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Lucent Technologies Inc. seems to face adversity on all fronts. On the technical front, its competitors have roared past with optical equipment innovations. On the business front, it keeps issuing …

NEW YORK-The potential mobile-commerce revolution may well be in the intensive care unit, “but we’re not ready to declare it dead,” said David Bishop, director of wireless/mobile services for The …

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide. The company said it will overlay a GSM/general packet …

Imagine for a moment the 3G spectrum bands-698-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz-are the three Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Nassau. If you think South Florida is …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission may propose charging carriers for telephone numbers. Also at its open meeting on Thursday, the FCC is expected to tell the wireless industry that in addition …

With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s announcement that it will overlay its existing TDMA-based network with a GSM network supporting GPRS, the pressure is on other TDMA carriers, specifically the largest …

While most larger carriers are still feeling their way through the abundance of third-generation hype, a small carrier in Oklahoma is getting ready to deploy a GPRS network using AirNet …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest …

SEATTLE-Amazon.com is launching a wireless phone store on its Web site, providing background information, pricing and shopping comparison services for online shoppers of wireless devices. Customers will be able to …

DALLAS-Cellular One Group announced this month marks its 10-year anniversary-proof of the brand name’s staying power in a tumultuous industry. “The combined efforts of Cellular One’s member companies, operating independently …

The wireless broadband boom is in full swing, as evidenced by the dozens of companies that have popped up in that arena in the past year alone. Among them is …

NEW YORK-Despite the hope and hype around consumer and corporate use, vertical applications remain today’s stronghold for wireless data, said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for UBS Warburg. Recognizing this …

Heading into the all-important holiday marketing frenzy, I am looking forward to some new creative advertising campaigns from wireless companies. (Is anyone else growing tired of Jamie Lee Curtis acting …

No thanks to an accounting error in a week for thanksgiving, Lucent Technologies Inc.’s bleeding continued as it withdrew its projected fourth-quarter sales by $125 million, triggering a 14-percent share …

This holiday season, those shopping for wireless service and devices will find a culmination of new offerings, as well as traditional bargain rates on buckets of wireless minutes. For the …

NEW YORK-The major players’ rankings reflect the dynamic environment of telecommunications as some stalwarts held their ground, some newcomers joined the group, while still others showed substantial rises or falls …

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Just in time for the busy holiday season, buy.com and AT&T Wireless Services announced a partnership to offer buy.com’s online store to wireless customers through AT&T’s Digital PocketNet …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday released the list of applicants to participate in the re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses, scheduled for Dec. 12. The FCC accepted 44 …

NEW YORK-Bolt Inc., a communication platform geared for 15- to 20-year-olds, launched an interactive wireless advertising effort with a Nintendo ad campaign in conjunction with wireless carriers AT&T Wireless Services …

SAN DIEGO-Indiqu Inc., a provider of wireless entertainment content, announced AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has launched its Edge Sports channel on the carrier’s Digital PocketNet service. Unlike other sports content, …

The hunt for spectrum by wireless carriers continued last week as Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest operator, offered more than $2 billion for Price Communications Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary …

ARLINGTON, Va.-After completing its merger with Tritel Inc. and swapping wireless properties and rights with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it now has 18 million more people …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp.’s chances in the upcoming Federal Communications Commission C- and F-block auction are about $200 million better, thanks to an investment by AT&T Wireless Group. AT&T’s investment …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based NEC Corp. has ambitious expansion plans for its wireless handsets and infrastructure business, but the plans do not target North America, said Koji Nishigaki, president. In Asia, the …

Attempting to slash its debt load by as much as $14 billion and boost sales, which have fallen by as much as 50 percent this year, British Telecommunications plc announced …