced plans to merge, saying the combined company will focus on the rapidly growing market for wireless broadband solutions. The companies said the proposed …

WASHINGTON-Republicans last week criticized a new Democratic high-tech agenda highlighting wireless broadband potential, ratcheting up political rhetoric about which party is providing more support for U.S. high-tech interests. After House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled the House Democratic innovation …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they received notices from The American Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange indicating that both companies are not in compliance with their respective listing standards. The …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.’s Firefly phone, which Firefly has been selling through retail outlets and its Web site. Cingular said it will sell the …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. unveiled its Wireless Data Backup solution for business customers that utilizes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s EDGE network to back up BellSouth’s existing wireline data networks in case of an outage. BellSouth noted the solution is the first jointly developed …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth of mobile marketing by clearing industry obstacles and establishing best-practices …

The potential breadth of the mobile virtual network operator model was evident last week as a pair of companies reported plans to enter the wireless space with services spanning the gamut from the loftiest of the high end to entry-level …

BOONTON, N.J.-The global wireless operations support systems market is expected to grow to more than $13 billion this year, according a study by Insight Research. OSS is the I.T. infrastructure that performs customer care, provisioning and management functions in wireless …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Flexible digital rights management solutions and ad-supported services are crucial to driving the wireless content market, according to a study from The Management Network Group Inc. The management consultant firm said U.S. carriers should look to advertisements to …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it plans to acquire German broadband satellite network electronics manufacturer Skyware Radio Systems GmbH. Andrew said that under terms of the agreement, it plans to pay around $9 million in cash for the company, an …

SAN FRANCISCO-Citing increased summer travel, performance measurement firm Telephia reported that wireless customers paid 15 percent more in roaming charges in the third quarter compared with the first three months of this year. Telephia noted in its Customer Value Metric …

The mesh market is garnering increased attention lately-and following a typical path in wireless evolution-complete with competition between startups and industry leaders, and competing proposals for a standard-all underscored by analyst predictions that the technology holds great promise. Cisco Systems …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.’s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week. The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular handset will be available at the carrier’s retail locations beginning …

Dwango Wireless suffered its third straight multimillion-dollar quarterly deficit, reporting a net third-quarter loss of $5 million. The mobile entertainment publisher said it generated $968,000 in revenue during the period, up 9 percent from second-quarter figures. Dwango’s net third-quarter loss …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase the technology’s data throughput by allocating multiple radio-frequency carriers across …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Loc-Aid Technologies snared $5 million in its first round of institutional financing, the location-based services application developer said. Loc-Aid said it plans to use the cash to expand sales and marketing initiatives and to introduce a new location-based …

Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition of Intellisync Corp. The handset manufacturer last week announced plans to buy the San Jose, Calif.-based …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) released the draft of …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said she plans to leave the Federal Communications Commission Dec. 9, even though the White House has yet to name a replacement. Abernathy’s announcement was expected. Her term expired in June 2005, and she had to …

Siemens AG said its Music2You music download technology is set to launch through T-Mobile International. The two companies signed a framework agreement, making Music2You the preferred solution for all T-Mobile International subsidiaries worldwide. T-Mobile Germany is to offer the Siemens …

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc., with challenges aplenty as the smallest national cell-phone carrier, has unwittingly angered the nation’s top consumer group and publisher of an influential magazine that rates mobile-phone carriers. In doing so, the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier helped renew …

Like European missionaries of centuries past, Bango came to U.S. shores last week preaching the gospel. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company held events in Southern California and New York to tout the benefits of branded, off-deck mobile portals. Wireless operators, mobile …

Global Signal Inc., the nation’s third-largest tower company with around 11,000 towers, reported a third-quarter net loss of $15.4 million, or 23 cents per share. The numbers are a steep decline from the company’s year-ago net income of $5.3 million, …