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DRESDEN, Germany-Two companies announced High Speed Downlink Packet Access test products yesterday. Radioplan announced a commercial simulation and optimization toolset for W-CDMA’s HSDPA technology. WiNeS 3.1 is the latest version …

BOSTON-The number of downloadable games will grow six-fold during the next five years, generating 82 percent of an expected $8 billion mobile gaming market, according to a new report from …

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue reached $719.5 million during the second quarter, a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter, according to a quarterly analysis from Infonetics Research. Infonetics …

NORWALK, Conn.-The U.S. lithium battery market is expected to reach $2.7 billion in 2009, according to a forthcoming report from Business Communications Co. Inc. The lithium battery market is estimated …

The premium for using wireless voice services instead of wireline services is expected to drop from 100 percent or double the price last year to 42 percent by 2007, driving …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Worldwide sales of local area network switches declined 2 percent during the second quarter, following 13-percent growth during the first quarter, according to IDC’s Worldwide LAN Switch QView. Despite …

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Many elderly people in Wyoming are considering dumping their traditional home phones and going wireless, according to a study by the American Association of Retired Persons. The study, conducted …

LONDON-Smart phones, personal digital assistants and notebook computers will generate more than $130 billion in data access revenues by 2009, according to ARC Group’s Future Mobile Computing 2004 report. The …

Nearly half of U.S. teens who own mobile phones are on family plans, and a growing number of them are using prepaid services, according to two recent studies. A poll …

LONDON-The global wireless industry is expected grow mobile data revenue from $61 billion this year to more than $189 billion by 2009 with person-to-person messaging representing 48 percent of the …

Tier-two wireless carriers reported diverse second-quarter financials. Dobson Communications Corp., the nation’s ninth largest carrier, saw its stock plunge on full-year guidance, while No. 10 Leap improved its metrics as …

Sales of infrastructure equipment covering all the major technologies surged 37 percent to $9 billion in the second quarter, according to a report from Dell’Oro group. Although the study covered …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Three times more teens are currently using prepaid wireless than last year, a study released Thursday indicated. According to the second annual Coinstar Teen Poll, one reason for such …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from a high of $38.5 billion in …

NATICK, Mass.-The public-safety community wants software-defined radio technology to solve interoperability issues with communications between departments, according to a new study by Venture Development Corp. The study, “Software-Defined Radio: North …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for ZigBee, a low-power, short-range wireless sensor and control technology, could see explosive growth during the next three years, according to a new study by ABI …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Owing to its low cost, WiMax technology will emerge as a viable alternative for U.S. telecom carriers by 2006, according to a study by META Group. The study also …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wi-Fi enjoyed solid second-quarter growth, according to the latest edition of ABI Research’s “Wi-Fi Quarterly Service” report. Growth in the sector is driving broadband adoption, as well as …

LONDON-The buildout of third-generation wireless technologies are poised to transform the way enterprises do business, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The analysis also indicates state-of-the-art communications …

Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell’Oro Group. WLAN is enjoying a big boost with …

NEW YORK-More than half of U.S. employees are unhappy with their companies’ procurement policies, according to research from Accenture. Fifty-eight percent of 150 respondents to an Accenture survey said they …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Back-to-school shopping includes more than pencils and notebooks these days. A new study shows junior and senior high-school students have consumer electronics, including MP3 players, cell phones and digital …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-T-Mobile USA Inc. bested two-time winner Verizon Wireless in a recent report on customer care quality. T-Mobile achieved an A ranking in caller satisfaction and a B in …

MIAMI-Seventy-eight percent of the wireless minutes paid for by consumers go unused on a monthly basis, according to recent analysis from TNS Telecoms. Additionally, the average wireless household pays $17.75 …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Content developers must carefully target teens for mass-market appeal without forgetting the needs of enterprise, according to a new report from ABI Research. Applications such as downloading ringtones …