Russia: MegaFon Looks to the Future with US $1-billion 3G Investment Plan
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Having been awarded a 3G licence last month, MegaFon has revealed plans to direct US$1 billion towards the technology by ...
Finland's Nokia in US$2.5 billion deal with China Postel
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HELSINKI, Finland Nokia Corp. said Friday it had signed a US$2.5 billion (1.85 billion) contract to supply China Postel with mobilephones. The world's largest handset maker said the deal also includes developing networks and other cooperation. Finland-based Nokia has provided China Postel Mobile Communication Equipment Co ...
Alcatel-Lucent posts 1st-quarter loss
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PARIS - Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent posted a loss of 8 million (US$10.8 million) for the first quarter on Friday because of effects from the merger that formed the company but promised a strong second half. Its shares rose 2.7 percent. Since the trans-Atlantic merger that created the company, it ...
Portugal Heralds Creation of Pan-European Telecoms Regulator Dur
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Portugal, which takes over the presidency of the European Union (EU) during the second half of 2007, is planning to work on the creation of a pan-European telecoms regulatory body, as well as a proposal for the revision of the 2003 Telecoms Package. The existing telecoms regulatory framework, which is valid until 2010, comprises ...
Carrier Scorecard: Ma Bell's Metamorphosis
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Once again, it's scorecard time for the nation's largest wireline carriers. Light Reading will, each quarter, publish scorecards on the world's most influential, publicly held carriers, giving them a grade of A through F based on their financial and business performance. Our previous North American carrier scorecard ...
Dethroned Vonage Claims Workaround, But Growth Still Stalled
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VoIP pioneer Vonage, valiantly attempting to put the best light on another quarter deep in the red, reported higher revenues and a smaller loss than in previous quarters and said it thinks it finally has figured out a workaround for two of the three Verizon patents it's been convicted of violating. But the company also ...
Report: Majority of 'Tweens' Own Phones
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According to a recent study by research company iGR, a majority of 12- to 14-year-olds have their own wireless phones and a significant percentage of children under 10 also have their own phones. iGR surveyed "tween" and teen parents and more than 1,000 children ages 5 to 17 and found that between 50% and 70% of ...
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