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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 …

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide. The company said it will overlay a GSM/general packet …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported it will roll out two-way mobile messaging services to its customers in the Los Angeles area this week, with plans for nationwide availability by early next …

HERNDON, Va.-Nx Networks announced it will sell its Nx 3000 voice and data convergence equipment to Alcatel for Alcatel’s $4.5 million contract for a government project in Turkey. The two …

724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses conduct high-volume, secure and mobile transactions. …

TORONTO-Trucks are now rolling out loaded with Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc.’s new Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and heading to some of the company’s North American customers, Paradigm said. The shipped …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum’s annual competition. The service won in the Best Use of WAP in a Business …

CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless Matrix Corp.’s IP Anywhere service will be deployed to 500 units at Spartek Systems Inc.’s customer accounts in selected international markets, the companies announced. The deployment is part …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry last week raised serious questions about data and methodology used by government to determine whether the 1700 MHz band can be shared by third-generation wireless systems and …

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 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced its new TETRA WAP browser, which will bring WAP applications to TETRA mobile radio networks. The company said the browser will operate on a PC or …

Under a new licensing agreement, Nortel Networks will be able to license Certicom’s Elliptic Curve Cryptography technology to create a virtual private network for handheld devices. Nortel said this will …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc., a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, announced a year-long test of its position-location technology is over and the results are positive. The tests of SnapTrack’s Wireless Assisted global …

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 …

Wireless broadband started out as a unique and rapidly growing concept, poised on the edge of a data revolution that promised to produce millions of dollars and bring the Internet …

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 …

DENVER-RCR Wireless News has added two people to its editorial staff. Sam Omatseye will focus on wireless vendors for the newspaper. An award-winning journalist, Omatseye received a bachelor’s degree in …

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 …

NEW YORK-The potential mobile-commerce revolution may well be in the intensive care unit, “but we’re not ready to declare it dead,” said David Bishop, director of wireless/mobile services for The …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AlterEgo Networks Inc. and Nextron Communications Inc., a provider of Web content management software, formed a strategic technology partnership allowing Nextron’s partner carriers, Internet service providers and franchises …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it will be the first operator in the Nordic countries to launch a GPRS network when its commercial service begins Dec. 11. Initial service will be …

BOSTON-First Call Corp. launched a wireless service for investors on the go, offering access to its Notes and Real Time Earnings Estimates services through Palm personal digital assistants. First Call, …

HILLSBORO, Ore.-There are a variety of wireless e-mail services ready to satisfy the needs of e-mail junkies stuck in a meeting or an airport who are dying to know the …

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 …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received an $850,000 order for its SuperFilter Systems, which will be used for CDMA cell sites across a new digital network. The company …