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Advertising on mobile phones should really take off within two to three years, driven by new applications on smartphones and the growing popularity of social networks such as Facebook.Executives, who attended last week's Cannes Lions 2009 ad festival, told Reuters that emerging economies were also promising though the lack of a global mobile phone standard could be a brake to speedy develo...

Being able to use a mobile phone for money transfers, bill payments and even savings would give some of the world's poorest people the chance to become part of the financial system, telecom providers and bankers have said.

The market of mobile financial services to poor people in emerging markets will surge from nothing to $5 billion in 2012, U.S.-based microfinance policy and research center CGAP said on Monday.

T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile carrier, said it was investigating a claim that somebody hacked into its computers, stealing reams of confidential data.

T-Mobile, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom, said on Tuesday it would start selling its next device running Google Inc's Android operating system in early summer.

The wireless chip firms ARM and ST-Ericsson said they expect market to improve in the second quarter, helped by clients restocking, but said the rest of 2009 looked uncertain.

Britain unveiled plans to cap ownership of the digital radio spectrum among mobile phone companies, aiming to settle a long-running dispute and fulfill the government's target of providing universal broadband.

British mobile phone companies could be forced to cap the amount of spectrum they own under a proposal aimed at settling a long-running dispute and fulfilling the government's target of providing universal broadband.

British consumers are expected to cut back even further on their communications spend in the months ahead, a study found, adding additional pressure to telecoms who have already seen profits shrink.

T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that it will start rolling out the official Android 1.5 (aka Cupcake) update to G1 users starting at the end of next week, ending weeks of speculation.

The BlackBerry Curve has managed to outsell the Apple iPhone in the first quarter of 2009 according to Research in Motion Ltd.

Telecom gear maker Ericsson posted a smaller-than-expected fall in first-quarter net profit on Thursday and said the effect of the global downturn on the mobile network market remained limited.

Operator T-Mobile UK is to offer a BlackBerry phone with a year's unlimited email and Internet access and pay-as-you-go calls in exchange for a one-off fee in its bid to lure more small business and young customers.

Internet calling companies such as eBay unit Skype have called on European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smart phones on any public network.

T-Mobile USA plans to double its high-speed wireless network coverage to reach a potential 200 million wireless users by the end of 2009 as it looks to catch up with rival services.

On March 16 Pyramid research reported that mobile penetration in Kenya's telecom market will grow by 95 percent over the next five years.

Google has agreed to settle an intellectual property claim brought by serial inventor Judah Klausner, who has won settlements in the past from Apple, Skype and LG Electronics, Klausner said on Monday.

Google has agreed to settle an intellectual property claim brought by serial inventor Judah Klausner, who has won settlements in the past from Apple, Skype and LG Electronics, Klausner said on Monday.

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, is in talks with Taiwan's three major mobile phone network operators to cooperate on roaming services, chairman Wang Jianzhou said on Monday.

In an event in Barcelona, Spain, a total of 1300 exhibitors registered in GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile Association) Mobile World Congress are gathered to showcase their newest technology and innovative mobile phones.

After years of hype and hot air, advertising on mobile phones finally appears to be making some headway, boosted by the popularity of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and the content found on them. Executives gathered at the mobile industry's annual event in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, said the biggest boost to advertising was the introduction of smartphones.

Consumer demand for data services on mobile phones, such as accessing email or browsing the Web on the go, is rising despite the global economic downturn, a survey released Monday found.

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. Announced Thursday it has sealed a deal with Apple Inc. to offer the popular iPhone in Hong Kong and Macau later this year.

Deutsche Telekom AG, the owner of T-Mobile USA, is considering buying mobile-phone firm Sprint Nextel, according German magazine Der Spiegel.

India's market for mobile TV services is set to touch $360 million in 2008, said Asia's leading provider of innovative IT market research and advisory firm, Springboard Research.

Yahoo increased its list of carrier partners on Tuesday when it announced a partnership with T-Mobile, an international carrier that is likely to make Yahoo oneSearch the exclusive search engine in T-Mobile's 11 European markets.

Apple Inc and China Mobile have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones in China, dashing investor speculation that the device will hit store shelves soon and sending China Mobile shares down.

Apple is in the middle of talks with Japanese mobile carriers, leaving consumers in eager anticipation for the iPhone launch in the country, news reports said on Tuesday.

France Telecom's Orange unit sold about 30,000 smartphones in the first five days. Orange is the sole provider of iPhones in France due to the country's regulations that outlaw marketing practices tieing product sales.