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REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced two-way roaming capabilities with 41 GSM carriers in 35 countries and the United States and said it has more than 30 carrier agreements involving …

HELSINKI, Finland-Michael Treschow, chairman of Stockholm-based vendor Ericsson, forecasted “challenging months ahead” for the world’s leading telecom equipment suppliers, a battle that he contended will leave only the “strongest standing” …

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OXFORD, United Kingdom-One of Europe’s leading Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Internet service providers (ISPs), Mobile Future, has gone bankrupt, blaming lack of demand for its products and services. The company …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Japanese service provider Yozan has selected L.M. Ericsson’s wireless LAN solution for deployment in its trial of a hybrid pager/PHS/WLAN integrated mobile Internet service. “The system targets consumers equipped …

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region’s wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, and TORONTO-In the aftermath of their quarterly earnings report, the stocks of both Nortel Corp. and Ericsson AB plummeted, highlighting the struggles of the major players in the …

BEIJING-Chinese companies may get a bigger slice of the contracts for the upgrade of China Unicom’s CDMA network when bidding starts later this year. Foreign companies Motorola, Nortel, Ericsson and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson released somber second-quarter earnings that highlighted the company’s intense need for cash and further reductions in expenses. The terms of a $3.25 billion rights offering first announced …

HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a “picture mail” service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text, voice and music. Using either the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless equipment vendor LM Ericsson signed two multimedia messaging service infrastructure contracts, one with Turkish carrier Turkcell and the other with Spanish operator Amena. The technology enables such applications …

LONDON-Wireless platform provider Cash-U scored another major win through a new resale deal with Ericsson. Under the agreement, Ericsson will resell Cash-U’s wireless application platform to its carrier customers. Cash-U’s …

BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and are expected to grab 20 percent …

TORONTO-The chief of Rogers AT&T Wireless has dismissed recent industry speculation that his company wants to acquire smaller rival Microcell Telecommunications. “We have a network that’s up and running. So …

Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Database technology provider Oracle Corp. released a new tool kit for developers to integrate wireless voice and data services into its application server, as well as new tools for …

MOSCOW-Ericsson will supply equipment to expand the GSM 900/1800 MHz networks of the second-biggest Russian carrier, Vimpelcom (BeeLine), in three Russian regions. According to the contract, Ericsson will supply a …

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HELSINKI, Finland-The shortage of UMTS terminals in Finland’s retail market is seriously hindering the construction of third-generation (3G) mobile networks. 3G license holders are warning that delays can be expected …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—THQ Wireless will develop licensed and unlicensed gaming and entertainment applications for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications phones, the companies said. THQ will provide both embedded content, as well as …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it is joining Juniper Networks to deploy what it described as the first commercial multi-protocol Label Switching-based virtual private network for China Mobile Communications in nine …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has signed a $135 million deal to expand the GSM networks of the Shandong Mobile Communication Co. According to Ericsson, the contract includes Ericsson’s mobile switching center, base …

NEW YORK—Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said Monday it has downgraded about $5.2 billion in L.M. Ericsson debt to Baa3, one tier above junk bond status, from Baa2. “The rating downgrade …

HONG KONG—Ericsson demonstrated cross-technology MMS over cdma2000 and GPRS technologies at this week’s 3G World Congress in Hong Kong. In its demonstration, Ericsson sent MMS from a cdma2000-enabled PDA to …