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LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country’s major cities. The company’s French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall. …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. Cingular noted …

When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion …

LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country’s major cities. The company’s French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall. …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. In addition …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world’s premier infrastructure player. In the context of the CommunicAsia conference …

In a bid to provide comprehensive operation support systems, big vendors and carriers may be biting off more than they can chew, according to a new study. Many smaller players …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a $138 million contract with Serbian wireless carrier Mobtel to expand and upgrade Mobtel’s GSM 900/1800 MHz network. Under the contract, Ericsson will provide hardware and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish wireless carrier TeliaSonera announced it launched a streaming music service from Sony Corp., following up on an agreement between the two companies first announced in March at the …

Nokia Corp. announced a new licensing deal with NTP Inc. for wireless e-mail technology, a move that paves the way for Nokia to sell BlackBerry-capable products in the United States, …

Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world’s premier infrastructure player. In the context of the CommunicAsia conference in …

Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a replacement for its ongoing UMTS rollout. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Multimedia applications company Hotsip AB said it has agreed to integrate its products with L.M. Ericsson’s multimedia system. Hotsip said it will integrate its Session Initiation Protocol-based presence server, …

Nokia Corp.’s bid to buy Psion plc’s stake in operating system company Symbian moved one step closer to fruition as the German authority Bundeskartellamt approved the transaction. The move now …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a replacement for its ongoing UMTS rollout. …

The new wireless gizmos may be humming with new applications, but promises keep outweighing results. CDMA, the technology leading the march toward a full third-generation era, continues to confront challenges. …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C’s proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. picked up support from a leading disability organization, but the deal continues to be dogged by a group …

MUMBAI, India-Countering a similar offering by rival wireless provider Tata Teleservices, Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar launched Fastmobile Inc.’s push2talk service, which combines walkie-talkie services with instant messaging, short message …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C’s proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. picked up support from a leading disability organization, but the deal continues to be dogged by a group …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it scored its ninth i-mode carrier partner as Greek operator Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications SA announced it will launch the wireless Internet service on its GPRS network. …

SAN DIEGO-The first major casualty in the declining market for personal digital assistants appears to be Sony Corp., which said it won’t release any new Clie PDAs in the United …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced a $50 million contract with Indosat in Indonesia to enhance GSM service coverage and capacity in East Java. The first phase of the project has been …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has extended the scope of its EDGE-based high-speed wireless data service to south Florida, providing customers with access to network speeds of up to 170 kilobits per …