Skype and Hutchison's 3 mobile unit launch a low-cost Skype-enabled cell phone in a bid to boost revenue. The phone, which comes out November 2, will cost about $100 and will feature free phone calls.

Carbon Trust, A U.K. goverment-backed private company, joins a round of investors funding CamSemi, a semiconductor maker that touts energy efficiency.

UK telecommunications giant pumps an undisclosed investment sum into Spanish start-up FON for access to its bustling Wi-Fi network.

Blyk targets 40 million Europeans between the ages of 16 and 24, becoming the UK's first of many more expected to come launches of invitation-only networks. Analsyts are skeptical of the low limit text and minutes offer to lure paying customers.

Telefonica subsidiary O2 and retailer Carphone Warehouse clinch first deal to offer Apple's popular iPhone to European customers.

Finnish handset maker continues transformation into services company and seeks to capture slice of rapidly emerging cell phone advertising market.

Currency trader OANDA secures $100 million in funding, but plans to do nothing with its stash.

Global mobile telephony enters third decade as worldwide cell phone count tops 3 billion mark.

Next generation of Nokia’s Internet Tablet will feature WiMAX, the latest push by the Finnish cell phone maker to develop an all-in-one handset.

Too many countries still regulate outdated technologies and ignore innovation, holding back telecommunications development in nations that are home to more than three-quarters of the world's population, says report