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Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …

Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Strigl sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin updating the commission on the carrier’s progress in restoring services to …

DENVER-While much attention at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International show last week in Denver was given to interoperability, at least one inventor was pushing something else. Though his …

BOULDER, Colo.-Broadband equipment provider Carrier Access Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Tellabs Inc. calling for the companies to develop an integrated solution to optimize wireless backhaul …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to expand its nationwide network into Little Rock, Ark., beginning Nov. 1. As part of the expansion, the carrier said it will spend …

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless each announced investments in network upgrades in several states. Cingular specifically said it plans to spend an estimated $6.2 billion this year upgrading …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless both announced investments in network upgrades in several states this week. Cingular specifically said it plans to spend an estimated $6.2 billion this year …

The second-quarter earnings race got off to a relatively solid start as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nextel Communications Inc. posted financials largely in line with Wall Street expectations. The results-coupled …

The mobile-phone industry applauded new legislation clarifying for depreciation purposes that computer-based equipment at cell sites is five-year property. CTIA, the U.S. cell-phone association, said today there is significant uncertainty …

WASHINGTON-The mobile phone industry applauded new legislation clarifying for depreciation purposes that computer-based equipment at cell sites is five-year property. CTIA, the U.S. cell-phone association, said currently there is significant …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. posted solid second-quarter financial with 1.1 million in net additions-surpassing most expectations-and improving customer and financial metrics. “Cingular continues to make good progress on a variety of …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. will endow the new operation with a substantial war chest of network and spectrum assets, including a significant swatch of spectrum in …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to trial a wireless broadband network using IPWireless Inc.’s UMTS TD-CDMA technology and the carrier’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. The trial, which is scheduled …

What latest approved standards or hardware/software solutions will enable the integration of iDEN and CDMA networks? Describe how the specific standards support the integration of both networks and facilitate supporting …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new coverage includes eight cell sites covering more …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multi-million dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new coverage includes eight cell sites covering …

WASHINGTON-The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the mobile-phone industry’s motion to re-hear arguments in five class-action headset lawsuits that a divided three-judge panel remanded to state courts …

HOUSTON-Although they recorded increased revenues, two tower operators suffered net losses in their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with the previous year. For the full year, …

INDIANAPOLIS-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it expanded its coverage in northern Indiana, giving customers access to its Direct Connect push-to-talk service and other features. The iDEN carrier said it expanded coverage …

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005. Wireless subscribers now exceed 180 million, representing a …

American Tower Corp. said it will restate its previously issued financial statements for periods ending on or prior to Sept. 30 last year. It will affect the three-year period ended …

ST. CLOUD, Minn.-Verizon Wireless said it has completed the purchase of Cellular 2000 of St. Cloud from St. Cloud Wireless Holdings L.L.C. and that it has begun offering Verizon Wireless …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-Telecommunications infrastructure company CCI Telecom Inc. said it has been awarded several contracts with major wireless carriers for cell-site construction. The contracts encompass 42 cell sites and have …

MAITLAND, Fla.-Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of merging with Sprint Corp., said it plans to invest $384 million in its Florida network in 2004 and 2005 to …