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The most unlikely of technology mergers has begun as Sprint Corp. announced Friday that it closed its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. The new Sprint Nextel Corp. will …

Nortel Networks Ltd. seems to have emerged from under a financial cloud that has haunted it in recent years. The company recorded net earnings of $45 million, or 1 cent …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it licensed IP Header Compression from Stockholm, Sweden-based Effnet AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qualcomm plans to use the technology in its future …

LUANDA, Angola-Movicel, an African CDMA provider, has selected Nortel to upgrade its wireless broadband network to CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology in Angola. Movicel has 350,000 subscribers and expects the upgrade …

Handset sales continue to show strength as the industry enters the third quarter, according to an investor update from Piper Jaffray, with Motorola Inc. furthering its lead in the U.S. …

As profit margins from voice become razor-thin, operators are hoping to push lucrative content and applications to bulk up the bottom line. Ironically, they’re looking to voice-driven technologies to help. …

America Online Inc. is testing a suite of mobile search services that would allow users with Web-enabled phones to search the Internet for information, including local business listings, and to …

The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said its Global Handset Requirements for CDMA team has developed and published common requirements for different classes of CDMA2000 handsets to reduce cost and …

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. used its annual analyst meeting here to paint a portrait of itself as a sleek, lean, high-tech firm with plans to sit alongside such well-known consumer brands as …

Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra …

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad-LaqTel, a new operator in Trinidad and Tobago, has signed a $50 million contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. that will see Nortel build a third-generation nationwide wireless …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $38.6 million for the second quarter, up 60 percent from revenues of $24.1 million reported during the second quarter of last year. Net …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-UTStarcom Personal Communications said its PC 5740 dual-band CDMA2000 1x EV-DO wireless Type II PCMCIA card is now available on Verizon Wireless’ network. The card allows customers to connect …

SEATTLE-Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile has tapped thePlatform to aggregate and manage digital and audio content, the companies announced Wednesday. Amp’d Mobile, which is slated to launch this …

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was …

The following information includes details on wireless companies that had ratings changes and information from financial analysts and banking and investment firms this week. Companies mentioned include Qualcomm, Lucent Technologies, …

DALLAS-MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a three-year contract for third-generation CDMA2000 equipment, valued at up to $500 million. MetroPCS said it plans to deploy Lucent equipment …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint’s rollout of high-speed …

Bolstered by the launch of higher-speed wireless data networks, wireless operators are beginning to push into the wireline data replacement space with offerings designed to provide primary or backup data …

As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network …

Following is a list of wireless companies that were cited in financial reports from investment banking and financial services firms this week. Pacific Growth Equities upgraded its rating on RF …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm will release the LG VX8100 phone on Friday. The companies said the handset was designed exclusively for Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO network and is …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced it will continue to use chips from Freescale Semiconductor Inc.-the company’s former chip subsidiary-in its third-generation devices through 2008. Motorola and Freescale have been developing 3G …