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Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past …

With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown …

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a surprisingly strong 957,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the nearly 1.2 million customers the carrier added …

Siemens AG announced it intends to shave off its ailing mobile-phone business by spinning it out as a “separate legal unit.” The news comes amid a 35-percent drop in Siemens’ …

Air2Web will launch an updated version of its instant-messaging offering this week, targeting on-the-go workers who use desktop clients like IBM’s Lotus Sametime, Microsoft LCS and Jabber. The new product …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. launched a package of integrated wireless remote access options for its virtual private network portfolio that the company said would help business travelers access network applications …

New research shows Nokia Corp. and Symbian continue to lead the worldwide smart device market, while PalmOne Inc. and the Palm OS have largely failed to increase their business. According …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail provider Visto Corp. scored a major win Thursday, announcing a deal to deliver a “push” e-mail service to European users through Vodafone Group plc. Vodafone will …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled several enhancements to its Office Anywhere product, adding instant messaging and e-mail capabilities and expanding accessibility to internal business applications for mobile workers. The …

Microsoft Corp. announced it will extend the capabilities of its new Office Live Communications Server 2005 to wireless devices including those running its Windows Mobile platform, as well as BlackBerry …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service. …

Wireless e-mail company Seven Networks Inc. today announced it acquired Helsinki, Finland-based rival vendor Smartner. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “It’s much more of a global marketplace,” explained …

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported another solid quarter, although its results were pulled down by its settlement expenses with patent-holding company NTP Inc. and its higher-than-anticipated tax provisions. …

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not …

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 smart phone due to unexplained software bugs, a move that illustrates the extremely advanced levels of technology packed into …

Alcatel Alsthom said it is embarking on its quarterly road show to showcase its corporate strategy and offerings for both the wireless and fixed market to investors and financial analysts. …

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not …

Pacific Growth Equities upgraded Applied Micro Circuits from equal weight to over weight on recent changes in management. The company recently named Kambiz Hooshmand as president and chief executive officer, …

NEW YORK-Following is a roundup of upgrades and downgrades of wireless companies by investment banks and financial analysts this week. Pacific Growth Equities upgraded Applied Micro Circuits from equal weight …

Research In Motion Ltd. said it will pay NTP Inc. $450 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit. RIM’s shares were up nearly 18 percent on the news to $79.13 …

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the …

LONDON-International wireless giant Vodafone Group plc reported plans to establish a global distribution channel for its business products and services through an extension of its current relationships with U.S. suppliers …

Research In Motion Ltd. rival Good Technology Inc. announced it entered into a licensing agreement with NTP Inc., the patent-holding company that is suing RIM for its allegedly infringing products. …

DALLAS-Executives, sales professionals and information technology staff at Newsweek use wireless e-mail services from JP Mobile and Sprint, the companies announced. “It’s not always practical to lug around and boot …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp. announced it teamed with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Ingram Micro to offer out-of-the-box wireless push e-mail services working on the Sony Ericsson P910a smart …