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SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp., which provides Wi-Fi and broadband wireless access solutions, has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Moseley Associates Inc. The agreement calls for Moseley to buy and assume most of the domestic and foreign operations …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported insight into the usage patterns of its Wi-Fi subscribers as well as several Wi-Fi roaming agreements, which the carrier said would triple the number of hot spots available to its Hotspot customers to more than …

COLUMBIA, S.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has added more than 3,800 square miles of coverage to its network in South Carolina. The expanded coverage includes the Interstate-26 and I-20 corridors as well as parts of Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Greenville, …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he hopes to work with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to craft a bill that would end the uncertainty on the transition to digital TV. “I want to work with Sen. Stevens in …

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing inked several announcements this week. The company signed a deal with TeliaSonera that allows the carrier’s customers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to access Connexion by Boeing in-flight high-speed wireless service through their TeliaSonera accounts. Customers on …

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief executive officer of Vocel, a San Diego-based wireless technology company, …

WASHINGTON-The lawyer for a former cell-phone programmer in California said a settlement totaling $180,000 was reached on a worker’s compensation claim that alleged Sharesa Price’s brain cancer was caused by her workplace. Price joined Advance Communications Systems-a small Northern California …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed first-quarter results that were in line with recently released guidance. Leap previously stated that the delayed reporting was due to accounting issues. The carrier said it added 45,575 net subscribers during the first quarter, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset portfolio with a total of 12 new phones. Nokia unveiled …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to expand its W-CDMA portfolio into new and existing frequency bands to prepare for mass market uptake of mobile triple-play services as well as increased interest in W-CDMA technology in new markets. The new …

MATAWAN, N.J.-Centennial de Puerto Rico has selected DAX Technologies Corp. to deploy its OPTIMA network management solution on its CDMA 1xRTT Networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The carrier also will use DAX equipment on its landline …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. urged the Federal Communications Commission to refrain from getting involved in a controversial business arrangement it has with US Unwired Inc., an affiliated rural carrier that has asked regulators to condition any approval of the proposed $35 billion …

RESTON, Va.-Large wireline and wireless carriers will not take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy and use the offering, predicted Detecon Consulting, which consults to Tier 1 operators around the world. The firm said …

One pioneering wireless data technologies is getting closer to its expiration date, as AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s low-speed CDPD wireless data network is set to be shut down June 30 by new owner Cingular Wireless L.L.C. AWS had previously said …

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Two Middle Eastern companies announced agreements for in-flight high-speed data services. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, selected Connexion by Boeing as its high-speed in-flight Internet and live global TV service provider. …

NEW YORK-Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will power a streaming audio service for Sprint PCS subscribers, the companies said. The country’s No. 2 pay-radio service said it has agreed to make some of its music channels available for the service, which …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and accessories next month. Also, the company said it expects to lose less money in the second …

SECAUCUS, N.J.-As part of its “Technician of the Future” initiative, SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy 21,000 Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. Toughbook 29 notebook personal computers designed to connect to Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s nationwide EDGE network to its …

Boston Communications Group Inc. said it will contest a class-action suit brought by some shareholders in the wake of last month’s $128 million patent-infringement verdict. The new suit seeks unspecified damages against the wireless network access management and back-end services …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Logistical services provider CellStar Corp. was delisted by the Nasdaq Friday after failing to gain an extension to file its 2004 annual report and its 2005 first-quarter report, the company said. The distributor of wireless products said the inability …

The tenuous agreement between embittered combatants Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. appears to have fallen apart-RIM last week asked a U.S. district court to enforce its $450 million settlement with the patent-holding company. “NTP refuses to honor its …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is fighting a bill on the Louisiana House floor that would scrap the existing telecom tax regime and replace it with an across-the-board 2 percent local excise tax, resulting in lower landline telephone taxes and higher monthly …

MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier’s wireless business in Puerto Rico. The two-year contract calls for Brightstar to …

For the second consecutive year, T-Mobile USA Inc. showed that size isn’t everything when it comes to customer service as the carrier topped consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates’ 2005 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The study included 8,600 …

Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it will abandon its attempt at the smart-phone business after a miserable outing with its first product, the Voq Professional Phone. Sierra said it will either divest its Voq business or simply terminate it. Investors reacted …