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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator’s southeastern U.S. coverage area. Ericsson explained …

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. signed a subcontract with M/A-COM Inc. to equip the state of New York with a wireless public safety communications network that Alcatel said will enhance interoperability among first …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator’s southeastern U.S. coverage area. Ericsson explained …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a pair of GSM/EDGE contracts from Digicel Group, a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Under the contracts, Ericsson said it will deliver and install GSM/EDGE …

NEW YORK-Entertainment company ShortTV announced a new Web site that will allow mobile phone users to send video greetings to each other. “These short greeting videos are specially written and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless told lawmakers Wednesday that the “network neutrality” provisions in the staff draft of telecommunications-reform legislation need to be modified to exempt the wireless industry. The net-neutrality provisions should …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Movistar Uruguay selected L.M. Ericsson as the sole supplier for its GSM and transmission network, according to the vendor. Under the agreement, Ericsson plans to supply a complete GSM …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court …

Prepaid services are continuing their march up the feature-rich ladder with an increasing number of operators beginning to offer wireless Web browsing services to their noncontract subscribers. Many operators offer …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native American tribes …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native American tribes …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The suit, filed in federal district …

WASHINGTON-Key Republican and Democratic senators officially unveiled legislation overhauling the nation’s half-century-old emergency warning system by tapping into wireless and other digital technologies to alert citizens in real time to …

WASHINGTON-Key Republican and Democratic senators officially unveiled legislation overhauling the nation’s half-century-old emergency warning system by tapping into wireless and other digital technologies to alert citizens to real-time emergency situations. …

WASHINGTON-A revised, $250 million emergency alert system bill set to be introduced would give the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-not the Department of Homeland Security-the lead in modernizing the nation’s …

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that could include roaming opportunities with Craig McCaw’s …

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that through a potential roaming agreement could include …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a request that could help wireless companies-particularly newly united Sprint Nextel Corp.-make further inroads into the mobile workforce management space and the …

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about abducted children. In May, nine wireless …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

Bolstered by the launch of higher-speed wireless data networks, wireless operators are beginning to push into the wireline data replacement space with offerings designed to provide primary or backup data …

Sprint Corp.’s months-long high-speed wireless data tease came to an end last week as the company finally announced the launch of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. The company said the …

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG’s subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use. The mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom said it is encouraging users to surf outside …