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Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it selected Agere Systems as the new name for its microelectronics spinoff. The spinoff is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter. …

BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.’s location technology to enhance its deployment of WAP gateways. The software will allow mobile network operators to combine the location of their customers with …

WASHINGTON-Can the news media disseminate information of public significance even if that information is stolen? That is the question before the U.S. Supreme Court which last week heard oral argument …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-EVoice Inc. introduced eVoice Premium, a new voice mail service designed for residential and small business customers, the company said. EVoice Premium works with subscribers’ existing phone numbers …

TSR Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest privately held paging carrier, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late Friday afternoon in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in …

Even a profitable company like smart card developer Gemplus International got the glare from the Grinch last week. In order to go public, the company decided to reduce the number …

The great wall between China and the deployment of CDMA technology may finally fall. And soon. After a year-long soap opera with Qualcomm Inc. over proliferating the technology in the …

NEW YORK-A U.S. class action lawsuit was filed last week against Turkish cell-phone operator Turkcell. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of all persons or entities purchasing Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetler …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-GiantBear Inc. said it closed a $25 million round of financing, led by First Union Capital Partners and existing investors Thomas H. Lee Partners and Blackstone Capital Partners, …

SEATTLE-Versatile Mobile Systems, which provides wireless automation solutions, released its new line of wireless enterprise applications, Mobiquity, which the company said would provide delivery operations management. Mobiquity provides wireless applications …

Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc. jumped into the wireless game and into competition with Texas Instruments Inc. after introducing a Micro Signal Architecture that integrates digital signal processor and …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. scored a significant customer last week as EarthLink, the nation’s second-largest Internet service provider, agreed to provide the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service to its customers …

Horizon PCS, the largest Sprint PCS affiliate in terms of population covered, withdrew its planned initial public offering Dec. 4, citing “unfavorable market conditions.” The Chillicothe, Ohio, carrier had registered …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) late last week raised questions about Voice-Stream Wireless Corp.’s eligibility to bid for mobile-phone licenses in the Dec. 12 auction, citing possible foreign-ownership problems. In a …

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced it shipped eight ATP Classic systems to Verizon Wireless, which will be deployed in selected analog cell sites in Verizon’s Indiana Region. The shipment …

Like chromosomes in the human body, the so-called Generations X and Y will wrestle for the kind of wireless features the automotive industry should provide in next-generation vehicles. Generation X …

NEW YORK-Geo Interactive Media Group Ltd. announced it will develop a streaming MPEG-4 video player for the new Nokia 9210 Color Communicator and supporting telco-grade video server/gateway technology for Nokia …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced three of its operations received certifications from the International Organization for Standardization 9002 group. The ISO 9002 certifications cover manufacturing and installation. The three operations are …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-An alliance between iAnywhere Solutions Inc. and Ericsson announced earlier this year is paying off. The companies have reached their first agreement to provide mobile financial transactions. The new …

After months of struggling financially and falling behind technologically, Motorola Inc. stands to make its mark as the first handset manufacturer to provide Java-enabled mobile phones. The company entered an …

SAN FRANCISCO-LookSmart, a distributor of Internet directories, reported an alliance between its international joint venture with British Telecom, BTLookSmart, and European mobile Internet provider Genie, enabling BTLookSmart to offer its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson and Juniper Networks Inc. announced a plan to sell mobile Internet routing products exclusively through Ericsson. The plan builds on the companies’ existing distribution agreement, which covers Juniper’s …

OSLO, Norway-The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications announced the winners of the country’s four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses, which were awarded through a beauty contest. The license winners …

Imagine for a moment the 3G spectrum bands-698-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz-are the three Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Nassau. If you think South Florida is …

PARIS-Matsushita Communications Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nortel Networks moved to push the standards set by 3G Partnership Projects and their own products and services. Under a new agreement, the two …