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SYDNEY, Australia-New and established wireless players should look to Java and BREW application download technologies and the mobile gaming market as the next big area for growth, according to new …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by …

LONDON-Businesses in London are prepared to shut down within 48 hours in the event of a terrorist threat or outbreak of illness like SARS, however, few companies have planned for …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Evans Data Corp. released its Wireless Development Survey 2003 Volume 1, which includes research on what technologies are being used to secure wireless local area networks, intentions for …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Businesses looking to deploy wireless devices and services can easily shave costs by waiting for device prices to drop as well as standardizing on one platform, according to research …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Speech recognition technologies will play an important role in the financial services and telecommunications industries, according to a new study from Allied Business Intelligence, and will push the …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Spending on all transport services will increase by 6.1 percent this year, to $345.3 billion, with the greatest growth in wireless and high-speed Internet access, the Telecommunications Industry Association …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-UbiquiTel Inc. reported $60.1 million in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002, a 48-percent increase compared with the $45.8 million the carrier reported for the same quarter of …

BOSTON-New research from Strategy Analytics predicts the location-services market could reach $8 billion in revenues by 2008, but carriers specifically need to move ahead with their delayed investment plans. “Operators …

Based on feedback from approximately 100 corporate IT directors in eight European countries, Frost & Sullivan has concluded that increased enterprise adoption of wireless technologies depends primarily on improved security …

BOSTON-The U.S. cellular market will grow 6 percent annually during the next five years, resulting in penetration of almost 70 percent, according to a new report from research firm Strategy …

NEW ORLEANS-Comsys Communications & Signal Processing Ltd. believes U.S. corporate data users can benefit from using WLAN and EDGE as complementary technologies and the company is integrating tools and software …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-More than 430 billion mobile messages were sent worldwide during 2002, according to a new report from Telecom Trends International. More than 580 million users sent the messages. …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless Internet users could increase by 300 percent by 2007, with demand on the rise from this year forward, according to the “Wireless Internet Year-End 2002 Review and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Based on a new survey of the online customer care offerings of 500 companies, including 22 telecom service and equipment providers, The Customer Respect Group found one-third don’t respond …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-In a recent survey of 450 active mobile-phone users nationwide, 72 percent of respondents said they would take and place more calls in noisy environments if voice and sound …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service confirmed its speculative-grade ratings on $2 billion of debt owed by Dobson Communications Corp., Oklahoma City, but also changed its rating outlook to negative from stable. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Mobility infrastructure revenues involving GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA and all variants of wideband CDMA dropped 16 percent to $28.8 billion in 2002 compared to 2001, according to Dell’Oro Group. …

LEDBURY, U.K.-Companies across the industry are investing in mobile music services according to a recent report from BWCS. “Many of the leading players we spoke to for this report are …

SAN JOSE-The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization said 2002 shipments of digital signal processors reached its highest monthly figure in two years with a net revenue growth of 14.1 percent …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The speech technology market is poised to grow from $677 million in revenues in 2002 to $5.3 billion by 2008, according to new research from Allied Business Intelligence. …

WELLESLEY, Mass.-The Mobile Confidence Index developed by Mobile Ecosystem projects the wireless industry downturn will continue through at least the first half of this year. The index tracks 13 leading …

TOKYO-Worldwide sales of chipmaking gear dropped 37.4 percent in November from a month earlier to $1.27 billion, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. The claim contradicts some signals …

NEW YORK-The worldwide power management integrated circuits market, which generated $9.3 billion in revenues last year, is poised reach $12.02 billion by the end of 2006, according to a new …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides service assurance software for current and future wireless networks, reported a successful fiscal year with double-digit revenue growth over last year. “We are very pleased …