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With less than two years in the game, software platform provider Stick Networks has already made a name for itself with its flagship Personal Digital Network, a wireless platform that …

Many people have claimed the success of the Internet really took off once service providers implemented one-rate plans for unlimited usage. The plans allowed computer users to surf all they …

WASHINGTON-A congressional report due out later this summer is expected to determine that a Pentagon study-which cast doubt on making military spectrum available for third-generation wireless services-is incomplete and needs …

WASHINGTON-House and Senate lawmakers plan to introduce legislation after the August recess that would provide federal funding for mobile-phone health research and repeal a 1996 law prohibiting local officials from …

Like two pods in a peanut shell, Lucent Technologies Inc. plans to realign its business operations into two main divisions-wireless and wireline. It is part of the Murray Hill, N.J.-based …

Close below the surface of the third-generation mobile-phone spectrum debate is a technology war, the kind of feud industry thought was behind it and wanted to avoid as it tries …

Oracle Corp. and Wingcast said they have formed a strategic alliance to develop new wireless telematics applications and services. As part of the alliance, Oracle and Wingcast immediately expect to …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News editorial staff has compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country, ranked by the estimated number of subscribers in each …

Following a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s summary judgement that Research In Motion Ltd.’s products do not infringe on a Glenayre’s Technologies Inc.’s patent, Glenayre said …

NEW YORK-“If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly.” That’s been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry to date. The reason mobile …

While the event was not celebrated with fireworks across the country, AT&T Wireless finally was able to celebrate its independence last week as it began its first trading day as …

As Sony Corp. choreographs its dance steps for the awaited 3G stage, cell phones continue to inflict muscle spasms. The Japanese electronics giant dampened market confidence in its abilities as …

Cellport Systems and Ford Motor Co. have teamed to offer the Cellport 3000 with Voice Command hands-free docking station and adapter in select 2002-model Ford vehicles late this summer, Cellport …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission made surprise raids on nine mobile operators in the United Kingdom and Germany last week to investigate alleged price fixing, according to international press reports. The …

Give up DoD spectrum fight Dear Editor, I am writing you in concern of the battle over the Department of Defense spectrum battle. I myself am split between how I …

SAN DIEGO-Now that wireless multimedia company PacketVideo Corp. has set up deals with many of the world’s major chipset makers, mobile-phone manufacturers and carriers-and is a technology standard for the …

Congress seems to be catching up with industry regarding how spectrum auctions have been manipulated to solve federal budget shortfalls. The House has signaled the Senate that putting arbitrary deadlines …

If GSM plus TDMA equals GAIT, some software providers want to ensure that the calculus makes sense. Last week, Schlumberger Sema and Sonera SmartTrust said they had received an order …

PHILADELPHIA-Lucent Technologies Inc. said more than 8,500 administrative and managerial workers accepted a voluntary retirement offer. The equipment vendor, which employs 104,000 workers, had offered the buyout to 10,000 employees, …

WASHINGTON-Businesses that run networks critical to the nation’s economy are being encouraged to share information with competitors and the federal government about what they do to protect those networks under …

The difficulties of the paging industry caught up with wholesale paging carrier PNI Technologies Inc., forcing the company into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U. S. Bankruptcy …

GREECE Greece has awarded three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses, one less than it had planned, when a fourth bidder failed to emerge. The country’s three incumbent operators, CosmOTE, owned …

Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week. Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi …

The market for personal digital assistants, once thought to be a gold mine for anyone and everyone looking to make a profit, is now swimming in such bitter competition and …

WASHINGTON-A Richardson, Texas, inventor says he has developed a way to allow public safety answering points to call back non-initialized phones that make 911 calls. The statement comes as the …