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Sprint Nextel Corp. added a third music service to its offerings, launching 20 channels of streaming audio from Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. The No. 2 pay-radio service is powering Sirius …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Globalstar LLC. has signed on with New Horizons Telecom Inc. to construct a new satellite gateway that will enhance satellite voice and data services throughout Alaska and the Yukon …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved Siemens AG’s plan to offload its mobile-phone operations to Taiwanese electronics company BenQ Corp. The commission said there wouldn’t be any effect on European competition …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-NEC Corp. said it will use L.M. Ericsson Mobile Platforms’ new U250 W-CDMA chip in its line of mobile phones for Europe. NEC previously used Ericsson Mobile Platforms’ U100 …

Ventures-National Inc. said its Oblio Telecom Inc. division will launch its mobile virtual network operator Bravo Cellular prepaid wireless service later this month. Oblio said the service will target first- …

OLATHE, Kan.-Garmin International Inc. unveiled its Garmin Mobile suite of applications, which the company said will be offered by Sprint Nextel Corp. on select handsets. The applications will use embedded …

CLINTON, Miss.-SkyTel, a unit of MCI Inc., launched a vehicle-tracking device targeted at parents of teenage drivers. The SkyTel SkyGuard device, which is about the size of a bar of …

SEOUL, Korea-Nortel Networks Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. have won contracts to provide broadband wireless communications for KTF, Korea’s second-largest wireless carrier. Nortel said it will provide High-Speed Downlink …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported that Cellcom Israel Ltd., the country’s largest wireless carrier with 2.5 million subscribers, launched i-mode service in Israel on its GPRS network. Five handsets were launched …

Embattled prepaid wireless service platform provider Boston Communications Group Inc. has granted preferred stock purchase rights for its shareholders in an effort to stave off any possible takeover attempt. The …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV subscriptions could reach 65 million worldwide by the end of 2010, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report predicts streamed services will account …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said it has received purchase orders totaling $22.9 million from Latin American wireless operators in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela. The company said the …

WASHINGTON-Meeting the statutory deadline, the Federal Communications Commission said late Tuesday it conditionally granted TracFone Wireless Inc. forbearance from rules requiring carriers participating in the Lifeline program to own facilities. …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless signed a fixed-rate promissory note permitting the carrier to borrow, repay and re-borrow up to $9 billion from parent company Verizon Communications Inc., with a maturity date …

SEATTLE-Entertainment publishers Mforma Group Inc. and Glu Mobile are using tomorrow’s NFL season opener to tout their latest sports-themed wares. Mforma has teamed with CBS SportsLine.com and the NFL on …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what’s most important to customers as the industry’s smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance results across all six …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Trolltech said Cellon International AB is using its Qtopia software for Linux-based mobile phones as the application development foundation of Cellon’s C8000 handset platform. Cellon is an independent …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will be the exclusive U.S. vendor of Motorola Inc.’s new Rokr E1 device, the company’s long-awaited iTunes-capable phone. The device, which is available today for …

L.M. Ericsson outlined its vision for third-generation evolution, saying that the growing demand for mobile content and the handset’s role as a media channel will pave the way for faster …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it is filling commercial orders and shipping its WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX PRO customer premises equipment, which includes Intel’s PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface …

PARIS-Realeyes3D, which specializes in hand-written messaging and camera-phone applications and services, said it raised $9.3 million in venture capital in an oversubscribed second round of financing. Atlas Venture and Partech …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Linux software vendor Trolltech announced it appointed wireless entrepreneur Juha Christensen to its board of directors. The move further expands Christensen’s touch and influence in the wireless industry. …

JACKSON, Miss.-Regional wireless operator Cellular South, which claims to have been operational in some of the hardest areas of Mississippi hit by Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29, said that as of …

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.-Wireless mesh networking chipmaker Zensys A/S continued to gather momentum this week, adding two companies to the list of backers for its Z-Wave technology. Monster Cable Products …

Verizon Wireless announced it will support phones that include MP3 players. The news comes a day ahead of the likely unveiling of Motorola Inc.’s iTunes-capable phone. Verizon said three of …