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LONDON—Vodafone Group plc announced a new organizational structure the carrier said would allow it to compete more efficiently on a global scale while also focusing on new technology evolutions like …

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA on Wednesday, and has not yet made a final decision over whether …

NEW YORK—Arcadian Networks Inc. announced an ambitious plan to offer a broadband wireless data network in the 700 MHz range that will allow oil, gas and other utilities companies to …

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless celebrated its sixth anniversary this week with a blizzard of announcements, from devices and alliances to location-based services. First up, Verizon Wireless announced an alliance with Adobe …

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. said it would blanket Las Vegas with its MediaFlo mobile TV technology in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, which starts tomorrow. Qualcomm said the …

Wireless operators largely are expected to maintain their market share in the first quarter, which is typically a weaker quarter than the holiday-fueled fourth quarter. However, the seasonality of the …

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. may have gotten a jump-at least in the rhetorical game of crafting perceptions-over its arch-rival and fellow CDMA carrier Verizon Wireless with its announced plans to implement …

WASHINGTON-Network neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill-tentatively dubbed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006-released by the …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. is ramping up its reach, with new distribution plans and content aimed at furthering its ambition of “liberating the digital tribe,” in the words of Doug Dobie, …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Even as Sprint Nextel Corp. continues to build out its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, the carrier has announced a plan to make its network even faster using EV-DO …

WASHINGTON—Network Neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill released by the House Commerce Committee Monday. Network neutrality generally refers to …

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Wireless operators are doing well at retaining customers, and only 7 percent of cellular customers say they plan to switch providers when their contracts are up, according to …

IRVINE, Calif.—Location-services company Networks In Motion announced it scored $10 million in its latest round of venture funding. Sutter Hill led the round, while the company’s existing investors Redpoint Ventures …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless announced developments in their respective offerings of wireless data service via laptop computers. Verizon Wireless unveiled pay-as-you-go pricing option for its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based …

BOULDER, Colo.—The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to …

WASHINGTON—The House Commerce Committee released a draft of its communications bill, a somewhat limited piece of legislation that focuses on franchising efforts, but does not address some key areas of …

LAS VEGAS-Wireless issues played second fiddle to convergence and net neutrality at last week’s United States Telecom Association’s first TelecomNext conference in Las Vegas, though a handful of executives touched …

Last week’s TelecomNext event in Las Vegas was painful at times. Not because the event was poorly run or because of the beating I took at the tables. No, the …

WASHINGTON-The telecom industry gathered last week in Las Vegas for a convention sponsored by the United States Telecommunications Association. Next week, many of the same people will visit Sin City …

Sling Media Inc. launched a software package allowing wireless subscribers to view TV broadcasts on Windows Mobile devices. The developer announced a beta version of the much-awaited offering, which sends …

SAN FRANCISCO-Content providers will need to deliver compelling programming for mobile video to grow beyond the young, male demographic it currently attracts, two new reports indicate. Mobile TV is already …

WASHINGTON-The ground shifted under the telecommunications regulatory landscape March 19 when the Federal Communications Commission did nothing-or at least nothing official. By not acting, the FCC granted a forbearance request …

WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. unveiled a business unit targeting small business users. The company launched Wirefly.biz, an Internet storefront hawking products and rate plans designed for home office workers …

Verizon Wireless’ full-page advertisement in The Denver Post’s March 22 edition, prominently displayed on page 5 of the newspaper’s front section, trumpets: “IT’S THE NETWORK” and “#1 in Customer Loyalty …