In Brief: Panasonic moves up plasma display expansion plans   02 Dec 2005 15:25 GMT
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., better known by its Panasonic brand name, is moving up expansion plans for plasma display panel (PDP) production in response to high demand.
Source: InfoWorld

China Wants Mobile Phone Users to Register (AP)   02 Dec 2005 14:46 GMT
AP - China will soon require all mobile phone users to register with telecom providers or face a cutoff in service, state media reported Friday.
Source: Yahoo

Taipei To Get City-Wide Wi-Fi Network, Free Calls   02 Dec 2005 14:08 GMT
A Taiwanese technology vendor will offer fixed-rate, unlimited calling over Taipei's forthcoming city-wide network.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Japanese Cellco Increases Stake In PalmSource Owner   02 Dec 2005 13:58 GMT
The Japanese cellular operator expects to own 11.6 percent of Access, which recently completed its acquisition of PalmSource.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

RIM Gets Break In BlackBerry Patent Battle   02 Dec 2005 12:27 GMT
The U.S. patent office again has rejected one of the patents that a court says is being violated by BlackBerry devices.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Review: Wireless LAN Analysis Tools   02 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
Despite the hype, security isn't the only bogey plaguing wireless networks. We tested 12 portable wireless LAN analyzers designed to troubleshoot a wide array of everyday problems at the physical- and data-link layers.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Verizon to Offer Service for Cell Phones (AP)   01 Dec 2005 21:42 GMT
AP - Verizon Wireless has signed on as the first cellular carrier that will offer a broadcast TV network for mobile phones that Qualcomm Inc. plans to launch in late 2006.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia sees hefty mobile market growth (Reuters)   01 Dec 2005 20:26 GMT
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest mobile phone maker, expects global handset sale volumes to grow by more than 10 percent in 2006 compared to this year and sees slight to moderate growth in mobile networks.
Source: Yahoo

Nortel chief makes room for new blood   01 Dec 2005 20:08 GMT
Two top long-time Nortel execs leave the company this week after the new CEO takes charge.
Source: ZDNet

French Mobile Phone Cartel Faces Fines (AP)   01 Dec 2005 18:50 GMT

AP - French antitrust authorities slapped record fines on the country's mobile operators Thursday after a four-year investigation found that Orange, SFR and Bouygues illegally shared sales data and conspired to undermine competition.

Source: Yahoo