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Unwired Planet Inc. took another step toward making its vision of Wireless Application Protocol devices and services a commercial reality by providing interoperability testing between its WAP-enabled UP.Link Server and …

Qualcomm Inc. may be ready to sell off its handset division as competition in the cdmaOne handset business intensifies and costs increase. Sources say Qualcomm is in discussions with Siemens …

The clock is ticking away for Leap Wireless International Inc. as it awaits Federal Communications Commission approval to bid in the reauction of C-block personal communications services spectrum. Five entities …

The International Telecommunication Union said it may look for a way to work around the intellectual-property-right stalemate caused by Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson over third-generation technology. Fabio Leite, counselor …

DENVER-U S West Wireless said it plans to expand its personal communications services into Salt Lake City and other markets this year. The company, working with U S West !nterprise …

The State Department late last month urged the European Commission to allow U.S. third-generation wireless equipment and service providers a fair opportunity to compete in Europe. In a letter sent …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Competition in the South African wireless telecommunications sector is likely to be fierce this year, with two new cellular operators scheduled to enter the arena. This will delve …

MEXICO CITY-Imagine the following scenario: A company enters into a government auction to obtain spectrum. After an extremely long process, it wins frequencies because other participants couldn’t follow the pace …

SEOUL, South Korea-Despite the financial crisis in Asia, the wireless telephony market has performed better than expected in South Korea. The number of cellular and PCS subscribers in the country …

The International Telecommunication Union’s 31 December deadline passed without resolution in the intellectual-property-right stand-off over third-generation technology, but the ITU has indicated it may push ahead anyway. The ITU warned …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Reaching agreement on a single work item within a standards organization can be a long and laborious process. Reaching an agreement between five standards organizations across the world is …

At the end of each year, the RCR editorial staff looks back on the news events that made RCR headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories of …

Sierra Wireless said it has brought together 17 other companies in an alliance formed to work together to offer more complete solutions so the general public will adopt wireless data …

Research companies predicting wireless handset market share have ruffled a few industry feathers. Qualcomm last week issued a statement disputing Dataquest research that had Qualcomm’s market share dropping from 17.4 …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Amica Wireless Phone Service said it expects to begin offering digital wireless calling Dec. 14 in Bloomington, Champaign, Dectaur and Springfield, Ill., using Code Division Multiple Access technology. Among …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a contract with Mauritius Telecom to supply and install a cdmaOne wireless local loop network. The network, using Interim Standard-95 Code Division Multiple Access …

Ever since Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. introduced the first in a new class of mobile phones with its Nokia 9000 Communicator, the excitement surrounding the idea of devices that combine …

Spain The government of Spain reportedly may award its fourth mobile phone license to a consortium made up of two formerly separate consortia-Lince and Uni2. Both companies submitted failed bids …

WASHINGTON-Richard Bliss, the Qualcomm Inc. field technician detained on espionage charges last November but conditionally freed by Russian authorities a month later, sued the San Diego firm last week for …

As I debate again this year whether to actually make mashed potatoes to bring to the family Thanksgiving dinner or whether to buy them and pretend I made them (you …

WASHINGTON-A critical European Parliament vote last week, which could effectively mandate a third-generation mobile phone standard dominated by Sweden’s L.M. Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Corp. and lock out American technology, …

This year’s holiday season promises to be an interesting one for wireless carriers and vendors offering their products to online buyers. Jupiter Communications, a new media research firm, predicts holiday …

In a surprising letter to the International Telecommunication Union, Europe’s standards body said it will consider harmonizing all CDMA-related third-generation proposals sent to the ITU, including cdma2000. The move is …

Alcatel to deliver network to Pegaso SAN DIEGO-A subsidiary of Mexico’s Pegaso Telecomunicaciones S.A. de C.V. and Alcatel Althsom signed an agreement that calls for Alcatel to provide up to …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration will brief the Senate Finance Committee this week on mobile phone trade and standards policy, a meeting prompted by intensified lobbying by Global System for Mobile communications …