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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South Africa’s two leading mobile network operators, MTN and Vodacom, could face a cut in revenues if the third entrant, Cell C, is successful in its bid to …

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, United States-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica announced it will further reduce its work force, news that comes as the company reported shrinking revenues due to its recent deal …

LONDON-Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile-phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 news …

Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 …

MANILA, The Philippines-Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications (Digitel) has already short-listed two prospective companies, Alcatel and Ericsson, to undertake the next phase of the company’s cellular mobile telephone system network in the …

TOKYO-Oracle Japan and NTT DoCoMo have jointly developed a new system that lets corporate users distribute in-company information to personal digital assistants (PDAs) in real time, the firms jointly announced. …

NEW DELHI, India–India, one of the fastest-growing wireless markets in the Asia Pacific region, is set for a churn. But it is unable to decide which way it will go–toward …

NEW ORLEANS, United States-The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with …

NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local …

WASHINGTON-House telecom subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) introduced legislation to create a trust fund that would use spectrum auction proceeds to underwrite the cost of moving military radio systems to …

Based on feedback from approximately 100 corporate IT directors in eight European countries, Frost & Sullivan has concluded that increased enterprise adoption of wireless technologies depends primarily on improved security …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it scored $6.7 million in new financing, which the company said will sustain it until it reaches break-even cash flow. “This new …

MANILA, The Philippines-Mobile operator Globe Telecom introduced this week the Philippines’ first mobile video messaging, allowing subscribers to record, save and play back video clips, up to a maximum of …

WOBURN, Mass.-Skyworks Solutions Inc. said it has expanded its family of GSM/GPRS systems with hardware, software and design support with a view to reducing the cost and time-to-market for building …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it plans to launch multiplayer wireless games in early April that will allow customers to compete against each other from anywhere on the carrier’s network. …

NEW YORK-The Sony Music Mobile Products Group reported the debut of Java-based Sony Music Mobile on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s mMode service offering. Sony said the service will provide customers …

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada-Research In Motion (RIM) said it will take an additional provision of up to US$8 million due to its patent battle with NTP, bringing its provision cost to …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it will take an additional provision of up to $8 million due to its patent battle with NTP Inc., bringing its provision cost to …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-As the initial boom of the wireless industry slows, mobile-phone makers are looking for the next major step for the industry, and are greatly expanding the definition of “wireless …

LONDON-European mobile data users are set to enjoy greater competition on tariffs and devices following the decision by T-Mobile to more than halve its mobile data charges and push the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having seen the U.K. fixed-line incumbent British Telecommunications (BT) deploy nearly 100 Wi-Fi hot spots around the country, Internet Exchange, the European Internet caf

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. will allow free use of its SOBER and Turing encryption algorithms for any purpose, in a break from past practice, which provided the software only to the …

LONDON-BT said it has signed a five-year outsourcing deal with Honeywell in which the carrier will manage communications and networking services in 200 Honeywell sites throughout Western Europe. The contract …