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SEATTLE-U.S. consumers with Motorola Inc. Razr or Sanyo Corp. SCP-8200 handsets are more likely to consume mobile content than owners of any other wireless phone, according to figures from M:Metrics. The firm’s latest study found that half of all Sanyo …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. is nipping at the heels of Nokia Corp. and could challenge the company for the top spot in the handset market following years of Nokia dominance in the space. A new study from research firm Visiongain notes …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in 2004, creating the nation’s largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless found itself handing over its title belt as the U.S. heavyweight wireless leader. But since then, Verizon Wireless has been posting …

SEATTLE-U.S. consumers with Motorola Inc. Razr or Sanyo Corp. SCP-8200 handsets are more likely to consume mobile content than owners of any other wireless phone, according to new figures from M:Metrics. The firm’s latest study found that half of all …

The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other industries even as cellular carriers of old reinvent themselves. Indeed, …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. This year’s choice is Motorola Inc.’s Ed Zander. Since the beginnings of the U.S. …

U.S. consumers will be shopping for high-tech phones to take advantage of new high-speed networks this holiday season, according to a new study from Boston-based research firm Compete Inc.. Instead of bargain-basement voice-only phones, users are shopping for gadgets with …

Cellular phone dealers and customers around the country have found themselves burned by the quick take-off and crash of a self-proclaimed mobile virtual network operator called RockitTalk. According to RockitTalk dealers and a recent version of the company’s Web site, …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. This year’s choice is Motorola Inc.’s Ed Zander. Since the beginnings of the U.S. …

BOSTON-Motorola Inc.’s Razr phone and Danger Inc.’s Sidekick II will find their way into more Christmas stockings this year than other devices. The Razr and the Sidekick II top holiday shopping lists this season, according to new research from Compete …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. has begun selling Motorola Inc.’s sleek Pebl device on its Web site for $300 with a service plan. The gadget features Bluetooth, an integrated digital camera and a smooth, nugget-like design. Although Motorola’s Pebl has hit …

Alamosa Holdings Inc. subsidiary Southwest PCS said it sold 10 megahertz of spectrum covering portions of Oklahoma and Texas to Panhandle Telecommunications Systems Inc. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Panhandle will use the spectrum to build out …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers RBC Capital Markets tweaked its 2006 forecasts for Sprint Nextel to account for its planned acquisition of Alamosa Holdings. …

Consider yourself forewarned: This is a girlie column. But hey, it seems wireless handset designers have forgotten about half of the world’s population, so maybe you men out there should take a deep breath and plunge into this column anyway. …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. expanded its operations in India, and plans to begin assembling phones in the country. Previously, Motorola shipped phones into India. “India is all about opportunity-and today’s announcements make it clear that Motorola is here to be …

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 …

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 …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. announced it expanded its operations in India, and will begin assembling phones in the country. Previously, Motorola shipped phones into India. “India is all about opportunity-and today’s announcements make it clear that Motorola is here to …

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to take a swipe at the success of Motorola Inc.’s super-slim Razr device by selling a similar slender gadget from rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Nicknamed the Blade, the Samsung A900 supports CDMA2000 1x EV-DO …

The world’s No. 2 handset maker Motorola Inc. continued to dominate the fractured U.S. mobile-phone market in the third quarter, while the world’s largest handset supplier, Nokia Corp., sits at a distant fourth place. According to numbers from research and …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled additions to its popular Razr line of devices, including new colors, features and a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Razr. “These four news phones complement the millions of Razrs already in use, enabling consumers to choose the experience …

While most will busy themselves with decorations and gifts this holiday season, U.S. carriers and handset makers likely will be caught up in fierce battles over pricing, services and-ultimately-customers. As Halloween makes room for Thanksgiving, wireless executives need to gird …

Two months after it began selling the phone, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has cut the price of Motorola Inc.’s iTunes-capable Rokr by $100. The carrier is now selling the device for $150 with a service agreement, down from an unsubsidized price …

ATLANTA-Two months after it began selling the phone, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has cut the price of Motorola Inc.’s iTunes-capable Rokr by $100. The carrier is now selling the device for $150 with a service agreement, down from an unsubsidized price …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it plans to be the first carrier in the world to sell Research In Motion Ltd.’s new EDGE-capable BlackBerry. The company’s new BlackBerry 8700c features wireless access to corporate e-mail and will sell for $300 with …