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WASHINGTON—A new report claims the costs of arbitration—billed as a low-cost alternative to lawsuits and required in service contracts for mobile phones and other electronic contracts—are so expensive that consumers …

WARREN, Mich.—General Motors Corp. and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced they plan to conduct a multi-year driver distraction study. …

VIENNA, Va.—There are opportunities for newspapers across the country to sell news and information to wireless users, but the service must be tailored, personal and unobtrusive, according to a new …

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 …

LONDON—Mobile commerce is poised for a take-off within the next few years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study. The consulting firm expects trade worth $25 billion to be …

SAN FRANCISCO—A majority of Americans would prefer to buy a cellular phone from a local independent retailer in their neighborhood, according to a recent study commissioned by LetsTalk.com. The study, …

ORLANDO, Fla.—The Yankee Group and Sentori Inc. announced an emerging niche within the MVNO wireless market space during a press conference at CTIA Wireless 2002 earlier this week. The new …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—To be successful, pay-per-use applications need to meet three criteria: an accurate bill, happy customers and happy developers, according to a new report from Probe Research Inc. The …

ARLINGTON, Va.—International corporate IT industry spending on wireless applications will reach $680,000, a 94-percent increase from 2001 spending, according to a new report from the World Information Technology and Services …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. said it is collaborating with Virginia Tech.’s Center for Wireless Telecommunications to sponsor and help guide research on cognitive radio models for wireless systems. …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—There is a clearly defined need to adopt fleet management systems for tracking and remotely controlling vehicles in an emergency, as well as provide added value, according to …

LONDON—The UMTS Forum, an association that promotes global UMTS adoption, released a study stating that revenue from third-generation networks will reach $320 billion in 2010 alone and around $1 trillion …

LOS ANGELES—The latest Econ One survey showed that costs of cell phone service in the United States dropped greatly during 2001, especially in those cities that traditionally offer the highest …

BOSTON—2002 will probably offer up the same struggles the wireless industry saw in 2001, according to a recent Yankee Group study. The Yankee Group highlighted next-generation networks, including the deployment …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—Long-term growth in the wireless handset component market will be “impressive,” according to a recently released Allied Business Intelligence Inc. report. ABI predicts that increased demand for mobile …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Lack of content will spell the demise of GPRS offerings across Europe, according to a new report from Strand Consult, an independent consultancy based in Denmark. The lack of …

DALLAS—Most consumers feel safe just owning a cellular phone, according to a recent WebViews survey conducted by Cellular One. In fact, when asked “Does having a cell phone make you …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Use of wireless devices is skyrocketing, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s recently released mid-year 2001 data survey results. According to the survey, total billable minutes of …

WHEATON, Md.—Sales in the telecommunications industry will begin to rise in the first quarter of 2002, a new Shosteck Group study optimistically predicts. “However, this does not mean that things …

BOSTON—A recent Yankee Group Report, “High-Frequency Fixed Wireless: More than Just LMDS,” finds that despite the disillusionment caused by slow growth in 2001, there is a market for high frequency, …

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Telecommunications Industry Association has released a third-quarter supplement to its 2001 Multimedia Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. The supplement explores policies, technologies and market drivers for domestic and …

SAN FRANCISCO—The most important feature a wireless phone can offer is E-911 location accuracy, according to the majority of Americans interviewed for a study conducted by Harris Interactive last month. …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Consumers are finding it more important to carry wireless phones with them everywhere and are interested in more than just talking on them, according to a recent survey by …

NEW YORK—Telematics has the potential to create $20 billion to $40 billion in revenues during the next ten years, according to a recently released Booz Allen Hamilton report. Telematics has …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Two new studies show a huge market potential around the world for messaging services, and, according to Probe Research, U.S. wireless carriers are missing out. “U.S. carriers could …