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While the event was not celebrated with fireworks across the country, AT&T Wireless finally was able to celebrate its independence last week as it began its first trading day as …

The bad news for Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. continues to mount following the filing of a second complaint by Ericsson Inc. against the mobile satellite communications provider, claiming Globalstar failed to …

ESPOO, Finland-Mobile phone giants L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp. and Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group today announced yet another standards initiative, this time aimed at the mobile gaming …

H.O. Systems H.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At …

NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of devices with which it can communicate. …

Each time the death knell sounds, Lucent Technologies Inc. seems to rebound. Last week was a metaphor of what might be the roller coaster ride the Murray Hill-based telecom equipment …

A search for a new corporate identity may be a major result of the storm of layoffs rocking the telecom world as the majority of the victims are long-term employees …

SINGAPORE-Singapore network operators will not make General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) widely available to consumers here before the end of this year, executives from operators and handset manufacturers said at …

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea is confronting a row over awarding a third license for third-generation (3G) mobile services, as the government has called for consolidation in the telecom market as …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-After all the publicity, time and money spent obtaining third-generation (3G) licenses, European mobile operators are keeping plans strictly to themselves about what mobile applications they might launch …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Most of the major telecommunications carriers to have successfully bid at the recent Australian 2 GHz spectrum auctions plan to adopt wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) for third-generation (3G) services. Cable & …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile communications are vital to Israel. The permanent tension, caused by terrorist attacks, compels everyone to be in constant communication. Despite its conflicts and small population, Israel has …

DENVER, United States-The third-generation (3G) hype is much less intense than a year ago, as executives and engineers get down to the nitty-gritty of making the new technology-and their business …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Many eyes in the wireless industry have recently focused on the emerging market of Africa with a lot of attention going to the recent auction of four mobile …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry may be an unwitting accomplice to mass-scale looting of an African mineral used in mobile-phone capacitors, a situation some believe is prolonging war, causing environmental destruction and …

By outsourcing their handset and network equipment production, major vendors may be unwittingly yielding enormous influence to contract electronics manufacturers that could acquire enough expertise and experience to develop their …

Portugal Oni Way, a Portuguese mobile operator that recently won a UMTS 3G license, has selected Accenture as the primary systems integrator for its integrated billing solution. The solution includes …

Timing is everything. As European wireless markets face saturation, the rollout of next-generation services becomes even more essential to the continued growth of the industry. “Ultimately, the potential is there, …

802.11b, otherwise known as WiFi, is growing into one of the most buoyant fountains of money in the wireless industry, challenging big and small vendors to seek differentiating models in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Svenska UMTS Nat AB has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier of its UMTS network in the country. According to the letter of intent, Ericsson will deliver and implement …

NEW YORK-Carrier network sharing, which made headlines this month in Europe with regard to third-generation wireless, is nothing new and will not hurt the prospects of equipment providers, executives of …

Their words were cautious yet wise, and at times peppered with remorse, but as Cingular Wireless Chief Executive Officer Stephen Carter and Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dennis Strigl addressed …

LAGOS, Nigeria-Six global telecom vendors are vying to build out Nitel’s GSM network in Nigeria. Nigeria awarded four GSM licenses earlier this year, and state-owned Nitel received one of the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it has settled three lawsuits filed against it by former employees. The company said the California Superior Court ruled in its favor in the Hanig vs. …

GOTHENBURG, Sweden-Telematics service provider WirelessCar has established WirelessCar Consulting, a global telematics consulting service designed to provide knowledge, advice and specialized training in all aspects of telematics, the company said. …