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NEW DELHI, India-The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has decided to review universal service obligation of telecom operators, including cellular service providers. It has proposed to include several new services, …

BEIJING-China United Telecommunications Corporation launched its 11.5 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) domestic initial public offering (IPO), the largest ever in China by number of shares and the second-largest in value, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Students and faculty at the University of Southern California campus will get to jump into the market for mobile commerce under a new service from infrared-based proximity payment …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., has completed the successful seamless hand-off of a wireless data call from an 802.11 wireless local area network to a third-generation UMTS network, …

DALLAS-Paging and messaging carrier WebLink Wireless Inc. announced it has officially emerged from bankruptcy, and that the company’s president and chief executive officer, N. Ross Buckenham, will also now serve …

Vizzavi’s wild ride seems to have come to an end. At least, sort of. Wireless giant Vodafone Group and media titan Vivendi Universal founded the European portal in January 2000 …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced it has entered a three-year agreement with Paymentech L.P. in which Paymentech and its affiliates will purchase wireless-based transaction processing products and services from USWD. …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced it sold its NXT Corp. subsidiary, which provides data services and landline-based connectivity for credit-card transaction processing, to Merchant-Link L.L.C. for $5 million in cash. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Danish, Swedish and German telecom companies TDC, Telia and Deutsche Telekom are showing an interest in acquiring the Stockholm, Sweden-based communications and financial services group Kinnevik’s 33.5-percent shareholding in …

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path …

NEW YORK-The $410 million in outstanding subordinated convertible debt issued by Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. received a speculative-grade ratings downgrade August 30 from Moody’s Investors Service, to B3 from …

TOKYO-Yozan, a venture business in Tokyo, is going to launch a new service combining PHS, wireless local area network (WLAN) and paging, the firm announced. According to Yozan, the new …

DALLAS-Research and consulting firm Alexander Resources said the future of wireless data rests on mobile decision support applications, a term the company defines as services and applications that help wireless …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Due to low share prices, wireless data services reseller GoAmerica Inc. transferred its shares from the Nasdaq National Market to the SmallCap Market. The company’s shares will continue under …

SAN DIEGO-Sharp Electronics Corp. launched Sharp Mobile Services, the consumer edition of wireless data service for the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 personal digital assistant. Developed in partnership with Aether Systems Inc., …

DENVER, United States-The world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the third-generation (3G) battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research, but the seemingly …

SAN DIEGO-Sharp Electronics Corp. unveiled a consumer edition wireless data service for its Zaurus SL-5500 personal digital assistant designed to run on Verizon Wireless Inc.’s CDPD network. The Microsoft Pocket …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-The whole world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the 3G battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research Inc., but the …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced Adi Raviv has been made chief financial officer. Raviv, who has more than 14 years of financial experience, joins from merchant banking and consulting company …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it has paired with distributor Global Wireless Data L.L.C. to offer Novatel’s PCS Connection Card nationwide. The card, designed to operate on Sprint’s personal communications …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. said it is now a sponsor member of the newly formed standards group Open Mobile Alliance, and also sits on the group’s board of directors. …

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 …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-New Zealand mobile carrier Xtra Ltd. will offer wireless messaging services through a new deal with wireless data giant Openwave Systems Inc. The carrier will use Openwave’s Email …

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 …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. sounded a note of caution for the industry, forecasting another four to six challenging quarters ahead, news that caused investors to drop …