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The M Resort, Spa and Casino has teamed with Sprint and MobileAccess to add wide-ranging, wireless technology to its infrastructure. The resort is incorporating enhanced communication technology during its construction phase to ensure that guests and employees receive optimum levels of service.

Sprint’s Converged Network Solutions (CNS) team will deliver a universal communications system for M Resort, allowing integrated access to wireless voice and data services, mobile phones, BlackBerry devices, PDAs and laptops throughout the resort. “The M Resort management team has been working with Sprint and MobileAccess for some time to develop the right program to fit our property needs. We look forward to continuing this rewarding partnership,” said Joseph A. Magliarditi, chief operating officer and executive vice president of M Resort.

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Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, today announced the enV(2)™ by LG will be available on April 30 at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the nation. The new phone, revealed at CTIA WIRELESS 2008, features a sophisticated, slim redesign of the original enV by LG and will also be sold at Circuit City and online at www.verizonwireless.com.

Verizon Wireless and Vodafone announced they are teaming up to deliver the first ever live global mobile simulcast, with performances from Madonna’s exclusive up-close and personal show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City where she will debut songs from her new “HARD CANDY” CD. On April 30 (morning of May 1 in the UK), Verizon Wireless and Vodafone will broadcast four songs live from Madonna’s historic performance. Available exclusively in the U.S. to Verizon Wireless V CAST Music customers and in Cyprus, Egypt, France (SFR), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, South Africa (Vodacom), Spain, and UK to Vodafone customers, this mobile broadcast will reach hundreds of millions of Madonna fans via their mobile phones, celebrating the release of Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records, “HARD CANDY.” The mobile broadcast is currently scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. EST via Verizon Wireless V CAST Performances and 3 a.m. GMT on May 1 on Vodafone Live. The four songs will be archived on the V CAST Performances channel so fans that are unable to join live can enjoy this exclusive performance for 30 days.

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Nokia today unveiled a trio of mobile devices that balance stunning and sophisticated looks with the latest in mobile functionality. All three devices, the Nokia 6600 fold, the Nokia 6600 slide and the Nokia 3600 slide present a smooth, minimalist design and an appealing array of easy-to-use features. The devices range in price from 175 EUR to 275 EUR before taxes and subsidies and are expected to start shipping during the third quarter of 2008.

“There is a strong consumer demand for mobile handsets that blend elegant looks with modern features,” said Mikkel Drucker, Director, Connect Devices. “Each of the three devices introduced today offers a slightly different take on a core design language. We believe they are both beautiful to use and beautiful to behold - and offer a range of choice.”

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Verizon Wireless today began accepting registrations for the first annual Mobile Convergence Technology Summit, co-sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent and scheduled for May 6, 2008, at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street in Manhattan.

The summit, which begins with registration at 9 a.m. and closes with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., is designed to educate business customers to the benefits and advantages of taking their wireless devices beyond simple e-mail management. Managers and executives from businesses of all sizes will benefit from the event’s hands-on tutorials, previews of the newest business applications and live demonstrations by a wide-range of mobile solutions providers.

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DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Alcatel-Lucent today announced that DISH Network will test the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcast technology in the United States, with the appropriate DVB-SH equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent. This evaluation will take place in DISH Network’s laboratories in Atlanta, Ga. from May to August 2008, with the ultimate objective to validate the performance and cost-efficiency of the DVB-SH standard.

DVB-SH is an evolution of DVB-H and a powerful mobile broadcast standard allowing cost-effective mobile TV deployments. It can be used in any frequency spectrum below 3GHz, including UHF, L band and S band, and in terrestrial, satellite or hybrid networks. The DVB-SH waveform definition was published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute(ETSI) in March 2008.

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Renault Brazil and Nokia Brazil have joined forces to offer technology-savvy Brazilians an automobile that combines modern design with the most advanced mobile technology available today. The special edition Sandero Nokia will be the first Renault model produced in Brazil to come equipped with Nokia’s complete mobility solution, including device, services & software and original accessories. The package includes the flagship multimedia computer, the Nokia N95, with an integrated Global Positioning System (GPS), pre-loaded Nokia Maps service, Bluetooth connection and a wide range of media solutions as well as music player, large screen and high-end camera. It also brings the Nokia LD-3W GPS module and is integrated with the Nokia CK-20W, an automobile accessories kit.

Sandero Nokia is the first compact vehicle in the Brazilian market to come factory-equipped with GPS. Created from the most inclusive version of Sandero’s family of automobiles, Privilège 1.6 16V Hi-Flex, the special series Sandero Nokia has a suggested retail price including shipping of EUR 17,650. Only 1,000 units will be manufactured.

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Motorola today celebrated shipping its one millionth digital cable set-top box (STB) to Spanish cable provider ONO. To mark the milestone, Motorola designed a silver STB which was presented to ONO’s chief executive officer Richard Alden during the Cable Congress 2008 in Madrid, Spain.

“We are proud to have achieved this milestone with ONO which is testament to our relationship and the strength of Motorola’s cable and video solutions which clearly fit ONO’s evolving business now and into the future,” said Joe Cozzolino, corporate vice president & general manager, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility EMEA. “We have the solutions to help providers like ONO deliver compelling new personal media experiences and we look forward to celebrating many more milestones with ONO.”

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Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, today opens its second “evolution” communications store in the state. The store is the next evolution in the wireless retail experience, offering consumers hands-on interaction with wireless voice, data, music and video services in a sleek, new full-service environment. The new store is located at 2319 10th Avenue South in Great Falls, just a few blocks from its previous location. The company’s first evolution store in Montana opened earlier this year in Billings.

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Alcatel-Lucent and leading independent communications holding company SureWest Communications today announced the deployment of Alcatel-Lucent’s IMS-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for Consumers solution to support its newly launched SureWest Digital Phone VoIP service in the Northern California region. SureWest Communications provides local telephone, long-distance, Internet, wireless, digital TV and commercial high-speed data services in Northern California and in the metropolitan Kansas City area.

SureWest is migrating its network from a traditional Class 5 switch-based infrastructure to an IP network, including IMS, for advanced services. IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an architecture that provides end-users with anytime, anywhere personalized services based on the blending of voice, video and data content. IMS makes blended lifestyle services, such as video, interactive gaming, telephony, Push-to-Talk and messaging available from any device and across all networks (wireline/fixed and mobile/wireless networks).

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