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Nokia announced pricing for its 3G booklet would run more than $800 if it is sold without carrier subsidies. The world’s largest handset manufacturer showed the netbook at its annual …

Leap Wireless International Inc. saw its stock rise yesterday as speculation mounted that AT&T Mobility may want to add the flat-rate carrier to its stable. Leap’s stock jumped nearly $2 …

Even as the wireless industry moves ahead to LTE technology, the CDMA Development Group is aligning its efforts to make sure that CDMA technology can coexist with the developing fourth-generation …

After months of speculations, Apple iPhone 3G S is about to make its “official” entry in the Chinese market, following China Unicom’s announcement of a three-year deal with Apple to …

Cox Communications Inc. selected Interop Technologies to provide its messaging solutions, including its SMS Center 4 Series, Multimedia Messaging Center , WAP Gateway, and the hosted Common Short Code Gateway.Cox …

Clearwire Corp. turned on another 10 markets this morning using equipment supplied by Motorola Inc., bringing the total number of markets launched with standardized WiMAX service to 14.Cities launched today …

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The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …

Mobile virtual network operator Great Call Inc. announced its Jitterbug service would now operate on Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network, adding the nation’s largest carrier to its list of compatible network …

The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Thursday on launching an inquiry into a wide range of wireless industry business practices,including whether there is enough innovation and competition within …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it was establishing a “center of competence” in Dallas dedicated to developing LTE for the North American market. The center is expected to employ approximately 500 …

Motorola Inc. snared a significant LTE network contract with Japanese operator KDDI Corp. The deal calls for Motorola to supply RAN/base stations for KDDI’s LTE deployment that will use the …

Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm Inc. announced their joint venture company focusing on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications would be named nPhase and headed by the original company’s president, Steve Pazol.Qualcomm bought nPhase …

The role of mobile devices is rapidly evolving – converged products like the iPhone are shaping consumer behavior and creating unprecedented expectation for video, web browsing, gaming, and GPS. As …

The European Union said it plans to invest more than $25 million beginning in 2010 into research in support of LTE-based wireless networks. LTE-based network are expected to begin launching …

LTE is slated to become the next generation of wireless technology. The spectral efficiency alone, meaning the number of data bits supported on a given frequency, clinches the deal. The …

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Las Vegas, Atlanta and Portland, Ore., to its list of WiMAX-enabled markets. The carrier offers the service as a mobile virtual network operator running on Clearwire …

AT&T Mobility continues to ride the iPhone tide as the nation’s second largest operator posted strong customer growth during the second quarter bolstered by Apple Inc.’s device.The carrier, which prior …

Verizon Wireless said it has completed the first data call using the LTE Release 8 standard at its testing facilities in Boston and Seattle. The carrier, which is planning to …

Verizon Wireless posted second quarter results highlighted by strong postpaid net customer additions and growing wireless revenues. The industry’s largest operator said it added 1.142 million customers during the second …

Clearwire Corp. added 12,000 net subscribers in its second quarter, now reaching 511,000 subscribers on its legacy and WiMAX networks. Average revenue per user was stable at $39.47, even as …

In North America, the swift growth of mobile broadband has been instrumental in shoring up ARPU (average revenue per user) numbers, which were threatened by the commoditization of voice. With …

Highlighting the increasingly competitive nature of the prepaid market, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. posted second quarter results today that showed a loss of customers during the quarter. Despite the customer …

Midwestern Communications Workers of America ratified a three-year union contract with AT&T’s wireline business, the carrier announced today. The Associated Press also is reporting that CWA union members in Nevada …