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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a five-year contract to outsource its information technology infrastructure to Hewlett-Packard Co. HP will provide IT services for Ericsson’s operations worldwide. “Outsourcing of …

WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she is dissatisfied with the General Services Administration’s response to her May 30 inquiry on why WorldCom Inc. should continue to …

In a significant contract win, Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide MmO2 with UMTS gear, including packet technology and services for voice and data. Many industry watchers had counted out Lucent …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia 3650 and the Sony Ericsson P800 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract for an undisclosed amount with Telefonica Moviles for its GSM 1900 MHz network in Mexico. Ericsson will supply the core network and at …

As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share. “Standard groups are …

The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices. …

Lucent Technologies Inc. plans to sell about $1.3 billion in convertible senior notes as part of the company’s strategy to wade out of its short- and medium-term debts. “This offering …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract for an undisclosed amount with Telefonica Moviles for its GSM 1900 MHz network in Mexico. Ericsson will supply the core network and at …

LONDON-A limited number of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication’s high-end T610 camera phones in Europe were replaced due to a technical glitch, but none of the company’s North American batch suffer …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has demonstrated the first standards-based subscriber identity module card that offers users a single sign-on for both GSM and public wireless local area networks. “Until …

LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months as it looks to raise awareness …

Two small vendors have made some progress in the multimedia messaging service center arena this week with global wins announced by LogicaCMG and Comverse. LogicalCMG announced an agreement to supply …

The wireless industry inched closer to the third dimension with two new major announcements on the 3D front. First, technology company HI Corp. said it launched its Mascot Capsule Micro3D …

WASHINGTON-Despite interest in steering Iraq reconstruction business to American companies through competitive bidding and White House reluctance to meddle in wireless rebuilding in the war-torn country, the Bush administration has …

Starent Networks calls its solution voice instant messaging-with emphasis on the word “instant,” thereby distinguishing itself from the prominent voice solutions already in the marketplace, including push-to-talk service and more …

There are several ways one can read the Pentagon mini-mobile-phone Iraq contract with MCI, formerly MCI before reputation-ravaged WorldCom Inc. figured a retro name change was in order since just …

ESPOO, Finland-As wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere work to launch multimedia messaging services, technology and infrastructure companies are looking to expand their market and their own offerings. For instance, …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The PAM Forum plus Parlay Group now equals the Parlay Group. Both standards groups are merging into the Parlay Group in a process that will be completed by …

In an interesting turnaround, Motorola Inc. said it will use synchronization technology from Extended Systems in one of its new mobile phones instead of technology from its former subsidiary Starfish …

NEW YORK-UBS Warburg has upgraded L.M Ericsson and downgraded Nortel Networks Ltd., but both end up in the Neutral column. The firm upgraded Ericsson to Neutral from Reduce 2 and …

ESPOO, Finland-As wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere work to launch multimedia messaging services, technology and infrastructure companies are looking to expand their market and their own offerings. For instance, …

Following a trend by wireless players to chip away at Qualcomm Inc.’s stranglehold on the CDMA market, Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced a joint development program to offer …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract with MmO2 to supply microwave Mini-Link in line with the pan-European deals with MmO2 operators in Germany and the United Kingdom, …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.’s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year. InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a 78-percent improvement from the year-ago …