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WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department today released names of individuals on the White House-level spectrum advisory committee, a component of a 2003 Bush wireless initiative that has been awkwardly managed and failed …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

LONDON-Consumers worldwide have been slow to purchase 3G phones and slower to avail themselves of the technological edge that 3G makes possible, market analyst firm TNS said in a new …

Over the Razr’s unprecedented two-year run, the retail price of the device has plummeted from $500 to $50, drawing new volumes of consumers at each price point along the way. …

LONDON—Consumers worldwide have been slow to purchase 3G phones and slower to avail themselves of the technological edge that 3G makes possible, market analyst firm TNS said in a new …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is doing a fair job of imitating a punching bag, getting pummeled left and right by sliding stock prices, gloomy predictions and integration issues. But while things …

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NEW YORK—Motorola Inc.’s iRadio service is the latest to woo music lovers with unreleased content, with the vendor inking a deal with Sony BMG to allow subscribers to access “leaked” …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

WOBURN, Mass.—Wireless semiconductor manufacturer Skyworks Solutions Inc. said it is ceasing its baseband operations and will lay off 425 employees. Skyworks’ baseband business developed reference designs, including digital signal processors …

Nokia Corp. announced five new GSM phones-the company insists the devices are “multimedia computers”-for the United States, but did not announce any accompanying carrier deals. Three of the devices-the N70, …

NEW YORK—Nokia Corp. announced five new GSM phones—the company insists the devices are “multimedia computers”—for the United States, but did not announce any accompanying carrier deals. Three of the devices—the …

LOS ANGELES–The M2M module market is growing as enterprises grasp the technology’s promise of efficiency in gathering data from many points and wirelessly transmitting it to a single cellular connection …

LOS ANGELES–Most companies are taking a limited approach to wireless mobility today, but the ones that are on the leading edge have begun to see quantifiable results and a competitive …

LOS ANGELES–Nokia Corp. knows how to get the buzz going. On the first day of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event last week the handset manufacturer launched a new productivity …

SEATTLE–The United Kingdom is on the cutting edge of mobile music, with 3 percent of British wireless consumers using their mobile phones as a music player, according to new figures …

Nokia Corp. knows how to get the buzz going. RCR @ CTIA Click here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for the latest headlines from …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. said it won a government contract worth an estimated $679 million to continue providing telecommunications services for federal agencies. The General Services Administration awarded Sprint Nextel …

   BELLEVUE, Wash.—T-Mobile USA Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced the launch of RIM’s BlackBerry “Pearl” device, which combines productivity and multimedia features. The device stands as a bid …

WASHINGTON—Bidding has slowed to a trickle in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, with thirty or fewer new bids received in the last few rounds. Click here for the latest …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. said it won a government contract worth an estimated $679 million to continue providing telecommunications services for federal agencies. The General Services Administration awarded Sprint Nextel …

PARIS-Alcatel Inc. cut a deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to buy the Canadian supplier’s UMTS radio access business for $320 million. Alcatel says the purchase will strengthen its UMTS market …

PARIS—Alcatel Inc. cut a deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to buy the Canadian supplier’s UMTS radio access business for $320 million. Alcatel says the purchase will strengthen its UMTS market …

So Sprint Nextel fired its chief operating officer, Len Lauer. The carrier said it is making changes in the management of its core operations and that Lauer would leave the …

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