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TOKYO-Japan’s mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The …

Japan’s mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said he will block President Bush’s nomination of Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as the next U.S. trade representative, a move that comes as the administration ratchets …

NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera, awarded it a new three-year frame …

NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera, awarded it a new three-year frame …

The news that Microsoft Corp. will join Nokia Corp. to deliver a mobile-music platform may have been among the more startling developments at last week’s 3GSM World Congress, but it …

TOKYO-MTV Japan and Yamaha said they made available Japan’s first music recognition service, MTV Music Finder, to KDDI Corp. subscribers across Japan. In partnership with Shazam Entertainment, a U.K.-based audio …

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said Monday it obtained a license from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to conduct field tests for High Speed …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering did little to rally investors as the company’s stock remained relatively flat during its first morning of trading. The company is offering around …

WASHINGTON-Softbank Corp., the Japanese Internet company trying to muscle or possibly buy its way into that country’s mobile-phone market, has crashed the party here by breaking with U.S. and foreign …

TOKYO-Hitachi claimed to have won a bigger CDMA2000 1x EV-DO infrastructure order from Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp. than rival firm Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, which Tuesday said it won …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has won an $800 million contract for CDMA2000 EV-DO equipment with Japanese carrier KDDI Corp., according to international press reports. The firm will supply …

SAN DIEGO-Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack last week with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless …

Japan, which has uncanny savvy in developing and marketing mobile-phone services, has now taken wireless lobbying to a lofty level that would shame the wiliest of American influence peddlers. Softbank …

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card …

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering last week, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company initially expected to raise …

Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major …

WASHINGTON-While the Bush administration pursues a traditional carrot-and-stick approach to prod Japan into further liberalizing its wireless market, a Japanese telecom firm needing a wireless play is mounting an unorthodox …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier KDDI announced what it called the first music download service that allows users to download full songs. The new 1x service is called EZ Chaku-uta Full and …

TOKYO-Motorola Inc. said it has begun deployment of its CDMA2000 1x solution on a 2 GHz network for Japanese wireless carrier KDDI, which is expected to commercially roll out innovative …

MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were: c Wang …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. said it has partnered with Canada’s Bell Mobility Corp. for voice roaming. KDDI’s Global Passport international voice roaming service was available in 32 Canadian cities, and with the …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is …

TOKYO-InnoPath Software, formerly DoOnGo Technologies, announced KDDI Corp. has chosen its DeltaUpgrade Plus over-the-air (OTA)-based software update solution to deliver advanced services to KDDI handset users. “With the popularity of …