Nortel demonstrates 3.6Mbps HSDPA   23 Dec 2005 13:28 GMT
Nortel Networks Corp. on Friday demonstrated a live mobile data connection supporting 3.6Mbps (bits per second) using a data card. The demonstration, conducted in France, is the latest in a string of announcements from Nortel showcasing developments being made to the latest mobile network upgrade technology.
Source: InfoWorld

San Francisco calls for Wi-Fi proposals   23 Dec 2005 12:43 GMT
The City of San Francisco on Thursday issued an request for proposals (RFP) to build a citywide Wi-Fi network it hopes will provide free or affordable Internet access.
Source: InfoWorld

Review: Motorola Rokr E1 (NewsFactor)   22 Dec 2005 22:23 GMT
NewsFactor - Earlier this year, Motorola released the Rokr E1, the first mobile phone with iTunes. Though the iTunes phone has not lived up to the prerelease hype, its poor showing at the gates owes more to marketing than any major technological design flaws.
Source: Yahoo

China starts building 3G trials (FT.com)   22 Dec 2005 22:06 GMT
FT.com - China has quietly begun building large-scale trial networks based on its home-grown third-generation (3G) mobile telephone standard, say industry participants.
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E-Carols For Cellular Phones In The Works   22 Dec 2005 19:59 GMT
A company is planning to develop a cellular phone application where consumers can purchase personalized tunes and send them as e-carol audio files.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Verizon plans to offer mobile music downloads   22 Dec 2005 19:52 GMT
New service would allow subscribers to purchase, download songs "over-the-air" through their phones, CNET News.com has learned.
Source: ZDNet

France may sanction unfettered P2P downloads   22 Dec 2005 18:45 GMT
Parliament gave initial approval to the concept. But roadblocks remain, and the entertainment industry is on edge.
Source: ZDNet

British 'rogue dialers' face heftier fines   22 Dec 2005 17:09 GMT
Companies caught using applications to hijack U.K. dial-up connections will pay up to $434,281, Parliament warns.
Source: ZDNet

KDDI, Qualcomm team up on cellphone broadcasting in Japan (AFP)   22 Dec 2005 17:07 GMT

AFP - KDDI, Japan's second-largest telecommunications firm, said it will team up with US wireless company Qualcomm with the aim of launching a television broadcast service here for mobile phones.

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Lucent to take $300 million charge on lawsuit ruling   22 Dec 2005 16:13 GMT
Lucent Technologies Inc. will take a US$300 million charge on its first quarter of 2006 financial statement after a judge ruled against the company in a bankruptcy case on Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld