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It may not be first to the game, but Dish Network Corp. (DISH) is making the inevitable move from the living room to smart phone a little easier for its …

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.Happy holidays from …

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.Happy holidays from …

As Echostar Corp. improves its financial performance – the company netted $5.7 million during the last quarter compared to a net loss of $18.5 million a year ago – it …

WHAT’S THAT SAYING? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me?After their previous union was aborted last year, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. decided last …

AT&T Mobility’s MediaFLO-based mobile TV service has not yet officially launched; after a couple of false starts, the carrier appears set to launch the service, along with a pair of …

Dish Network Corp. isn’t wasting time as it considers what technology might be the best fit for spectrum it recently won in the 700 MHz auction. The company partnered with …

Look at a map of the lower 700 MHz E-Block auction results and one thing is clear: Dish Network Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. were battling for a nationwide swatch of …

The mobile TV market will probably be a big topic in the coming weeks following news that EchoStar plunked down $711 million for 168 E-Block licenses in the recently completed …

Shares of satellite provider EchoStar Communications Corp. surged more than 25% yesterday, prompted by speculation that the company may be purchased by AT&T Inc. TheStreet.com reported that AT&T is close …

EchoStar Communications announced the acquisition of Sling Media for $380 million, news that comes as the TV vendor considers a plan to split itself into two publicly traded corporations, one …

Global Tower Partners, which boasts 2,500 wireless communications towers and more than 4,600 rooftop sites, has been sold for $1.4 billion.GTP owner The Blackstone Group sold the wireless tower operator …

Clearwire Corp. announced agreements with satellite television providers DirecTV Group Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. that expand Clearwire’s distribution channels, and also could open the door for the wireless high-speed …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …

WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. led the first round of bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, placing bids for spectrum that would substantially expand its national …

Bidding in the government’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum is set to start Wednesday, but the jockeying and speculation has already begun as satellite and cable consortiums set themselves …

Embarq Corp. is setting off into the wide world of telecom, and expecting its ability to offer wireless service to help the company stay afloat. The local landline company, freshly …

Where do your loyalties lie? As wired and wireless telecom, Internet, cable and satellite companies begin to bundle services to compete for larger chunks of your money, the answer to …

Verizon Wireless is expected to make headlines once again at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, unveiling a full-track mobile music download service. The carrier, which …

DALLAS-I can see Homer Simpson peering out of the phone in Martyn Gregory’s hand. The animated “Simpsons” TV star is trying desperately to jump off a burning oil tower and …

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security continue to be vital customers for the satellite sector. Satellite owners and operators may profit from the ramped-up need for their services, but …

Telecommunications bundling has made a strong comeback over the past year, with nearly all of the country’s regional providers offering some form of packaged deal to customers. Those bundles usually …

An Oct. 31 article in RCR Wireless quoted Sen. Ted Stevens from Alaska as saying, “We should let cell-phone companies get additional price support to expand cell-phone towers into rural …

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Ground Control, provider of DIRECWAY two-way mobile and fixed satellite systems, has released its IG-VoIP solution to allow DIRECWAY satellite subscribers to make voice calls to anywhere …