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TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc. reported revenue for its third quarter of $5.6 million, up from the $5 million in the company’s previous quarter but down from the $10 million it scored …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted $194.7 million in total revenues for the third quarter, a 31-percent increase from the $148.8 million the carrier reported for the same quarter last …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it reported a third-quarter net loss of US$1.8 billion, or 42 U.S. cents a share, compared with US$3.47 billion, or US$1.08 a share, a year earlier. Excluding …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it reported a third-quarter net loss of $1.8 billion, or 42 cents a share, compared with $3.47 billion, or $1.08 a share, a year earlier. Excluding …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While industry gurus and market survey reports continue to pour cold water on the likely success of third generation (3G) technology, Hutchison 3G and Tele2 seem determined to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine government announced that before the end of the year it will deliver radio spectrum frequencies to 180 companies that will provide telecommunications services. The companies had …

WASHINGTON-The independent report on the problems associated with deployment of enhanced 911 blames everyone but the wireless industry and location vendors for the constant deployment delays. “The center of attention …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics will dissolve the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Philips Components division and restructure the business in its other divisions to reduce costs and simplify its organization. Philips plans …

OSLO, Norway-Multimedia messaging service (MMS) competition is already warming up in Norway, with Telenor Mobile announcing it will charge only 68 U.S. cents for each MMS message sent, about 50 …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics will dissolve the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Philips Components division and restructure the business in its other divisions to reduce costs and simplify its organization. Philips plans …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) today introduced legislation to establish a fund to underwrite the cost of moving government licensees to other bands in order to free up …

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea’s mobile payments made for purchases of digital content or other inexpensive products may face a disruption as the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), the country’s top trade …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to drive General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) traffic, Vodafone has struck a deal with Fujitsu Siemens that will see the cell-phone operator offer a laptop, …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Handset manufacturer DBTEL, which already has contracts to produce phones for a number of leading European operators including British Telecommunications (BT), is to start selling phones under its own …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The U.K.-based consumer magazine Which has called on prepaid cell-phone users to consider saving money by switching to yearly contracts with their mobile operators. The magazine claimed that …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it moved $3 billion of cash from overseas to the United States, raising the amount of money the company has here to $4.2 billion.Motorola said the …

NEW YORK-The $40 million in outstanding debt of Brightpoint Inc., Indianapolis, received a downgrade to B from B-plus from Standard & Poor’s Corp., which also assigned a near-term negative outlook …

HELSINKI, Finland-Following discussions with senior government ministers in Denmark, the Brussels, Belgium-based European Investment Bank (EIB) has drafted a proposal to loan Danish mobile operator TDC Mobile US$200 million to …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian telecommunications watchdog, the Australian Communications Authority, has returned a favorable report card for the first year of mobile number portability (MNP) with more than 400,000 users switching carriers …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the fanfare surrounding Nokia’s launch this week of its first third-generation (3G) handset, many insiders remain adamant that there are significant technological issues to resolve before the …

NEW YORK-Radiant Telecom and Comstar Interactive Corp. have teamed up to allow for the wireless sale of prepaid communications products. By integrating Radiant’s Prepaid POS application with Comstar’s CHARGE ANYwhere …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to cut 1,800 more jobs in addition to the 15,000 people it laid off in the aftermath of its merger with Compaq. In an internal …

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road, which provides location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management, announced it acquired the majority of the assets of ConnectBusiness, which offers wireless timekeeping and project management solutions. …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-As part of its restructuring measures, antenna maker Andrew Corp. said it plans to slash 800 jobs and shut down some of its plants. “Delayed network buildouts and …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group signed a pair of content deals with Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing wireless customers to download ringtones, graphics, animation, games and …