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BOSTON-New research shows the handset industry shipped a total of 257 million camera phones worldwide last year, comprising 38 percent of the total handset market. The numbers are way up …

DALLAS-Sprint Corp.’s strong growth across many of its operational and financial metrics during the past several years could be difficult for the carrier to maintain, according to a report released …

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.-The idea of using mobile phones for payment at physical points of sale is receiving increased interest, according to a new report from the Smart Card Alliance. The …

WASHINGTON-A newly published Danish study found no link between cell-phone use and risk for certain brain tumors. The study, part of a large multi-nation European study, was published Tuesday by …

NEW YORK-Telecommunications companies had the highest number of job cuts during the first quarter within the technology sector, according to a quarterly survey conducted by outsourcing company Challenger, Gray & …

Wireless appears to be busting at the seams. Carriers have been signing on record numbers of subscribers, handset makers have enjoyed double-digit growth and the industry’s general malaise seems to …

LONDON-Young American wireless users will spend nearly $500 million on ringtones, ring-back tones and full-track mobile downloads by 2007, according to new research from mobileYouth. While CD single sales continue …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Wireless revenues from sports-related applications will more than double this year, reaching $1.3 billion worldwide, according to a new report from Juniper Research. European users will continue to …

WASHINGTON-There are areas of the country that are too rural, too remote and cost too much to serve for telecommunications competition to be viable, said the author of a new …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless has delayed the release of its annual report due to accounting changes, and announced a bonus plan for employees, according to a pair of Securities and Exchange …

Leap Wireless has delayed the release of its annual report due to accounting changes and announced a bonus plan for employees, according to a pair of Securities and Exchange Commission …

New research shows that a large and growing number of young people have and use a mobile phone. According to a survey from Wireless World Forum, 50 million mobile-phone owners …

NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos. “The Face of the Web” study is based on …

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.-Nearly half of all adults believe vocabulary skills among the nation’s youth are being corroded by instant messaging, e-mail and wireless phones, according to a new study by Reader’s …

NATICK, Mass.-The worldwide market for Session Initiation Protocol infrastructure and software could exceed $5.5 billion by 2007, according to research from Venture Development Corp. The company said worldwide shipments for …

SAN FRANCISCO-A study from Visiongain predicted it will take a major virus attack for mobile operators and handset companies to realize the potential market for anti-virus protection for mobile devices …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The memory business did not fail chip companies last year, according to an annual semiconductor ranking from iSuppli Corp. The ranking showed that memory chip companies outperformed companies …

NEW YORK-The next 18 months are crucial for the increasingly crowded field of mobile virtual network operators, according to consulting firm Global Advertising Strategies. According to a new study from …

MONTREAL-The sub-11 GHz broadband wireless market has grown 30 percent since 2003, from $430 million in 2003 to $562 million last year, according to a new research report from Maravedis. …

SEATTLE-Consumers in some of the world’s fastest-growing wireless markets are the most likely users to upgrade to cutting-edge new phones, according to a new study from global market research firm …

BOSTON-Small screens and high prices will likely keep wireless adult content a niche-but billion-dollar-market in the next several years, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Strategy Analytics, …

DALLAS-Research and consulting firm Parks Associates said the mobile-phone industry is in a unique position to set digital rights management standards that will work for consumers and industry players. “Unlike …

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005. Wireless subscribers now exceed 180 million, representing a …

A new survey confirms what has become painfully obvious in society: Americans have a love-hate relationship with cell phones. University of Michigan preliminary data found that while more than 80 …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The migration of fixed-line traffic to mobile networks is expected to create a $200 billion revenue opportunity for mobile networks as well as Internet Protocol technologies, according to an …