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Airvana Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenues of $47.7 million, down from revenues of $63.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $13.1 million, or 19 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Another …

A Wisconsin-based startup that once partnered with Motorola Inc. to help it patent wireless-camera technology is suing Moto for fraud, patent infringement and breach of contract. Memorylink Corp. developed technology …

The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to craft rules for the 2155-2175 MHz band has been met with the kind of mixed industry feedback expected in such a proceeding, with a …

Demand for enterprise mobility should continue to ramp slowly this year, as companies move cautiously on well-thought-out strategies, according to two analysts who study the space.Coincidentally, both analysts – Kitty …

It is beginning to look increasingly unlikely that satellite operators will participate in the upcoming 700 MHz auction, partially due to rules guaranteeing the satellite industry a role in the …

A class-action law firm has begun an investigation into mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA Inc. to determine if it bears any civil liability under federal securities laws to …

Hang on, sports fans. We’ve got a hum-dinger of a race here.NASCAR filed a $100 million countersuit against AT&T Inc. for alleged breach of contract and fraud over Richard Childress …

With the intractable Iraqi war having become so divisive after four years and ironically so devastatingly disruptive to the once-overarching homeland security framework for nearly all public policy, Sen. Hillary …

For the past eight months, M2Z Networks Inc. stood alone behind a plan that might actually aid President Bush’s quest for universal and affordable broadband service in the United States. …

French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S. mobile phone operator bid successfully on …

Wireless operators increasingly are cutting ringtone aggregators out of the loop, opting instead to make deals directly with recording labels. But as EMI Entertainment World Inc.’s lawsuit against InfoSpace Inc. …

Music publisher EMI Entertainment World Inc. has slapped InfoSpace Inc. with a $100 million lawsuit, claiming the buffeted mobile content company has been underpaying royalties and selling ringtones without proper …

Say what you want about the relative impacts of gorgeous weather, sloppy food, unruly children or even demanding conversations on drivers’ attention and, therefore, everyone’s safety. But in California-the nation’s …

WASHINGTON-Motient Corp.’s largest shareholder filed a new lawsuit against the wireless company, alleging in a Texas court that a recent transaction involving mobile satellite service ownership changes violates federal securities …

WASHINGTON—The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral argument for next week on a challenge of controversial changes to small business bidding rules, a development that may signal that …

WASHINGTON—Motient Corp.’s largest shareholder filed a new lawsuit against the wireless company, alleging in a Texas court that a recent transaction involving mobile satellite service ownership changes violates federal securities …

Though a mix of key wireless, telecom and Internet bills are supposedly in play on Capitol Hill, keeping lawmakers focused on them could get increasingly difficult in coming weeks and …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Hustler publisher LFP Inc. filed a $20 million lawsuit against wireless content provider Giant Mobile. The countersuit follows an April filing from Giant claiming LFP failed to honor …

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned last week that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the FCC could wind up as a …

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned Tuesday that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the FCC could eventually wind up as a …

Sprint Nextel Corp. took a significant step in fulfilling chief executive Gary Forsee’s plans to expand the carrier’s reach into other media distribution channels, and at the same time may …

The animosity between Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. stepped up as Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel WIP Corp.-neither of which are part of Sprint …

Motorola Inc. had planned to pay more than $300 million to acquire Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. That is, until Japanese software vendor Access Co. Ltd. upped its bid to …

The burgeoning Voice over Internet Protocol industry clipped a hurdle last week as Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that its subsidiary, Sprint Communications Co. L.P., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit …