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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After a year of strong conflicts between newcomers and established players, the total liberalization of Argentina’s telecommunications market is finalized. Early November found 21 companies licensed to offer …

NEW YORK-Before mobile commerce can reach the goal of providing a value-added revenue stream for wireless carriers, it must fulfill its potential as a value-added service for their customers. “Today …

Multiplier Industries Multiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater impact strength, includes the 1,400 …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. completed a test of CDMA network equipment with data applications such as Web browsing, streaming video and e-mail at the highest transmission …

Chris Gent has had quite a year. For the chief executive of Vodafone Group plc, 2000 began with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG, parent of its rival Orange plc, …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has established offices here to prepare for a 2001 commercial launch of its SWIFTcomm data platform, which it believes is a low-cost challenger to third-generation …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it will be the first operator in the Nordic countries to launch a GPRS network when its commercial service begins Dec. 11. Initial service will be …

With the holidays upon us, shopping has become the talk of the town these days. While many reports have emerged highlighting the increased use of e-commerce as a way of …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it adopted FOMA as the service brand name for its third-generation wireless system slated to begin service in Japan by the end of May. FOMA is the …

LONDON-BT Cellnet has plans to test and deploy Netverk plc’s FoneStar product, a network bandwidth optimization application, over its GPRS and third-generation technologies, Netverk said. Netverk said FoneStar speeds up …

Verizon Wireless announced plans to test its cdma2000 1xEV technology. The company said the technology can support a high-speed data rate of 2.4 Megabits per second in its existing spectrum …

BEIJING-China Mobile (Hong Kong) is negotiating with China Telecom to cut the leased-line fees it pays by one-half. About 90 percent of China Mobile (Hong Kong)’s transmission lines are leased …

ATLANTA-Numerex Corp. introduced a centralized short message service bureau called Data1Source, offering cellular operators two-way SMS text messaging from cellular phones. Compatible phones can send messages of up to 150 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission, appearing to be staking out regulatory jurisdiction over the nascent mobile Internet industry, said it will examine a wide range of wireless consumer protection issues next …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sprint Corp. will use Hybrid Networks Inc.’s two-way system to deploy its Sprint Broadband Direct in Denver and Boulder, Colo. Hybrid will provide head-end equipment to manage data …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the European Patent Office upheld the validity of one of the company’s patents, which comes after two years of opposition from Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Qualcomm’s …

Sprint PCS made several announcements last week aimed at increasing its role in the wireless transmission of photos and videos over its network. The carrier partnered with FlashPoint Technology Inc. …

Future applications for the wireless Internet will depend on its ability to offer data transmission speeds that are comparable with the wired Web. With the potential for increased speeds, wireless …

NEW YORK-It is all too easy to get “starry eyed” about the prospects for new generations of wireless services. As a counterpoint, a reality check is required about deployment and …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Nortel Networks and Verizon Wireless announced today they completed a third-generation, over-the-air trial of data transmission and voice calls using cdma2000 technology. The companies said the successful trial processed …

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay-The Direccion Nacional de Comunicaciones in Uruguay is drawing up rules for an auction of personal communications services licenses. The government will auction 15-megahertz blocks in the A and …

NEW YORK-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., hopes its Digital Angel will take commercial flight within 12-18 months, providing an on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly to medical professionals. …

TOKYO-The third-generation (3G) business plans and service strategies of three Japanese cellular carriers are becoming more concrete. NTT DoCoMo and J-Phone Group, the mobile business of Japan Telecom, are going …

After pioneering efforts to bring Bluetooth technology to market, Ericsson dropped plans to launch the T36 cell phone, its first Bluetooth-enabled handset, in an attempt to pull its handset division …

Alcatel Europe. With Orange as a strategic supplier for its third-generation networks throughout Europe. Value: Undisclosed Italy. With Wind Telecomunicazioni as a preferred third-generation network supplier. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson China. …