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KIRKLAND, Wash.-CDMA 1xEV-DO carrier Monet Mobile Networks Inc. said it will shut down its network April 2. The wireless Internet carrier covers eight cites in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-It appears Verizon Wireless will sell a CDMA EV-DO mobile phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. when it launches its high-speed network this summer. The Federal Communications Commission recently …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it is working with Verizon Airfone to offer discounted in-flight calls to Verizon customers. Verizon customers may register as a user on Verizon Airfone handsets. Customers …

WASHINGTON-Just as public safety confirmed its support for the Consensus Plan, the United Telecom Council, a major proponent of the Balanced Approach Plan, confirmed that it believes this plan will …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless confirmed being contacted by the Justice Department in what could be the early stages of an antitrust probe of the push-to-talk wireless market. “Nextel …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received some unsolicited advice from 23 members of Congress on Thursday about how not to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band. “We …

CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry’s announcement of signing up its 1 billionth …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said the Federal Communications Commission should reband the 800 MHz band to solve public-safety interference problems without awarding Nextel Communications Inc. spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band and …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless confirmed being contacted by the Justice Department in what could be the early stages of an antitrust probe of the push-to-talk wireless market. “Nextel …

CANNES, France-Both Vodafone Group plc and Verizon Wireless renewed their commitment to their four-year-old partnership, according to various news reports, but a shadow still hangs over the sometimes-antagonistic alliance. Vodafone’s …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and mobile-gaming companies Blue Lava Wireless and Atlas Mobile Inc. announced the availability of Tetris Tournament for Prizes to Verizon customers using Verizon’s Get It Now virtual …

Ladies and gentlemen, AT&T Wireless (like Elvis) has left the building. So now what? Is this a new Ma Bell? Not likely, but I suspect the new and improved Cingular …

Only time will tell whether Arun Sarin and other Vodafone Group plc execs were snookered by indefatigable Yanks or all the wiser for hitting the sack at a proper hour. …

In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal …

LONDON-Failing to capture U.S.-based operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc. during a heated auction earlier this week, Vodafone Group plc chief executive Arun Sarin told analysts the company’s future did not …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appears to be prepping a range of new advanced devices for possible introduction during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, including new 3G phones with the Symbian …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from …

MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week introduced the latest version of TestQuest Pro Platform testing tool, which it claims is capable of simulating actual human usage of mobile devices and networks. TestQuest’s …

LONDON-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 125 application publishers and developers as well as European operators and device manufacturers attended its first European BREW Developers Conference, held last week in London. …

NEW YORK-Following a long weekend of intense bidding, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $41 billion. Cingular said it expects the deal, which has to be …

Dueling lawsuits filed last year by Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. were resolved late last week as both companies announced an “amicable resolution” to the lawsuits that were centered …

Wireless technology is on the cusp of fulfilling its promise for homeland security, with the District of Columbia’s office of the Chief Technology Officer’s partnership with Motorola Inc. and Flarion …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s clouded future began to clear last week as suitors looking to acquire the world’s ninth-largest wireless carrier were expected to place their final bids by AWS’ …