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Rumors are circulating that Nokia Corp. is planning a major public offensive against Qualcomm Inc. over royalty rates for W-CDMA mobile phones. Those in the industry believe Nokia is hoping …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. signed an agreement to provide its location technology to Nokia Corp.’s GSM network base station subsystem customers and to license certain Nokia technologies that will be …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

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 …

MALE, Maldives-Wataniya Telecom Maldives, a wireless voice and data services provider in Maldives, said it awarded an infrastructure contract to Chinese supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Huawei will supply a …

NEW YORK-Orsus Xelent Technologies Inc. said it plans to purchase a 10-percent stake in Chang Zhou Moben Communication Co. Ltd., an original equipment manufacturer in China. Chang Zhou Moben has …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

GENEVA, Switzerland-In-flight communications company OnAir Inc. said it is working with software developer TriaGnoSys GmbH and server provider Miltope Corp. to build a GSM-only mobile-phone offering for use onboard jetliners. …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. signed an agreement to provide its location technology to Nokia Corp.’s GSM network base station subsystem customers and to license certain Nokia technologies that will be …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry’s largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival Verizon Wireless at RadioShack Corp.’s more …

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom announced it will double its existing GSM mobile network in Kosovo, having been chosen by Vala900, a division of Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo. Alcatel said its solution …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will sell the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. x495 for $50 with a service contract. The phone features an internal antenna, tri-band GSM capabilities and …

Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. closed on its $6.5 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. Alltel reported it would issue 54.3 million shares of common stock and pay $933.4 million in …

WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported a 63-percent jump in revenues during the second quarter from $50.1 million in 2004 to $81.6 million this year. …

Educational toy maker LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. and wireless communications company Enfora are selling a mobile phone designed specifically for children. The $100 device is aimed at children ages 6 and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will sell the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. x495 for $50 with a service contract. The phone features an internal antenna, tri-band GSM capabilities and …

Citing both technology and service-related issues, Rural Cellular Corp. said it lost 9,992 customers during the second quarter, compared with a gain of 8,144 customers during the second quarter of …

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 …

Ahhh, China. It’s sort of like the black sheep of the global wireless family. It plays by its own rules, it doesn’t conform and it certainly doesn’t make things easy …

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 …

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 …

Third-generation wireless buildouts propelled earnings for L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. during the quarter ended June 30. Ericsson reported net profits of $744 million during its second quarter, a …