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As next-generation speeds make their way into the wireless world, operators face the challenge that the resulting deluge of traffic on their networks may be too much to monitor, setting …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-A pornographic newspaper in the United Kingdom said it has managed to develop a business around wireless porn by sending adult content to mobile-phone owners-bypassing the standard carrier …

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon late last week reached a settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS that ends a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to …

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today said Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS have agreed to settle a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to trial in early …

A pornographic newspaper in the United Kingdom said it has managed to develop a business around wireless porn by sending adult content to mobile-phone owners-bypassing the standard carrier sales channel. …

Catfish are jumpin’! Seems that Korn Ferry-a high falutin’ company that puts folks in high-paying jobs in big cities-has Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) on the line for the top spot …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is negotiating with the California Public Service Utilities Commission to settle a year-long probe of the nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier’s business practices, a development that could …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc will cut 480 jobs in the United Kingdom, according to international press reports. The cuts will be made at Cellular Operations, a provider of customer service and …

In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc will cut 480 jobs in the United Kingdom, according to international press reports. The cuts will be made at Cellular Operations, a provider of customer service and …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. and Touch America Holdings Inc. reported an agreement in principle to continue to provide services between the companies that maintain service quality and reliability for Qwest …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Several more billing companies announced news as Billing World 2003 kicked off June 24 in Miami Beach, Fla. Portal Software Inc. said Microsoft Corp. will integrate Portal’s billing …

TORONTO-A Canadian wireless operator is getting into the telecom bundling game, with Canada’s Microcell announcing an agreement with Sprint Canada Inc. to offer a residential wireline-wireless bundled service. The service, …

TORONTO-A Canadian mobile operator is getting into the bundling game, with Canada’s Microcell announcing an agreement with Sprint Canada Inc. to offer a residential wireline-wireless bundled service. The service, scheduled …

RESTON, Va.-Verizon Wireless will begin using real-time charging and convergent mediation provider Openet Telecom’s FusionWorks Mediation solution to support real-time content billing and flexible reporting of Internet Protocol-based services for …

SEATTLE-WaterCove Networks has joined Qpass Inc.’s Prosperity Alliance, allowing the companies to work together to offer mobile data solutions. “Our expertise in business system integration and value-added service delivery naturally …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Billing and customer-care provider Convergys Corp. said it signed an agreement with billing customer Sprint PCS to support the carrier’s migration from Convergys’ legacy billing system to an …

ATLANTA-A recent report commissioned by Telecom Media Networks and conducted by Harris Interactive found that wireless subscribers want their wireless providers to be more proactive in offering the best wireless …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Billing and customer care provider Convergys Corp. said it signed an agreement with current billing customer Sprint PCS to support the carrier’s migration from Convergys’ legacy billing system …

Numerous wireless companies are making product and partnership announcements at SuperComm in Atlanta this week. Here is a roundup of the news and announcements: SandCherry Inc. and BEA Systems Inc. …

LONDON-Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention as more companies announced settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of hot-spot roaming. Interoute said it launched …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW’s planned overlay of its existing …

The fate of wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. is unclear, and industry watchers have little faith that the company’s destiny is a bright one. “I don’t really know what they …

ST. LOUIS-T-Mobile USA Inc. has implemented the Amdocs Enabler, a billing platform with which the carrier can manage all services, payment methods and customer types. “Amdocs Enabler can support all …

LOS ANGELES-Nokia’s 1261 and 2260 TDMA mobile phones, equipped with Telemac Corp.’s Telemac CostControl billing and accounting solutions are now available to wireless operators. Telemac’s technology enables the devices to …