Cable goes for the quadruple play   07 Nov 2005 12:00 GMT
Newly allied with Sprint Nextel, four cable operators add wireless to their Internet, video and VoIP services.
Source: ZDNet

Mobile data usage is on the rise   07 Nov 2005 11:51 GMT
Mobile data usage, including Internet access and wireless e-mail, is up compared to last year, according to a study by A.T. Kearney Inc. and the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School.
Source: InfoWorld

Google Offers Software for Mapping Service (AP)   07 Nov 2005 11:49 GMT
AP - Google Inc. is introducing software Monday designed to make its local search and mapping service easier to navigate on mobile phones, continuing the Internet search engine leader's effort to extend its reach beyond personal computers.
Source: Yahoo

Qualcomm Sues Nokia, Claiming GSM Patents Infringement   07 Nov 2005 11:49 GMT
Qualcomm claims Nokia has infringed eleven patents related to deployment of 3G technology.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

NTT DoCoMo ties up with Tower Records Japan (AFP)   07 Nov 2005 11:00 GMT

AFP - Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo announced a tie-up with Tower Records Japan to allow subscribers to use access music news and use e-money services in its stores.

Source: Yahoo

DoCoMo to Buy Stake in Tower Records Japan (AP)   07 Nov 2005 10:54 GMT
AP - Japan's largest cellular phone service operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. has agreed to purchase a 40 percent stake in Tower Records Japan Inc., effectively putting the top retailer of music software in Japan under DoCoMo's control, the two companies announced Monday.
Source: Yahoo

Yahoo, Google to launch new wireless services (Reuters)   07 Nov 2005 06:15 GMT
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. are set to roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced networks and cellphones to provide features similar to those available on computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Source: Yahoo

Government Gives Wireless The Green Light   07 Nov 2005 05:04 GMT
Once reluctant about wireless technology, government agencies are taking advantage of new security capabilities and standards to unplug their workforces.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Hutchison mulls prospects for Italy 3G IPO-source (Reuters)   06 Nov 2005 23:40 GMT
Reuters - Hutchison Whampoa is talking to its banks about whether its Italian 3G mobile business can be listed at the price they have valued it at, sources familiar with the company said on Friday.
Source: Yahoo

China tops the world with 376 million mobile phone subscribers (AFP)   06 Nov 2005 14:52 GMT

AFP - The number of mobile phone subscribers in China reached 376 million at the end of September, state media in Beijing have revealed.

Source: Yahoo