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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it will test its fixed and mobile telephony initiatives using L.M. Ericsson’s Unlicensed Mobile Access technology in Sweden. The carrier is conducting similar tests in …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to exit one of its Midwest markets in favor of expanding its Northwest footprint. The company, which offers its Cricket flat-rate calling service …

ACTON, Mass-Azimuth Systems Inc. said it launched a multiple-input-multiple-output channel emulator for testing Wi-Fi equipment. The Azimuth Channel Emulator 400NB is a stand-alone testing platform the company said reproduces multi-path …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Visto Corp. hopes a whopping $70 million financing round can propel it to the forefront of the white-hot wireless e-mail space. The developer added to its already-fat wallet …

VICTORIA, British Columbia-VCom Inc. moved closer to a $21 million initial public offering, announcing that it has filed a final prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each Canadian province. …

SEOUL-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will sell a mobile phone running SavaJe Technologies’ Java-based operating system. The move is notable since SavaJe counts Vodafone Group plc, T-Mobile International and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-In a letter addressed to Palm OS developers, Palm Inc.’s Ed Colligan reiterated the company’s support for the Palm platform. “I’m writing to you today because I’m concerned by …

LOS ANGELES-Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. jumped in after-hours trading Tuesday following the game publisher’s announcement that its third quarter revenue more than doubled from the year-ago period. Jamdat said …

BEIJING-WiMAX is alive at the WiMAX Forum’s Face-to-Face event in Beijing this week as broadband equipment companies Aperto Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it added 1.059 million subscribers during the third quarter, which was well above the 901,000 customers the carrier added last year and surpassed most analyst …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. launched its Blackberry Mobile Data System, which the company said supports Web service application development. The product includes a visual development tool that uses an …

TAMPA, Fla.-Verizon Wireless said it obtained an immediate injunction against Florida-based private investigative agency Global Information Group, which the carrier said had attempted to obtain confidential information about Verizon Wireless …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc. Tekion develops micro fuel cells for mobile products. The company’s Formira Power Pack is designed …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and The Michigan Department of Transportation announced plans to establish a roadside network aimed at reducing accidents and congestion by wirelessly connecting vehicles to each other and …

WASHINGTON-Since the digital TV transition issue put universal-service reform on the back burner, lawmakers recently agreed to renew a one-year restriction on any efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc., the nation’s third largest tower company with around 11,000 towers, reported a third-quarter net loss of $15.4 million, or 23 cents per share. The numbers are …

WASHINGTON-A county in New York could become the first place in the country to require Internet cafes with Wi-Fi to install security technology as a way to combat identity theft …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won a contract with the state of Kansas to supply wireless local area network solutions for use in the state’s government and educational facilities. The state …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. claims its recently launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network is now available in 141 markets covering more than 90 million potential customers, including more than 250 …

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network would include GPRS-based mobile Internet services, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Battery & Wireless Solutions Inc. cancelled its proposed acquisition of TAC Mobility and appointed a new chief executive officer following a review of the company’s business and strategic …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Monday that Voice over Internet Protocol carriers do not have to cut off service to customers in areas where enhanced 911 is not available, …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp.’s largest CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. posted a 65-percent jump in revenues during the third quarter from $211.4 million in 2004 to $349.4 million this year. …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched an Internet portal designed to allow developers to share information about open-source projects. The site, OpenSource.nokia.com, includes links that give project descriptions and provides access to …

SAN FRANCISCO-Over-the-phone voting may be decades away, but a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization allowed would-be voters to use their phones to obtain voter-registration materials for today’s elections. Mobile Voter allows …