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TORONTO-Canadian vendors are seeking more cooperation among carriers to promote interoperability. That’s the message from a wireless conference hosted Tuesday by BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto. Mike Lazaridis, Research in …

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Indosat-M3 (IM3), the pioneer of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services in Indonesia, has encountered a 90-percent drop in GPRS traffic after beginning fees for the service. I Made …

DENVER, United States-Major European carriers are conducting Enhanced Data Networks for Global Evolution (EDGE) trials, highlighting a major triumph for a technology once proclaimed dead. Burdened by the cost of …

NEW YORK-Carriers worldwide acquired about 54.7 million new subscribers last quarter, down 5.9 percent from the same period of 2001, bringing the total to nearly 1.132 billion and penetration to …

NEW YORK-Carriers worldwide acquired about 54.7 million new subscribers last quarter, down 5.9 percent from the same period of 2001, bringing the total to nearly 1.132 billion and penetration to …

BEIJING, China-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $70 million contract to expand Beijing Mobile Communications Company Ltd.’s GSM network. It also will provide services that will enhance the capacity …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Telefonica Moviles Espana, a subsidiary of the Telefonica Moviles Group, will sell Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device starting in the next few months, a move that …

LAS VEGAS-Conference-goers who managed to brave the miles of show floor at this year’s annual Consumer Electronics Show were witness to a significant movement in the electronics landscape-the rise of …

SAN JOSE, California, United States-Mobility Networks Systems said it signed a contract through partner Nortel Networks to supply Malta’s Mobisle Communications, also known as Go Mobile, with wireless local area …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobility Networks Systems Inc. said it has signed a contract to supply Malta’s Mobisle Communications Ltd., also known as Go Mobile, with wireless LAN network solutions. “Mobility Networks …

HONG KONG-For debt-choked Western operators, third-generation (3G) profits have proven to be a mirage, and if the technology can be made viable, it will likely happen first in Asia. At …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced it will supply Samsung with wireless data chipsets and software for use in the company’s new generation of advanced mobile phones. The agreement, worth more than …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and scale down the coverage area to four cities. The carrier …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announced plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announce plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announced plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what …

cuts back W-CDMA launch plans Analyst: Continuous upgrades confuse market AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. plans to release a “major new product” sometime next year, a device with wireless capabilities that will likely use the newest version of Palm …

LONDON-Pogo Technology Ltd., which sold a unique mobile phone/personal digital assistants to consumers in the United Kingdom through a deal with Carphone Warehouse, will get a name change and new …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Much to the annoyance of those promoting competing technologies, GSM continues to grow in worldwide dominance. While the reasons behind its original success have now largely been lost …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobility Network Systems Inc. announced its ipRAN products are compatible with the Generic Interface Specification (GIS) developed by iPass Inc., which allows mobile operators to add wireless LAN …

Motorola Inc. claims it is the only company that has full type approval certification for its wireless reference designs for handhelds. Texas Instruments disagrees. Pointing to its I.250 platform for …

Even though accessing wireless data using wireless local area networks is a questionable revenue driver for wireless carriers, any operator without a clear 802.11b-based business model is seen by many …