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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-To understand Nokia Corp.’s outlook, one must leave the United States behind. This is somewhat akin to jumping from one fish bowl to another. The view from inside …

A lot of ink is expended on the competitive machinations of the top five global handset vendors-for good reason. This year, together, they will account for perhaps 80 percent of …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

WASHINGTON-TracFone Wireless Inc., the nation’s largest pre-paid wireless company, said it is considering filing suit in federal court to repeal a new Library of Congress rule exempting mobile phone locking …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Nokia Corp. apparently will pursue an incremental strategy of portfolio expansion in the U.S. market, rather than gunning for a hit handset in the mid-priced sweet spot, according …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Refresh Mobile took top honors as “Developer of the Year” in the 2006 Forum Nokia Pro Awards. Other winners included Telcogames’ The Silhouette Game, an addictively simple puzzle …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Nokia Corp. and Yahoo Inc. extended their partnership to include Yahoo services on three new Nokia handsets running on the handset vendor’s Series 40 platform. The two companies …

MONTREAL-Oz hopes to increase its presence on the mobile messaging playground after raking in $34 million in a second round of funding. Canadian institutional fund Caisse de depot et placement …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson won T-Mobile USA Inc.’s third-generation network buildout business as the nation’s fourth-largest carrier sets out to offer its 22 million subscribers greater data throughput …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Nokia Corp. slightly lowered its financial expectations for the coming years, news that caused investors to pause, but the company also unveiled four new slim, mid- and low-tier …

ATLANTA-Palm Inc.’s new Treo 680-combining enterprise applications with multimedia to expand Palm’s traditional market-will launch via Cingular Wireless L.L.C. on Friday at $200, the two companies announced today. The device …

U.S. network operators are losing their grip on subscribers who stroll off their decks to buy ringtones, access adult content or simply surf the wireless Web. When it comes to …

HOUSTON-A group of European entrepreneurs is hoping to tap the mobile e-mail market with an e-mail and instant messaging service for mobile phones. The company, dubbed Berggi, promises to “transform …

ESPOO, Finland-The European Commission gave its blessing to the proposed merger of Nokia Corp.’s Networks Business Group and the carrier-related operations of Siemens AG.The Commission had been assessing whether the …

LONDON—Groove Mobile is hoping to take its wireless, full-track download service directly to European consumers. The mobile music technology developer said it will step up marketing and business development efforts …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army said it will evaluate Nokia Corp.’s wireless technology for potential military and defense applications. Nokia said it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. added an HSDPA-enabled smart phone known as the 8525 Pocket PC to its line-up, which it is selling for $250 with a mail-in rebate and two-year contract. …

Motorola Inc. reiterated its concern over a proliferation of counterfeit accessories, particularly Bluetooth headsets, purported to be made by Motorola and reaching consumers in the United States. Motorola warned that …

WESTCHESTER, Ill.-Consolidation among communications vendors continued as Andrew Corp. announced plans to spend $50.5 million in cash to buy the wireless division of EMS Technologies Inc. Georgia-based EMS Wireless racked …

Trying to form a sense of the sprawling chip market for mobile phones is akin to getting a tape measure around an elephant’s waist. With dozens of players and product …

As a consensus of forecasts converge on the magical billion mark for handset shipments this year-although with some dissenters-attention has focused on several dynamics at play. The upshot? Watch the …

Pssst … if you’re looking for that elusive quarry-mobile handset consumers-you’ll find them in abundance online. They’re not only researching purchases in cyberspace, but increasingly making them over the Internet …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Nokia Corp. has expanded its long-term research-and-development efforts by establishing a branch of its Nokia Research Center in Silicon Valley. The Finnish handset giant also announced a collaborative …