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Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile and wholesale channels did much of the carrier’s heavy lifting in the fourth quarter, helping propel the carrier to 2 million net customer additions. The …

Some of the biggest names from the early days of video games are looking to cash in on the latest platform in gaming-the mobile phone. The venerable publisher Namco Networks …

Integration is one of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s biggest challenges this year as the company continues to digest its multiple mergers-ranging from the former Nextel Communications Inc. to various PCS affiliates …

Wi-Fi news is never in short supply. Last week, EarthLink Inc. announced that it teamed with Google Inc. to submit a proposal for San Francisco’s Wi-Fi network contract. Instead of …

EDINBURG, VA.—Shenandoah Telecommunications postponed the release of its financial results for the fourth quarter and year 2005, citing a delay in completing its annual independent audit. The company did not …

SAN DIEGO—Investment-banking firm ThinkEquity Partners L.L.C. downgraded its opinion on Qualcomm Inc.’s stock based on what the firm said was an anticipated slowdown in first-quarter handset sales and lowered forecasts …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. slowed its losses in the fourth quarter, although the company still posted a net loss of $64 million for 2005, or $5.62 per share. However, the …

BOSTON—Wireless marketing company MobileLime is using Near Field Communication technology to allow mobile users to pay for purchases and receive rewards over their cell phones. The company is pushing an …

With the announcement of a joint CDMA handset venture between Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nokia Corp., U.S. CDMA carriers could benefit from increased competition among vendors, and mobile virtual …

BARCELONA—Voice over Internet Protocol company Skype Ltd. declared 2006 the year that it would “go mobile,” and announced that international carrier Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 group operators in several countries are …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

WASHINGTON-A new Department of Defense report says the military will depend on broadband and wireless technologies in future warfare, a policy direction that could create added business opportunities for telecom …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Regional wireless carrier and Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a net loss of $17.2 million, or $1.03 per share, although the operator’s churn rate was down …

Mort Rosenthal sees a gaping whole in the wireless retail industry, and he’s hoping to fill it with IMO. An entrepreneur with a background in software distribution, Rosenthal founded IMO-short …

Postpaid customers may take for granted their ability to outfit their phones with jazzy ring tones, flashy wallpaper and nifty games, but prepaid customers historically haven’t been offered those luxuries. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

OKLAHOMA CITY-RadioShack Corp. customers in seven states will be able to purchase cellular phones and services from Dobson Communications Corp.’s wireless subsidiary, Dobson Cellular Systems, under the Cellular One brand. …

Alltel Corp. is revamping its prepaid service to try to profit from recent trends. As the U.S. postpaid wireless market saturates, fourth-quarter results showed most carriers, including Alltel, registered a …

Alltel Corp. officials emphasized plans to continue their conservative path during a company analyst day in New York last week, even though they said they remain optimistic going forward. “We’ve …

New agreements, contract details from Philadelphia and a smidge of a slowdown in product certifications kept Wi-Fi circles buzzing last week. In Philadelphia, reports surfaced early last week that the …

BENTONVILLE, Ark.-Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to offer its own discount wireless service in Germany under the brand name MangoMobile. Wal-Mart Germany is partnering with telecommunications distributor Facey Retail …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp., already on record with other national wireless carriers as opposing mandated roaming for voice services, has been forced to also fight off calls for the company to …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. announced it plans to build dual-mode CDMA/Wi-Fi handsets using chips from Marvell Technology Group Ltd. “The footprint and adoption of (wireless local area networks) is increasing exponentially …

CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless services provider DBS Communications Inc. launched its mobile virtual network enablement offering Versent Mobile, which the company said provides the tools necessary for companies to launch mobile virtual …

BENTONVILLE, Ark.-Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to offer its own discount wireless service in Germany under the brand name MangoMobile. Wal-Mart Germany is partnering with telecommunications distributor Facey Retail …