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HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless vendor Nokia Corp. said it will slash about 900 workers, about 5 percent of its staff, at its networking division. The decision, geared toward saving costs, is the …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in …

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region’s wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely …

BOULDER, Colo.-DreamQuest Software announced its line of card games are now available on Nokia Corp.’s new 9200 line of Communicator wireless devices. “Our games fully realize the graphics and online …

HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a “picture mail” service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text, voice and music. Using either the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia mobile-phone sales rose in the second quarter, but infrastructure sales lagged considerably behind totals recorded for second-quarter 2001. Nokia also lowered its handset sales figures once again. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Regardless of concerns expressed by European third-generation (3G) license holders, the German telecom regulator, RegTP, expects wireless local area networks (WLAN) networks to complement 3G services and plans …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a letter of intent to supply Sonera with its Nokia D500 multiservice access platform to begin Sonera’s next-generation broadband access rollout in the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Matsushita Communications has selected Nokia Corp.’s Series 60 software platform to be integrated into Matsushita’s Symbian OS-based multimedia phones. “Panasonic multimedia phones combined with Series 60 Platform will enable …

BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and are expected to grab 20 percent …

HELSINKI, Finland-Singpoare’s MobileOne (M1) will offer multimedia messaging services (MMS) through equipment from Nokia. In addition to equipment and software, Nokia said it will dedicate resources in Singapore for M1’s …

NEW YORK-The Open Source Development Lab, Beaverton, Ore., a vendor-neutral non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide, has posted materials for open …

SEATTLE-RealNetworks made enhancements that increase the ease of use and add functionality to its RealOne Mobile Player The company released a new user interface and functionality for the RealOne Mobile …

Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken …

PITTSBURGH-Eizel Technologies Inc., which offers technology to connect mobile devices to corporate information programs, announced it closed a seed round of investment funding totaling $4.2 million. ITU Ventures led the …

SEATTLE-RealNetworks made enhancements that increase ease of use and add functionality to its RealOne Mobile Player this week. The company released a new user interface and functionality for the RealOne …

AJAX, Ontario-Nokia announced it is now selling its RoofTop Wireless Routing fixed wireless mesh network system to carriers and Internet service providers in Canada through a reseller agreement with Tessco …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia reduced its sales growth target for the second half of this year from 15 percent to 10 percent, but maintained its earnings target for the year of 80 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a three-year contract to expand the GSM network of Belgacom Mobile of Belgium. Under the deal, Nokia will supply radio-access network infrastructure and …

HELSINKI, Finland-The shortage of UMTS terminals in Finland’s retail market is seriously hindering the construction of third-generation (3G) mobile networks. 3G license holders are warning that delays can be expected …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it signed a US$75 million contract to expand the GSM networks of Yunnan MCC in China. Under the contract terms, Nokia will supply core and radio-access networks …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has signed a $75 million contract to expand the GSM networks of Yunnan MCC in China. Under the contract terms, Nokia will supply core and …

NEW YORK—Motorola said it will meet or beat its guidance for the second quarter of a loss of 4 cents per share. Motorola President and Chief Operating Officer Edward Breen …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Nokia Corp.’s Open Mobile Architecture initiative will merge with the WAP Forum to create a new, massive industry standards group comprising more than 200 companies including heated wireless …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to promote the use of multimedia messaging service (MMS), Vizzavi Deutschland, the wireless portal jointly owned by Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has requested Alatto Technologies …