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ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has completed a mobile WiMAX data call and will begin WiMAX trials in 2006. “This is an important step in our WiMAX development work, and …

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. completed its $427 million acquisition of affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. The deal includes the assumption of approximately $208 million in debt. IWO Holdings’ shareholders received $42.50 …

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 …

Just when I’m convinced that consumer groups are unnecessarily worried that wireless digital technologies will track our every move, something comes along to cause me to look over my shoulder. …

The world’s largest handset makers enjoyed generally plentiful profits and solid shipment numbers in the third quarter, but investors heard a few sirens of caution. Specifically, market-leader Nokia Corp. alarmed …

WASHINGTON-A CTIA-led effort to create a mobile-content ratings system has been dropped-at least for now. The CTIA board recently voted unanimously to recommend that wireless operators implement the Carrier Content …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. posted a strong third quarter despite disappointing revenues from its mobile content business. The Internet security company reported quarterly income of $44.6 million, or 17 cents …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. reported that George Cope, president and chief executive officer of Telus Mobility, has left the company to become chief operating officer of rival Bell Canada. Cope …

BRACKNELL, United Kingdom-Macromedia Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Mobile Innovation, a user interface designer for mobile devices. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Macromedia sells a …

NEW YORK-MTV Networks International and Motorola Inc. launched a series of eight comedy shorts created exclusively for mobile phones. “Head and Body,” which depicts a character with a detached head, …

Enhanced directory-assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said Sprint Nextel Corp. is terminating the master services agreement between Metro One and Nextel Operations Inc. effective Jan. 9. Nextel Operations is …

The W-CDMA race has just started, but chipset vendors from all corners of the industry are driving to play in the nascent but growing market. Already, industry heavyweights Texas Instruments …

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Directory information services provider 422 Inc. launched a free wireless offering for college students. The service, dubbed 422me Student Connect, allows a user to send a text message …

CHINA Alcatel Corp. deployed its Mobile Next Generation Network in China for Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. Alcatel said its Mobile NGN was implemented by its Chinese company, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Calling its third quarter financials solid, L.M. Ericsson reported a net profit of $672.8 million, a 22-percent increase from results a year ago when the company reported a net …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Research In Motion Ltd.’s motion to stay further proceedings in a patent case between RIM and patent-holding company NTP Inc. …

FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp., which sells wireless products and services from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Tracfone Wireless Inc., reported a 15-percent increase in wireless sales during the third …

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man-O2, Manx Telecom and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced that Europe’s Isle of Man will have a commercial HSDPA network by Nov. 1, providing mobile high-speed data services …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission may not be the best agency to oversee the E-rate program, according to a House Commerce subcommittee report critical of the government effort to connect schools …

AUSTIN, Texas-Tower company Kampen and Greenwell Inc. announced a deal with Kum & Go L.C. to license space on the chain’s 425 or so Western and Midwestern convenience stores for …

Technologies that employ some aspect of tracking and monitoring are all around these days, and although many people might consider such applications an invasion of privacy, it’s hard to deny …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive its rules requiring location technology to be embedded in 95 percent of a carrier’s handset base by the end of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson described its third-quarter results as solid. The company reported a net profit of $672.8 million, a 22-percent increase from results a year ago when the company reported …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved legislation to create a national emergency alert system designed to take advantage of wireless, Internet and other advanced technologies. “I’m pleased that my colleagues …

TORONTO-NTP Inc. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Research In Motion Ltd.’s motion to stay or suspend the patent case between the two companies …