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NEW YORK-Narus Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., introduced several new capabilities to its Internet business infrastructure solutions. These include content metering and Web commerce service modules for the Narus Billing Mediation …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. started testing third-generation wireless technology at AT&T Labs research center in Menlo Park, Calif., where the company has established a testbed for wireless data transfer using …

Ellen Bork, a former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer, recently wrote a marvelously illuminating piece for The Washington Post that captured President Clinton’s Pollyanna-ish view of high-technology in the New …

WASHINGTON-If nothing is done to try to conserve telephone numbers, North America will run out of area codes and later phone numbers sometime between 2012 and 2019. NeuStar Inc. told …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. announced Orange PCS Ltd. of the United Kingdom has deployed its location-based information services to customers as part of a service trial there. The test revolves …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net said it is extending its MicroBurst service into six states as part of an agreement with operator Triton PCS. The MicroBurst service uses cellular network control channel …

VIENNA, Va.-Broadband wireless operator Teligent Inc. and Mannesmann Arcor AG & Co., the telecommunications subsidiary of Mannesmann AG, have formed a joint venture called ArcTel that will provide high-speed voice, …

TOKYO-Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is reported to be considering an entrance into the U.K. market through a tie-up with Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. TIW …

PARIS-Nortel Networks introduced a wireless data initiative and noted its commitment to the European market here last week. Included in the announcements was a partnership with Hewlett-Packard Co. to integrate …

TORONTO-Canadian Global System for Mobile communications operator Microcell Connexions Inc. turned on its personal communications services network between Montreal and Quebec City, expanding its coverage along highway 20 in Canada. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Brazilian mobile operator Global Telecom licensed Phone.com Inc.’s UP.Link Server Suite to provide Wireless Application Protocol-based wireless Internet access to subscribers through its Code Division Multiple Access network. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Portugal operator Telecel Comunicacoes Pessoais signed a contract with L.M. Ericsson calling for Ericsson to upgrade Telecel’s Global System for Mobile communications network and introduce mobile Internet capability using …

LISBON, Portugal-Portugal Telecom announced a $1.8 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility. The financing will be used to support the company’s growth strategy and international diversification, it said. A significant portion …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. announced a Code Division Multiple Access digital handset for the prepaid wireless market. The handset, manufactured by LG Sansys Inc., incorporates technology developed by US Intellicom, …

SAN FRANCISCO-ZDNet introduced its Price It service, a real-time price comparison and buying service for users of wireless devices, in conjunction with Computer Shopper Magazine. Computer Shopper Magazine lists numeric …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Saco River Telegraph and Telephone Co. Saco River provides wireless and independent local exchange carrier …

WASHINGTON-While lobbying intensifies in Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission over whether real-estate landlords should provide nondiscriminatory access to fixed broadband wireless carriers, an apparently divided Clinton administration is …

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. stock continued its quick rebound Friday from last weeks slump on speculation that the company might be ripe for a takeover by Nokia Corp. As of midday …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Sea Launch said it successfully completed its return to flight/systems readiness review, which was part of an investigation conducted by the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board following …

ATLANTA-SED International Inc. and AT&T Wireless Group signed an agreement expanding the retail distribution channel for AT&T Wireless prepaid services to 20,000 resellers in the United States. The agreement calls …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. agreed to purchase Qualcomm Inc.’s Code Division Multiple Access module business, including its module inventory, manufacturing and customer commitments. In addition, Sierra signed a supply …

PARIS-SnapTrack Inc. said an international consortium of Global System for Mobile communications wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers are preparing to evaluate SnapTrack’s Wireless Assisted Global Positioning System technology, which provides …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish mobile operator Sonera said it has had discussions with several companies regarding a merger and serious talks are expected by the end of the year, according to international …

ALLEN, Texas-Wireless Dimensions Corp. announced a solution called Mobile-Venue Suite, which is a portfolio of products allowing stadium operators and other similar entities to offer wireless gaming, trivia, contest and …

NEW YORK-Where wireless data is concerned, Dennis F. Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, has assumed the enthusiasm of a recent convert. “I was not bullish on …