Deutsche Telekom Posts Huge Jump in Profits (AP)   12 May 2005 08:23 GMT
AP - Deutsche Telekom AG posted a 60 percent gain in first-quarter profit Thursday, driven by growth in the United States and its mobile phones business.
Source: Yahoo

Quebecor swings to loss of $23.6 million; considering cellular phone launch (Canadian Press)   11 May 2005 21:55 GMT
Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Encouraged by the success of its new local telephone service, cable TV company Videotron may launch into the wireless telephone business, Pierre Karl Peladeau, CEO of parent company Quebecor Inc., said at the annual meeting Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo

Chicago bans hand-held cellphones for drivers; fines will start at $50 US (Canadian Press)   11 May 2005 21:25 GMT
Canadian Press - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials voted Wednesday to ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones starting this summer and set fines of $50 US and up for violators.
Source: Yahoo

Sprint Subscribers Can Roam To New Countries   11 May 2005 16:40 GMT
Sprint announced Wednesday that it has added seven countries to its list of foreign lands covered by its cell phone service.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

In Brief: RSA Security unveils reporting and compliance manager   11 May 2005 15:25 GMT
RSA Security on Wednesday announced RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager, which enhances the auditing and reporting capabilities in its ClearTrust Web access management software. RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager provides centralized reporting capabilities to help users more easily comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and other regulatory requirements.  RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager enable organizations to report on both past and present access policies, as well as user behavior.  RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager will be available in June.    
Source: InfoWorld

Hotspot Vendor Boingo Roams To In-Flight Access   11 May 2005 14:37 GMT
Signs roaming agreement with Connexion by Boeing for access in long-haul flights.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Rogers to pay $330 million in stock for Sprint Canada operator Call-Net (Canadian Press)   11 May 2005 14:04 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. has announced an agreement to pay $330 million in stock for Call-Net Enterprises Inc., parent of Sprint Canada - a deal that extends the cable-TV and mobile-phone giant into the landline telephone business.
Source: Yahoo

Early Adopters Are Ho-Hum About Media Phones: Survey   11 May 2005 13:43 GMT
Only a small percentage of early technology adopters covet cell phones that play back music, video or can display broadcast TV, a newly releases survey says.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Study Sees PDAs Falling, Converged Devices Soaring   11 May 2005 13:21 GMT
PDA sales declined for the fifth consecutive quarter while smartphone sales continue to experience triple-digit growth, a new global study shows.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Sony Laptop Has Built-In EDGE   11 May 2005 13:03 GMT
New ultraportable laptop has built-in support for Cingular's EDGE cellular data network as well as support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Source: Mobile Pipeline