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The Ultra Low Cost Cellular Market: Ignore it at Your Peril
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While 80% of the world's population lives within range of a cellular network, only 25% of it subscribes to a mobile phone service. This means there are upwards of three billion potential customers for cellular. That, says Alan Varghese, ABI Research'...
China Mobile Phone Market Expected to Exceed 400 Million Users by Year End 2005
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T-Bay Holdings says that according to recent reports, the market for mobile phone users in mainland China is expected to exceed 400 million by the end of 2005. As announced on September 9, 2005, T-Bay Holdings, Inc. acquired a 95% stake in Shanghai S...
Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Breaks 200 Million Unit Mark in 3Q05
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New product introductions, portfolio refreshes, and exciting new form factors helped spur growth in the worldwide mobile phone market during the third quarter of 2005. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide mobile phon...
Mobile Pictures Driving New Consumer Push for Convergence
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Convergence is finding traction in mobile phones, with one-fourth of all USA Internet households willing to use a high-resolution camera phone as their primary camera, according to the forthcoming report "Mobile Market Intelligence" from Parks Associ...
FOCUS: Russia's MTS offers new tariffs, to abandon Jeans soon
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Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems, or MTS, announced Wednesday that starting Friday it would offer a new line of tariffs. MTS decided to abandon the prepaid tariffs under the Jeans brand and focus on the development of the single ...
Tele.ring Confirms CEO Approached For E-Plus Job
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Michael Krammer, the chief executive of Austrian telecommunications company Tele.ring, has received job offers from several companies including E-Plus, a Tele.ring spokesman said Thursday. ...
German Prosecutors Contest Acquittals In Mannesmann Case
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KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP)--Prosecutors Thursday contested the acquittal of Germany's most prominent banker and five others over large payments to executives during the 2000 takeover of Mannesmann by Vodafone Group PLC (VOD). ...
Motorola Sues New CEO At Nortel
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Motorola Inc. has sued to block former Chief Financial Officer Mike Zafirovski from taking the top job at rival Nortel Networks Corp. ...
Nokia Battles Branding Issues In Music-phone Revolution
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[Premium] Nokia is determined to be part of the music-phone revolution, though lack of brand appeal could hinder. ...
China Mobile, Telecom Post Strong Jan-Sep Results
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China's top telecommunication companies Thursday reported earnings for the first three quarters, with the leading mobile operator continuing to post strong growth in a further sign that mobile services are substituting for fixed-line services. ...
EU Court:EUR1.2 Million German Fee For O2 Phone Numbers Illegal
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The European Court of Justice Thursday ruled that Germany wasn't entitled to charge the German unit of phone company O2 PLC a EUR1.2 million fee for the allocation of phone numbers. ...
Nokia Raises Market Outlook After 3Q Profit Jump
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Nokia Corp. (NOK) Thursday raised its forecast for the global handset market after third-quarter earnings were boosted by rising demand for phones with cameras and music players and growth in emerging markets. ...
Willcom Ties With Sharp,Microsoft In Japan Smartphone Operations
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Telecom service provider Willcom Inc. said Thursday it will team up with Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to launch the first Japanese handheld communications device using the latest "Windows Mobile" operating system. ...
Siemens Gets EUR70 Million Mobile Technology Order
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The communications unit of German technology company Siemens AG (SI) has received a EUR70 million order to expand the network capacity of Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel. ...
O2 To Launch HSDPA Next Month
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O2 PLC (OOM.LN), the U.K. mobile telecommunications company, Thursday said it will launch a faster third-generation, or 3G, network in the Isle of Man on November 1. ...
France Telecom Buys Orange Slovakia Minority Holders
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France Telecom (FTE) said Thursday it has reached an agreement with minority shareholders in Orange Slovakia to buy shares it doesn't already own, boosting its stake in the mobile phone operator to 100% from 63.88%. ...