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DUBLIN, Ireland-Having spent vast sums on third-generation (3G) mobile licenses, operators are hoping terminals will live up to expectations. Unlike GSM, where handsets are broadly similar in appearance, it seems …

China Mobile began charging for wireless Internet services beginning 21 October after twice delaying the date due to slack demand for the services, particularly by many industry professionals. However, Frost …

MOSCOW-Russian wireless carriers, which this year considerably expanded their client bases thanks to radically decreased prices, registered a major average revenue per user (ARPU) decrease from more than US$215 two …

TOKYO-The third-generation (3G) business plans and service strategies of three Japanese cellular carriers are becoming more concrete. NTT DoCoMo and J-Phone Group, the mobile business of Japan Telecom, are going …

After pioneering efforts to bring Bluetooth technology to market, Ericsson dropped plans to launch the T36 cell phone, its first Bluetooth-enabled handset, in an attempt to pull its handset division …

Handsets Neopoint The company released new dual-band and tri-mode smart phones that include increased capacity for personal digital assistant functions, built-in e-mail capabilities and a NeoPad Qwerty keyboard. The dual-band …

CHICAGO, United States-One of the first commercial deployments of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the …

Alcatel Europe. With Orange as a strategic supplier for its third-generation networks throughout Europe. Value: Undisclosed Italy. With Wind Telecomunicazioni as a preferred third-generation network supplier. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson China. …

SAN DIEGO-While many at the CDMA’s Development Group’s Americas Congress reminisced about how far the technology had come in such a short period of time, the big buzz on the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Always a keen advocate of mobile Internet technology, Nokia has linked with Excite Europe to offer a directory search engine on the regular Internet. The service, which will …

WASHINGTON-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. fully expects to meet the extended deadlines the Federal Communications Commission set out for it to implement enhanced 911, said the GSM carrier recently. “All of VoiceStream’s …

NEW YORK-Endwave Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of radio-frequency subsystems, went public Oct. 16 on Nasdaq with an offering of 6 million shares of stock, priced at $14, the midpoint …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. acquired the remaining 49 percent of its Brazilian joint venture NG Industrial from partner Gradiente Telecom S.A. for $415 million. The joint venture was established in 1997 …

Nokia Corp. appeared to be the only mobilephone manufacturer to emerge unscathed from a tumultuous their quarter that saw Motorola Inc. and Ericsson Inc. stumble and their stock prices fall …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia and KG Telecom agreed to cooperate on the development of third-generation (3G) mobile networks and applications. The memorandum of understanding includes cooperation on the definition and creation of …

HELSINKI, Finland-Italian telecommunications operator Wind selected Nokia Corp. as a turnkey supplier of a third-generation wireless communications system, including the supply of Nokia’s mobility core network, radio access technology and …

The prospect of playing video games on wireless devices is becoming a factor in the entertainment content being developed for the wireless Internet movement. Ignition Corp., founded by several former …

HELSINKI, Finland-Siemens Information and Communications Mobile Group joined the MeT initiative, formed earlier this year by Ericsson Inc., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. to jointly develop an open and common …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks selected ABB, Bovis Lend Lease, MKI and Wireless Facilities Inc. as its main partners for turnkey implementation of third-generation and GSM networks in Europe, the Middle East …

BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. introduced several new third-generation network solutions and mobile Internet application platforms designed for wireless operators and service providers at the UMTS 2000 Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Nokia …

Southwestern Bell Wireless acquired GTE Wireless in Austin, Texas, extending Southwestern Bell Wireless’ coverage to 32 of the top 50 markets in the United States, according to the company. As …

Motorola Inc. stunned investors and analysts last week, lowering its fourth-quarter and 2001 earnings estimates despite reporting third-quarter earnings that mostly fell in line with expectations. Upon release of the …

TOKYO-A three-hour bus ride from Tokyo will get you to Kakegawa, the leading production area of two popular Japanese items: green tea (ocha) and Panasonic wireless phones. But just like …

NEW YORK-As wireless and wireline carriers and Internet content providers seek to drive revenues through value-added services, the concept of presence has taken on new importance. Presence is shorthand for …

Belgium Belgium’s ASTRID, the government-owned corporation responsible for providing communications to all Belgian public safety organizations, launched Nokia Corp.’s TETRA network. Nokia said the TETRA system will provide ASTRID with …