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WASHINGTON-Handset brands are the most important factor consumers consider when purchasing wireless phones, according to a new survey by ForceNine Consulting and SMS.ac. Brand was more important than screen type, …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it had a robust first quarter with a 15-percent sales increase. It had $474.1 million in sales compared with $410.8 million in the year-ago period. …

The Powell era is over. Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said he is leaving the agency within the next couple of months. “Having completed a bold and …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it acquired privately held Xenicom Ltd. for $11.5 million. Xenicom is a U.K.-based provider of software solutions that help telecommunications operators plan, launch, and manage …

SAN FRANCISCO-InfiniRoute Networks Inc. said its Voice over Internet Protocol peering service for wireless carriers is now available. InfiniRoute launched its Managed VoIP Peering service last year. The service now …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it acquired privately held Xenicom Ltd. for $11.5 million. Xenicom is a U.K.-based provider of software solutions that help telecommunications operators plan, launch, and manage …

NEW YORK-Recording-industry giants EMI and Sony BMG have teamed to fight illegal music swapping with the announcement last week of an agreement to address licensing issues for music on mobile …

SOROCABA, Brazil-Andrew Corp. said it has increased capacity tenfold and tripled its work force in its expanded manufacturing facility in Sorocaba, Brazil. The company manufactures its Decibel base station antenna …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance has crowned two years of work with a ratified specification, which will allow interoperability of products from more than 100 members, said the alliance. “The …

The anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. offers an olive branch in one area and a turf battle in another. The turf battle arises from what the …

Motorola Inc.’s relationship with Nextel Communications Inc. marches on in spite of the carrier’s anticipated merger with Sprint PCS. The vendor announced it has signed a three-year agreement to extend …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance has crowned two years of work with a ratified specification, which will allow interoperability of products from more than 100 members, said the alliance. “The …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it won a two-year contract to upgrade Hong Kong’s mass transit railway underground communications network with third-generation wireless technology. The UMTS system will allow passengers …

Boingo Wireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain chairman of the board at …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported that John Townsend will be named vice president and chief financial officer effective in January. Townsend will replace current vice president and CFO Andrew Halford, who …

Mobile TV took a big step forward last week as Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to deploy an $800 million nationwide network delivering multimedia messaging service broadcasts to mobile handsets. Use …

ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has agreed to sell its mobile antenna product business to PCTEL Inc. for $10 million in cash. This includes its global positioning satellite, consumer …

Vodafone Group plc named a new financial director from a familiar place and announced board changes and a new organizational structure that the international wireless provider said would enable continued …

As infrastructure vendors strive to simplify their products for carriers, companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. are positioning themselves to provide network equipment vendors with …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Carriers should look to non-voice services—particularly ring tones—to increase revenues, according to two studies released this week. A survey conducted by Harris Interactive for ForceNine Consulting and Wirthlin Worldwide …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Andrew Corp. has lowered its fourth-quarter guidance, attributing the fall in revenue and margins to carrier consolidation and delays in commitments to next-generation technology. The company revised its …

BOSTON-InHand Electronics Inc. released its new Advanced Technology Platform, the ATP-27X, a hardware/software reference platform based on Intel’s PXA270 embedded microprocessor that incorporates InHand’s power management technologies. According to InHand, …

Verizon Wireless threw its considerable resources into the international roaming business earlier this month by expanding the availability of Samsung Corp.’s SCH-a790 Global Phone to the carrier’s non-business customers. The …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Andrew Corp. said it will invest an undisclosed amount in mobile location technology developer Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. With the investment, the companies will integrate CPS’ Matrix mobile …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan’s proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer demand and stifle development of wireless …