| Dec 05, 2008 |
Alcatel to remain in wireless market
Lossmaking French telecoms equipment supplier will significantly step up its investment in the next generation of mobile phone networks in spite of pressure from investors to quit the sector
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
BCE takeover doubt as buyers mull options
The proposed C$34.8bn ($27.3bn) buy-out of BCE, the Canadian telecommunications giant, appeared less likely as the private equity firms that agreed to the takeover debated instead whether to buy a minority stake in the company
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Nokia cuts forecast for handset sales
The mobile phone maker expects the market to decline by 5 per cent or more next year, marking the second time in a month that the company has cut its forecast
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs
AT&T;, the largest US telecommunication group, plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or about 4 per cent of its workforce, and reduce capital spending in response to the economic slump which has accelerated the loss of residential phone lines
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Tax case calls strategy into question
Vodafone put a brave face on its setback in the Indian High Court relating to a potential $2bn in tax liabilities from its acquisition of Hutchison Essar
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
BlackBerry picking
In spite of its profit warning, Research In Motion deserves more than a jaded eye
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Vodafone to appeal against India tax ruling
The Mumbai High Court dismissed a landmark challenge by Vodafone against a $2bn tax case in a blow to the UK group and a potential setback for other companies looking to make major investments in India
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
BlackBerry maker warns on slowing growth
Research in Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones, became the latest mobile handset maker to warn about slowing growth when it issued a surprise profit warning
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Telecom Italia to sell assets and cut jobs
Telecom Italia is to cut another 4,000 jobs, sell assets worth €3bn, and cut costs by around €2bn over the next three years as it seeks to reduce its huge debt burden
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Arcandor set to name Eick as new chief
Arcandor, the troubled German retail-and-travel conglomerate, is set to replace its chief executive with Karl-Gerhard Eick, DeutscheTelekom's chief financial officer,...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Nokia releases its answer to Apple's iPhone
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has finally responded to the threat posed by touch-screen based smartphones such as Apple's iPhone with a model of its own. But it could be a case of too little too late, says Paul Taylor.
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Palm plans 20% cuts after sales fall by half
Shares in Palm fell by 36 per cent in early trading on Monday after the US-based maker of PDAs and the Treo smartphone said that its sales in the latest quarter had almost halved
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| Dec 01, 2008 |
Clearwire plans push under 'Clear' brand
Plan follows $14.5bn merger of Clearwire's WiMax interests with Sprint Nextel and is part of a strategy to build a nationwide 4G network using WiMax technology.
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| Dec 01, 2008 |
New BT finance chief promises swifter changes
Tony Chanmugam, named on Monday as BT's new finance director, has pledged further "cost transformation" at a "greater pace"
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| Nov 30, 2008 |
MTN confident over need for communication
MTN is seeking to dispel fears that telecoms companies in emerging markets are no longer attractive investments
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| Nov 28, 2008 |
Vodafone loses prime 3G race to Turkcell
Ankara tempts more bidders to raise $1bn after cancelling spectrum auction last year
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| Nov 28, 2008 |
Nokia cancels Japan connection
Nokia yesterday announced it would stop making mobile phones for the Japanese market. The world's largest handset maker said it had concluded that its investment in...
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| Nov 28, 2008 |
Brussels in mobile phone price-cap deal
European Union telecoms ministers have agreed on measures to cap mobile phone roaming charges and boost competition in the region's telecoms markets
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| Nov 27, 2008 |
Dogfights that test the value of client confidentiality
"Accountants wreck BCE buy-out deal." Headlines based on the Canadian telecoms giant's statement yesterday are unlikely to play it so bluntly but, for many in the...
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| Nov 26, 2008 |
Vodafone chief identifies need for speed
Vittorio Colao's passion is fast cycling and now he's translating that taste for speed to the mobile phone group in the hopes of outpacing its rivals during the recession
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