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TORONTO-Wysdom Inc. is acquiring Evolucom Inc., which designs and manages large-scale e-commerce and Wireless Application Protocol projects for such firms as Ericsson Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Phone.com Inc. and Laurentian …

NEW YORK-Bolstered by their respective strengths in network infrastructure and mobile handsets, the Scandinavian giants, Ericsson Inc. of Sweden and Nokia Corp. of Finland, reported strong quarterly results last week. …

Personal communications services operator Powertel Inc. reached positive operating cash flow in the first quarter and added a company-record 110,000 subscribers. The Southeast PCS company, which analysts suspect soon may …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected shortly to rule on Motorola Inc.’s 911 call processing-telematics waiver request, a filing that attracted industry support and sharp criticism from consumer and public-safety …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson agreed to sell its 25-percent share in Across Wireless to Sonera SmartTrust Ltd., with plans to invest in the upcoming initial public offering of Sonera’s common stock. …

NEW YORK-L.M. Ericsson unveiled details of its upcoming 4-for-1 stock split, which was approved at the company’s annual general meeting on March 31. Holders of Ericsson American Depository Receipts automatically …

Adicom Wireless Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of wireless access equipment, said it received technical certification of its advanced Code Division Multiple Access technology with the Chinese Radio Regulatory Directorate. …

LONDON-A new study by Strategy Analytics reports that players in Western Europe’s cellular handset market will survive only if they develop product lines offering a well-segmented approach to the customer …

With concerns rising over the need for enhanced security in future wireless e-commerce, several firms in both the wireless and security industries launched efforts last week aimed at designing secure …

Hong Kong Phone.com Inc. and Sunday, a developer and provider of telecommunications and wireless Internet-related services in Hong Kong, launched mobile Internet services using the Phone.com Wireless Application Protocol UP.Link …

The Personal Communications Industry Association said it will make some key announcements next week regarding association membership and its trade show, which it renamed last month PCIA GlobalXChange. PCIA President …

Code Division Multiple Access technology is gaining some momentum in Europe. Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. announced they will cooperate with Hungarian Nordic Mobile Telephone operator Westel Radiotelephone Ltd. …

Add another wireless application service provider to the mix, as Everypath Inc. commercially launched a service designed to extend Web content wirelessly, at Internet World 2000 last week. The company’s …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week accused nine countries of violating global telecom trade agreements, with Japan and Mexico cited as the worst offenders. The U.S. trade representative’s report follows by …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute agreed last week to standardize all technologies the International Telecommunication Union has accepted for the third-generation market. RCR reported last week the European Commission planned …

NEW YORK-Comverse Technology Inc., Woodbury, N.Y., spun off Ulticom Inc., its Signaling System 7 network software unit, in an initial public offering that sold April 4. Lehman Brothers Inc., New …

It’s only been two weeks since Iridium L.L.C. shut off its network in disgrace, and already Globalstar L.P. is feeling the skepticism analysts and the media have heaped upon it …

A growing number of operators, vendors and analysts are not convinced EDGE technology will make significant inroads in Europe. “In Europe, I’m not expecting a major deployment of EDGE,” said …

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced another initiative last week to turn the association around in the midst of dwindling membership and public-relations problems surrounding its annual trade show. PCIA …

The Personal Communications Industry Association stands at a huge crossroads, once again trying to reinvent itself. Though it may have had its best fiscal year in history in 1999, PCIA …

NEW YORK-Despite problems the written Chinese language poses for Internet communications, China may nevertheless become the largest wireless data market in the world. China Telecom Hong Kong, which had 38 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract with TM International Bangladesh Ltd. to expand and upgrade its Global System for Mobile communications network in Bangladesh. The contract covers network expansion and …

Since its exit from the highly competitive U.S. mobile handset market in late 1998, Siemens AG has vowed to return. The German manufacturer will make its comeback this summer, but …

U.S. Wireless The board of directors of U.S. Wireless Corp. announced the appointment of Dale Stone as president, chief operating officer and member of the board of directors. Stone is …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced a multi-year, strategic outsourcing agreement to deliver a complete suite of network management services to wireless operators and service providers in the …