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SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest …

Sprint Nextel Corp. became the first U.S. operator to offer full-track music downloads, launching a dual-delivery service last week using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co. …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility’s Web site, the carrier …

NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN L.L.C.’s unveiled rate plans for the trial launch of its mobile virtual network operator service that rolled out this week in a handful of markets. The postpaid …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Standard & Poor’s Rating Services placed its ratings on …

NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN L.L.C.’s unveiled rate plans for the trial launch of its mobile virtual network operator service that rolled out this week in a handful of markets. The postpaid …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility’s Web site, the carrier …

NEW YORK-Following months of speculation, Sprint Nextel Corp. announced agreements with four cable companies to provide wireless services using Sprint Nextel’s nationwide network. Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications …

SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest …

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN …

LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson …

RUSSIA InfiNet Wireless, which provides broadband wireless access and pre-WiMAX equipment, said Enforta BV selected it to provide equipment for a nationwide broadband network in Russia. The network is expected …

Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement on the 1.7 million …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement compared with the …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported the highest year-over-year revenue increase in company history during the third quarter. The company’s revenues increased 36 percent, from $31 million during …

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN …

LOS ANGELES-SK Earthlink Inc. followed through on previous claims that it was looking at a new name for its planned mobile virtual network operator service, unveiling the newly christened Helio …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-South American carrier Vivo announced a series of new partnerships with vendors including Convergys Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Vivo is a joint venture of Portugal …

LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson …

Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The HP iPAQ hw6510/hw6515 Mobile Messenger features Microsoft …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. inched ahead with its planned launch of third-generation services, upgrading its UMTS networks in Seattle, Phoenix and Dallas to higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Cingular noted it is the …

Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The device features Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating …

Lucent Technologies Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have upgraded three of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s UMTS networks with higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Lucent said it installed the upgrades on Cingular’s network …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to turn on high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The …

Wireless operators are playing the retail field, selling some high-end phones exclusively through nontraditional channels. And the nation’s largest big-box retailer is becoming a first-stop shop. Verizon Wireless quietly launched …