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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s thorough review of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion play for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. represents a new level of merger analysis likely to be applied to …

Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

Tying up one of the loose ends caused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced a multi-faceted deal with Triton PCS Holdings Inc. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. a series of highly detailed questions about their proposed $41 billion merger, queries that suggest regulators …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala last week in New York City. The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. Cingular noted …

When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. unveiled a bundled offering for business customers allowing them to integrate wireline and wireless services, including Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry service plans from wireless subsidiary …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion …

WASHINGTON-As one of its final acts of business before handing over limited authority to an interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority referred to …

WASHINGTON-GSM technology wireless trade organization 3G Americas hired Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis L.L.P. to lead its government affairs advocacy on wireless legal and regulatory issues in Washington, D.C. The legal …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it signed a $50 million contract with India’s Bharti Tele-Ventures, India’s largest GSM carrier. Siemens will expand the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network and operate and maintain it. …

Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala in New York City today. The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and instant messaging. …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. In addition …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world’s premier infrastructure player. In the context of the CommunicAsia conference …

BANGLADESH Siemens AG said it has signed a $41 million contract with state-owned carrier BTTB to set up a mobile network in the key districts of the country, including Dhaka, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a $138 million contract with Serbian wireless carrier Mobtel to expand and upgrade Mobtel’s GSM 900/1800 MHz network. Under the contract, Ericsson will provide hardware and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will supply GSM equipment to nine of Hutchison India’s 13 license areas. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Nokia is supplying GSM equipment …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it is closing its Fairbanks, Alaska, call center, which currently serves the carrier’s Cellular One customers in Fairbanks and Juneau, and transferring operations …

SINGAPORE-Siemens AG said it has rolled out what it describes as the first GSM/GPRS module with integrated EDGE technology for high-speed data transfer. The product, the MC75, can work in …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. provided updated second-quarter operating trends in connection with its annual shareholders’ meeting, showing that gross subscriber additions through last month continued to be slower …

SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will offer two new mobile phones through Cingular Wireless, further expanding the company’s push into the GSM market. Cingular will sell LG’s new …