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WASHINGTON—NextWave Telecom Inc. and Dobson Communications Co. are the two most active bidders remaining in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction. Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS …

Amid intensified airport security, U.S. passports outfitted with RFID technology rolled off the government’s presses as the U.S. State Department began issuing electronic passports to the public. The State Department …

SAN FRANCISCO-In a marketing space where irrational exuberance evokes deja vu, NeoMedia Technologies Inc. seems particularly, well, exuberant. The Fort Myers, Fla., company has been snatching up hot mobile-advertising companies …

ALAMEDA, Calif.—UTStarcom Inc. introduced its T66 dual-mode, dual-standby CDMA/GSM handset and announced China Unicom plans to offer the handset for use with its World Wind dual-mode service. The handset is …

ALAMEDA, Calif.—UTStarcom Inc. introduced its T66 dual-mode, dual-standby CDMA/GSM handset and announced China Unicom plans to offer the handset for use with its World Wind dual-mode service. The handset is …

The market for mobile phones’ onboard memory is undergoing transformation and commoditization, threatening incumbent companies and opening opportunities for small, nimble companies with a competitive differentiator to their product, according …

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast and in Florida last year, and the U.S. is facing another above-average hurricane season. Cellular carriers claim that they …

MELBOURNE, Fla.—Wireless base station supplier AirNet Communications Corp., which has been struggling through a restructuring for the past several years, has been hit with additional blows during the first half …

WASHINGTON—CTIA dismissed plans to reform the way carriers pay each other to carry traffic because the plan was basically wireline centric, said Paul Garnett, CTIA assistant vice president of regulatory …

WASHINGTON-Technology may be the only way to solve the centuries-old battle between copyright owners and consumers who want authorization to make copies of protected works. “We don’t have a political …

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned last week that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the FCC could wind up as a …

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned Tuesday that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the FCC could eventually wind up as a …

There is a great future in ethnography. Indeed, this interdisciplinary approach to studying social and cultural nuances of small groups of people in natural, day-to-day settings could hold the key …

Most wireless communications towers were able to remain at least upright through Katrina’s wrath. Power and telecommunications facilities sustained widespread damage from water in some of the hardest-hit areas, but …

The wireless industry continues to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Aug. 29, but by late …

Wireless carriers continue to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Monday morning. News reports indicate that …

Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately …

RA’ANANA, Israel-Technology company Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired video-communications company VCON Ltd., which is based in Israel. Emblaze said it will continue to offer VCON’s mobile-video solutions to its customers, …

WASHINGTON-Telecom and high-tech lobbyists will have little time to savor Senate passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement, with the upcoming House vote too close to call. The Senate’s …

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG Electronics …

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that currently offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG …

LONDON-NEC Corp said it has received orders for its Mobile Internet Platform and mobile handsets for Russian wireless carrier Mobile TeleSystems’ i-mode service. The value of the deal was not …

Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, …

As usual, the wireless industry plans to come out in force during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, running Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. Among the expected announcements: c LG …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission left the few remaining independent wireless carriers twisting in the wind last week when it said that mobile-phone and long-distance carriers could not get access to …