Cellular Companies Agree on Standards
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The nation's cellular companies have agreed on a common standard for multimedia messaging that should enable mobile phone users to exchange photos, video and audio clips just as they do e-mail, regardless of their wireless carrier.
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U.S. communications regulators gave  AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc the go-ahead on Friday  to more closely combine their local and long-distance  businesses without being subject to additional regulations.
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Vonage and AT&T finalize a deal in their patent infringement case.
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Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc on Thursday said they have launched a standards initiative to make it possible for software makers to develop Java applications that can run across cellular phones built by different manufacturers.
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Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.
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Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday gave final approval to a deal that gives it control over valuable new airwaves, ending a years-long lobbying battle among interest groups over how to reduce cell phone interference with police and fire radio systems.
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Technical and legal pact calls for product interoperability and legal protections for common customers.
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InfoWorld - Two global telecommunication organizations have agreed to collaborate in boosting mobile phone access in developing countries.
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A group of cellular operators have joined up to help guide next-generation mobile technology.
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Five companies are teaming up to deliver broadcast programming to wireless handsets.
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The European Commission on Wednesday endorsed Nokia's standard for TV broadcasts to cell phones, saying Europe needed one common standard for mobile TV and it would look at ways to mandate its use.
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Cell carrier certifies QuickTime format for delivering video to handsets.
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Manufacturers focus on mobile standard, expected to hit the market next year.
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Carriers are pleased with system that will allow consumers to transfer fixed-line numbers to their Net phone service.
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A consortium of consumer groups is planning to urge federal regulators to clarify how much control cellphone companies can have over the messages and services delivered over their networks.
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By Anna Marie Kukec Daily Herald Business Writer  Goodbye, analog.  Or shall we say, good riddance? At least that could be what executives at the mobile phone service providers are thinking.
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Company's MIMO wireless networking technology gets approval from standards bodies in U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia and EU.