Qualcomm to buy Flarion for $600 million   11 Aug 2005 14:44 GMT
Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to buy Flarion Technologies Inc., a developer of wireless broadband OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access) technology.
Source: InfoWorld

T-Mobile USA Claims Strong Profits, Subscriber Growth   11 Aug 2005 14:21 GMT
However, while it gained nearly one million subscribers in the last quarter, the rate at which T-Mobile is acquiring subscribers is slowing.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Fighting Wireless LAN Interference   11 Aug 2005 13:33 GMT
Radio interference in wireless LANs is inevitable, but the debate rages in enterprises - and among vendors - about the best ways to fight it.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Qualcomm Acquires Wireless Broadband Vendor Flarion   11 Aug 2005 13:06 GMT
Deal will enable Qualcomm to offer wireless broadband to cellular operators and wireless ISPs, putting it in competition with Intel and WiMAX.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Global Cellular Revenues Pegged At $570 Billion In 2005   11 Aug 2005 12:38 GMT
Global cellular revenues to reach $570 billion in 2005
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Envisioning a wireless future   11 Aug 2005 11:56 GMT
Commentary--Author Dave Mock says the promise of omnipresent wireless communication will present society with unexpected dilemmas.
Source: ZDNet

Deutsche Telekom profit soars 63 percent on mobile phone unit (AFP)   11 Aug 2005 08:16 GMT

AFP - Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications group, reported a 63 percent surge in second quarter net earnings to 943 million euros (1.2 billion dollars), driven largely by its mobile telephone unit.

Source: Yahoo

Opera Offers Web Browsing For Low-End Mobile Phones (TechWeb)   10 Aug 2005 23:02 GMT
TechWeb - Opera Software unveils a cellular phone client and server that make it possible to access web pages with low-end cellular phones running a Java-based application platform.
Source: Yahoo

Mobile Spam: The Next Battleground? (NewsFactor)   10 Aug 2005 20:05 GMT
NewsFactor - According to joint study conducted by Intrado, Switzerland's University of St. Gallen and the International Telecommunicaton Union, more than 80 percent of Europe's mobile-phone users received at least one unwanted spam message cloaked as a short messaging service (SMS) transmission during 2004.
Source: Yahoo

Classic CRM Blunder: Sacrificing Existing Customers for New Ones (NewsFactor)   10 Aug 2005 20:04 GMT
NewsFactor - Ever see the commercial where a prospective customer finds out from a cellular phone service representative that this particular service provider will not force him to renew or extend his contract just for changing his rate plan? The prospective customer gives a little yip of joy, as do others in the store.
Source: Yahoo