Comcast dials in more phone markets   28 Apr 2005 18:07 GMT
Accelerating its rollout, the cable giant prepares to push into Chicago, Boston and other cities in next few weeks.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia Phones Mark New Era of Differentiation (NewsFactor)   28 Apr 2005 17:22 GMT
NewsFactor - The line of new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) mobile phone handsets announced Wednesday seems to have something for everyone -- music, high-resolution digital photography, and, of course, the ability to make calls.
Source: Yahoo

Boston Schedules Summit On Muni Wi-Fi   28 Apr 2005 16:41 GMT
Boston is finally taking a long, hard look at bringing the wireless service across the city, and has scheduled a Wi-Fi Summit for May 19.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Survey: TV for Mobile Phones Set to Reach Masses (Reuters)   28 Apr 2005 16:22 GMT
Reuters - About 125 million consumers will be watching television on their mobile phone in five years from now, a new survey found on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo

BT picks partners for network upgrade   28 Apr 2005 15:38 GMT
Among the chosen are Alcatel, Ciena and Cisco. Absent from the list is Marconi, whose stock dives on the news.
Source: ZDNet

In Brief: eMeta enhances eRightsWeb suite   28 Apr 2005 15:10 GMT
eMeta on Thursday announced that its eRightsWeb managed software suite, which  provides software and media companies with the tools to monetize their digital assets, will now support utility pricing and billing. Utility pricing is based on usage of digital goods or services and is similar to that used by telecom and utility companies. The suite also offers on-demand and subscription pricing capabilities.
Source: InfoWorld

The Newly-Bright Future Of Wireless WLAN Switches   28 Apr 2005 13:17 GMT
Wireless switches were both hailed as an essential enterprise WLAN management tool and were snubbed by market leader Cisco. Now, their future is bright.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Nextel Continues Surge In Profits, Subscribers   28 Apr 2005 13:09 GMT
Besides increasing revenues by16 percent and profits by 11 percent, Nextel reported an unusually "churn rate" in the first quarter of 2005.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Flow Of 3G HSDPA Products Continues   28 Apr 2005 13:00 GMT
Novatel says it is working on HSDPA modems that vendors can build into their laptops.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

3G Patents Could Strangle Device Innovation: Report   28 Apr 2005 12:54 GMT
Innovative smaller device vendors could be squeezed out of the market as patent royalties increase, a new report warns.
Source: Mobile Pipeline