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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service …

Verizon Communications Inc. said it will phase out its payphone-based Wi-Fi hot-spot service in New York City during the next two months in favor of its rapidly expanding CDMA2000 1x …

Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week. Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating on Freescale Semiconductor from …

Rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless reported a pair of BREW-hosting agreements with California-based Golden State Cellular and Tennessee-based Eloqui Wireless. The agreements call for Midwest to share its existing BREW …

Three of the industry’s six largest wireless operators posted first-quarter financial results in line with analysts estimates and ahead of 2004 results, demonstrating there is still plenty of growth left …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network equipment in the cities of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The value of the …

HONG KONG-ZTE Corp. said it will install Vietnam’s first third-generation network in Ho Chi Minh City under a contract with Vietnam Power Telecom. The value of the deal was not …

Sprint Corp. surpassed most estimates by posting 518,000 net direct customer additions during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with more than 18.3 million direct subscribers on …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless, together with Disney Mobile and Pixar Animation Studios, launched The Incredibles 3D mobile game on Verizon’s VCAST wireless broadband multimedia service. Game players assume the role …

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual …

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

TEMPE, Ariz.-New research shows that in wireless, it’s out with the old and in with the new. According to a study from research and consulting firm Forward Concepts, handsets running …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is now available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual …

TURKEY Turkish carrier AVEA Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. selected Nokia to supply a commercial Push to Talk over Cellular solution. The deal also includes Nokia’s Presence solution. The vendor will provide …

Fresh off its public launch at this year’s CTIA event, soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. reported several content and marketing sponsorship deals with a number of action …

Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman …

Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman …

Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finished forming their new mobile virtual network operator. The joint venture, called SK-EarthLink, plans to offer wireless voice and …

MIAMI-Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives have said the company will unveil …

Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finalized the formation of their new mobile virtual network operator, the companies announced late Thursday. The joint venture, called …

Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives have said the company will unveil …

NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon Wireless’ wireless-data capabilities. Nortel will begin …

The mobile virtual network operator market welcomed back one of its early members last week as former Boost Mobile L.L.C. executive Peter Adderton announced plans for Amp’d Mobile Inc., a …