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Nokia, Qualcomm head to court this week over CDMA patents

The simmering battle between Qualcomm and Nokia is heating up again as the two technology giants head to court on Wednesday to determine whether Qualcomm charges too high of royalties for CDMA. While Read more...

Nokia gets green light for Navteq deal

The European Commission approved Nokia's acquisition of digital map data firm Navteq. The deal is supposed to close within the next five business days. Nokia first announced its $8.1 billion Read more...

Report: Huawei to sell mobile devices unit

Huawei is mulling a sale of a multi-billion dollar stake in its mobile devices unit to a foreign investor that could connect it with U.S. carriers. The renewed interest in such a deal comes after Read more...
Tags: Huawei   Contracts   Europe   metropcs   3com   Handsets   Vodafone  

Best Buy inks $2.1B JV with Carphone Warehouse

Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse plan to form a joint venture that will require a $2.15 billion investment from Best Buy. Carphone Warehouse will be contributing its European and U.S. retail Read more...

HTC launches Windows Mobile powered Diamond

HTC has unveiled its latest Windows Mobile-powered touch screen device, the Diamond. The handset runs the newest version of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and is powered by a Qualcomm 528MHz Read more...
Tags: UI   Europe   HSPA   Qualcomm   Touch screen   handset  

Report: AT&T to offer $100 femtocells

According to a report from ThinkPanmure, AT&T has inked a $500 million deal with ip.access for 7 million femtocells, which it plans to sell to its subscribers for about $100. While AT&T would Read more...
Tags: Femtocell   Sprint   Routers   Spectrum   samsung   Europe   carrier   WiFi   airave   GSM   T-Mobile   femtocells  

Apple buys chipmaker for iPhones, iPods

Apple has agreed to buy a boutique microprocessor company named PA Semi for a rumored pricetag of $278 million. PA Semi is known for its low-power, sophisticated chipsets, which according to Forbes, Read more...
Tags: Intel   Apple   Europe   iPhone   chipsets   SDK   NEC  

Nokia's profit up 25% but outlook cautious

Nokia posted a 25 percent rise in first quarter net income thanks to emerging markets, but claimed that the weaker U.S. dollar, general economic slowdown in the U.S. and possible economic slowdown in Read more...
Tags: Emerging Markets   Nokia   Europe  

SPOTLIGHT: Analyst: Demand for iPhones in Europe low

According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, the fact that T-Mobile Germany, O2 in the U.K. and now Carphone Warehouse have all slashed the price of the iPhone means that demand for iPhones in Read more...
Tags: Europe   Germany   iPhone   Piper Jaffray   T-Mobile   o2  

Laptop makers look to Gobi to bridge 3G

Dell, HP and Lenovo are all set to begin incorporating Qualcomm's Gobi chipset, which allows laptop users to connect to both HSPA and EV-DO networks. HSPA is predominantly used in Europe, while EV-DO Read more...
Tags: LTE   Qualcomm   Vodafone   Dell   HP   Europe   HSPA   Verizon Wireless   3G   Gobi  

Press Releases

Price squeeze looms as telcos compete for pay-TV customers

London 9th June 2008--IPTV is increasingly being offered free by telcos across Europe to encourage people to choose their broadband services. According to the latest research from media analysts Read more...

Max Telecom Deploys first Nationwide European Mobile Broadband Network with Navini

Oct. 16, 2007  Deployment Sets Stage For Mobile WiMAX RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- For The First Time In Bulgaria, Max Telecom Will Offer Nationwide Commercial Solutions For Read more...

Press Release: European Commission Extends its Review of Proposed Acquisition of BSG by Syniverse Technologies

European Commission Extends its Review of Proposed Acquisition of BSG by Syniverse Technologies TAMPA, Fla., July 10 -- Syniverse Technologies, a leading provider of technology and business solutions Read more...

Press Release: Trustive launches European flat-rate hotspot access

Trustive launches European flat-rate hotspot access

Unlimited Wi-Fi access for the mobile professional and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Wireless Voice Revenues Reaching Peak in Western Europe

Wireless Voice Revenues Reaching Peak in Western Europe Voice Revenue Growth Precipitously Drops to 1 percent Q1 2007 Read more...