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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has increased the capacity of Verizon Dominicana’s CDMA network in the Dominican Republic to support 1 million subscribers within a single mobile …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added a fourth Vcast-enabled CDMA2000 1x EV-DO handset to its lineup with the launch of Motorola Inc.’s E815. In addition to providing access to the carrier’s high-speed …

Leap Wireless International Inc. has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to use their phones …

Verizon Wireless continued to turn the screws on its competitors with further expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which the carrier claims now covers 119 million potential customers in …

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other animated Warner Bros. characters. “Looney Tunes …

OTTAWA-Canada’s wireless carriers introduced intercarrier multimedia message services last week. The initiative enables customers with MMS-capable mobile phones, regardless of the customers’ wireless service provider, to send and receive messages …

While the wireless industry haggles over the price of anti-piracy software supported by the Open Mobile Alliance, Microsoft Corp. is quietly gaining traction in the mobile world with its proprietary …

U.K.-based DAT Group plc announced a deal Thursday to provide over-the-air device management software for an undisclosed Tier 1 U.S. carrier. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to …

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other animated Warner Bros. characters. “Looney Tunes …

OTTAWA-Canada’s wireless carriers will introduce intercarrier multimedia message services July 1. The initiative will enable customers with MMS-capable mobile phones, regardless of the customers’ wireless service providers, to instantly send …

NEW YORK-With a recent rash of network launches and expansions, Verizon Wireless claims its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service is now available in more than 50 major metropolitan markets across the …

AT&T Corp. is reportedly set to begin testing a wireless broadband network in the Atlanta area using an early version of WIMAX technology. AT&T, which is in the process of …

The coming surge of mobile virtual network operators will target virtually every demographic, from ethnic groups to sports fans to rural users. But no group of consumers is being courted …

Faced with increasingly crowded shelf space on carrier decks, content providers are gaining traction by marketing directly to U.S. consumers with Web-based storefronts of their own. And carriers are slowly …

WASHINGTON-The software-defined radio community came together June 20 to address the current state of SDR regulation, but it was an uncomfortable discussion for some participants. “Some people don’t want to …

Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that has sparked widespread discontent among the …

Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry’s top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO based BroadbandAccess service …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The babysitting potential of cell phones is largely being undervalued by the industry, according to a new report from consultant firm IDC. Mobile video programming for children that can …

BEDMINSER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to introduce new rate plans combining voice minutes and unlimited data access from a personal digital assistant, smart phone or BlackBerry device. The new plans begin …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver of the priority access service rule, telling regulators equipment and software used in CDMA mobile phone systems are currently …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers have abandoned legal challenges to a Federal Communications Commission rule permitting mobile satellite service operators to build land-based cellular networks with some of their frequencies to supplement satellite …

Verizon Wireless continues to expand coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, launching service today in Seattle and Portland/Salem. Ore., and expanded coverage in Atlanta to go along with a …

Verizon Wireless said it plans to introduce new rate plans that combine voice minutes and unlimited data access from a personal digital assistant, smart phone or BlackBerry device. The new …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The babysitting potential of cell phones is largely being undervalued by the industry, according to a new report from consultant firm IDC. Mobile video programming for children that can …