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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Operators in the Middle East are focusing on extending coverage and considering networks upgrades. The region offers enormous potential, considering the cellular penetration is only 3.5 percent-very low …

Seven companies set up a TD-SCDMA Technical Forum in Beijing. TD-SCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile-phone standard developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) and Siemens. The seven …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Unlike the hype that surrounded the launch of Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services, European mobile operators are taking a conservative approach to how General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) …

TOKYO-The mobile music distribution business is going to take off in Japan, according to industry representatives. Some carriers have already revealed their services, while others are promoting field tests in …

WASHINGTON-Aggressive industry lobbying and strong bipartisan backing by the Washington state congressional delegation in this election season of giving helped win removal of a measure that would have killed the …

“No wires, no waiting” is the mantra of Air2Lan, a young wireless broadband company headed by industry leader and mainstay Jai Bhagat. Bhagat, former chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications …

SAN DIEGO-Knoxville, Tenn., is the third market to gain Cricket Comfortable Wireless, a service from wireless communications carrier Leap Wireless International Inc. Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn., already get the company’s …

MANCHESTER, N.H.-Communication software provider Granite Systems Inc. released version 3.6 of its Xpercom product suite, a next generation network and service resource management solution for telecommunications service providers. The updated …

NEW YORK–With the debut of its Arch Message Center in November, Arch Wireless Holdings Inc. plans to simplify the lives of its customers by allowing them pager access to electronic …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Unimobile.com and Advertising.com have teamed to provide a method to include global ads in messages delivered to wireless devices. The deal combines Advertising.com’s ad content with Unimobile.com’s Universal …

Aether Systems Inc. is celebrating its one-year anniversary as a public company, capping a busy year of acquisitions, investments and partnerships that have positioned the firm at the center of …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Lucent Technologies Inc. reported an agreement to work together to accelerate global deployment of third-generation CDMA wireless services by aligning development of Kyocera’s wireless handsets …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to develop an e-services infrastructure for small businesses, Web portals and wireless carriers, in conjunction with Woosh Inc., an Internet technology and infrastructure …

Less than a week after introducing a new suite of messaging services targeted in part to teen users, Sprint PCS introduced a new package of wireless Internet-based games to its …

King of Prussia, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. presented a summary of its strategy for the future, which includes leveraging its second- and third-generation intellectual property by combining licensing and technology transfer …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said its revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased 76 percent to $174.6 million compared with $98.9 million reported for the same time last …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Trucking company HML Freight Systems chose @Track Communications Inc., a wireless-based vehicle management company, to provide wireless tracking for Freight Systems’ vehicles. Freight Systems will use @Track’s TrackWare Remote …

UTRECHT, The Netherlands-A television program in Germany used short message service (SMS) to allow viewers to interact with the contestants. Viewers sent answers to questions via SMS messages using mobile …

ISELIN, N.J.-Electric Fuel Corp. announced that The PocketPhone Shop, a mobile phone retailer in the United Kingdom, will carry its line of Instant Power cell-phone batteries. The batteries are fully …

ATHENS, Greece-The Greek government has invited 11 international telecom operators to express interest for a strategic stake in OTE, a Greek telecom operator. OTE owns 66 percent of GSM 1800 …

Gigabit Wireless of San Jose, Calif., is taking a new name and at the same time, taking its first steps in the wireless broadband market with a non-line-of-sight technology that …

ATLANTA-Communications Equipment Specialists Inc. acquired 50 percent of the equity in Towerlink L.L.C., a wireless communications infrastructure company, in exchange for the exclusive right to provide all construction services and …

ROME-The results of the Italian third-generation license auction are unfortunate for the Italian government and British Telecommunications plc, while most opportune for the five companies that have unofficially won licenses …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-When most travelers plan out their itineraries, the most pressing needs involve finding an airline flight and booking the hotel reservations. If you are lucky you may even …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. released third quarter results with a net loss of $6.1 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $994,000, or 6 cents per …