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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. led the mobile-phone charge with the introduction of five new advanced GSM phones, including three for the Americas market. The company’s news came on the heels of new phone news from a …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-It appears Verizon Wireless will sell a CDMA EV-DO mobile phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. when it launches its high-speed network this summer. The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the VX8000 EV-DO mobile phone from LG. The phone …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-CDMA 1xEV-DO carrier Monet Mobile Networks Inc. said it will shut down its network April 2. The wireless Internet carrier covers eight cites in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. “Due to unfortunate, regrettable circumstances, we’re shutting down …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-It appears Verizon Wireless will sell a CDMA EV-DO mobile phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. when it launches its high-speed network this summer. The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the VX8000 EV-DO mobile phone from LG. The phone …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced support for location-based applications through its BREW application download service. Using Qualcomm’s new QPoint technology, BREW carriers and application developers can add location information to their offerings. “Qualcomm’s QPoint solution leverages proven technologies to provide a …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its new QPoint solution, which the company said is an end-to-end, mass-market location-based services solution. QPoint enables a variety of location-based applications including peer-to-peer, points of interest, asset monitoring, mobile-commerce and gaming, said Qualcomm. The solution …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its board of directors has approved a 43-percent increase in quarterly cash dividend from 7 cents to 10 cents per share of common stock. “Given Qualcomm’s strong cash position and the favorable tax treatment for dividends …

CANNES, France-Qualcomm Inc. said it has rolled out a digital rights management solution to enable operators and content developers to deliver copyright-protected digital media over wireless networks. The product, known as SecureMSM, has been integrated into the company’s mobile station …

CANNES, France-Thanks to Comverse Technology Inc., the interoperability gap between GSM and CDMA may soon become history. At this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the company, using its Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), demonstrated multimedia-messaging interoperability between both …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-“My expectation is that over time you’ll see GPS become a part of the overall phone platform,” said Kanwar Chadha, founder of GPS technology provider Sirf Technology Inc. Chadha’s beliefs are at the core of Sirf’s new product …

LONDON-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 125 application publishers and developers as well as European operators and device manufacturers attended its first European BREW Developers Conference, held last week in London. “The first European BREW Developers Conference shows our commitment to …

T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its existing $300 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to include next-generation radio equipment, an expanded GPRS core network, implementation and optimization services and Nokia’s NetAct network service management system. Shipments of the new equipment are expected …

RAMAT GAN, Israel-Startup TransChip Inc., which offers digital camera modules for sale to mobile-phone makers, announced it scored a significant $19 million in Series D financing. Redpoint Ventures led the round, and Mission Ventures, Cadence Design Systems Inc., Ray Stata, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has upgraded its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO software for its CSM5500 cell site modem to support such applications as high-quality video delivery, video telephony, instant multimedia chat or interactive 3D network gaming. Qualcomm describes the enhancement …

Chet Huber is selling safety, security and peace of mind. And, he says, people are buying. Huber, president of General Motors’ telematics company OnStar Corp., offers up plenty of evidence for his claim: a total of 2.5 million paying customers, …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week confirmed South Korea will delay until June a decision to mandate a government-backed wireless Internet standard benefiting domestic firms at the expense of San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. and others, a development that comes in response …

Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. recorded solid growth, while Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Siemens AG reaffirmed sunny outlooks. …

LONDON-EMI Music, Downplay, In-Fusio, Omni Entertainment, MmO2, Qualcomm Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are among the newest members of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the group announced. The organization said the caliber of its new members is further evidence of its …

SAN DIEGO-BREW pioneer Qualcomm Inc. said it will recommend that its carrier customers use IBM Corp.’s Linux servers to run its application download system. Qualcomm said its BREW service runs most quickly on IBM’s Linux equipment. Qualcomm’s IBM deal “is …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it beat market expectations in its first-quarter results with a net profit of $352 million, up 21 percent over the last quarter. This represented 43 cents per share, 23-percent higher sequentially. Revenues were $1.2 billion for …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today confirmed South Korea will delay until June a decision to mandate a government-backed wireless Internet standard benefiting domestic firms at the expense of San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. and others, a development that comes in response to …

WASHINGTON-The United States and South Korea appear headed for a showdown over Bush administration allegations that Seoul is violating global trade law by trying to impose wireless standards that would benefit huge homegrown vendors like Samsung Corp. and block U.S. …

Positive stock activity is greeting Verizon Wireless’ announcement to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO in major cities across the country, even though the carrier has not disclosed which companies will supply the equipment for the program. Already, Qualcomm Inc., the …

After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now. Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications. “None of those things existed when we started the company,” …

Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it. One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant in wireless data that is hoping a new name and face will energize its sales. …