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The big question on Wall Street last week seemed to be “What’s up with PageNet?” After falling steadily all year, Paging Network Inc. enjoyed a stock market rally last week …

Qualcomm Inc. on Friday officially asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant it spectrum in the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions. Qualcomm wants the commission to quickly award it spectrum to …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. plans to enhance the capacity and reach of its existing network through a $210 million infrastructure equipment contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. The new equipment allows …

SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp., a provider of wireless multimedia communication software and service for mobile applications, announced it will provide NTT DoCoMo with a software test bench that verifies the newly …

Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped 16 percent last Wednesday after the cdmaOne innovator warned of slower chip sales this quarter. This warning eclipsed Qualcomm’s higher-than-expected first fiscal quarter earnings. Merrill Lynch …

Another Swedish company soon will be competing for America’s wireless business. Satsafe AB, based in Stockholm, said it plans to expand its mobile data communication and global positioning system-based services …

LONDON-BT Cellnet said it will be the first U.K. mobile phone operator to commercially launch General Packet Radio Service this summer. The carrier also officially launched commercial Wireless Application Protocol …

WASHINGTON-With predictions that data-particularly e-commerce-will shape the industry’s future, the big question is which enterprise network will handle the most wireless traffic in the New Millennium. Will it be a …

SBC Communications Inc. said it will convert the remaining Ameritech Corp. wireless properties it owns from Code Division Multiple Access technology to Time Division Multiple Access technology. SBC and Ameritech …

Cable & Wireless plc announced it is in discussions regarding a proposed merger between Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Such a merger would create the largest …

NEW YORK-Smart cards must overcome a chicken-and-egg problem before they can expand their use in wireless devices beyond their established role as subscriber identification modules in Global System for Mobile …

Qualcomm Inc. took a major step last week to expand its patent and technology portfolio to include mobile location-based services and wireless Internet systems, announcing it acquired San Jose, Calif.-based …

IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. announced that its 45-percent owned affiliate, SkyOnline Inc., has signed agreements to receive $45 million in new equity from Telfin S.A. and Nouvel Investissement en Technologies …

LUFKIN, Texas-US Unwired launched service in Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas. US Unwired, a Sprint PCS Network Partner, currently offers service in Beaumont, Nederland, Tyler, Longview and Texarkana, covering east Texas …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector announced a successful launch in Japan of its commercial high-speed wireless Internet access for cdmaOne networks. The new service, deployed by DDI Corp. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. filed joint proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week in connection with their planned merger. All three …

The Supreme Court rejected last Tuesday a petition filed by William Thomas and several other Web site owners challenging fees that are charged for registering and renewing Internet domain names. …

SkyTel, an MCI WorldCom company, announced it will add new paging protocol technology to its network to make it compatible with the next generation of ReFLEX two-way pagers. Today, two-way …

Two-way operators hope new technology aids capacity constraints. Traditional small two-way radio operators are hoping new technology can ease their capacity problems and offer more integrated services to their customers. …

WASHINGTON -“We started on our one-yard line and we drove down the field, but now we don’t want to settle for a field goal,” said Thomas Sugrue, chief of the …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), attempting to play off GOP tax-cut and anti-big-government campaign themes, said he will push legislation this year to kill the telecom excise tax, …

Dear Editor: The PCS slamming was rather tacky when it appeared on the cover of RCR and then has become quite old in issue after issue, but accepted by your …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s efforts to keep its 90 wireless licenses despite a cancellation notice from the Federal Communications Commission moved to court last week, as Bankruptcy Judge …

New sales records of all kinds were set during last year’s fourth quarter, reinforcing the importance of the last three months of the year for the wireless industry. “In the …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported revenues of $9.9 billion for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, vs. $9.84 billion a year ago. The company also reported net income …