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TelePacific Communications has received the green light from regulators to finalize its acquisition of NextWeb Inc., also known as Covad Wireless. The deal will give the competitive local exchange carrier …

Canadian wireless operator Public Mobile today unveiled new rate plans that provide for unlimited province-wide calling, lower nationwide roaming costs and flat-rate e-mail options.The recently launched carrier said it now …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Mobile music subscriptions are projected to more than triple by 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research Ltd. At least 178 million mobile customers are expected to pay …

Almost half of all prepaid wireless customers in the United States are on recurring monthly service plans, according to a new survey from J.D. Power and Associates. The survey found …

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added nearly 20 million customers last year, pushing China’s second largest operator’s customer base to more than 167 million subscribers.The carrier said the growth …

ORLANDO, Fla. – The world’s wireless attention shifted back to the United States and the CTIA Wireless 2011 event following its yearly start in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics …

Vodafone Group plc (VOD) has pledged $5 billion to acquire the remaining interest in Indian wireless operator Vodafone Essar Ltd. it did not previously control.The move was initiated by the …

Looking to speed up the certification process, Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it has developed a new program for chipset approvals as well as a new partner to help with the …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Buoyed by a never ending line of advertisements touting the benefits of “4G” consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the term, though perhaps not so sure exactly …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

Qualcomm Inc.’s mobile TV service has gone dark and with it a new round of questions have cropped up about the future of mobile TV as a whole. Will there …

UPDATED: ORLANDO, Fla. – Few would argue the allure of a mobile device for consumers when they are selecting which wireless carrier they are looking to join. Sure, carriers like …

Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) bolstered its Best Buy Connect-branded mobile broadband offering with the addition of “4G” services through a previously announced agreement with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR). The service, …

Alcatel-Lucent scored a pair of Chinese victories with subsidiaries of China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) and China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) announcing plans to deploy the company’s 9900 Wireless Network Guardian …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.My last three …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) appears set to take a hard-line stance on AT&T Inc.’s (T) proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY), which would put pressure on the industry’s third …

The Economic Times | March 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: Facing a huge penalty of over Rs 26 crore for not following guidelines on re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in the troubled …

Watch live streaming video from rcrtv at livestream.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Clearwire Corp. has been through a number of changes over the past several months, including a change of leadership …