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As the news swirls around Wall Street, analysts think a possible merger between Alcatel Alsthom of France and Lucent Technologies Inc. may not only be the biggest acquisition of a …

With four big CDMA infrastructure contracts ramped up last week by China Unicom, the country’s second-largest operator, the Asian nation is on pace to race past the United States as …

DALLAS-Among the ever-present winds of Eastern Texas, The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association last week hosted a somewhat intimate Wireless Agenda 2001 conference that CTIA President and Chief Executive Officer …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish mobile operator Telia said it will provide GPRS access to its 3 million wireless customers by September. “Our tests have been a great success, and once the summer …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. is expected to begin selling dual-band cell phones next year in response to strong subscriber growth, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun business daily reported. The …

Since technology is almost meaningless without the phones, it also can be lonely to be a phone maker in a market where securing a cutting edge is the only pathway …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian telecom operator Telenor said it has had talks with SBC Communications Inc. concerning SBC’s stake in TeleDanmark, the Danish telecom operator, and such talks may or may not …

NEW YORK-Wireless data is like a diamond in the rough, waiting for ways to smooth out its rough edges into sparkling facets that will attract growing numbers of consumers into …

Japan’s premier operator NTT DoCoMo has suspended sales of its i-mode-enabled Sony phones because of glitches that will make it possible for third-party providers to view some data stored in …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Thursday denied a request from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to keep confidential test results showing some enhanced 911 Phase II technologies won’t work for …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo reported strong earnings for its fiscal year ended March 31. Net profit jumped 45 percent to $3 billion, compared with the previous year’s results, on …

HELSINKI, Finland-European wireless operator Sonera Corp. sold 17.4 percent of its interest in VoiceStream Wireless Corp. to Germany’s Deutsche Telekom for approximately $319 million. Sonera said it would use the …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS introduced its Wireless Web for Business starter kits for its customers, including Internet-ready phones, service plans, corporate data access software, connectivity devices and customer support for …

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-SetNet Corp., which provides messaging software and systems for telecommunications companies, announced its VoxMail text-to-speech application will be used by a Belgian operator with more than 3.6 million …

NEW YORK-Wireless carriers seeking to reduce customer defections would do well to pay close attention to the important but overlooked linkage between subscriber churn and rising turnover among customer service …

Customers looking for Verizon Wireless service will now have an additional 4,400 outlets to chose from following last week’s announcement with RadioShack Corp. to house Verizon Wireless stores-within-a-store in RadioShack …

China Mobile Communications Corp., the largest wireless operator in China, recently announced plans to create a wireless Internet setup much like NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service in Japan, but the company …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. will provide Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. with its Openwave Download Fun WAP platform, a service that allows mobile users to download and personalize handsets with various …

Nextel Communications Inc. posted stronger-than-expected subscriber numbers for the first quarter, along with financial results in line with most analysts’ lowered expectations. The carrier also reported its customer acquisition and …

The role Thomas F. Carter played in the birth of modern telecommunications has been largely overlooked.”He had a huge impact on the telecommunications industry-way beyond what I think people give …

DENVER, United States-Cooperation and services are two focus areas for the GSM Association during the upcoming year, according to Scott Fox, who assumed the association’s chairmanship 1 May. Cooperation will …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian wireless market, so far a preserve of GSM, has been opened to the competing CDMA technology in a big way. CDMA growth is expected to pick …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The announcement by NTT DoCoMo of a five-month delay to its wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) launch must have been music to the ears of Irwin Jacobs, the chairman and chief …

BANGKOK, Thailand-After years of war and political instability, Cambodia and its 12 million people have entered a period of relative calm. With its economy starting to grow once more, demand …

NEW DELHI, India-The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing a rapid growth of short message service (SMS), which is not only beginning to contribute significantly to operators’ revenues, but is also setting …