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DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. launched its fourth-generation single chip assisted global positioning system solution for mobile phones, which the company says enables users to connect to a satellite from their mobile …

The Federal Communications Commission should auction the 24 megahertz of spectrum at 2 GHz that mobile satellite service companies gave back to the government. To do anything else would set …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The enterprise wireless LAN market showed strong results in the third quarter, increasing 9 percent sequentially to $249 million. According to Dell’Oro Group, growth was due greatly to …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has resumed production and shipping of base station subsystem products after a labor dispute halted manufacturing for about a week at its Shenzhen, China, …

WASHINGTON-The broadcast industry is fighting a proposal that would reserve vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. “The fact that you don’t see anyone operating …

XM Satellite Radio quietly launched an application to bring its radio service to Windows-powered mobile phones. The largest U.S. satellite radio provider launched Pocket XM Radio, which streams commercial-free XM …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless provider Telus Mobility said it launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based network in a handful of urban centers. The initial markets include Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The carrier …

What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry’s second-largest …

WASHINGTON-The Iraqi government’s issuance of mobile-phone licenses appears to have been pushed back from next month to June, a delay attributed to political uncertainties associated with the scheduled Dec. 15 …

Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. tightened their ties with a new deal that calls for Samsung to build Qualcomm’s chips for CDMA and W-CDMA phones. The agreement further …

LONDON-Mobile entertainment publisher Telcogames Ltd. said it has acquired Magic Productions Ltd., a Paris-based developer of games for smart phones running Symbian- and Microsoft Corp. Windows-powered smart phones. Terms of …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.’s …

The Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate acquisition train continued to roll as the carrier picked up its largest cargo yet-CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. for $4.3 billion. The purchase price includes …

SYDNEY-Australia’s Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel Alsthom, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement with Alcatel is valued at …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Swiss carrier Swisscom announced it will sell IXI Mobile Inc.’s Ogo messaging device. The carrier plans to sell the GPRS gadget-which features a QWERTY keyboard and no voice …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will …

FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced. SkyZone offers mobile Web portals, games and …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Strix Systems announced that the Republic of Macedonia will use the company’s Access/One Outdoor Wireless System to create a countrywide, border-to-border Wi-Fi mesh network, bringing wireless broadband services to …

WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean electronics manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG’s entire line of mobile …

U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they plan to further delay filing their third-quarter financial results in order to complete restatements of prior financial …

Enough already with the wires, says Airgo Networks Inc. Airgo is touting its new third-generation True MIMO chipset, which the company says will revolutionize the way consumers use technology in …

FREMONT, Calif.-A wireless industry group known as the FLO Forum said the “forward link-only” air-interface specification, which proscribes protocols used over the airwaves between the FLO network and a FLO …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc e announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is …

WASHINGTON-While U.S. companies have made inroads into China’s massive telecom market, they say there are still serious obstacles preventing them from competing for business in next-generation technologies and telecom services. …

The hottest trend in video games has nothing to do with 3-D graphics, big-brand tie-ins or real-time multiplayer. It’s advertising. And it’s coming to mobile gaming. In-game advertising is rapidly …