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Score a hit in the global marketplace with a sleek handset that spawns imitators and you can crown yourself a design innovator and refer to your designs as “iconic.” This …

The combined $900 million investment in Clearwire Corp. from Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures establishes that 802.16e technology will be a force in mobile wireless broadband service. Under the investment …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again is trying to crack down on independent dealers that sell service from multiple carriers and mobile virtual network operators, allegedly threatening to pull T-Mobile USA products …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Nothings spells “major contract win” like Lucent Technologies Inc.’s deal to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A hardware and software as the carrier upgrades its …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Nothings spells “major contract win” like Lucent Technologies Inc.’s deal to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A hardware and software as the carrier upgrades its …

Golden, Colo.-Christina Hemphill has been hired as Promotions Manager for RCR Wireless News. Hemphill will be coordinating all trade show activities for the publication in addition to handling general promotions …

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa—Local telecommunications provider Long Lines L.L.C. will launch wireless service later this summer to customers in northeast Nebraska, southeast South Dakota and western Iowa. The company in December …

In determining its path to a profitable future, Intel Corp. faces what other companies have faced before: the fundamental question of focus. Should Intel focus on core competencies, even if …

In the May 22 issue, RCR Wireless news incorrectly reported a filing by NextWave Wireless L.L.C. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NextWave filed a Form 10, registering its existing …

WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless announced that 95 percent of its customers are now using location-capable handsets. Verizon Wireless is the first carrier using a handset-based approach to E-911 to meet the FCC’s …

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp.’s MSN is hoping to move onto the mobile marketing playground with the acquisition of Third Screen Media. MSN is negotiating to buy out the Boston-based company, according …

During the past several years, the four national U.S. carriers have whittled away the number of price plans they offer to consumers, dropped low-end plans and largely come into lock-step …

WASHINGTON-Motient Corp. last week said company Chairman Steven Singer and four other directors would not seek re-election at the wireless company’s annual meeting, a development that comes at a time …

Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator, has begun offering its services on a small scale in the L.A. area. Steve Stanford, Voce’s chief executive officer, described the quiet start …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee voted to streamline the process that the Federal Communications Commission uses to approve multi-mode devices. “All we are trying to do is kick in a quicker …

WASHINGTON-A Florida company that makes and sells radio-frequency jammers for the federal government and overseas markets has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission claiming it is being harmed …

WASHINGTON—A Florida company that makes and sells radio-frequency jammers for the federal government and overseas market has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission claiming it is being harmed …

LAS VEGAS-When asked during an interview with RCR Wireless News what drew him to take the top job at Nortel Networks, CEO Mike Zafirovski said, “I love business, and this …

  LAS VEGAS-With fog, fireworks and a helping hand from Mickey Mouse, Disney Mobile announced the launch of its cellular service at CTIA. Steve Wadsworth, president of the Disney Internet …

LAS VEGAS—When asked during an interview with RCR Wireless News what drew him to take the top job at Nortel Networks, CEO Mike Zafirovski said, “I love business, and this …

The global war on terrorism and natural disasters here and abroad are forcing policymakers to rethink-and redesign-public warning systems that take advantage of wireless and other technologies used by billions …

WASHINGTON-Siyamend Zaid Othman is helping lay the foundation for a new Iraq where information flows freer than it did under the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein and where ordinary people …

As Alcatel Corp.’s board of directors met last Thursday to review its “merger of equals” with long-time rival telecom equipment vendor Lucent Technologies Inc., analysts were pounding out reports and …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it filed a patent infringement suit against chipmaker Broadcom Corp., the third in a running dispute over what Qualcomm alleges is misuse of its intellectual property. …