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LOUISVILLE, Colo.-In a decision released June 9, the Federal Communications Commission sided with AirCell Inc., an air-to-ground communications system provider for the aviation market, in the company’s dispute with a …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached a record high of $15.2 billion in April, increasing 35.6 percent from the $11.2 billion reported for the same time last year, the …

LONDON-Almost half of cellular phone users in Western Europe expect to use their mobile phones for all voice traffic in the future, with only one-third convinced they will still use …

TOKYO-Intel Corp. and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced they will co-develop a cellular chipset for the third-generation wireless technology market. The companies said work on the chipset has begun, and …

MOSCOW-Three nationwide Russian wireless carriers, which control close to 75 percent of the market, have launched a fierce battle for new clients as mobile phones become more common communications tools …

NEW YORK-Clariti Wireless Messaging, Fort Washington, Pa., said it plans to introduce commercially a voice-mail service delivered over FM subcarrier channels by the end of this year. In the United …

As the wireless industry is ramping up efforts to convince customers to use their mobile phones for Internet access via Wireless Application Protocol technology, some are taking the concurrent step …

BOULDER, Colo.-Wireless location services developer SignalSoft Corp. said last week it acquired BFound.com, a Victoria, British Columbia-based company experienced in mobile asset tracking on the Internet. By adding BFound.com’s tracking …

NEW YORK-A pair of state legislators from New York City has written twin bills, identically worded to ensure expedited review, that would bar wireless phone companies from rounding up airtime …

IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba Corp. has developed a complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor that incorporates an analog-to-digital converter and achieves the industry’s lowest power consumption in this class of device, according …

Led by an executive team that includes a lawyer, a doctor, an analyst and an engineer, GroupServe Inc. offers software applications that allow business customers the ability to organize, collaborate …

SAN FRANCISCO-A citizens group plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s mobile-phone radiation safety standard. The Ad …

BPA Systems Inc., a developer of business-to-business software solutions, unveiled a wireless Web application server that fuses and extends standard Internet tools to create a solution for Web site development …

Telematics services, despite their slow start, are on the cusp of becoming standard features on millions of cars, but the kinds of services that will emerge as the most beneficial …

DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. will install its Voice Integrated Platform System in the network control center of CellularOne North East Arizona, allowing CellularOne to offer “Safety Talk” hands-free dialing services to …

SigmaOne SigmaOne Communications Corp., a provider of location systems and services for wireless carriers and the wireless Internet, reported the development of the company’s wireless location system for Global System …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom officially ended its negotiations to buy Qwest Communications International Inc. and U S West Inc. March 9, but the German carrier is continuing its search for acquisitions …

After one week and 16 rounds of bidding, incumbent operator Orange plc led all third-generation license bids in the United Kingdom with a $632.9 million bid for License B. The …

Kansai Tele-Message and Hokkaido Telemessage became the latest victims in Japan’s declining paging industry. Kansai Tele-Message filed for liquidation with US$183 million in debts, and Hokkaido had US$6.3 million in …

Handsets Philips Philips introduced several new handsets. The Ozeo GSM dual-band mobile phone offers a new user interface and a large LCD display with five text lines. The carousel icon …

BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom AG reportedly will combine its Internet service provider and cellular phone units to offer mobile data services on cellular phones via the Internet. Deutsche Telekom’s ISP, T-Online, …

OSAKA, Japan-KansaiTele-Message became the latest victim in Japan’s declining paging industry by filing for liquidation with $183 million in debts, according to a Kyodo News Service report. The filing came …

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Craig McCaw, swooping in to rescue yet another struggling satellite wireless phone company-leading a group of investors to provide $74.6 million in …

NEW YORK-Extraterrestrial wireless received good news when Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. sold a $245 million secondary stock offering Jan. 26. In preparation for Globalstar Telecommunications’ secondary offering last week, Bernard L. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector announced a successful launch in Japan of its commercial high-speed wireless Internet access for cdmaOne networks. The new service, deployed by DDI Corp. …