John Blau

In a move to reduce equipment costs for operators and users alike, 3G Patents Ltd., an industry consortium of more than 50 wireless companies, is now accepting applications to evaluate essential patent claims.

IBM Corp.'s decision to acquire Rational Software Corp. last month for nUS$2.1 billion is being greeted with little surprise, and some optimism namong industry observers.

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG (SBS) has acquired a majority stake in Sinius GmbH, the IT service subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG.

If numbers mean anything, the new Live! mobile camera and Internet messaging service launched by Vodafone Group PLC in Europe is racing ahead of the rival I-mode technology exported to the continent earlier last year by Japan

Dutch competition officials have slapped stiff fines on five mobile phone operators for illegally agreeing to cut handset subsidies to phone retailers.

Sony Corp. of America and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV have won regulatory approval from the European Commission to acquire InterTrust Technologies Corp., which holds numerous patents in the area of digital rights management (DRM).

Orange SA has abandoned its plans in Sweden to build and operate a new mobile broadband network in a move that could see further consolidation in the Nordic region.

Marriott International Inc. is planning one of the hotel sector