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LONDON-The Open Mobile Terminal Platform group announced it bulked up its membership to 40 companies with the addition of firms such as Qualcomm Inc., PalmSource Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. “2005 promises to be a particularly exciting year …

BERNE, Switzerland-Swisscom Mobile said it has launched the first UMTS mobile phone with a 2-megapixel camera. The Sharp V902 UMTS mobile supports services such as live TV and video telephony. The phone also has autofocus and optical 2-times zoom, as …

Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and elsewhere served to severely disrupt some telecommunications networks. …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more than 10 times faster than current third-generation networks. But exactly …

The infamous rumor mill was rampant last week with continuing industry merger and consolidation scenarios and various analysts, media outlets and market watchers making suggestions for the next billion-dollar buy. First there were predictions that Vodafone Group could still make …

Although the market for W-CDMA mobile phones is still in its infancy, now is the time for most players to get a foot in the door or risk being left out in the cold. According to Strategy Analytics, the market …

The following is a list of headlines ranked by the highest number of page views on RCRNews.com during 2004. 1. Dec. 10, Report: Sprint/Nextel reach tentative $36B deal 2. Jan. 15, Multiple offers could set off AWS bidding war 3. …

PARIS-Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced last week. French digital music company Musiwave said it has secured mobile rights to full-length songs from EMI-Virgin, …

REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent announced the release of “24: Countdown,” a mobile title based on the hit TV show “24.” The game, which gives players a simulated 24 hours to foil a terrorist plot to blow up Las Vegas, …

Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock faltered again following the company’s third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively positive on the BlackBerry maker and its prospects despite the …

REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent Tuesday announced the release of “24: Countdown,” a mobile title based on the hit TV show “24.” The game, which gives players a simulated 24 hours to foil a terrorist plot to blow up Las …

Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock faltered again following the company’s third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively positive on the BlackBerry maker and its prospects despite the …

Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced Tuesday. French digital music company Musiwave said it has secured mobile rights to full-length songs from EMI-Virgin, Sony, …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., making Cingular Wireless the …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc expanded its partner network program to include SmarTone as its exclusive partner in Hong Kong. Under the agreement, SmarTone will re-brand its business to SmarTone-Vodafone, enabling the Vodafone brand to be introduced into the Hong Kong mobile …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc expanded its partner network program to include SmarTone as its exclusive partner in Hong Kong. Under the agreement, SmarTone will re-brand its business to SmarTone-Vodafone, enabling the Vodafone brand to be introduced into the Hong Kong mobile …

Verizon Communications Inc. may be getting into the wireless consolidation game with published reports indicating that the telecommunications provider, which controls 55 percent of No. 2 wireless operator Verizon Wireless, is set to make a bid for Sprint Corp., which …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd., PalmSource Inc., SavaJe Technologies and China MobileSoft Ltd. all made waves on the operating-system front last week, announcements that further fractured an already complicated market. Indeed, as the mobile-phone industry continues to skyrocket, software vendors from …

SAN DIEGO-Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack last week with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card processing company Way Systems Inc. also announced new …

Japan, which has uncanny savvy in developing and marketing mobile-phone services, has now taken wireless lobbying to a lofty level that would shame the wiliest of American influence peddlers. Softbank Corp. has taken a page right out of our playbook …

Vodafone Group plc announced it will team with Boeing on a trial of high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi service beginning later this month. The agreement is one of the first between Connexion by Boeing and a wireless carrier. The project will gauge …

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card processing company Way Systems Inc. also announced new funds. Sequoia …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange launched commercial UMTS-based services in the United Kingdom and France. The launch trails similar launches in the U.K. by rivals 3 and Vodafone Group plc, but is ahead of planned launches by T-Mobile UK and Mm02 …

The world’s two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for portable, two-way interactions, technology companies the world over are scurrying …

Yet another mobile gaming acquisition was announced this week, as InfoSpace Inc. revealed it had bought IOMO Ltd., a U.K.-based publisher, for $15 million in cash. IOMO has developed more than 80 titles in its four-year history, with branded offerings …