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Cellular modem sales could exceed $22 billion by 2013, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm noted Sprint Nextel Corp. recently lowered its mobile broadband prices for using …

AT&T Mobility, computer-maker Lenovo and infrastructure vendor L.M. Ericsson announced a teaming to knock off $150 from the price of 3G-capable laptops, with an eye toward enticing customers to mobile …

The definition of insanity – at least in popular culture – is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. By this definition, many business people and IT …

The fixed-mobile convergence market is being driven forward by new services like T-Mobile USA Inc.’s @Home service and Orange SA’s unik service in Europe, and the market will face its …

Thanks to a new executive position, AT&T Mobility is attempting to expand the range of gadgets its network interacts with – and counter similar efforts by its rivals.The carrier announced …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For …

Numerex Corp., which specializes in machine-to-machine technology, said it has acquired Ublip Inc., a privately held M2M software and services company, for a combination of cash and stock.Numerex paid out …

France-based Wavecom SA has called Gemalto NV’s hostile take-over offer “inadequate” and not in the best interest of the company, its shareholders and employees.Wavecom’s board of directors issued its stance …

Travelers lugging laptop computers worry about losing them, with good reason. The hardware is worth hundreds or thousands, and lost or stolen data could be priceless.

Digital security specialist Gemalto has made an offer to acquire mobile modules developer Wavecom. The acquisition is expected to expand Gemalto’s business in the growing machine-to-machine market…

Progressive Group of Insurance Companies is using a cellular device to help responsible drivers reduce their insurance premiums.Progressive’s innovative MyRate program may not be for drivers with a lead foot …

Motorola Inc. said it has begun a proof-of-concept trial for its X24 machine-to-machine wireless module that includes mobile WiMAX connectivity. The product will be on display this week at WiMAX …

Motorola Inc. has begun a proof-of-concept trial for a mobile WiMAX module designed for in-car telemetry applications like infotainment systems and Internet-assisted navigation.

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Ultra-mobile computing devices could outsell desktop and notebook computers in the long term, and semiconductor companies are taking note of that trend, according to a report from In-Stat.The firm noted …

Machine-to-machine companies around the world have banded together to form an alliance geared at providing a unified, seamless network across the globe for delivering applications created by providers in the …

Apparently, the soul of the new machine is mechanical.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost.

The point-to-point market will enjoy growth driven by escalating buildout of 3.5-generation and fourth-generation networks, according to a report from Visant Strategies. The PTP microwave market generated revenues of more …

You’ve noticed that your father’s laptop card is giving way, in many cases, to sleeker-looking USB modems, with embedded modems increasingly popular as well. That transition is merely emblematic of …

In the wireless industry – where talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points dominates conversation – device management has been a relatively tranquil space. But that may be about to …

LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel’s Atom processor that also includes 3G wireless, it said Wednesday at the IFA show in Berlin.

My company is considering purchasing new smartphones for all employees and I am concerned about the implications of what this means for tracking our sensitive data.

A study from ABI Research predicts the market for femtocell semiconductors could top $1.8 billion 2013, from $72 million this year, growing at an annual compound growth rate of more …

Itron Inc. will use AT&T Mobility Inc. to help utility companies improve business metrics. Itron plans to deliver its advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) solution over the AT&T wireless network, offering …