TelePlus Wireless Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of TelePlus Enterprises Inc., has named Darrell Gehrt the VP of sales and marketing for its Liberty Wireless brand. Gehrt joins TelePlus from Targus Information Corp. where from 2001 to 2006 he held the positions of national sales director and VP of government solutions.

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SMS is king for US mobile subscribers, according to new research
Text messaging ruled the roost for US mobile wireless subscribers in the month of July, according to recently released data from M:Metrics. The figures below show that nearly 40% of American wireless subscribers have sent a text message. But the research also notes that a healthy portion of subscribers in the United States are sending picture messages, browsing for news and information and purchasing ringtones.

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As healthcare facilities begin to make better use of electronic patient records, the networks used to access those databases will be required to have security protocols to prevent unauthorized access.

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Still high on the success of its MOTORAZR mobile handset, Motorola Inc. is unveiling some new units that the firm hopes will be as popular. But since the RAZR’s launch in 2004, the handset industry has undergone some changes that could upset Motorola’s expectations.

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It’s easy to dismiss Palm Inc.’s Treo wx700 smartphone as just another mobile computer. After all, the wireless sector is practically flooded with these devices, and Palm could have some trouble making its latest offering stand out from the crowd.

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While it’s still early days in Rogers Communications Inc. rollout of high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), the company is already thinking ahead to the day when it might extend the network ut to a greater percentage of the population.

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New public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands will play a key role in making public safety radio interoperability a reality, according to one wireless industry manager. Not only will it usher in ubiquitous broadband access, but it will allow applications to work across multiple networks.

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