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TORONTO-Analysts who cover Research in Motion (RIM) are warning that the Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based company will not likely be able to sustain sales growth for some of its new wireless …

BUCHAREST, Romania-The three main mobile Czech operators and the country’s five most important banks have founded the Mobile Payment Association (MPA). The aim of the MPA is to develop and …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the holding company of mobile network operator MTN, announced that its board has deliberated on the business opportunity presented by South Africa’s second national operator (SNO) license. …

BOSTON, United States-A new report from the Yankee Group reveals 50 percent of large U.S. enterprises have plans to implement a wireless solution by next year and offers guidance to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-MapInfo Corp. announced a new partnership with Swedish mobile Internet positioning company Mobilaris. Under the deal, the companies will combine MapInfo’s miAware location-based services platform with Mobilaris’ positioning middleware, …

DALLAS-Paging and messaging carrier WebLink Wireless Inc. announced it has officially emerged from bankruptcy, and that the company’s president and chief executive officer, N. Ross Buckenham, will also now serve …

NEW YORK-Tired of trying to find the right greeting card? How about firing off a quick mobile greeting, curtsey of musicians such as Nickel Creek, Nappy Roots, Angie Martinez, Keith …

NEW YORK-Standard and Poor’s Rating Services said it has lowered the corporate credit and senior secured bank loan ratings of Sanmina-SCI Corp to B from B+. “The rating actions were …

TORONTO-Canadian operator Bell Mobility launched the Audiovox Thera, a high-end mobile phone/personal digital assistant running on Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC operating system. “Many customers have been seeking the convenience of …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides network-edge real-time accounting and billing technologies for the wireless industry, announced it expanded its agreement and joint marketing efforts with SchlumbergerSema. Beyond developing and marketing …

AUSTIN, Texas-Mobile financial software company HillCast Technologies launched its new HillCast User Group, which the company said will serve as a platform for users to exchange ideas and tips on …

GENEVA, Switzerland-STMicroelectronics said it will present at the Diskcon Exhibition in San Jose next week a new read/write chip called Leonardo that cuts consumption power on mobile phones. “Building on …

MEXICO CITY-Telefonica Moviles SA completed its integration of recently acquired Mexican wireless operator Grupo Pegaso, becoming the country’s second-largest wireless carrier with more than 2 million customers. Telefonica acquired 65 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. reported it has demonstrated seamless interoperability between a 802.11 wireless local area network and its i-Burst personal broadband system. ArrayCom said the demonstration used a laptop …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp., developer of software-defined base station products for the wireless industry, announced it has received expansion orders totaling $1.5 million from Tecore Wireless Systems to be deployed …

TOKYO-The number of Japanese new mobile subscribers in August was merely 385,300, a significant drop from July’s 528,300, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Carriers Association. Carriers tended …

MOSCOW-Deutsche Telekom is reportedly considering the sale of a part of its 40-percent stake in Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to decrease its multi-billion dollar debt load. The Vedomosti …

DUBLIN, Ireland-U.K. telecom regulator Oftel has launched a guide designed to help consumers get maximum value for money from their mobile phones. The document offers advice on a range of …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Hungarian GSM operator Pannon GSM Telecommunications said it exercised its right in its roaming contract with Vodafone Hungary to terminate the agreement. The contract had allowed Vodafone subscribers to …