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Expand coverage. Reduce interference. Increase capacity. Enable higher bandwidth. These are the four corners of Conductus Inc.’s philosophy in rolling out its ClearSite solutions for first-, second- and next-generation air-interface …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to prove it is a viable company and at the same time help a struggling icon, bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. said on July 2 it has signed …

Unplugged Games Inc. officially released its MobileStage gaming product, a wireless video game platform for carriers designed to increase revenues through multiplayer games and specialized billing systems. “It, in many …

If there were ever any doubts that voice-recognition technology would become a big business, New York state swiftly put those questions to bed when it passed a state law two …

NEW YORK-edocs Inc., which develops software for online account management and electronic billing, has announced a contract with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. As the foundation for its upcoming online account …

While voice is still the key application for wireless carriers going into the 21st century, a variety of other data-centric applications are becoming more important. Carriers and the rest of …

Network coverage is the unexciting side of the wireless industry. Sure, most carriers proclaim to have excellent coverage in their markets, but real-world results are often lacking. Someone in the …

PARIS-AT&T Latin America in Colombia has chosen Alcatel as a strategic partner to deploy a local multipoint distribution service network in two of the most important cities in Colombia including …

NEW YORK-TrinTel Communications Inc., an Irving, Texas, builder, owner and operator of wireless communications towers, has secured $50 million in new private equity investment, the company said June 25. Austin …

BOSTON-It may be a little battered and bruised, and missing a few former compatriots, but the wireless broadband industry made a strong showing in Boston last week at the Wireless …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that the Federal Communications Commissions illegally repossessed NextWave Telecom’s personal communications services licenses has turned a once $17 …

Just beating a federally mandated deadline, Verizon Wireless sold off its Chicago interests in PrimeCo Personal Communications last week to a telecommunications investment group led by Southern California-based Clarity Partners …

NEW YORK-Kyocera Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. showcased new wireless phones at the TechXNY PC Expo 2001 last week that are more than conversation pieces. PC-EPhone In …

Texas Instruments Inc. said it has developed a hardware and software chipset solution for GPRS class 12 wireless handsets. HiddenMind Technology Inc. announced it merged with AnyDevice Inc., a move …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp., New York, will distribute AT&T Wireless shares to AT&T common stockholders at a ratio of 0.3281 of a share of AT&T Wireless for each outstanding AT&T share, …

TOKYO- NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with KPN Mobile and E-Plus, is scheduled to launch i-mode-like services in the Netherlands and Germany in the fourth quarter. Access, a Japanese provider of …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc., a one-time poster child for everything that went wrong with the government’s C-block auction for PCS licenses, said it stands ready to continue to build its network, …

NEW YORK-A noteworthy dynamic has developed in which major players like AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS are actively promoting prepaid services, while smaller providers like Dobson …

WASHINGTON-While policy-makers struggle to balance commercial spectrum needs and national security, the outcome of industry efforts to secure the military’s 1700 MHz band for third-generation wireless systems could be influenced …

Forget about 3G speed. Bring on the services. “Today’s network speed and coverage are more than adequate for most of the so-called 3G services,” said Matin B. Dunsby, global wireless …

DENVER-A Cingular Wireless executive last week discussed the benefits of EDGE technology as an alternative to true third-generation networks, further evidence that EDGE may still play heavily in future plans …

DENVER-Qwest Wireless last week filed to change its Enhanced 911 Phase II solution from a network-based solution to an assisted Global Positioning Satellite-or hybrid-solution. Qwest in November was one of …

RadioFrame Networks Inc., a Redmond, Wash., provider of indoor wireless voice and data systems, has received $11 million in first- and second-round venture- capital financing from five investors, the company …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced two calling plans, AT&T Shared Advantage and AT&T Wireless Mobile-to-Mobile Minutes, for local wireless calls made between subscribers. The Shared Advantage plan allows up to five …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless, to be spun off from parent AT&T Corp. July 9, announced eight members of its new board of directors. John Zeglis will serve as chairman of the …