Report: NTP offers RIM a deal at 5.7 percent of revenue   09 Dec 2005 22:07 GMT
NTP Inc. has offered Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) a new settlement deal that asks for 5.7 percent of RIM's future revenue from U.S. BlackBerry sales, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing an unnamed source.
Source: InfoWorld

RIM Co-Founder Lazaridis' 'Boundless Curiosity'   09 Dec 2005 20:00 GMT
2005 Industry Hall Of Fame, Mike Lazaridis, Research In Motion
Source: Mobile Pipeline

NTP says payment would end RIM dispute   09 Dec 2005 19:50 GMT
Patent holding firm would accept 5.7 percent of revenue generated by U.S. sales of the BlackBerry to settle court battle.
Source: ZDNet

Pennsylvania Consumers Win Battle Against Cellular Taxes   09 Dec 2005 15:31 GMT
Wireless companies and consumers across the country are closely watching a fight in Pennsylvania to eliminate a "double tax" on cellular services.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Yahoo ventures further Down Under   09 Dec 2005 15:25 GMT
Joint venture with Seven Network will combine online, mobile, IPTV businesses for markets in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: ZDNet

In Brief: Samsung invests $15 million in Indian phone plant   09 Dec 2005 15:05 GMT
Samsung Electronics announced it will invest $15 million in India to set up a manufacturing plant for mobile phones. The new facility will be located at Manesar in Haryana state in north India, and the first two models of mobile phones will be rolled out from the facility by the end of the first quarter of next year.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: Samsung invests $15 million in Indian phone plant (InfoWorld)   09 Dec 2005 15:04 GMT
InfoWorld - Samsung Electronics announced it will invest $15 million in India to set up a manufacturing plant for mobile phones. The new facility will be located at Manesar in Haryana state in north India, and the first two models of mobile phones will be rolled out from the facility by the end of the first quarter of next year.
Source: Yahoo

Verizon Wireless Posts Court Win Over Telemarketers   09 Dec 2005 14:32 GMT
The wireless carrier has won permanent injunctions against to telemarketing firms that it claimed illegal solicited cellular subscribers.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Alltel Getting Out Of Wireline Business   09 Dec 2005 14:18 GMT
Regional cellular operator Alltel will become a pure-play wireless company by spinning off its wireline operations and merging them with Valor Communications.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Experts: Mobile WiMAX Leading To Big Changes   09 Dec 2005 13:42 GMT
Two experts discuss how the just-approved mobile WiMAX standard will lead to big changes in the way we communicate and when those changes are likely to occur.
Source: Mobile Pipeline