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BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Avaya Inc. marked its fifth anniversary as an independent company by outlining its goal to become a market leader in enterprise mobility and fixed-mobile convergence applications by 2008. …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. said it’s working with British Telecommunications plc on mobile WiMAX trials for the U.K. market and expects the trials to continue into the first quarter of …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Regional wireless operator Dobson Communications Corp. entered into agreements with certain holders of its 12.25-percent and 13-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock that will exchange 8,700 shares of the 12.25-percent …

Verizon Wireless is expected to launch a streaming television service early next year using a network being deployed by tower company Crown Castle International Corp. Verizon Wireless currently offers a …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Power-One Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit last week against Artesyn Technologies Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Power-One …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is reorganizing, forming two new product groups and four regional teams to strengthen its enterprise focus, drive product efficiencies and deliver global services. Nortel said the new …

TAMPA, Fla.-Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it has launched its flat-rate, unlimited calling service in Tampa and Sarasota, Fla. The carrier noted the new markets join its current …

The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP’s …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile entertainment took center stage for CTIA’s Wireless I.T. & Entertainment Day 2 keynote as music, data and gaming executives took their turns extolling the promise of wireless data …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., will build a unified public-safety communications system for the State of New York in a $2 billion 20-year contract. The system, being …

For all you middle-aged, BlackBerry-toting, neck-tie-wearing executives who were wandering around the CTIA Wireless I.T. show floor last week, let me interrupt your reminiscings about the wonders of wireless e-mail …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced two deals last week. The company’s Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary entered an agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America L.P. that calls for Brightpoint to distribute a …

Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company’s surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company’s stock …

SAN FRANCISCO-One of the device market’s worst-kept secrets was let out of the bag last week as Palm Inc. announced plans to launch a Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile operating system …

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. won a second contract from the GSM Association to supply an additional 6 million ultra-cheap mobile phones to emerging markets like India, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand and elsewhere. The …

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. plans to release its new dynamic idle-screen technology, dubbed Screen3, to U.S. wireless users in time for this year’s holiday season. Although the company declined to provide …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile television company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. “Things are just going through the roof,” …

SAN FRANCISCO-If the kickoff for Navteq’s Global LBS Challenge is any indicator, 2006 may be the year location-based services finally get legs. Software developers, reporters, venture capitalists and other insiders …

SAN FRANCISCO-When it comes to wireless content, there isn’t much Disney isn’t going to try. As the company gears up to launch its much-hyped MVNO next year, the House of …

Kevin Martin assumed the chair of the Federal Communications Commission six and a half months ago in the throes of March Madness, a wonderfully wild and wacky time in sports …

Vivotech, which provides contactless payment solutions, said it raised $18.25 million in its series B funding round. The funding was led by Draper Fisher Jurveston and included participation from Nokia …

SAN FRANCISCO-The wireless industry reported 25.2 million new subscribers, its largest one-year addition of new subscribers in its more than 20-year commercial history, according to CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey released …

MUNICH, Germany-In a deal that strengthens its wireless broadband portfolio, Siemens AG signed a takeover agreement with operational support systems startup Garderos Software Innovations GmbH. In the deal, Garderos will …

In the “Nokia pushes into wireless e-mail” story on page 3 of the Sept. 19 issue of RCR Wireless News, the nature of Seven’s offerings was incorrectly stated. Seven’s technology …