Deals Boost Sprint's Hotspot Presence To 19,000   21 Apr 2005 13:11 GMT
Sprint enters into roaming and similar agreements with five vendors to more than double the number of hotspots available to its customers.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Wireless Interoperability: Forever 'Real Soon Now'   21 Apr 2005 12:31 GMT
Despite new standards and industry promises, true wireless interoperability, particularly when it comes to security, remains elusive.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

German hospital tests RFID   21 Apr 2005 12:28 GMT
A group of IT suppliers is implementing an RFID (radio frequency identification) system in a German hospital -- the country's first such hospital deployment -- after introducing the technology in a U.S. hospital earlier this year.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia sees double-digit growth in Q1 sales, profits, gives bullish forecast (Canadian Press)   21 Apr 2005 12:03 GMT
Canadian Press - HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, reported Thursday double-digit growth in first-quarter revenue and profits, and upped its earlier estimate of the global mobile handset market in 2005 to 740 million.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia Sees Double-Digit Growth in 1Q Sales (AP)   21 Apr 2005 11:20 GMT
AP - Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, reported Thursday double-digit growth in first-quarter revenue and profits, and upped its earlier estimate of the global mobile handset market in 2005 to 740 million.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia beats earnings forecasts in first quarter (AFP)   21 Apr 2005 11:07 GMT
AFP - World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia reported first-quarter results well above market expectations and said it expected profits to rise further despite intense competition in the industry.
Source: Yahoo

India Uses SMS to Get Water, Issue Parliament Whips (Reuters)   21 Apr 2005 08:56 GMT
Reuters - India, where until recently it took years to get a phone line and where lumbering government services creak along slowly and sloppily, if at all, is cashing in on the mobile phone boom to boost democratic efficiency.
Source: Yahoo

Motorola 1Q Earnings Rise 14 Percent (AP)   21 Apr 2005 01:40 GMT
AP - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile-phone maker, reported a better-than-expected 14 percent increase in first-quarter earnings Wednesday, continuing its comeback on another solid rise in sales.
Source: Yahoo

Sprint sees mobile device security neglect   21 Apr 2005 00:00 GMT
Most corporate users are unprepared for mobile device security, said Rob Kermode, general manager for customer solutions at Sprint, in a keynote speech at this week's Wireless Security Conference in Cambridge, Mass.
Source: InfoWorld

Sprint’s Wi-Fi footprint grows   21 Apr 2005 00:00 GMT
Sprint announced it has expanded its Wi-Fi hotspot coverage through several new partnerships.
Source: InfoWorld