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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 …

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, …

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 …

CANNES, France-The 2004 GSM Association Awards, sponsored by Intel, Microsoft, Vodafone, Nortel, Nokia and Convergys, were presented last night at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The winners were: Sony …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The phone follows the release of two …

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. …

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 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it will launch the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS PC Card for the carrier’s next-generation network next Monday, providing customers with Internet access at speeds of up …

SAN DIEGO-As mobile-phone news continues to roll in, LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services …

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.- A-GPS technology provider Global Locate Inc. announced industry veteran George Schmitt will join its board of directors. Schmitt has spent more than 35 years in the telecommunications …

SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the “hockey stick” in multimedia growth. The company also announced a …

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 …

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’ …

The Simpsons. King of the Hill. The X-Files. Aliens. Predator. Ice Age. 24. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “There’s a lot of stuff that can be used for wireless,” said …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, …

You didn’t expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you? AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which …

NEW YORK-Bidding for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to center on two candidates as NTT DoCoMo Inc. reportedly informed AWS’ management that it does not intend to increase its …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, …

LONDON-Actix announced its A-RVS third-generation network optimization solution has been deployed by Sweden’s 3GIS to help it meet its 3G network rollout deadlines. 3GIS, owned jointly by Vodafone and 3, …

NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc’s plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless …