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DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it …

GENEVA—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming exchanges (GRX) are rapidly emerging as a profitable new service niche in Europe and around the world, as mobile operators get serious about GPRS …

LONDON—Cable & Wireless announced it has signed BT Cellnet, the U.K. business of mmO2, as a commercial customer of its mobile data roaming service, Cable & Wireless GPRS Roaming Exchange …

LONDON—About 23,000 high-end Samsung A300 mobile phones valued at approximately US$6 million disappeared from a warehouse in West London this week. Police believe the handsets were stolen by thieves with …

GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally brought home to the region’s 60-plus …

LONDON—Cable & Wireless announced it has signed BT Cellnet, the U.K. business of Mmo2 plc, as a commercial customer of its mobile data roaming service, Cable & Wireless GPRS Roaming …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having planned to capitalize on the booming short message service (SMS) market by increasing its messaging charges by nearly 140 percent, Germany’s T-Mobile has backed down after a …

TORONTO—Research In Motion (RIM) announced another major European move, this time with Telecom Italia Group in Italy to introduce RIM’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device to the Italian corporate market. During …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Cell-phone operator BT Viag, the German subsidiary of BT’s MmO2 mobile division, said it plans to launch Microsoft’s combined Pocket PC and mobile device in early 2002. The …

LONDON—U.K. telecom regulator Oftel imposed price controls on the country’s four mobile operators, saying British consumers would save $1.2 billion during the next four years. The controls will reduce revenues …

NEW YORK—MMO2, the BT Wireless unit that British Telecommunications plans to spin off in November, has received low-tier investment-grade corporate credit ratings of Baa2 from Moody’s Investors Service and BBB- …

MACCLESFIELD, England—Mobile Internet infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. said BT Cellnet launched its developer program on BT’s Expidas Web site, a move Geoworks said will allow mobile solution developers to rapidly …

MACCLESFIELD, England—Mobile Internet infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. said BT Cellnet launched its developer program on BT’s Expidas Web site, a move Geoworks said will allow mobile solution developers to rapidly …

Alcatel Paris. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa. Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—BT Cellnet signed a licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM) that enables it to launch a wireless e-mail service in Europe. The company said it plans to …

NEW YORK-Stockholm-based Iquity Systems has established a U.S. headquarters near Wall Street to promote its Mobile Media Suite, which delivers recorded advertising messages to wireless customers interested in getting discounts …

NEW YORK—Celltick Technologies, an Israeli interactive mobile broadcasting solution developer founded in March 2000, received US$10 million in follow-on venture financing it will use to accelerate marketing in Europe and …

LONDON-A major shift has occurred in the U.K. mobile market, with Vodafone Group plc, the market leader in terms of subscriber numbers for several years, falling two spots to No. …

NEW YORK-The mission of Pure Matrix Inc., a Boulder, Colo., start-up, is to make mass customization of mobile data nice and easy so customers will use it more and place …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission made surprise raids on nine mobile operators in the United Kingdom and Germany last week to investigate alleged price fixing, according to international press reports. The …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Opinion is divided on the identity of the “killer applications” that will allow operators to make a return on their significant investments in General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and …

BT Wireless and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile International said their operating companies in the United Kingdom and Germany plan to cooperate on the rollout of third-generation networks. The agreement includes coordinated …

DALLAS-iVB Network Solutions, a division of InterVoice-Brite, has extended its contract with BT Cellnet to provide a prepaid mobile-phone service for U.K. customers. The 18-month extension, which uses Telemac-enabled prepaid …