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MONTREAL-TeliPhone Inc., a subsidiary of United American Corp., said it has launched a dual-mode service combining its Voice over Internet Protocol platform with GSM technology. The service, which uses TeliPhone’s …

BEIJING-Following on its first wireless contract in the United States earlier this week, Chinese infrastructure company Huawei Technologies has been selected by Dutch mobile operator Telfort to deliver and install …

BEIJING-Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced GSM network contract awards in China, both with separate divisions of China Mobile Communications Corp. Nokia said it signed a $200 million contract with …

The world’s two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for …

MIAMI-Guests on Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises ships can soon use their personal cell phones to stay in touch while at sea. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has teamed with …

BEIJING-Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced GSM network contract awards in China Tuesday, both with separate divisions of China Mobile Communications Corp. Nokia said it signed a $200 million contract …

Like a cat with full jaws and claws, GSM technology does not need to proclaim its strengths. The numbers tell the story. Up to 1.18 billion subscribers place and receive …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business to $2.1 billion in sales. The …

Canadian officials Tuesday introduced wireless priority service for emergency communications in the North American country. In the United States, the nationwide GSM carriers and Nextel Communications Inc. all currently offering …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business to $2.1 billion in sales. The …

WASHINGTON-U.S. and global unions accused T-Mobile USA Inc. of embracing an anti-union policy here that would not be permitted in Germany, where the wireless company’s parent company is based. The …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The GSM technology community must include location-based services in its strategic plans by next year or it will be in a disadvantaged position, according to Alan Varghese, principal …

Network equipment divisions performed better for major wireless vendors in the third quarter than their handset businesses did. At Nokia Corp., handset sales figures still topped equipment sales, but infrastructure …

LONDON-Norwegian operator Telenor and U.S. transportation communications provider Arinc Inc. hosted a simulated flight Thursday to demonstrate an onboard aircraft GSM mobile-phone network. During the event, European journalists placed and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-GSM technology continued its supremacy among wireless technologies, recording an annual growth rate of 124 percent in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, according to 3G Americas, …

SAN DIEGO-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract extension with T-Mobile USA Inc. for GSM equipment and deployment in the 1900 MHz band. The contracts also will cover GPRS …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced several global contracts Thursday at its Fall Capital Markets Day. Ericsson said it will establish, operate and maintain Brasil Telecom’s GSM core operations in the regions …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it signed a $15.5 million agreement with Thai wireless carrier AIS to expand its GSM network in the northern, western and southern region of Thailand. The …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission that integrating wireless technology into the nation’s outdated Emergency Alert System could be more difficult than expected and warned policy-makers that scrapping …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., which previously reported preliminary third-quarter results, posted $272.4 million in total revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 27.8-percent improvement compared with …

Dobson Communications Corp., which previously reported preliminary third-quarter results, posted $272.4 million in total revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 27.8-percent improvement compared with the …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland. Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as the sole provider for its …

Nokia Corp. announced it has taken legal action against two European handset manufacturers for alleged patent infringements and intellectual property rights. In a separate action, the firm also set new …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless said it lost 15,000 subscribers during the third quarter as higher-than-expected postpaid customer churn of 3.68 percent offset a 16-percent year-over-year increase in gross customer additions. The …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The GSM technology community must include location-based services in its strategic plans by next year or it will be in a disadvantaged position, according to Alan Varghese, principal …