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BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. …

MetroPCS Inc. bidding partner Royal Street Communications L.L.C. continues as the single highest bidder in the Federal Communications Commissions’ ongoing Auction 58 of 242 wireless spectrum licenses. Royal Street has …

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.-The county of San Bernardino in California has selected Cingular Wireless to deploy digital wireless phone service for emergency call boxes along freeways as part of the statewide …

Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when …

Kristin Rinne, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s chief technology officer, has been elected the 2005 chairwoman of the 3G America’s board of governors. Rinne succeeds former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. CTO Rod …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Research Group Dell’Oro Group said infrastructure market revenues increased to $36.1 billion in 2004, amounting to a 26-percent leap over the prior year. The report expects revenues to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission garnered more than $1.3 billion in bids following six rounds of bidding for 242 wireless spectrum licenses that it is auctioning as part of Auction 58 …

ESPOO, Finland-In a contract valued at about $30 million, Ethiopian Telecom Corp. selected Nokia Corp. to expand its GSM and GPRS networks. Under the deal, Nokia will supply and deploy …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to deploy radio frequency identification technology, an emerging wireless capability predicted to generate more than $1 billion in …

WASHINGTON-Homeland security-as an overarching national policy and an omnipresent mindset created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-has been a mixed blessing for a wireless industry which …

WASHINGTON-Softbank Corp., the Japanese Internet company trying to muscle or possibly buy its way into that country’s mobile-phone market, has crashed the party here by breaking with U.S. and foreign …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In its second W-CDMA contract announcement in a week, L.M. Ericsson said Connex, a wireless operator in Romania, has selected the Swedish vendor to supply gear for its W-CDMA …

Redline Communications unveiled a WiMAX-ready base station and subscriber station. Redline released the AN-100U, a fully compliant IEEE 802.16-2004 platform. A member of the WiMAX Forum T, Redline said it …

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Chaoticom unveiled a deal to distribute full-length audio tracks from EMI Music to mobile handsets through its European carrier partners. Under terms of the partnership, Chaoticom …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In its second W-CDMA contract announcement this week, L.M. Ericsson said Connex, a wireless operator in Romania, has selected the Swedish vendor to supply gear for its W-CDMA rollout. …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. reported a solid fourth quarter, positive news for the Sony Corp.-L.M. Ericsson joint venture as it appears to be coming into its own in the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson was selected as a supplier to build the first phase of Telenor Hungarian wireless subsidiary Pannon GSM’s third-generation mobile network. The value of the UMTS contract was …

LONDON-The GSM Association reported that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has replaced AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on the trade association’s board following Cingular’s $41 billion acquisition of AWS late last year. Jordan …

Nokia Corp. filed a lawsuit against wireless patent company InterDigital Communications Corp., asking a Delaware district court to rule on whether Nokia’s ongoing legal battle with InterDigital should include third-generation …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Kristin Rinne, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s chief technology officer, has been elected the 2005 chairwoman of the 3G America’s board of governors. Rinne succeeds former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. CTO …

Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, …

In addition to its carrier rankings, Consumer Reports also posted consumer rankings for handsets from the major carriers. Those rankings were dominated by Asians manufacturers. LG Electronics’ VX7000 and Kyocera …

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. …

LAS VEGAS-Below is a quick rundown of some of the numerous new gadgets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show: c Kodak announced a new digital camera with Wi-Fi capability for …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more …