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The realm of wireless data is uncharted territory for most consumers, but carriers also are feeling their way through the darkness, searching for the best way to market data and …

IPmobile Wireless communications infrastructure company IPmobile Inc. hired Louis Wooldridge as its vice president of sales in Asia, and Chuck Derrick as its vice president of product development. Wooldridge will …

WASHINGTON-The manner in which the Federal Communications Commission reviews license transfers came under scrutiny last week as key senators questioned the process, the Department of Commerce voiced its support and …

OmniSky Corp. Chief Executive Officer Patrick McVeigh last fall promised to “kick the barn door open” to the Internet when he introduced a beta version of an end-to-end wireless Internet …

As it becomes increasingly clear that users will access the Internet from a variety of devices, wireless included, more and more companies are stepping forward with ideas on how to …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, of $996 million and $3.18 billion, respectively. This marks a significant increase from the $437 …

France Telecom announced a partnership with IBM Corp. and Palm Computing Inc. for a trial service extending intranet and desktop-environment data to personal digital assistants. The solution integrates France Telecom’s …

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PALO ALTO, Calif.-Watkins-Johnson Co., which specializes in components and subassemblies for communications equipment, entered into a merger agreement with FP-WJ Acquisition Corp. FP-WJ is a new company formed by certain …

NEW YORK-Since the launch of carrier competition in the duopoly wireless market, third-party distributors have had to work hard to manage increasingly complex distribution issues. Carriers, meanwhile, are dealing with …

TeleCorp PCS TeleCorp PCS Inc. hired Raul Burgos as vice president and general manager of its Puerto Rican operations. He most recently served as general manager and vice president of …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Justice gave its approval to the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., said the companies. The two companies and DOJ agreed to a consent …

Advanced Fox Wireless Advanced Fox Wireless introduced the OEM Style Mini Twin Charger for Nokia Corp. 5100 Series and Nextel Communications Inc. i1000 handsets. The device will charge the battery …

Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc. announced its Mobile Server product is commercially available. Mobile Server is a set of wireless drivers and controls for Microsoft NT …

GREENBELT, Md.-Cellular One here announced it is now offering an Information Services feature to its new Digital Edge wireless phone customers. Information Services includes hundreds of options for updates on …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-The Municipality of Anchorage in Alaska approved Alaska Communications Systems Inc.’s offer to acquire the operations of Anchorage Telephone Utility for $295 million cash. ACS was formed by …

AvantGo Inc. released a new solution designed to extend enterprise and Web-based applications to handheld computers, allowing companies to deploy corporate applications to mobile devices that are compatible with their …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Century Telephone Enterprises Inc. said it agreed to sell its Alaskan assets to financial investor Fox Paine & Co. L.L.C. and a management team led by Charles E. …

WASHINGTON-Industry participants in a Jan. 21 open forum to review the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s rules and performance during the past two years agree that while the WTB has come a …

WASHINGTON-Nevada-based wireless companies owned by Mark Edwards have been shut down due to long-standing disputes between Edwards and Nevada Bell, and now he is planning to go to court-and to …

OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis. The service, branded Einstein, uses Global System for Mobile …

NEW YORK-Batteries Batteries Inc. announced results of its first quarter ended March 31. Net sales for the first quarter totaled $12.8 million, a 107 percent increase compared with first quarter …

TAMPA, Fla.-Cliffco of Tampa Bay Inc., a distributor of cellular telephone accessories, acquired Batteries Batteries Inc. Cliffco said battery sales account for about 41 percent of its revenues. Batteries Batteries …

WASHINGTON-“This is not an inscrutable, hard-to-figure-out issue,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at a hearing last week to discuss problems with his proposed Law Enforcement and Public Safety Telecommunications Empowerment …

TAMPA, Fla.-Batteries Batteries Inc. acquired Cliffco of Tampa Bay Inc., a distributor of wireless telephone accessories including a variety of batteries, which accounts for about 41 percent of its revenues. …