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Look out, Texas Instruments Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG. Your closest competitor in EDGE baseband chips and W-CDMA RF transceivers, respectively-Philips Semiconductor-has a new, ambitious owner anxious to position its …

WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that once its acquisition by Alcatel Inc. closes, the combined company will be called Alcatel Lucent. The …

There’s nothing like a new nationwide WiMAX network to invigorate the already booming tower industry, though news of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s WiMAX plans didn’t come in time to boost second-quarter …

In addition to the potential impact from Sprint Nextel Corp.’s WiMAX deployment, analyst firms expect tower companies to see an impact from the ongoing advanced wireless services spectrum auction. In …

Motricity Inc. continued to fatten its wallet, snaring $32 million as part of “a larger funding round” that will gradually be disclosed over the next few weeks. The latest round …

WASHINGTON-In any policy dispute, the perception of what is really happening often depends on who is talking. Such is the case with the decade-long roaming quarrel between nationwide carriers and …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said it won a $1 million settlement in its case against data broker 1st Source Information Specialists Inc. Sprint Nextel secured a permanent injunction against the company …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court-which earlier sided with the Federal Communications Commission that VoIP and broadband Internet services must comply with the digital wiretap act-may be questioning itself. The court has …

In a quarter where the carrier transitioned from one-year to two-year service contracts, T-Mobile USA Inc.’s net customer additions were down sharply and its churn was up. Service revenues increased …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. and Melodeo Inc. announced they are working together to offer podcasts to Alltel subscribers. The Axcess Mobilcast service is expected to allow Alltel subscribers to search …

DALLAS-The U.S. mobile video market can’t support all the multimedia networks scheduled to come online in the next 18 months, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The prospects …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. said it has signed a three-year master services agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc., which calls for its Brightpoint Services L.L.C. business unit to provide all of the …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. saw its second-quarter profit fall due to stock-option charges. Net income for the quarter was $127,000, down significantly from net income of $408,000 …

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. became the latest carrier to step onto the full-track download playground, teaming with digital music provider Napster L.L.C. to offer a relatively vast library of 2 …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-XM Satellite Radio Corp. notched its first deal with a U.S. carrier, teaming with Alltel Corp. to offer 20 channels of commercial-free music. The service, available for $8 …

WASHINGTON-South Dakota citizens in November will be able to vote to repeal a 4-percent gross-receipts tax on wireless service after the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled the initiative could be …

SEOUL-Mobile entertainment company WiderThan Co. Ltd. reported increased income and revenue for the second quarter. Net income clocked in at $4.6 million, more than double the net income of $1.6 …

WASHINGTON-Low-income consumers will be harmed by the government’s plan to refund the 3-percent federal excise tax on long-distance communications because the rules require them to file income-tax returns, according to …

Research In Motion Ltd. will likely continue to dominate the high-end mobile e-mail market, according to Strategy Analytics. But the growing number of open-standard service providers will drive the market …

LONDON-Shares of content aggregator MonsterMob Group plc received a much-needed boost after the company acknowledged it may be a target for acquisition. MonsterMob, which operates ringtone storefronts in the United …

Andrew Corp.’s merger-and-acquisition adventures skidded to a full stop last week as the company pumped its brakes on potential deals with both ADC Telecommunications Inc. and CommScope Inc.-preferring instead to …

U.S. Cellular Corp. released limited operating results for the second quarter, reporting a churn rate that ticked upward and net overall customer activations that were about half of what the …

The beauty of unlicensed mobile access, or UMA, it seems, is in the eyes of the beholder. The question of the technology’s appeal to network operators who might deploy it …

Nokia Corp. is buying its way onto the mobile music playground, agreeing to acquire distributor Loudeye Corp. for $60 million. But the key to success in mobile music still lies …

WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials endorsed a proposal submitted earlier this year by Cyren Call Communications Corp. that would set aside 30 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 700 …