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Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Nuance Communications Inc., the maker of Dragon NaturallySpeaking dictation software, said it has acquired SpinVox Ltd. for about $102.5 million to gain speech-recognition technology for voice-mail …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. As the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.I …

As the West Wireless Health Institute prepares to open for business next month in San Diego, Qualcomm Inc.’s initiatives to develop a mobile healthcare ecosystem are becoming more tangible, starting …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The global mobile …

DUBLIN—With a government mandate to innovate around future technology growth areas like information communications technology, a number of Irish companies have responded to the charge with diverse products and services …

DUBLIN—The Irish are embracing mobile broadband services using both 3G cellular technology and mobile WiMAX, according to statistics from the government’s Commission for Communications Regulation, or ComReg, the equivalent of …

Huawei has been making strong progress in the first phase of LTE trials in Europe, with tests at TeliaSonera, Telenor and Vodafone Germany. Now it has converted the Telenor trial …

The carrier-led Joint Innovation Lab project announced that four handset manufacturers have agreed to support its widget specification in devices beginning next year.The device manufacturers include LG Electronics Co. Ltd., …

SAN DIEGO–That slow, steady drumbeat you hear is the sound of mobile marketing initiatives across the globe. It’s a soft, steady sound that could explode into a wild, rich (and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. As 2010 …

SAN JOSE, Calif. – JIL, the Joint Innovation Lab, is an effort by four of the world’s largest wireless operators to put carriers back into the revenue-sharing equation as consumers …

News this week that German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG was looking at making a play for beleaguered U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp. caused a stir amongst industry observers …

Orange and T-Mobile are merging their UK operations to create the country’s largest mobile phone operator, with 28.4 million customers or 37% of the market, leapfrogging rivals O2 and Vodafone. …

After months of speculations, Apple iPhone 3G S is about to make its “official” entry in the Chinese market, following China Unicom’s announcement of a three-year deal with Apple to …

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …

Clearwire Corp. replaced its chief financial officer and its chief strategy officer today. Erik Prusch has been named CFO, replacing David Sach, effective immediately. Teresa Elder has been appointed to …

Mobile banking is beginning to get legs in emerging markets, but it’s not just the noble goals of empowering individuals and helping the downtrodden that is driving the space.The Bill …

The selection of Alcatel-Lucent and L.M. Ericsson to build out Verizon Wireless’ Long-Term Evolution network wasn’t too surprising and some competitors should not fret, according to industry analysts.Verizon’s close relationship …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is looking for a hero and it may well find one that fits in the palm of your hand – pun intended. In this case, Sprint Nextel …

<![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.Is …

Vodafone Group plc, Europe’s largest network operator, and Microsoft Corp. have teamed up to offer the operator’s enterprise customers a unified communications and collaboration solution for mobile and fixed data.Vodafone …

BARCELONA, Spain — 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 …

BARCELONA, Spain – Verizon Wireless fleshed out its LTE plans by naming its network suppliers and setting a commercial launch date of 2010. The company, which plans to initially use …

Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers start to deploy LTE networks.More than …