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The Canadian government is opening up its telecommunications market for new wireless players and giving incumbents a chance to acquire the spectrum they need to offer third-generation and enhanced services. …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court last month refused to stay the scheduled re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s personal communications services licenses or hear an appeal on their cancellation. “A petition …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced it entered into an agreement with OpenGrid Inc. that will bring together Cell-Loc’s Cellocate network with OpenGrid’s Intelligent Wireless Services offerings. “By coupling the two technologies, …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. is acquiring Exalink Ltd., an Israel-based Wireless Application Protocol gateway and application software developer. The tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Superconducting wireless systems manufacturer Conductus Inc. reported that the first third-generation field trial of its ClearSite system demonstrated reductions in the effects of interference on 3G base station performance, …

For those people still neglecting to turn off their cellular phones in public places like movie theaters, churches and restaurants, a technology is in the works that will take the …

LONDON-By the end of the year there are expected to be 16.7 million wireless portal end users in Europe’s top 15 markets, according to a study released by The Strategis …

NEW YORK-Globalstar L.P. said it made an agreement that replaces a $250-million Chase credit facility and will leave the company at the end of the year with a surplus of …

Mexico Four Mexican wireless telephone operators-Baja Cellular, Movitel, Norcel and Cedetel-signed a $66 million expansion contract with Motorola Inc. to provide an end-to-end Code Division Multiple Access network solution. The …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet Holdings Inc. completed its acquisition of prepaid wireless provider National Telemanagement Corp. NTC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Illuminet, with the combined companies providing Signaling System …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Wireless infrastructure equipment provider interWave Communications International Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Microcellular Systems Ltd. The acquisition is expected to …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association reported that Christopher Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., will be the opening keynote speaker at PCIA’s GlobalXChange. “As one of …

As the bigger tower companies gobble up tower sites across the country, TrinTel Communications Inc. is building its business on filling in the gaps and constructing new sites to lease …

NEW YORK-The interplay between intelligent networks and Internet Protocol is a battle of the Titans, according to David Berndt, director of wireless mobile technologies for The Yankee Group. Carriers must …

The Netherlands opened its auction for five third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services mobile-phone licenses Thursday, and immediately two of the eight bidding companies bowed out. Hutchison 3G Netherlands and Nogenta …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-No Boundaries Inc. has acquired Technology Solutions Group Inc. in an effort to provide full service, single source wireless and networking solutions connecting computing devices and computer networks. No …

Hardly a week goes by without someone claiming some security threat, whether it be satellite technology transfers, lost-and-found hard drives at Los Alamos National Laboratory, nuclear spying, or open house …

LONDON-British mobile carrier Orange plc said it bought Ananova Ltd., a new media division that includes an animated Internet newscaster, for $142.5 million in cash from the U.K. Press Association. …

LONDON-British mobile provider BT Cellnet reported a 34- percent increase in new mobile- phone customers for the second quarter of this year compared with the same time frame last year. …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. will purchase from GTE Corp. wireless properties in Austin and Victoria, Texas, Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and four rural service areas in central and southeast …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. was selected by four European mobile operators to provide General Packet Radio Service core network infrastructure solutions to their existing Global System for Mobile communications networks. Nokia …

NEW YORK-If Richard Levine has his way, everyone could revert to seven-digit local calling simplicity, even amid the expanding complexity of wired and wireless telecommunications. Levine, a research alumnus of …

Sunday Communications Sunday Communications Ltd. announced that Craig Ehrlich, currently group managing director and chief executive officer, will give up his CEO duties. He will continue as group managing director, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Cable & Wireless introduced a global wireless Internet platform. Cable & Wireless is supplying the data center infrastructure and connectivity to its global Internet Protocol backbone, …

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS late Friday was expected to file a lawsuit in a California federal court, claiming the California Public Utilities Commission is violating federal law by not assigning it more …