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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that 15 handset manufacturers from around the world have shown support for the company’s third-generation Code Division Multiple Access 1x Multi-Carrier MSM5000 Mobile Station Modem chipset …

WASHINGTON-Just as the wireless industry is changing, the regulatory process is changing from a rule-making process to one dominated by lobbying, a regulatory staffer said last week. “I think we …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The continued growth of wireless users worldwide and the increasing integration of global positioning system applications into everyday life are expected to raise the value of the antenna …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless application service provider 2Roam Inc. introduced a wireless solution enabling Web site businesses to specify and deliver content and services to wireless devices. Companies including eBay, Fogdog, Linkstime, …

DENVER-SmartRoute Systems, Verizon Wireless and the Colorado Department of Transportation introduced a service that delivers free real-time traffic, weather and roadway construction schedules to Verizon Wireless customers in Colorado. Callers …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association kicked off Wireless Safety Week last week with an emphasis on driver safety. The association focused on different wireless safety aspects each day of the …

BERLIN-Siemens AG’s new Information and Communication Mobile group announced it will cooperate in a global strategic alliance with SAP AG to provide a range of mySAP.com Mobile Workplace solutions with …

WASHINGTON-A major satellite export reform bill passed by the GOP-led Congress two years ago has blown up in the face of lawmakers at a time when Republicans and Democrats are …

Seagull Inc., a provider of e-business solutions for Windows and Web-based systems, extended its reach into the wireless realm last week with the introduction of its server-based Wireless-to-Host Solution. For …

NEW YORK-Securicor Wireless said its United Kingdom-based subsidiary, Securicor Wireless Technology Ltd., won a contract to lead a consortium of wireless technology partners to develop a 1 GHz Terrestrial Trunked …

Columbus, Ohio-based Divine Tower International Corp. bills itself the one-stop shop for small wireless carriers looking to build out their networks, providing everything from the initial financing to equipment procurement. …

HELSINKI, Finland-A unit of Finish operator Sonera reportedly was awarded the third Global System for Mobile communications license in the Moscow metropolitan area for $25 million. Sonic Duo, held 35 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonofon became the first operator in Denmark to complete a General Packet Radio Service data call in its live Global System for Mobile communications network using Nokia Corp.’s GPRS …

SAVANNAH, Ga.-To celebrate the launch of personal communications services in Savannah, Ga., Sprint PCS is offering new customers who select the company’s Free & Clear Plan 1,000 minutes per month …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with StarHub, a fixed and mobile telecommunications provider in Singapore, to supply a third-generation network solution, including Nokia’s wideband Code Division Multiple Access 3G …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill to phase out the 3 percent telecommunications excise tax. “American consumers should no longer be paying for Teddy Roosevelt’s ride …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. and Telcom Ventures L.L.C. began deploying fixed wireless communications networks in Argentina, launching the partnership’s first point-to-multipoint link in Buenos Aires. The venture integrates Teligent’s SmartWave communications …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and InfoSpace signed an exclusive agreement to offer InfoSpace’s platform of integrated wireless Internet services to all cellular operators and Internet service providers in Brazil. TIW …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced Toshiba Corp. has licensed its Premion Server+ technology to allow Toshiba’s i-Value Creation Company to develop custom mobile content and commerce applications for businesses in Japan. …

Just as a zoo is a place where different species from around the world can peacefully co-mingle, telezoo.com said it is a place where telecommunication buyers and sellers can easily …

ORLANDO, Fla.-United Messaging Inc. announced it has integrated Motient Corp.’s eLink wireless e-mail service into its hosted mailbox services, using devices from Research In Motion Ltd.

MUNICH, Germany-German utilities Viag and Veba are said to be in talks to sell their stakes in telecommunications interests to British Telecom. British Telecom currently holds 45 percent of Viag …

BOSTON-Ovum warned that Wireless Application Protocol supporters don’t have much time to take advantage of the now-open window of opportunity, which the global research and consulting company said will close …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. unveiled a competitive local telephone service in several rural communities in Kansas and Minnesota after receiving Eligible Telecommunications Carriers status for purposes of federal and state …

WASHINGTON-The United States appears poised to win support for a multiband global spectrum allocation for third-generation mobile phone systems heading into the final week of the World Radiocommunication Conference in …