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While Alcatel Alsthom, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson did not have a quarter of bonanza profits like some other big vendors, optimism still underlined their performances. Except for Cisco, …

STOCKHOLM-In its fourth-quarter results, L.M. Ericsson posted a big pre-tax profit of $766 million, but its net income stood at $13.2 million. But compared with its year ago-quarter, the infrastructure …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported Wi-Fi expansion plans including a deal with Amtrak to provide high-speed data services in six of the railroad’s busiest train stations along the Northeast …

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members. The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has expanded its programs to verify and integrate products in line with open, cross-vendor specifications for Push to talk over Cellular technology. Ericsson is one …

BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy Analytics, Gartner Inc. and IDC all …

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. faces a range of obstacles, both major and minor. But one challenge overshadows the rest, according to Mike Lazaridis, the company’s president and co-chief executive …

Although Bluetooth technology gradually is taking hold among the world’s mobile-phone providers, the short-range wireless technology has elicited somewhat differing reactions from U.S. wireless carriers. Most notably, Sprint PCS introduced …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it signed an agreement with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to add BlackBerry capability to its mobile phones. Samsung is the latest …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia …

Most of the world’s top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but those in the industry expect the …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week inked $1.1 billion in contracts with Chinese mobile-phone operators, transactions that come at a time of rising trade tensions between the two countries. In all, $2.3 …

China is a land of enormous opportunity for wireless infrastructure makers and the like, no doubt about it. A land with more than 1 billion people can yield a lot …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Reflecting the economic climate, L.M. Ericsson plans to slash the remuneration of its top 150 executives by 10 percent. The cut also affects options programs, which the company said …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Telefonica Moviles has selected it and L.M. Ericsson to provide equipment for the second phase of its UMTS network construction, making Telefonica Moviles a new third-generation …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. today signed deals totaling $1.1 billion with China’s top mobile-phone carriers, and other U.S. wireless firms picked up multimillion contracts in the world’s largest wireless market. The transactions …

Positive stock activity is greeting Verizon Wireless’ announcement to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO in major cities across the country, even though the carrier has not disclosed which companies will …

Audiovox Communications Corp. has pitched into the push-to-talk market by unveiling two new handsets with PTT capabilities, the CDM-8425 and CDM-8475. Top phone makers like Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG …

Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it. One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant in wireless data that is …

Santa came a few days early for Research In Motion Ltd. The company became the star of the Nasdaq Dec. 23, the day after RIM reported substantial third-quarter results and …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L. P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a …

It seems the wireless machine-to-machine market is finally coming into its own. The industry now boasts a range of players including major names like Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp., it …

A savvy Amazon.com shopper can find Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P.’s color-screen T616 camera phone with service from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for -$150. That’s right: Buyers will actually receive …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network for Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Westel has …