Qualcomm, MediaTek, Infineon and Broadcom increased their share in cellular basebands in 2009 despite an overall decline in the market, Click here for more.

Weak sales of Google's flagship Android phone, the Nexus One, show that Google's Internet-based direct sales experiment is off to a slow start. Click here for more.

Western Union has selected technology consulting company, DonRiver to act as System Integrator for Western Union's Mobile Money Transfer service. Click here for more.

Semiconductor spending in 2010 among Original Equipment Manufacturers and Electronic Manufacturing Service providers will post double-digit increases, reversing the curtailment in spending from the two groups in the wake of the economic recession last year, Click here for more.

Daily summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks. Click here for more.

Brazil's RDL Comunica��es, a S�o Paulo-based WISP, has deployed Proxim Wireless' unlicensed WiMAX and wireless backhaul infrastructure to enable broadband service in 10 cities throughout Brazil. Click here for more.

USA based ATandT has announced that it is to start selling mobile phone chargers that do not draw electric current when there is no phone connected. Click here for more.

Germany's Deutsche Telekom says that it expects that mobile data traffic will provide the richest opportunities for revenue growth over the next decade. Click here for more.

Smart phone shipments in North America totalled 47.2 million units in 2009, an increase of 27% over the volume seen in 2008, helped by a strong fourth quarter. This healthy growth is forecast to accelerate to 38% in 2010, bringing total shipments in the region to 65.1 million units, Click here for more.

Qualcomm has confirmed earlier rumours and that it has filed an application with the Indian Government to bid in India's upcoming auction for BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band. Click here for more.