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Motorola Good Technology Group this week plans to take its first serious swipe at Research In Motion Ltd’s dominance of the mobile e-mail space.The Motorola Inc. subsidiary is expected to …

WiMAX subscribers could grow to 54 million by 2012 driven by growth in emerging markets, according to a new report from Senza Fili Consulting.The firm said the WiMAX’s best growth …

Mobile game publishers have gained steady-if uninspiring-traction churning out titles based on blockbuster movies and classic board games. But what the industry really needs, some believe, is some fresh ideas. …

CHICAGO-The NXTcomm 2007 conference offered a glimpse into a bright telecom future in which mobility and convergence are a key component, with new networks and new services evolving designed to …

MEDIA COMPANIES AND RETAILERS are beginning to target wireless users with free, advertising-supported services. And carriers are slowly tolerating-if not quite embracing-such offerings.USA Today last week launched a mobile search …

IMAGINE THIS made-for-TV moment:An outsized individual-a Sumo wrestler, say-is about to perform the much-revered cannonball maneuver into the deep end of a swimming pool. A traditional cast of bon vivants …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has spread its reach far and wide, and even as it expands into new realms it always keeps one goal in mind: drive wireless data services.The company …

WIRELESS INDUSTRY EFFORTS to derail a federal-state panel’s recommendation to cap universal service fund support for wireless carriers in rural areas could be undermined by a new report that found …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s heritage in serving business users has dovetailed with HTC Corp.’s own ambitions and device evolution to produce the “Mogul,” a $400 entry in the high-tier productivity market.The …

AT&T Mobility has joined rivals Verizon Wireless Sprint Nextel Corp. and trend-starter T-Mobile USA Inc. in offering an unlimited messaging option for family plans. AT&T Mobility’s unlimited family messaging plan …

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on …

CHICAGO-WiMAX, gaining momentum domestically and globally, will serve to “mobilize the Internet” in a way the voice-centric networks of cellular could never do, according to Barry West, president of Sprint …

President Bush said he intends to nominate Republican Deborah Taylor Tate to another term at the Federal Communications Commission.Tate, a former Tennessee regulator who is serving out an abridged FCC …

AT&T Mobility announced it will begin shutting down its TDMA network in 18 markets this year. The move is an attempt to get the carrier’s customers to migrate to its …

Qualcomm Inc. established another European beachhead for its BREW service as Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 Group said it plans to offer handsets supporting the platform.The carrier, which offers service in Australia, …

The French ModeLabs Group, a contract device manufacturer, appears to be dialing in on American brands by making phones that both promote those brands and serve as a fashion and …

Mobile payment startup Obopay Inc. announced a distribution deal that secures space on the deck of Verizon Wireless, the nation’s No. 2 carrier.The Redwood City, Calif.-based payment company unveiled a …

Qualcomm Inc. is targeting brands and media companies with a new platform for both on- and off-deck mobile content.The San Diego-based firm unveiled BREW BrandXtend Signature Solution, an offering designed …

Change is in the air for two wireless content companies: Both mobile gaming company Vollee Inc. and messaging firm fastmobile Inc. announced new chief executives. Vollee will now be helmed …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Goldman Sachs adjusted its estimates on Leap Wireless to 63 …

Although the nation’s No. 3 carrier has announced plans to launch a WiMAX network and is looking at an array of options to help drive the technology into ubiquity, Sprint …

Verizon Wireless named Ajay Waghray as its new chief information officer, effective July 1. Waghray has been a leader in the company’s information technology organization for seven years and will …

In the primordial days of the affordable, multimedia/enterprise slab-say, a year ago-the Nokia Corp. E62 swiftly joined the fray initiated by the Motorola Inc. Q. They were soon joined by …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first edition of Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries …

Finnish handset vendor Nokia Corp. used its annual Nokia Connection event at telecom conference CommunicAsia in Singapore to beef up its mid-range offerings with three handsets, one destined for the …