Nokia sharpens venture-capital focus

Nokia sharpens venture-capital focus

By Cassell Bryan-Low

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Feb 2007



Nokia Corp., the world’s largest maker of cellphones by sales, is stepping up a commitment to its venture-capital activities, underscoring its efforts to expand into new and adjacent businesses such as mobile music and video and location-based... read more...

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Vodafone wins Essar bid

Vodafone wins Essar bid

By Jason Singer, Cassell Bryan-Low and Eric Bellman

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Feb 2007



Vodafone Group PLC of Britain, in a major boost to its ambitions in emerging markets, said it will pay $11.1 billion for a majority stake in Indian cellphone operator Hutchison Essar Ltd. Vodafone’s winning bid, in a heated auction, is expected to... read more...

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Vodafone outbids rivals to win Indian firm

Vodafone outbids rivals to win Indian firm

Randeep Ramesh New Delhi Richard Wray

The Guardian

12 Feb 2007



Vodafone has won control of HutchisonEssar, India’s fourth-biggest mobile operator, with an offer that values the company at almost $19bn (9.6bn). Thedealwasconfirmedlastnightbythe Indian conglomerate Essar, which owns a 33% stake in the mobile... read more...

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Help! There’s a virus in my mobile

Help! There’s a virus in my mobile

Debjoy Sengupta

Economic Times

30 Jan 2007



SURPRISED that your fancy smartphone is sending out unsolicited SMSes and MMSes? If you haven’t guessed why, here’s what’s going on. Your phone has been hit by a virus that is silently infecting other mobiles through the SMSMMS route. Worse, the next... read more...

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Act influences mobile reform

Act influences mobile reform

by Simon Hendery

The New Zealand Herald

30 Jan 2007



A law change which has prompted Vodafone moves to open its mobile network to potential new competitors is being welcomed by the Telecommunications Users Association. Vodafone has filed an ‘‘undertaking’’ with the Commerce Commission setting out the... read more...

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