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WILMINGTON, N.C.-ComScape Telecommunications Inc., which owns a number of C-block and F-block spectrum licenses, launched its Kiwi PCS service in Wilmington, N.C., offering customers flat-rate unlimited local calling for $35 …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Following the uncertain plans of the regional GSM 1800 MHz license holders, Indonesia’s government has demanded this week they must decide whether to merge, or their licenses will be …

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA’s intellectual property rights. The companies include Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As many mobile operators around the world install and trial their multimedia message service (MMS) infrastructure, those that have launched services have already commenced a pricing war. Two …

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian fixed wireless operator Vesper has signed separate contracts with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply gear for a cdma2000 1x EV-DO network. Airvana Inc. said …

DALLAS-A Texas jury has asked L.M. Ericsson to pay $61 million to Harris Corp. for infringing on the company’s patent, which allows handsets to receive a variety of digital signals. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed two separate mobile network contracts in Latin America. The value of the contracts was not released. Ericsson signed a contract to supply GSM/GPRS …

SHANGHAI, China-Last year, Siemens announced big plans to increase its mobile telecom market share in China. But Lothar Pauly, board member of the Information and Communication Mobile Group of Siemens, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will partner with Agere and Proxim to develop end-to-end solutions for Wireless LAN access, integrating hot spots with 3G wide area networks. “The operators can …

DENVER, United States-While other companies have adopted the reverse-stock-split strategy to boost their stock profiles, Ericsson said it has authorized a ratio change in its American depositary shares (ADS) effective …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-While other companies have adopted the reverse-stock-split strategy to boost their stock profiles, L.M. Ericsson said it has authorized a ratio change in its American depositary shares with effect …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson experienced a dramatic decline in sales last quarter, to $3.6 billion from $5 billion during the third quarter of last year, and its net losses increased to …

LINCOLN, Neb.-Citing unfavorable market conditions, Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., a Lincoln, Neb., supplier of wireless phone antennas, has withdrawn its plans to go public. Centurion said it hoped to raise …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract with Iceland Telecom to supply its end-to-end multimedia messaging service solution. “Ericsson will supply a total MMS solution, including core infrastructure, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed an agreement with Heilongjiang Mobile for a GSM network expansion contract valued at US$72 million. Ericsson will provide a full range of infrastructure and software, …

BEIJING-Nokia has launched its new 7650 handset in China, just weeks after Sony Ericsson started selling its MMS-capableT68ie model. China Mobile will launch its MMS service in major Chinese cities …

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s technology future was brought into question last week as were the carrier’s upcoming third-quarter financial results. Speaking at the UMTS and Mobile Internet conference in Paris, …

NEW DELHI, India-Ericsson has decided to sell its three research and development (R&D) centers located in Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi to Wipro Limited, a leading Indian information technology (IT) …

BOSTON-Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007 as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract to extend the length of a deal to manage Telecom New Zealand’s TDMA network to 2007. “The agreement represents a managed services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to extend the length of a deal to manage Telecom New Zealand’s TDMA network to 2007. “The agreement represents a managed services contract …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Describing the product introduction as networks in motion, Cisco Systems Inc. has rolled out a new mobile access router that will work in airplanes, ships, tanks and trains, …

TOKYO-Sharp, a major consumer electronics maker, assumed the third position, after NEC and Matsushita Communications Industrial, in the Japanese mobile handset market in the second quarter, according to statistics compiled …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the fanfare surrounding Nokia’s launch this week of its first third-generation (3G) handset, many insiders remain adamant that there are significant technological issues to resolve before the …

LONDON-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. will license its Cursora E-OTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) location technology to L.M. Ericsson for integration into Ericsson’s Mobile Positioning System. “Seeing major global companies integrate …