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The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a new addition to its lineup of Sidekick phones, the Sidekick iD, which is a slimmed-down version of the innovative device that will sell for $100 …

LAS VEGAS-When businesses invest in social and environmental responsibility, they reap benefits, according to Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Holdings Inc.-and the crowd at the Rural Cellular …

The much-hyped iPhone is apparently more important to Apple Inc. than the company’s desktop operating system, such that Apple announced it will delay the release of its Leopard OS from …

The wireless industry’s leading news source is now available on your cellphone! Our redesigned mobile site features access to all the up-to-the-minute news you’ve come to expect from the RCR …

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it acquired SavaJe Technologies, which sold a Java-based operating system for cellphones. Sun provided no information on the deal, including the purchase price, and instead said …

Wherify Wireless Inc. said it sold about $4.6 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in an effort to create some financial breathing room.The developer of location-based products and services …

A conglomeration of major players in the wireless industry is putting their collective weight behind a mobile TV profile that supports fast implementation and ensures interoperability in Europe. The new …

CBS Corp. will team with the nation’s three largest wireless network operators on an aggressive effort to offer free, ad-supported content across computers, mobile phones and other devices.The network said …

A tier-one North American carrier saved $18 million in three markets using transport network optimization services from Tellabs, the company announced.While the wireless carrier would not allow Tellabs to use …

Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. inched upward following a Wall Street Journal report that shareholder Ralph Whitworth is pushing for major changes at the carrier.Whitworth has quietly accumulated about half …

Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it hired XRoads Solutions Group to help it restructure and improve its financial position.Metro One said its goals are to obtain …

Telecom operators in North America spent $68.6 billion on their networks last year, an increase of 8 percent from 2005, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.The firm predicts …

Verizon Wireless has discontinued sales of its kid-focused Migo phone, by LG Electronics Co. Ltd., while Cingular has dropped its youth-targeted Firefly device at its retail stores, as the nation’s …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Crisp Wireless and Internet Broadcasting have formed a partnership to launch 29 different mobile Web sites delivering breaking news, weather conditions, forecasts, live radar, sports scores and other content from …

The perversity of Wall Street came into focus after Research In Motion Ltd. delivered solid fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 earnings yesterday that were still below some expectations. It’s all about emotion …

The Federal Trade Commission asked lawmakers for authority to assess civil penalties against individuals and firms that obtain consumer phone records under false pretenses, a practice known as pretexting that …

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees’ wireless bills, according to new research from In-Stat.These findings should …

A new report finds location-based wireless emergency service is not always reliable, one of several major problems with the nation’s 911 regime that lawmakers and public safety officials said needs …

Comverse Technology Inc. announced former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. executive Andre Dahan, 58, will become the company’s president, CEO and board member beginning April 30.“Andre has achieved an extraordinary track …

Shares of Intrinsyc Software International Inc. dipped after the developer of mobile software reported a second-quarter net loss of $3.76 million.Intrinsyc, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, said revenue …

Tween mobile virtual network operator kajeet announced a deal with kid TV channel Nickelodeon, whereby kajeet will offer content from Nickelodeon on its phones and will advertise its services through …

Spectrum licenses in the 1.9 GHz band covering a large swath of forested, rural Northern California have been sold for an undisclosed amount. Triad Holdings L.L.C. sold its E Block …

Boston Communications Group Inc.’s woes continued this week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance …