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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web …

L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and ZTE Corp. joined Asia-Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group, Bridge Mobile Alliance, increasing the membership base from eight to 11. The vendors joined the alliance through …

Rumors are circulating that Nokia Corp. is planning a major public offensive against Qualcomm Inc. over royalty rates for W-CDMA mobile phones. Those in the industry believe Nokia is hoping …

SINGAPORE-Wireless carrier MobileOne Ltd. plans to launch a new short voice messaging service concept to its customers in Singapore. BubbleTALK, which is a product of a collaboration between M1 and …

A District Court judge in Collin County, Texas, ruled in favor of Ericsson Inc. at an Aug. 1 hearing for injunctive relief against distributor MarketShare Telecom, according to Ericsson. The …

NEW YORK-Telestone Technologies Corp., a Chinese wireless infrastructure supplier, said it will “explore and evaluate” expanding into the U.S. market. TST said it will open a California office during the …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra …

NEWTON CENTRE, Mass.-The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to …

The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to research and …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has joined the Java Verified Program, which provides a process for testing and certifying Java-based mobile handset applications. The carrier said it is a Platinum …

Third-generation wireless buildouts propelled earnings for L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. during the quarter ended June 30. Ericsson reported net profits of $744 million during its second quarter, a …

Motorola Inc. emerged the clear winner of the second-quarter handset battle. The company’s strike at Nokia Corp.’s dominance in the low-end phone market scored a direct hit, while it also …

The following information includes details on wireless companies that had ratings changes and information from financial analysts and banking and investment firms this week. Companies mentioned include Qualcomm, Lucent Technologies, …

L.M. Ericsson announced its second-quarter earnings Thursday, reporting net profits of $744 million during the quarter, a 16-percent increase in profits from the second quarter of 2004 when Ericsson reported …

Second-quarter earnings dropped despite increases in the number of handsets sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said sales fell 9 …

As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network …

Earnings dropped during the second quarter despite increases in the number of units sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said …

PORTLAND, Ore.-FreeRange Communications introduced an RSS news and Weblog reader for mobile phones and personal digital assistants. The FreeNews service allows users to receive feeds of Web information, including news, …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. won its first W-CDMA infrastructure contract outside of Korea, the company announced Tuesday. Company officials said they closed a supply contract with Taiwanese third-generation mobile …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it has acquired Teleca OSS, a company of about 40 employees that had specialized in systems integration in telecom management. Teleca OSS was a subsidiary of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Sharp Corp. have extended their cooperation and signed license agreements for the U250, a W-CDMA/GPRS handset platform, and G250, a GPRS platform. “We are very happy …

TOKYO—NEC Corp. said it has developed an i-mode phone for Greek operator Cosmote. The N600i is the company’s first i-mode terminal for an operator outside Japan. The device is a …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Airspan Networks Inc. said it has signed a general original equipment manufacturer purchasing agreement with L.M. Ericsson that allows the Swedish vendor to resell Airspan’s AS.MAX family of …

News on the over-the-air front continues to gain steam, as Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies and others announce plans to use or sell the technology. First up, …