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Proving wrong rumors of an imminent shutdown of its handset business, Siemens released three new low-end phones in an effort to trump low-cost vendors like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. …

PARIS-Nortel Network Ltd. made two infrastructure-related announcements Thursday. Nortel said Orange Slovensko has launched a high-data-rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE gear from Nortel. The service …

CANNES, France-Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. …

Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it will be demonstrating with Orange and Trusted a wireless security handset mechanism designed to eliminate unauthorized handset use and fraud. The demonstration also features a …

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $133 million contract with Thai carrier TA Orange to upgrade the operator’s GSM/GPRS network with EDGE and UMTS technology. The carrier plans to deploy …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Kodiak Networks reported that Montana-based rural wireless provider 3Rivers Wireless plans to deploy Kodiak’s Real Time Exchange System and accompanying push-to-talk service. Kodiak noted its RTX System is …

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Chaoticom unveiled a deal to distribute full-length audio tracks from EMI Music to mobile handsets through its European carrier partners. Under terms of the partnership, Chaoticom …

WASHINGTON-The controversial California bill of rights for telecom consumers is about to go nuclear. This week, only months after narrowly approving a rule creating scores of new regulations governing wireless …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Industry witnessed the release of three unique, advanced handsets from the likes of Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and startup Mobiado, a division of Bonac Innovation Corp., which released …

IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless said it has extended coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess network to nearly all of Los Angeles county, as well as into portions of Riverside and …

Industry witnessed the release of three unique, advanced handsets from the likes of Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and startup Mobiado, a division of Bonac Innovation Corp., which today released …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd., PalmSource Inc., SavaJe Technologies and China MobileSoft Ltd. all made waves on the operating-system front last week, announcements that further fractured an already complicated market. Indeed, …

PRESTONBURG, Ky.-Rural wireless operator East Kentucky Network, which operates under the Appalachian Wireless brand name, said it plans to deploy Kodiak Network’s Real-Time Exchange System that will allow the carrier …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange launched commercial UMTS-based services in the United Kingdom and France. The launch trails similar launches in the U.K. by rivals 3 and Vodafone Group plc, but …

Yet another mobile gaming acquisition was announced this week, as InfoSpace Inc. revealed it had bought IOMO Ltd., a U.K.-based publisher, for $15 million in cash. IOMO has developed more …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp., which sells over-the-air updating technology for mobile phones, announced it scored a deal to conduct a pilot project with European wireless carrier Orange. Under the agreement, …

Motorola Inc. announced it will sell its new clamshell V265 through Verizon Wireless. The news comes on the heels of several new third-generation devices Motorola said it will sell through …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland. Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as the sole provider for its …

Nokia Corp. said deals with Visto Corp. and Good Technology Inc. to expand the messaging options on its handsets. Nokia has a similar agreement with Visto and Good rival Research …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. began a new advertising campaign that includes links to recently acquired AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and represent the carrier’s new position as the nation’s largest wireless operator. …

Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based …

LONDON-Orange S.A. will replace its current software infrastructure for its European operations with Sun Microsystems’ Java Enterprise System, Sun said. Orange, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, will …

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. unveiled six new clamshell handsets in the hopes of expanding its popularity among wireless users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new devices are …

Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. Beyond …