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Swedish networking-gear maker always willing to look at a deal, but prefers to develop its own products, says CEO. Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said on Friday the Swedish firm would eye any assets put up for sale by U.S. rival Motorola, but would be “very cautious” about any…
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Spectrum now held by the Ministry of Defense and other government entities could fetch as much as $40 billion at auction. The British government, including the Ministry of Defense, will be able to share or trade some of the most valuable radio spectrum in the country under new…
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Comstar UTS said it had started to build a mobile broadband network using WiMax technology in Armenia. Russian fixed-line operator Comstar UTS said on Thursday it had started to build a mobile broadband network in Armenia using WiMax technology. “We intend to launch the network this year and,…
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Net book value of wireless unit said to exceed its fair value; accounting adjustment could represent most of $31 billion goodwill on company’s balance sheet. Sprint Nextel said on Thursday it will take a material goodwill impairment charge representing a substantial portion, and potentially all, of the $31…
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Bidding stalled on key piece of spectrum, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules requiring it be shared with public safety agencies. Bidding remained stalled Tuesday on a key piece of spectrum in the U.S. government’s wireless airwaves auction, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules…
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Alliance could bring in funding from Intel, Google, Best Buy, according to news report; Sprint, Clearwire stocks jump. Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have revived talks to form a joint venture to build a high-speed network using WiMax technology, according to an online report posted on Tuesday by The…
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PlayNow music-download service for mobile phones will soon include content from Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, others. Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones. …
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German telecom operator says the iPhone is the most sold multimedia device in its T-Mobile division’s portfolio. German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said on Saturday it had signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007. Deutsche Telekom’s mobile telephony arm T-Mobile is the…
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But on second day of FCC auction, no new suitors emerged for a closely watched block of spectrum to be shared with public safety agencies. Bidding topped $3.7 billion on the second day of the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new suitors…
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The company has become the latest operator to reveal it is investigating technology designed to improve 3G coverage indoors. Wireless carrier Vodafone Group is testing femtocell technology, which uses mini base stations in homes and small offices to improve indoor 3G coverage. The larger version of this…
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Tech gets battered on the stock market, but not Microsoft, which seems recession-proof. Also: Wireless goes to Washington. Financial markets around the world went on a wild ride this week, and tech stocks were not immune to the nausea. The Dow had back-to-back trading sessions…
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The village of Jucu doesn’t have a full-time doctor, a school-house, or indoor toilets. But it does–still–have relatively cheap labor. The tiny village of Jucu in northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from farming vegetables such as…
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Formerly soaring growth expected to slow to more realistic levels this year and beyond, market researcher says. Market researcher IDC expects growth in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last quarter, it said…
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High bids so far include $1.04 billion for spectrum block that is required to be open to all devices and software applications. Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of coveted U.S….
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Company delivers results in line with forecasts, affirms positive outlook, aims for 1 million U-verse customers by end of 2008. AT&T on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in premarket trading. The company also affirmed its…
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Company delivers results in line with forecasts, affirms positive outlook, aims for 1 million U-verse customers by end of 2008. AT&T on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in premarket trading. The company also affirmed its…
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Deal will give Google access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan, while helping DoCoMo retain customers in a competitive market. Google’s search engine will be featured on NTT DoCoMo, giving it access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan. DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile operator,…
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Wireless chipmaker posts an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gives an outlook that matches analyst estimates. Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gave an outlook that matched analyst estimates, driving its shares up more than 7 percent on relief…
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A microphone the company planned to start selling in Japan for the new service did not meet Skype specifications, forcing the delay. Sony said on Wednesday it is delaying the planned introduction in late January of a Skype Web phone service for PlayStation Portable users in Japan due…
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Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to start the most important auction of the decade–the reallocation of television stations 50-69 to other wireless services. …
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Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to start the most important auction of the decade–the reallocation of television stations 50-69 to other wireless services. …
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Company dismisses reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent. Despite reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent, IBM says it is not quite ready to release the software. A formal…
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Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Baffled by your mobile phone? Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Chatting on the phone on a bus or a train is…
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Aiming to trim labor costs, Sprint also will close 8 percent of its company-owned stores, reduce outsourced services. Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, said on Friday it will cut about 4,000 jobs and close about 8 percent of its stores, predicting further pressure on…
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Young people will have a longer period of radio frequency exposure since they’ll likely start using wireless devices earlier in life. Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research…
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Selling points include the size of potential audience and th ability to deliver interactive, personalized ads to mobile users. Yahoo has agreed to a deal to provide targeted display advertising on T-Mobile’s Internet service Web ‘n’ walk in Britain, the two groups said on Thursday. Mobile Internet…
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Yum Brands chain joins Domino’s and Papa John’s in allowing customers to order via text message or the mobile Web. Pizza Hut has deployed a mobile ordering system that ratchets up the competition in the industry’s battle to sell more pizzas using the latest technology. The unit…
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With more wireless “walled gardens” coming down, CIOs can finally recast their mobile enterprise infrastructures, FirstHand’s David Hattey says. Wireless industry suppliers last fall breathed collective sighs of relief as Apple and Verizon Wireless made two momentous announcements signaling the imminent end of wireless walled gardens. …
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