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Vodafone Selects Ireland for Global Data Center Site
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Vodafone Ireland's north Dublin-based data centre has been chosen by Vodafone Group as one of three data centres that will service Vodafone Group's worldwide data storage and systems needs. The decision to include the Dublin data centre in the consol...
Mobiles Killing of the Payphones
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Telecom New Zealand says that it plans to remove about 400 payphones this year as part of a move to modernise the payphone network and respond to the increased use of mobiles by New Zealanders on the move. The change marks the latest in a series of c...
Are Operator Portals Ignoring Women
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Many mobile operators have focused on launching their own mobile portals, but these mobile portals are usually characterised by having been developed and marketed by men -- for men, says Strand Consults. They say that its as if the mobile operators ha...
Appeal Court Denies RIM's Motion For Stay In Patent Dispute
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Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) request to suspend proceedings of its ongoing patent dispute with NTP Inc. pending the BlackBerry maker's request for a U.S. Supreme Court review was denied, according to an NTP press release. ...
Telkom: Vodacom Group Withdraws From Nitel Deal
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Telkom SA Limited said Friday that Vodacom Group is withdrawing from a Nitel deal in Nigeria. ...
German Court Sees Verdict In Mannesmann Appeal Dec 21
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A German federal appeals court will Dec. 21 rule whether to retry Deutsche Bank AG's (DB) Chief Executive, former Mannesmann AG CEO Klaus Esser and four others in the so-called Mannesmann trial. ...
Alltel 3Q Net Up On Wireless Revenue Gains
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Alltel Corp. (AT) reported an 11% gain in its third-quarter net income on surprisingly strong average revenue per user in its wireless business. ...
Ukraine's Kyivstar says base stations up to 5,000 units
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Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar's number of base stations rose by almost 2% since October 1 to 5,000 units as of now, the company said Friday. ...
RadioShack CFO: Wireless In Core Stores Down Vs Year Ago
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Sales of wireless products in RadioShack Corp.'s (RSH) company stores during the third quarter were lower than the year-ago period, but they improved every month during the quarter, Chief Financial Officer David Barnes said Friday. ...
UPDATE: Ericsson 3Q Net Profit Up, Gains Market Share From Nokia
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Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Friday posted a 22% increase in third-quarter net profit as the Swedish telecommunications equipment maker stole market share off some of its key rivals. ...
Singapore Tightens Controls On Prepaid Mobile Phone Users
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Mobile phone users in Singapore who use prepaid SIM cards must register electronically with their service providers starting Nov. 1, the Singapore government said Friday in its latest effort to combat terrorism. ...
Ericsson 3Q Net Profit +22% Amid Network Upgrades
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Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Friday posted 22% growth in third-quarter net profit as telecommunications operators around the world continued to upgrade and expand their networks. ...
India Raises FDI Cap In Telecom Industry To 74%
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India's federal Cabinet late Thursday announced plans to raise the foreign investment cap in the country's telecommunications sector to
74% from 49% in one of the biggest reform moves of the coalition government. ...
Ericsson Says Its 3G Technology Is Used In 10 Million Handsets
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Mobile Systems Manufacturer Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) said Friday more than 10 million of the world's WCDMA handsets are based on Ericsson technology. ...