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NEW YORK-Advertisers will have to devote a line item in their budget toward mobile marketing by 2007, an expense that could reach into the millions of dollars for some companies. …

At last week’s Globalcomm show in Chicago, telecom vendors paraded their technological wares, giving us a peek at their network roadmaps. The future, as the vendors see it, will be …

CHICAGO—L.M. Ericsson launched a new end-to-end Internet Protocol TV offering, saying the solution is the first step in the company’s long-term plans for TV services. During a press conference at …

CHICAGO—Lucent Technologies Inc. kicked off the Globalcomm trade show with an early morning press conference to introduce its new next-generation network architecture called “Acuity.” Speaking to a group of analysts …

SAN DIEGO-It’s all about the money. And why not? That’s a healthy reason for hundreds of people to fly into San Diego and cloister themselves inside a luxury hotel, as …

Wireless industry trade association CTIA is hoping to spur direct-to-consumer revenues by expanding the industry’s short-code program. The industry group, along with short-code administrator NeuStar Inc., announced open registration for …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to extend Microsoft Corp.’s “Live Anywhere” technology onto its BREW platform in an effort to provide a “unified gaming universe.” The chipmaker used its …

LOS ANGELES—The Independent Film & Television Alliance released a revised wireless guide in advance of the 2006 Cannes Film Market to keep its membership educated about evolving digital rights management …

WASHINGTON—Wireless industry trade association CTIA is hoping to spur direct-to-consumer revenues by expanding the industry’s short code program. The industry group, along with short-code administrator NeuStar Inc., announced open registration …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new drive to develop a medical device profile that could make medical, health and fitness devices interoperable with wireless consumer electronic products-namely cell …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Various telecommunications firms including Covad Communications Group Inc., Korea Telecom Corp., TeleKom Malaysia Berhad, Japan’s NTT Inc. and China’s PCCW announced they formed the WiBro and mobile WiMAX …

DUBLIN—Mobile Top Level Domain Ltd., the driving force behind the mobile Internet domain extension .mobi, said the .mobi suffix will be available through 16 domain name registrars. The company said …

WASHINGTON-Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband …

WASHINGTON—Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband …

SAN FRANCISCO—As gamers and the gaming industry gather this week in Los Angeles for the E3 2006 conference, Telephia offered an upbeat view of the mobile gaming industry’s growth. Wireless …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The IEEE 802.11 working group voted down an initial draft of the proposed 802.11n standard, virtually ensuring development of a 2.0 version. But whether the vote was a dramatic …

Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability requirements through a new trade group, the …

PORTLAND, Ore.—Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens A.G. are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability requirements through a new trade group, …

LOS ANGELES—Mobile episodes of the hit television show “Lost” are once again in the works following an agreement between Walt Disney Co. and three Hollywood unions.    Disney’s Touchstone Television …

In the wake of several announcements regarding HSDPA contracts and gear testing, the CDMA Development Group reminded the wireless industry that CDMA technology’s evolution path is marching along swiftly and …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International appointed George S. Rice Jr. its new executive director. Rice joins APCO International from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, where …

LAS VEGAS-Evangelize the opportunity in mobile marketing-why the dearth of advertisements on your handset as you checked the scores in the NCAA finals? But when you take the plunge, adhere …

By Jeremy Mullman CHICAGO—An alcohol industry watchdog group is accusing Anheuser-Busch of marketing beer to underage drinkers after the brewer announced a partnership to advertise on MobiTV, a streaming TV …

LAS VEGAS—Listen to Van Toffler for a few minutes and you’ll begin to wonder if the M in MTV stands for mobile. “We’re really moving into the wireless space, and …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Handset distribution company Brightpoint Inc. announced it will be the preferred cell phone supplier for the Associated Carrier Group L.L.C., which is a consortium of small U.S. carriers including …