According to a study of over 10,000 people owning portable notebook computer and personal digital assistants (PDAs), Japanese consumers are becoming aware of wireless LAN services but are looking for cost-effective ways to access them. The survey …

Handspring has announced the availability of its GPRS update for Treo 180 users on the Rogers AT&T network in Canada.

The free software upgrade adds GPRS packet-data compatibility to the Treo 180 Palm OS communicator, enabling users to maintain…

Ericsson, the world’s leading supplier of telecommunications network equipment, said yesterday the 3G market was overcrowded, and that even the largest markets could not support more than four license holders. But Torbjorn Nilsson, head of marketi…

Analog Devices has announced plans to develop a complete EDGE platform for mobile devices using software from TTPCom.

EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) has been dubbed a 2.75G technology, sitting between GPRS and W-CDMA on the GSM ev…

Sonim, a provider of IP communication solutions, has joined Symbian’s Platinum Partnership programme.

The two companies will work together to develop and promote a version of Sonim’s client technology for the Symbian OS. The software enables us…

Silicon Wave and Intel are working together to develop a solution which minimises interference between 802.11b Wif-Fi and Bluetooth radios.

They plan to use Silicon Wave’s Bluetooth 1.1 compliant SiW1700 series chipset as the basis for integrat…

Hutchison 3G, the mobile operator likely to be the first to offer third generation services outside Asia, plans an aggressive pitch to consumers that will threaten its rivals’ margins. The operator, which is controlled by Hong Kong conglomerate Hu…

Avesair, the wireless advertising network, claims to have served 50m advertisements since launch.

The network comprises 60 content providers, including the New York Post, Boston.com and MSN Mobile. Avesair recently announced an agreement with M…