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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed by the end of the year. …

Before the spinoff of its chip business, Motorola Inc. often came across as an octopus-a many-sided giant. With Freescale Semiconductor Inc. now a standalone company, the wireless vendor still weighs …

Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. Beyond …

TOKYO AND ESPOO, Finland-Following on a series of recent announcements regarding wireless in-car communications, Nokia Corp. and Land Rover said they jointly developed the Personal Telephone Integration system, an integrated …

MIAMI-Wireless prepaid provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it will begin offering its customers extended warranty protection for handsets through an agreement with Asurion. The insurance will cost a one-time fee …

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.-Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer in-car i-mode content through an agreement with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The companies said they would offer a new service …

BERLIN-Synchronica said its SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange is available. The gateway provides over-the-air synchronization of Microsoft Exchange with mobile phones from Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and …

The wireless industry is expected to take its customary third-quarter breather this year. The nation’s six largest operators are forecast to post relatively strong customer growth results that might not …

The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have yet to sign agreements that would …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it has mailed offering documents to Microcell Telecommunications Inc. security holders in connection with Rogers’ $1.1 billion all-cash offer for its smaller rival. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile software developer Intellisync Corp. established a mobile carrier organization to target emerging opportunities and build on current carrier relationships, the company announced. Korak Mitra, who was tabbed …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has agreed to sell its Cingular Interactive L.P. subsidiary, including the Mobitex network, customer service operations, information technology systems and a majority of its current …

LONDON—Lucasfilm Ltd. and European operator Orange will partner to bring Stars Wars to mobile phones. Beginning this week, Orange customers can download images, film clips, ring tones and true tones …

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.’s $1.1 billion agreement to acquire Microcell Telecommunications Inc., Canada’s smallest wireless operator, could propel Rogers Wireless past Bell Mobility as the nation’s largest wireless operator with …

POLAND Lucent Technologies Inc. has collaborated with Novatel Wireless to supply third-generation UMTS PC card modems to Polish wireless carrier PTC. The operator said it has received initial shipments of …

Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said it has entered into a reseller relationship with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow CenturyTel to provide wireless voice and text-messaging services as part …

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG said it has supplied a network of wireless local area networks for Greek operator Vodafone Panafon to allow the carrier to offer WLAN services across five countries. …

Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said it has filed a request with the Canadian Competition Bureau for an advanced ruling certificate and a short form pre-merger notification relating …

Vision- and hearing-impaired consumers can get some assistance from their wireless devices with two announcements this week. Danger Inc. has added new features to make its hiptop2 device useful for …

Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers who …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange plc commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced …

No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its …

Wireless carriers and content providers around the world are salivating over potential revenues from adult content, which is expected to generate $1 billion annually within the next few years, according …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless users can create personal video greetings specifically tailored for friends and family members through a new application from mobile software developer Openwave Systems. The third-generation service allows …