Battle won, even before the first shot is fired. Early in the life of the technology, industry analysts and players already regard Cisco Systems Inc. as the big tree in …

MONTREAL-Canadian operator Microcell said it will become the latest operator to launch the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. The phone first became available in Europe and the Middle East late …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it will use Texas Instruments Inc.’s 802.11 wireless networking and OMAP application processors for its Wi-Fi and cellular dual-system phone. Motorola said TI’s processors will work …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Location-based services have struggled to find their feet in Europe. Mobile data has taken a long time to deliver on the technology, applications and price points to meet …

Wireless carriers have joined the millions of homeowners who are taking advantage of the country’s economic slowdown and resulting low interest rates to reduce debt levels and refinance existing debt …

Verizon Communications Inc.’s Verizon Avenue subsidiary is set to further blur the line between wireline and wireless communications when it launches its Verizon One service next year. The service will …

Barely nine months after Nokia Corp. led a base-station interoperability initiative, L.M. Ericsson and other major infrastructure vendors have countered with a new one, indicating a tension in that sector. …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched a trio of unlimited calling plans for its Northeast SuperHome calling area, which includes New York City and northern New Jersey. The plans include unlimited …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software company Openwave Systems Inc. again announced plans to cut costs amid dwindling revenues, this time with plans to eliminate 180 jobs or 12 percent of …

Following much speculation, Nextel Communications Inc. signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to become the title sponsor of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s national series beginning next year. …

The two main rivals in the PDA operating system business sought to bolster their offerings, each touting improved and enhanced products. Further, Microsoft Corp. announced two additional licensees for its …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is protesting the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed fine for operating a tower in a historic area without proper authorization. The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless $200,000 …

The National Emergency Numbering Association held its annual meeting here in Denver last week. During my albeit brief attendance, I got a glimpse of the PSAP view on E-911 implementation. …

China has a different take on the great experiment. The Asian giant wants all the economic benefits of Western-style capitalism without the political baggage of democratic reform. China wants a …

Content provider Handango expanded its library of wireless applications to include more than 10,000 ring tones and graphics, a move that places the company squarely in the wireless industry and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Including wireless numbers in traditionally wireline-based directory assistance/enquiry (DA/DQ) databases, could create a $3 billion market for U.S. carriers and DA/DQ service providers within four years, according to new …

WASHINGTON-RCR Wireless News took home a coveted national award in the annual American Society of Business Publication Editors 2002 awards ceremony held Thursday night for the weekly publication’s government coverage. …

SAN DIEGO-A bankruptcy court judge in San Diego said Leap Wireless International Inc. improperly prepared schedules of assets and liabilities that were filed with its amended reorganization plan that may …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-The former chief accounting officer of wireless and mobile device maker Symbol Technologies Inc. pled guilty to a “vast fraudulent scheme” aimed at inflating Symbol’s revenues and earnings by …

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved NextWave Telecom Inc.’s partnership plan with venture capital firm Clarity Partners in an attempt to acquire additional spectrum …