Rhode Island embarks on statewide wireless network   28 Apr 2006 19:57 GMT
Backers say $20 million project would improve services and make the state a testing ground for new business technologies.
Source: ZDNet

Vonage sets IPO pricing range   28 Apr 2006 16:38 GMT
The Net telephony company issues a range of $16 to $18 a share, seeks proceeds between $500 million and $562.5 million.
Source: ZDNet

Japan's tech giants Toshiba, Matsushita see profits surge (AFP)   28 Apr 2006 14:17 GMT

AFP - Japanese technology giants Toshiba and Matsushita have announced sharp rises in annual profits thanks to strong sales of electronics goods such as televisions, memory chips and mobile phones.

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NTT DoCoMo Sees 18 Pct. Yearly Profit Drop (AP)   28 Apr 2006 12:47 GMT
AP - Japan's largest cell-phone carrier, NTT DoCoMo Inc., said Friday its yearly net profit fell 18 percent on lower sales and warned of a further slide in profits ahead amid intensifying competition in Japan's mobile-phone market.
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Qualcomm challenges WiMax players with deal   28 Apr 2006 12:21 GMT
Qualcomm Inc. has signed its first licensing agreement for patents it owns covering broadband wireless technology, the company said Thursday in an announcement some WiMax observers have been dreading.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia coughs up $253 million to end patent dispute   28 Apr 2006 11:35 GMT
Nokia Corp. on Friday said it will pay US$235 million to InterDigital Communications Corp. to settle a patent dispute, but InterDigital said the companies have failed to re-negotiate a licensing agreement for 3G (third generation) mobile products that Nokia is currently selling.
Source: InfoWorld

NTT DoCoMo 3G users to surpass 2G   28 Apr 2006 11:05 GMT
Users of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s 3G service will soon make up half of all the carrier's subscribers, and will account for two-thirds of subscribers by this time next year, the company said Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line test   27 Apr 2006 22:18 GMT
Power companies, broadband providers will be able to test new BPL tech in an effort to offer consumers more access options.
Source: ZDNet

Nextel founder calls for wireless public safety network   27 Apr 2006 21:50 GMT
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should set aside 30MHz of radio spectrum scheduled to be auctioned off to commercial users in 2008 for a new multibillion-dollar wireless public safety network, Nextel co-founder Morgan O’Brien said Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Xybernaut Sells Patents Targeting Ads To Mobile Devices (TechWeb)   27 Apr 2006 20:44 GMT
TechWeb - Xybernaut says it will auction patents that can wirelessly transmit advertising, direct mail and information to targeted mobile phones and devices at specific locations.
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