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Even though accessing wireless data using wireless local area networks is a questionable revenue driver for wireless carriers, any operator without a clear 802.11b-based business model is seen by many …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau on Friday said it wanted to evaluate test results by the Wireless Consumers Alliance that claimed that none of the 33 mobile phones tested by the …

In today’s soft economy, the benefits of outsourcing are becoming clearer to many manufacturers. Since the outsourcing trend intensified in the past few years, companies have said it has enhanced …

Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at some of the latest initiatives in …

BEIJING-Consultants CCID, affiliated with China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and Analysys Consulting, a partner of the Gartner Group, published conflicting figures on China’s handset market in the third quarter. …

PARIS-France Telecom and MobilCom will terminate their agreements concerning UMTS development in Germany. France Telecom and MobilCom have agreed to follow the MobilCom rescue plan set forth by the German …

TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial and Nokia announced they would jointly develop a platform for letting a mobile handset and an audio visual (AV) device communicate with each other. Following the agreement, …

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project has released for public review on its Web site at www.projectliberty.org a draft of specifications for an open, interoperable standard for federated network identity for …

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada-Research In Motion (RIM) said it has signed an agreement in principal with Palm setting out fundamental terms under which RIM will license certain keyboard patents to Palm …

NEW YORK-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., Lincoln, Neb., has signed an agreement to acquire Allgon Mobile Communications, a designer and manufacturer of antennas for mobile communications devices, for an undisclosed sum. …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. signed a software licensing agreement granting Nokia the right to use and distribute certain RIM BlackBerry software in conjunction with Nokia products …

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2 Sweden says it has selected Nokia Corp. to deliver the Redback SmartEdge 800 router for Internet and Intranet services for enterprises. “This underlines the success of the cooperation …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In what may look like a political victory of sorts for Nokia Corp., Phone maker Sendo jolted the wireless world with its decision to abandon its agreement to use …

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile handsets, Nokia said. Sega, once a …

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA’s intellectual property rights. The companies include Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Although Microsoft Corp. wields tremendous power and has made several major recent forays into the market for mobile-phone software, the wireless industry’s traditional handset manufacturers can hold on …

HELSINKI, Finland-Leegur Oy, which provides analysis and software tools, said it has received a new round of funding amounting to $1.5 million from Nokia Corp and San Francisco-based Alafi Capital. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a $400 million contract to supply wideband CDMA equipment to Taiwanese operator CHT. “The Nokia WCDMA 3G solution will enable CHT’s 7.3 million customers to enjoy …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a three-year contract, Nokia Corp. said it would supply Orange Switzerland with a multimedia messaging service solution, which will begin to launch in October, 2002. Nokia will also …

MOSCOW-Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) again delayed the launch of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into commercial operation because of a lack of demand. The carrier initially planned the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Jorma Ollila, chairman of Helsinki-based Nokia, has questioned the ability or willingness of mobile telecom companies to strengthen their European operations through strategic mergers and takeovers aimed at market …

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Starfish Software will demonstrate its SyncML-based over-the-air synchronization technology at CTIA’s Wireless IT & Internet show this week in Las Vegas. Starfish, an independent wholly owned subsidiary of …

BEIJING-Nokia has launched its new 7650 handset in China, just weeks after Sony Ericsson started selling its MMS-capableT68ie model. China Mobile will launch its MMS service in major Chinese cities …

VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuania’s Omnitel said it introduced multimedia messaging service (MMS) to its subscribers. The service is free until 1 December after a one-time set-up fee of 10 litas (US$2.85). The …

BOSTON-Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007 as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, …