WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. remains silent as to whether it plans to accept a government offer to pay $5 billion in cash and spectrum to gain access to spectrum in the …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Thursday urged the Federal Communications Commission to open the bidding to all companies for the recently returned spectrum of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. “Significant …

Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to …

LONDON-LogicaCMG will become a member of the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), a program that encourages Microsoft Corp. partners to create software solutions for Windows Mobile-based devices. “Mobility is …

WASHINGTON-New legislation introduced by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) would give federal regulators unfettered oversight of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol applications, while requiring service providers to compensate Bell telephone giants …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it planned to launch its mobile wallet service using the mova P506iC handset July 10. The new service and smart-card handsets will allow users to buy …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-Airbee Wireless Inc., which develops intelligent software for wireless voice, data and video communications, announced it has opened a new development center in Chennai, India, that will function as …

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China’s third-generation TD-SCDMA networks. Under their agreement, …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported that it reached an agreement with the board of directors of subsidiary IWO Holdings Inc. and IWO’s senior lenders for US …

BECKLEY, W.V.-Pegasus Tower Co. Ltd. has acquired three wireless communications sites from New York-based A.P. Cell Towers, a division of Apollo Real Estate Advisors. The towers, located in West Virginia’s …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

Sprint Corp. and Audiovox Corp. released the Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone PM-8920, the United States’ first megapixel camera phone. The phone features Sprint Picture Mail service, which allows users …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through distribution agreements with CellStar and Brightpoint North America L.P., a subsidiary of …

Simultaneously, 17-year-old Maria Sharapova demonstrated both the brilliance and the bane of wireless technology last week-after blowing by Serena Williams to become the women’s champion at Wimbledon. Sharapova grabbed her …

The continued emphasis carriers are placing on alternative sales and information channels appears to be paying off as a report from industry research firm Compete Inc. showed a dramatic increase …

Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements to …

BOSTON-Mobile handsets from Samsung Corp. and LG Electronics lead in customer satisfaction in the U.S. market, according to new research from Strategy Analytics Inc. The survey showed advanced feature-rich devices, …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks announced it plans to acquire wireless broadband service provider Teligent Inc., including its 24 GHz spectrum licenses, fixed-wireless broadband operations and radio assets in a stock …

Tying up one of the loose ends caused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced a multi-faceted deal with Triton PCS Holdings Inc. …

WASHINGTON-The nation’s top mobile-phone carriers have asked the California Public Utilities Commission to stay the bill-of-rights decision and asked for a rehearing of a ruling that creates a new regulatory …