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Centennial Communications Corp. reported its board approved more than $1.7 million in bonuses for some executives, including $740,576 for Michael Small, chief executive officer; $395,288 for Thomas Fitzpatrick, chief financial …

SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor in the United States and Latin America, said Edge Wireless has approved VK Mobile’s VK530 mobile phone on its network for prepaid and …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said its Global Handset Requirements for CDMA team has developed and published common requirements for different classes of CDMA2000 handsets to reduce cost and …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-North American and European businesses are adopting mobile applications more quickly than originally planned or expected, according to a report from Forrester Research. The survey indicated nearly half of …

Alltel Corp.’s acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. is expected to be completed this week following a shareholder consideration election held late last week at Western Wireless Corp.’s final annual shareholders …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The move toward universal multimedia messaging service interoperability continued with a deal between two of the top U.S. carriers. Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are the latest Tier …

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. used its annual analyst meeting here to paint a portrait of itself as a sleek, lean, high-tech firm with plans to sit alongside such well-known consumer brands as …

WASHINGTON-Just as wireless was largely left on the edges of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, it once again remains in the shadows as lawmakers map out new plans for telecom …

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCare) Alliance is asking the Federal Communications Commission to maintain its deadline for location-capable handsets. ComCare requested that the FCC deny …

LONDON-Mobile-entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August. The character “lives” inside customers’ mobile phones. Space Boy is …

After weeks of speculation, France Telecom said its Orange SA wireless subsidiary will spend $7.7 billion to buy 80 percent of the third-largest wireless carrier in Spain. The acquisition of …

When Electronic Arts Inc. signaled its long-awaited entry into mobile gaming earlier this year, many onlookers expected the 800-pound gorilla to quickly devour a competitor or two. Instead, the company …

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. continue to wage a number of side battles in Sprint’s attempt to acquire Nextel. Most of the conflicts are with respective affiliates that are …

WASHINGTON-It appears the White House may be looking inside its own walls to fill the vacancy created when former FCC Chairman Michael Powell left the Federal Communications Commission in March. …

Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra …

As the U.S. economy slowly emerges from its prolonged winter, many companies in the wireless sector are wondering what to do with the extra cash they’ve suddenly found. For some …

NEWTON CENTRE, Mass.-The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG posted a drop in its quarterly profit, partially due to the offloading of its mobile-phone business to Taiwanese company BenQ. Siemens’ net profit tumbled from $984 million …

Family plans may be family-friendly, but for wireless operators they are quickly becoming a trickier balancing act than where to seat squabbling relatives at a family reunion. Family plans have …

Carriers and content providers increasingly are targeting younger users in a scramble to push revenue-generating content and applications into one of the few remaining growth market segments. But marketing to …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued to dismantle its garden walls, announcing its first deal with a WAP-based, off-deck content aggregator. The No. 1 U.S. carrier inked an agreement with Bango.net Ltd., …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining InPhonic Inc. more than $819,000 for not registering as a telecommunications carrier and thus not making necessary payments for universal service, regulatory fees …

Sprint Corp.’s wireless affiliate troubles gained more steam as network partner Gulf Coast Wireless L.P. joined the growing list of disgruntled affiliates seeking injunctive relief from Sprint’s pending acquisition of …

Kristen Beckman Following are ratings changes and other financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment banking and financial firms. CIBC raised its estimates on Powerwave Technologies Inc. …

LONDON-More than 30 GSM/GPRS networks now offer commercial push-to-talk service, according to new research from the Global mobile Suppliers Association. Fifteen of the networks are in Europe, 11 are Asian, …