Cellular broadband tests

Cellular broadband tests
Walter S. Mossberg
The Wall Street Journal Europe
31 Aug 2006

M FOR TRAVELING laptop users who rely on the Internet, one of the best developments in recent years has been the emergence of high-speed wireless data networks offered by the cellphone companies. Unlike commercial public Wi-Fi services, which require... read more...

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Belgacom to buy the rest of Proximus

Belgacom to buy the rest of Proximus
By Carolyn Henson And Kay Larsen
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Aug 2006

Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom SA plans to buy the 25% of mobile arm Proximus it doesn’t already own from Vodafone Group PLC of the U.K. for OE2 billion ($ 2.55 billion) Belgacom also said it will sell its 5.8% stake in French telecom... read more...

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Deutsche Telekom told to give rivals access to broadband network

Deutsche Telekom told to give rivals access to broadband network
David Gow Brussels
The Guardian
22 Aug 2006

Deutsche Telekom, Germany’s incumbent phone operator, suffered a fresh blow yesterday when the European commission ordered it to open its new €3.3bn (2.25bn) high-speed broadband network to cheaper rivals immediately. Deutsche Telekom has recently... read more...

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Executive Decision Think small to make a big comeback

Executive Decision Think small to make a big comeback
BY SIMON AVERY TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Globe and Mail Weekend
19 Aug 2006

There aren’t many blockbuster products in the short history of the information age, but Motorola Inc.’s thin Razr flip phone has earned that distinction, notching up sales of 50 million devices in less than two years. Similar to how the iPod portable... read more...

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Coming soon to your phone screens—more ads than ever

Coming soon to your phone screens—more ads than ever
By Li Yuan And Cassell Bryan-Low
The Wall Street Journal Europe
17 Aug 2006

After years of hesitation, some of the largest wireless companies in the U.S. are starting to allow advertising on their cellphone networks, with the hope that these small screens eventually will rival the Internet as a powerful marketing... read more...

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U.S. arrests over cellphones raises terror questions

U.S. arrests over cellphones raises terror questions
By Amol Sharma And Gina Chon
The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Aug 2006

Police in Caro, Michigan, charged three men Saturday with supporting terrorism when they were arrested after buying cellphones in bulk at a localWal-Mart. The men had an alternative explanation: They said they intended to resell the phones for a... read more...

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Battle of the giants: coming soon to a mobile phone near you

Battle of the giants: coming soon to a mobile phone near you
TONY GLOVER TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
The Business
13 Aug 2006

THE technology industry is about to become a battleground for a fresh war of the giants. In a fascinating development which will have repercusssions for years to come, Intel is taking on Vodafone and the other mobile operators for dominance of the... read more...

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Telstra’s annual profit falls 26%

Telstra’s annual profit falls 26%
By Lyndal McFarland —Barbara Adam in Canberra contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 Aug 2006

SYDNEY— Prominent Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corp. reported a 26% drop in fiscal- year net profit and warned of a weak first-half result, casting further doubt on the Australian government’s US$19 billion privatization... read more...

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Relevance key to phones of future

Relevance key to phones of future
by Jenny Keown
New Zealand Herald
04 Aug 2006

Most New Zealanders own a mobile phone for texting and calling, but the billion-dollar question is how that small, metallic, buzzing object will become a remote for people’s lives. There are many theories on what services are relevant for mobile... read more...

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Electronics giant under pay pressure

Electronics giant under pay pressure

New Zealand Herald Weekend
05 Aug 2006

Kansai University’s Dean of Economics, who heads a shareholder activist group, may sue Sony if the world’s second-largest maker of consumer electronics refuses to disclose executive salaries. The dean, Koji Morioka, whose Shareholder Ombudsman group... read more...

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