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While Bluetooth’s emergence into the marketplace was probably over-hyped a couple of years ago, the short-range wireless connectivity technology is coming of age quickly. Last week, the Bluetooth Special Interest …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. infused some new blood into the languishing push-to-talk market with the launch of its PTT service. The carrier joins a market dominated by Sprint Nextel Corp.’s iDEN-based …

WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless said it expanded its network coverage in four states, increasing capacity and the availability of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. In Georgia, the company added seven cell …

SAN DIEGO- Verizon Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO network to broadcast live TV to cell phones, the companies announced. The nation’s second-largest carrier announced plans to use Qualcomm’s $800 …

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this …

The Federal Communications Commission should auction the 24 megahertz of spectrum at 2 GHz that mobile satellite service companies gave back to the government. To do anything else would set …

What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry’s second-largest …

WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean electronics manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG’s entire line of mobile …

AT&T Inc., which until last week was SBC Communications Inc., is getting set to stack its wireless deck with plans to launch an AT&T-branded wireless service that will use subsidiary …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless continued to strike back against spammers. The carrier filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey seeking an injunction against Passport Holiday of Ormond …

WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean handset manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG’s entire line of mobile …

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly planning to launch an AT&T branded wireless service that will use the network of SBC’s current wireless joint venture, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. SBC’s plans …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-capable BlackBerry, along with a service plan that will allow subscribers to use the gadget as a modem for their …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless wants 700 MHz spectrum and it thinks it has a plan that will enable it to bid on the spectrum sooner and give public safety money from the …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying …

The potential breadth of the mobile virtual network operator model was evident last week as a pair of companies reported plans to enter the wireless space with services spanning the …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.’s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week. The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular …

JAPAN Access Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices. PalmSource now is a wholly owned subsidiary of …

After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless inked a deal to operate kiosks in more than 100 BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. locations, the carrier said Monday. Verizon will sell wireless phones and services through …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee …