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The city of Macon, Ga., announced it deployed a citywide Wi-Fi network using equipment and technology from Motorola Inc. The city deployed Motorola’s Motomesh offering in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz …

RadioShack Corp. appears to have pulled out of its tailspin, reporting a five-fold increase in net income in the first quarter.The retail chain said it netted $42.5 million in the …

Cooper Industries Ltd. announced it acquired MadahCom Inc. for $43 million. Florida-based MadahCom, which manufacturers wireless emergency control and mass-notification systems, had sales of about $22 million in 2006 and …

While 77% of cellphone users are “slightly familiar” with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and 41% have a good impression of the yet-to-be-released device, only 6% said they were likely to purchase …

Sonopia Inc. pocketed $12.7 million in a second round of funding led by Cardinal Venture Capital.The Silicon Valley startup serves as a kind of customizable mobile virtual network operator, providing …

Juice Wireless hauled in $2.3 million from Qualcomm Inc. and 21 Ventures as part of a second funding round, according to a Juice representative.The New York-based startup is hoping to …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and a division of the U.S. Army have announced they will begin collaboration on an evaluation of WiBRO mobile broadband technology (the South Korean version of …

Prudential Equity Group downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp. ahead of the carrier’s quarterly earnings, and cut the company’s target stock price from $17 to $16, according to news reports.Prudential cited concerns …

Syniverse Holdings Inc. said its revenues and profit grew during the first quarter, news that sent the company’s stock skyrocketing by 20 percent to $12.38 per share.The company said its …

Nokia Corp.’s clamshell-style N75 device, announced last September, has finally arrived at AT&T Mobility’s online store for $200 with a two-year contract-at least it was briefly last week, before the …

Does Carl Icahn know that using capital letters in the Internet age conveys SHOUTING?If not, perhaps Motorola Inc.’s point that he is unfamiliar with its mobile handset business-rapidly becoming as …

Internet giant Yahoo Inc. today launched a new advertising campaign that highlights the company’s offerings in mobile and social search. The consumer advertising push, using the tagline “Life is a …

Alltel Corp. announced it will offer a new “Day Pass” service for wireless Web browsing. For $1.50, Alltel customers will be able to buy a 24-hour pass to Alltel’s Axcess …

Mobile messaging company SinglePoint is teaming with Mobile Interactive Group to expand its interactive television campaigns in the United States.The Seattle-area company said it will use MIG’s high-speed SMS voting …

Ed Whitacre announced that he will retire as CEO and chairman of the board at AT&T Inc. effective June 3. The 65-year-old is the longest-serving CEO in the telecommunications industry, …

Dobson Communications Corp. announced that its treasurer Richard Sewell died the evening of April 26. CFO Bruce Knooihuizen will manage Dobson’s treasury activities on an interim basis, the company announced.“Apart …

Nokia Corp., the world’s leading handset maker, is taking a new direction on its estimated $300 million-plus review of its advertising account. Nokia is dividing the pitch into two parts: …

Mobile search provider V-Enable Inc. announced it has appointed Emerick Woods to serve as CEO of the company. Woods most recently served as president and CEO of Aligo Inc.“Emerick’s wealth …

Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a deal to license its OFDM/OFDMA technology to Hamburg, Germany-based 4G Systems to produce modem cards and routers for wireless broadband access.The deal appears to …

Carl Icahn is gaining support from Motorola Inc. shareholders, increasing the likelihood the activist investor will land a seat on the company’s board next week. Despite CEO Edward Zander’s recent …

Verizon Wireless again staked its claim as the industry’s fastest growing wireless carrier posting 1.7 million net customer additions during the first quarter. Larger rival AT&T Inc. last week posted …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in April.

Key House lawmakers sent Attorney General Alberto Gonzales materials collected in a congressional probe of unauthorized access to wireless and other telecom subscribers’ phone records, asking him to determine whether …

The Illinois House passed a cellphone lemon law, a measure that would allow consumers with defective handsets to break wireless service contracts without penalty. The House bill, approved by a …