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The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …

Two large conglomerates have created new business units geared toward helping different segments of the wireless industry.During this week at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its …

Like gold bullion, Treasury bonds and the booze industry, the new mobile application stores that are beginning to surface may actually benefit from Wall Street’s implosion.Like many of the rest …

Carriers are changing their minds about outsourcing pieces of their operations. The decision for carriers to put units of their business in others’ hands is beginning to increase in popularity …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

You’re hearing a dizzying stream of promises and jargon aimed at convincing businesses to “go mobile.”But you’d like to hear unvarnished advice from folks who have done the heavy lifting. …

User-generated content is the largest threat-and, perhaps, the biggest potential opportunity-to media and entertainment companies, according to a survey of executives released by Accenture.The poll of front-office personnel found that …

Faith Inc. continued its retreat from Europe and North America, selling off Paris-based mobile content company Digiplug SAS to global technology consultant Accenture.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Digiplug, which …

Mobile-phone firms and the U.S. government are leading a $10 million global effort to leverage wireless technology to fight HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases in 10 African countries.“The explosive spread …

LOS ANGELES–Money is flowing again and major corporations often respond to sales pitches when choosing mobile technologies–great news for the wireless industry, according to speakers during the opening keynote at …

LOS ANGELES–Most companies are taking a limited approach to wireless mobility today, but the ones that are on the leading edge have begun to see quantifiable results and a competitive …

Money is flowing again and major corporations often respond to sales pitches when choosing mobile technologies—great news for the wireless industry, according to Tuesday’s speakers at the keynote CIO Roundtable. …

MIAMI-As part of its ongoing strategy to move beyond its legacy heritage in providing operation support systems solutions, Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced two partnerships and spelled out its business plans …

Ironically, the march toward a simplified, converged “digital home” is producing an overwhelming number of wireless and wireline offerings for consumers. It seems the only thing growing as fast as …

NEW YORK-More than half of U.S. employees are unhappy with their companies’ procurement policies, according to research from Accenture. Fifty-eight percent of 150 respondents to an Accenture survey said they …

SAN FRANCISCO-Kabira Technologies Inc. said French carrier SFR will use the Kabira Provisioning and Service Activation (KPSA) system to support and manage all mobile services offered to customers. The companies …

DALLAS-Microsoft Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the company’s Mobile Workplace initiative, which he said includes systems integrators such as Hewlett-Packard Services, Accenture and others and involves connecting Microsoft …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Heru Prasetyo, Indonesia’s Accenture country manager, suggested cellular operators should increase their average revenue per user (ARPU) from its current less than US$20 to at least US$25 for financing …

MANILA, The Philippines—The development of wireless devices and services could push new modes of commerce during the next 10 years, according to a report released by information technology (IT) consulting …

Telecom layoffs have climbed above 175,000 since the first of the year. Earnings are down, stocks are down and a turnaround is not expected until well into 2002. It is …

With wireless operators expected to spend billions of dollars in the next several years introducing high-speed data capabilities onto their networks, the need for a return on investment is paramount. …

Portugal Oni Way, a Portuguese mobile operator that recently won a UMTS 3G license, has selected Accenture as the primary systems integrator for its integrated billing solution. The solution includes …

NEW YORK-While few people now use the wireless Web for anything more than checking e-mail and stock quotes, most are receptive to the idea of wireless shopping, results which led …

Early expectations of the wireless Internet sweeping the country have suffered the realities of the limitations the service offers in comparison to the wired Web. While the number of wirelessly …

BOSTON-Nortel Networks has launched a WAP-based solution to enable mobile field service professionals to access customer requests and service history. The product, called Wireless Field Service and Logistics solution, was …