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CHEMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks said it has closed a $20 million third round of financing, raising to $70 million the company’s equity financing to date. The current investors include Charles River Ventures, Sprout Group, Orange Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. “This …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Following the exit of the company’s majority shareholder, European mobile commerce company Paybox said it will shut down its consumer-oriented services-which totals 750,000 users-and will focus solely on the business-to-business market. “We deeply regret this step. We are not …

LONDON-The U.K. mobile landscape looks set for change after the U.K. Competition Commission recommended in a report released today that the four U.K. mobile operators reduce their mobile termination charges by 15 percent before July 25 this year. MmO2 said …

Just months after European carrier Orange released the world’s first mobile phone running on Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system, the two companies are working to develop a patch for a software bug in the phone’s operating system, a bug that allows …

LONDON-The U.K. mobile landscape looks set for change after the U.K. Competition Commission recommended in a report released today that the four U.K. mobile operators reduce their mobile termination charges by 15 percent before July 25 this year. MmO2 said …

LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to the reports. Vodafone reportedly ended the talks after closely examining …

LONDON-MSN Mobile in the United Kingdom launched a new picture text messaging service through a partnership with FunMail Inc. and conVISUAL. The service will be available to subscribers of Orange UK, Vodafone UK, MmO2 and T-Mobile UK. “We think FunMail …

LONDON-Orange is looking into possible security breaches in its new SPV smart phone, according to reports. The device is the first to use Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system. Neither Orange nor Microsoft was immediately available for comment. The security bugs …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-According to international press reports, MmO2 is in talks with several operators, including Vodafone Group plc and T-Mobile International, for the sale of its Dutch subsidiary. The unit is reported to be worth around $210 million, although the …

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, would provide a total service, including handset development to content …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and scale down the coverage area to four cities. The carrier said it will deploy a W-CDMA network in San Francisco, …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile-phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against its former business partner Microsoft Corp., a move that further illuminates the reasons behind Sendo’s decision to dump Microsoft’s smart phone software in favor of that from Microsoft rival Nokia …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France Telecom. The company cited increasing pressure from Sweden’s communications regulatory …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., marking another chapter in the companies’ tumultuous relationship. Details on the lawsuit are unclear. Sendo officials declined to comment on the filing, except to say that the …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile-phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against its former business partner Microsoft Corp., a move that further illuminates the reasons behind Sendo’s decision to dump Microsoft’s smart phone software in favor of that from Microsoft rival Nokia …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France Telecom. The company cited increasing pressure from Sweden’s communications regulatory …

cuts back W-CDMA launch plans Analyst: Continuous upgrades confuse market AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and scale down the coverage area to four cities. The carrier …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France Telecom. The company cited increasing pressure from Sweden’s communications regulatory …

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Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at some of the latest initiatives in the industry. But while product releases and new announcements made …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to bring some order into the chaotic and extended fight over mobile payment standards, the European Union (EU) has stepped in and said it will fund a large-scale trial of a system with the backing …

OSLO, Norway-Despite growing speculation that owner France T