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The Bush administration said various trade barriers remain in the world biggest wireless market, China.Among the concerns flagged by the U.S. trade representative in its annual review of telecom trade …

Just two years after shelling out $30 million for CallVision Inc., VeriSign Inc. is spinning off its telecom-analytics business.The company said it is selling its Self-care and Analytics business unit …

CTIA’s Wireless 2008 conference and exhibition touched on all things wireless, from new handset launches to the industry’s ongoing technology arguments. RCR Wireless News Online Editor Mike Dano covers the …

My dad was in the market for a new cellphone and had come under the spell of Apple’s impressive marketing campaign.“You can browse the Web on it!” he said excitedly …

As the wireless industry gears up for the nation’s biggest wireless show, CTIA’s John Walls discusses the trade group’s objectives for this year and beyond. ; CTIA’s John Walls and …

By most accounts — mine included — this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as …

THE NATION’S TOP TWO CARRIERS plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset combat, if you will. In the …

LAS VEGAS-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a keynote last week at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event that he opposes Skype Ltd.’s petition to impose open access throughout …

LAS VEGAS-Flashback to CTIA Wireless 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this spring, he exhorted his audience to …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s new SprintStudio store in Kansas City comes complete with a sleek design, all-live handsets, a service bar and a concierge service to help visitors learn more about …

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. jumped the momentum of the recently completed 700 MHz auction with news that its network solutions for 700 MHz spectrum will be available in the first …

Mobile customers use a mixture of carrier-offered content, Web-based content and personal content, according to a survey conducted by ABI Research.The firm noted customers are more likely to watch a …

Sprint Nextel Corp. isn’t committing to any specific launch date for Xohm this time around.The carrier has pushed back rollout of its nationwide WiMAX service — which had been slated …

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler reached an accord with the four national cellular carriers and the leading handset insurer to improve disclosure of policy terms to consumers. “Before deciding to …

The Communications Workers of America said it joined forces with Germany’s largest union, potentially giving organized labor more leverage to secure unionization of T-Mobile USA Inc.’s wireless workers.“This is an …

Well, April Fools’ Day came and went without much notice during the CTIA Wireless 2008 show. That’s disheartening because the CTIA show presents the perfect venue for companies to cause …

When is the wireless industry, collectively and individually, going to start showing off a little?The networks are being built. The devices will take care of themselves (there is nothing like …

The nation’s top two carriers plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

Cyren Call Communications Corp. said it never demanded long-term payments as a condition for a winning bidder of the 700 MHz national commercial/public-safety license, breaking its silence in response to …

The country’s two largest wireless carriers are stepping up their retail experience, with more interactivity and new design elements. AT&T Mobility is introducing Microsoft Corp.’s Surface at select stores, which …

If MVNOs had a theme song, it would probably be “Another One Bites the Dust.” Movida Communications Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week in a Delaware court, blaming …

Telecom policymakers and special-interest groups are fond of talking about ubiquity, making sure communications — wireless, wireline, Internet and video — are within reach of all Americans. Indeed, there are …

The mobile enterprise world for years has been rife with talk of Trojan horses, data-soiling worms and other Internet-age nasties. For the time being, though, the biggest threat to mobile …

The adult mobile content market will nearly triple over the next several years, reaching $4.6 billion by 2012, according to a recent forecast from Juniper Research. But don’t expect much …