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The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to …

Buongiorno S.p.A., one of the leading multinational conglomerates in the mobile content market, announced it entered the Chinese market by way of its acquisition of eDongAsia. The acquisition occurred through …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale network aggregator and operator of Wi-Fi networks, raised $65 million in Series C funding from new and existing investors. Boingo said the funds …

MIAMI—Mobile-phone distributor Brightstar Corp. received a $50 million investment from partner Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Brightstar said it plans to use the cash to expand its new operations in Southeast …

PLEASANTON, Calif.—Wireless entertainment company FunMail Inc. announced the acquisition of Zapptrio Inc., a developer of location-based applications for mobile phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zapptrio, which had …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

TOKYO-Japanese credit card companies and carriers are working together to allow consumers to use their phones as payment devices. Operators KDDI and Vodafone Group’s Japan unit have teamed with JCB …

American Tower Corp. announced a call for redemption of $75 million principal amount of its 9.375-percent senior notes due 2009. The redemption date is set for July 21. The notes …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Signal processing technology and software-defined radio solutions supplier HelloSoft said it closed on an oversubscribed $16 million series B financing round led by TD Capital Ventures and new …

The day was marked by several mergers around the world in the mobile content space, an area that seems to be consolidating at an even faster clip than other areas …

With alliances and product rollouts, mesh technology is picking up enough momentum to graduate it from infancy status. Variously described as dynamic and ad hoc, the technology comes across as …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Kineto Wireless, supplier of mobile over wireless local area network solutions, closed its $35 million Series C round of financing, bringing total investments in the company to more than …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has sold all its shares in Japanese Internet service provider DoCoMo AOL Inc. to America Online Inc., scaling back its ambitions to combine its mobile services with …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Broadband wireless access solutions company BeamReach Networks announced it has completed a $15 million third round of equity financing. “We are using our new capital to move to volume …

TOKYO-Japanese content developer Bandai said it launched Charappal, its first content service for the European mobile market. The service will be available as an official i-mode content service offered by …

TOKYO-Mitsui & Company plans to expand its mobile content distribution business in Europe and Asia through a partnership with a Tokyo-based venture business. Mitsui, a leading trading firm in Japan, …

SEATTLE-Although the economy continues to struggle along, funding seems to be persisting as two wireless data companies announced new financing. First, NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it closed its Series B …

TOKYO—Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing location services to combat increasing competition within the market. The mobile-phone market in Japan has been expanding rapidly during the past several years. However, the …

MADRID, Spain—Spanish mobile operator Telef