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BEIJING-China’s largest personal computer vendor Legend Group has teamed with Intel and China Mobile to offer mobile wireless Internet services in 138 cities in China and broadband mobile Internet in …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While outsiders have praised Sonera and Telef

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced the City of Westminster, the historic heart of London, has rolled out a mobile IT solution powered by Novatel’s Merlin G201 wireless PC card modem …

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 …

The attitudes of the late 1990s, where operators found it necessary to have a presence in as many countries as possible, have begun to fade as the cost of having …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar said it has partnered with AeroAstro to successfully demonstrate a new low cost simplex modem that can be used for remote sensing and tracking by satellite. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a decision made May 14 to keep in place the selective router as the demarcation point for wireless enhanced 911 cost recovery. Verizon …

MEBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government has kicked off its satellite phone subsidy scheme in response to the telecommunications service inquiry, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Senator Richard Alston …

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. posted $151.1 million in total revenue for the second quarter, well ahead of the $47.8 million the company reported for the same quarter last year. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson released somber second-quarter earnings that highlighted the company’s intense need for cash and further reductions in expenses. The terms of a $3.25 billion rights offering first announced …

NEW YORK-Following the dark hue in the wireless telecom business, Nortel Networks did not strike any optimistic notes as it reported a second-quarter net loss of $697 million, or 20 …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Although Sprint PCS experienced increased revenues and narrower losses for the second quarter ended June 29, the wireless service provider added drastically fewer subscribers than it did during …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile operator Smartcom PCS, owned by Endesa of Spain, sued BellSouth through the Chilean government’s Antimonopoly Resolution Commission on the grounds of disloyal competition. This suit is based …

MANILA, The Phillipines-Despite the influx of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-capable handsets and free service from operators, it will take some time to lure Filipinos to surf the Web via …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has delivered 130-nanometer process technology on 300-millimeter wafers, which can contain millions of highly integrated processors built in the company’s DMOS 6 facility. The company said …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Wireless data platform provider Parthus Technologies plc announced revenue for the second quarter of $10.8 million and a net loss of $2.3 million, news that sent the company’s stock …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operators in Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe announced various tariff hikes expected to impact consumer spending. In Nigeria, mobile operator MTN Nigeria announced it may increase its …

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road announced it acquired the assets of Blue Wireless Inc., a voice portal and adaptive personalization technologies provider. Under terms of the agreement, @Road acquired several patent pending technologies, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African financial services companies are reported to be using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology as a key means of delivering products and services to customers. The …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported ending the second quarter with approximately 1.452 million subscribers to its Cricket service, below company guidance of 1.5 million customers. The carrier blamed aggressive …

BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and are expected to grab 20 percent …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Third-generation (3G) operators in Switzerland have received some much-needed breathing space with the decision of the country’s telecom regulator to remove the first minimum population coverage deadline. Under the …

Editor’s Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third …