Sprint Nextel, a provider of wireline and wireless solutions, and Samsung Mobile have announced the immediate availability of the M520 by Samsung.

Over the past four weeks, the City of Sydney Council has been trialling the provision of free Wi-Fi services in its libraries.

For Vodafone Hungary, Swisscom, Telecom Italia and Vodacom of South Africa, the long-awaited arrival of the mobile Internet and wireless video - so-called third-generation technologies - could not have come sooner. Rising use is helping the operators finally repay the millions they invested in high-speed networks and licenses, money spent in some cases nearly a decade ago.

Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site to expand its voice and data coverage and capacity along Routes 177 and 88 in northern Westport, Massachusetts to provide its wireless services for local residents in Bristol County.

The phone comes with all the standard features in handsets these days: a camera, compatibility with Bluetooth cordless headsets, a Web browser, and messaging capabilities.

Dave Heck, CIO for the city of Tempe, Ariz., remembers when municipal Wi-Fi advocates talked four years ago about wireless networks as shining beacons that would bring the Internet to the masses.

Verizon Wireless (VZ) Tuesday will unveil a plan that offers unlimited domestic calling for a flat fee of $99.99 to $139.99 a month.

Netgear isn’t pinning its hopes on the 802.11n wireless technology, which has been stuck in a pre-standard state for years.

Public Wi-Fi hot spots have been popular for about eight years. During that time, companies providing the service have been groping about, trying to figure out how to monetize it.

With the cell phone fast becoming an Internet entry point of choice, the handset maker is grappling with Google over the wireless Web