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Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. hopes to raise up to $690 million in an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company filed for …

Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced it added push-to-talk services to its worldwide satellite-based network, allowing customers to deploy what the carrier calls “multi-user communication nets.” Separately, Iridium announced it will sell …

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said Monday it obtained a license from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to conduct field tests for High Speed …

NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years, according to two new studies. A …

From the consumer’s point of view, 2005 is shaping up to be the year mobile music goes big-time. And nearly everyone in the wireless industry is scrambling to make sure …

NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years, according to two new studies. A …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more …

WASHINGTON-Nearly two years after the Bush administration announced an agreement to free 5 GHz frequencies for Wi-Fi technology without causing interference to military radar systems, government and industry officials have …

LONDON-Motorola Inc. said it recorded speeds of 2.9 megabits per second during outdoor High Speed Downlink Packet Access trials with five major European operators. Motorola did not name the carriers. …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand-4RF Communications, a digital UHF and microwave radio product developer, introduced its new 2 GHz version of its Aprisa XE digital microwave radio transmission system. The system provides …

Startup Xcelis Communications L.L.C. last week introduced a service that essentially re-routes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s in-network calls to numbers outside the carrier’s network. The $10-per-month service allows Cingular customers to …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives said Friday the transition to digital TV should end Dec. 31, 2006. “It is the sense of Congress that the Communications Act should be amended to …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has agreed to rehear a case that potentially created a loophole in e-mail privacy. “The 1st Circuit has dealt a serious …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems said it plans to submit a proposal to IEEE this summer for a baseline wireless networking specification that establishes ultra-fast data streams for wireless high-definition TV transmissions …

WASHINGTON-The two main players in the mobile satellite services market reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum-sharing plan. The FCC approved a plan for Iridium Satellite L.L.C. to share …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band. “What we have always been committed to is that there has to be …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band. “What we have always been committed to is that there has to be …

Dear Editor, Our company is one of the few that did not sell our 800 MHz licenses to Nextel. We have systems in Phoenix and several rural Arizona cities, so …

Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices like cell phones while in flight. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved rules improving radio frequency identification systems for commercial shipping operations, a move that comes as enterprise applications and consumer concerns about the wireless technology attract …

Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices like cell phones, while in flight. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today approved rules improving radio frequency identification systems for commercial shipping operations, a move that comes as enterprise applications and consumer concerns about the wireless technology …

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators today proposed setting aside more unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband operations, which could make it easier for vendors to build devices that work across all Wi-Fi frequencies and …

WASHINGTON-Just as the new chair of the House Commerce Committee said Congress may not need to step in to speed the digital TV transition because the movement is gaining steam …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, working against a congressionally mandate deadline, on Thursday began the process to ban mobile spam. “Congress has made it very clear that it wants the FCC …