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LA JOLLA, Calif.—Consumer cell phone service rates have fallen to about 10 cents per anytime minute over the past six months, according to a recent study by ARS Inc. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having turned his back on the mobile industry following the sale of the U.K.-based cell-phone operator Orange to France T

TORONTO—Telesis said test results show its Overdrive Mobile Mail Accelerator increases the speed of GPRS wireless data networks by as much as 1,500 percent, while also providing customer cost saving …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—KPN Telecom said the charges made against it by the European Commission regarding mobile call termination fees do not “take full account of the complexities of the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Nordic telecom operators Telia AB and Sonera Corp. announced plans to merge through an all-stock transaction, creating a combined company with 2001 revenues of $7.9 billion. Sonera shareholders will …

HELSINKI, Finland—The Danish government has requested a meeting with SBC Communications to discuss the U.S. telecom company’s immediate future plans for its 42-percent equity in the Danish telecom company TDC. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—In a decision unprecedented in Chile, Telef

BEIJING—China Mobile Communications reported a net profit of 45.5 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion) for 2001. Its listed subsidiary China Mobile (Hong Kong) said its net profit reached 28 billion yuan …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board of directors said Tuesday it believes it has received a sufficient number of votes to approve its recently proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., but …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Conexant Systems Inc. introduced a new family of power amplifier modules targeting current and next-generation wireless infrastructure transmitter applications. The CX65100 series is designed to meet the performance, …

JOHANNNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator MTN reported that it suspended its free PC-to-mobile short message service (SMS) on Mtnsms.com following an unsustainable third-party cost increase. A company spokesman …

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—Global technology commercialization company BTG announced it will acquire a new multi-branch feed-forward technology from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. According to BTG, the new technology will …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board said it will conduct a Phase II wireless E911 location services trial across multiple public safety answering points (PSAPs) throughout Tennessee. Several companies have …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Telef

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—The market for wireless enterprise services continues to heat up today, with several companies positioning themselves to give mobile workers access to corporate information. The most notable announcement …

ISLANDIA, N.Y.—Business software giant Computer Associates International Inc. released a trial version of its Advantage Wireless Integrator, which the company said allows businesses to easily extend Web-based programs to wireless …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian operators are predicted to face unprecedented growth in data traffic during the coming years. Operators in the region have witnessed a surge in data traffic through short …

NEW DELHI, India—Mobile-phone handsets and pagers in India will cost less, following a reduction in duties announced in the annual budget presented in the parliament on Thursday. The new measure …

NEW DELHI, India—Thailand’s largest mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), plans to invest 2.8 billion baht (US$64 million) for the installation of a smart customer care and billing system over …

MANILA, The Philippines—According to Merrill Lynch in a recent research study, SMS revenues in Asia, excluding the Philippines, only consist of a minor percentage—between 1 percent and 5 percent—of operators’ …

ATLANTA, United States—Cingular Wireless introduced Interactive Messaging, giving Cingular subscribers the ability to send text messages to wireless users on other carriers’ networks. The service will be available in March. …

MOSCOW—The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is likely to pay more than US$85 million for a blocking interest in the fourth-biggest regional carrier Kuban GSM in the Krasnodar territory …

SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and …

NEW YORK—Barely three weeks to voting day, the tension between the Hewlett-Packard Co. and the founding family has heightened as the executives of the company continue to pitch the merits …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. reported $106.5 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared with $99.5 million during the same quarter of 2000. For the year, Rural Cellular …