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March 11, 2010

Google-China talks to end soon: Schmidt

Filed under: Business and managed services, China, Daily News, Google, Operator Services, Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has predicted an early end to talks with the Chinese government over the search firm’s operations in China.
 
“We are in active negotiations with the Chinese government,” he said at a media summit in Abu Dhabi, WSJ

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China Mobile signs $5.8b deal for SPD stake

China Mobile has inked a deal to buy a 20% stake in the Shanghai Pudong Development (SPD) Bank for 39.8 billion yuan ($5.83 billion).

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Cable firm plots EU’s biggest IPO in two years

German cable company Kabel Deutschland has initiated plans for an IPO – expected to be Europe’s largest in more than two years.

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FASTTAKES: FCC, PCCW, FarEasTone, KT, Ericsson

US regulator FCC is considering assigning a portion of the nation’s airwaves for the provision of free wireless internet services.
 

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March 10, 2010

Social services » Telecoms.com News

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 10:00 pm

The mobile telecoms market is no stranger to big numbers. Global mobile services generate close to $1tn in revenues, putting the market up there with the worldwide automotive, food and weapons industries. Global mobile subscribers are on …. “Nokia’s Ovi and RIM’s BlackBerry services are also going down same route; they want to be a VAS (value added services) provider to the end user,” says Brinkshulte. But does that mean partnering with the known players in a given …

Cisco’s new router: 12 times faster than rivals

Cisco has unveiled a router that allows every movie ever made to be streamed in four minutes
 
The much-promised 322 terabit per-second CRS-3 router delivers 12 times more traffic capacity than products from Juniper and other rivals, Cisco said.

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DoCoMo snatches the lead again

Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo pipped out third-ranked Softbank Mobile from its perch as the market’s fastest=growing operator in February.
 
And the Japanese behemoth is expected to hold onto the position in March as well, and possibly longer.
 
The story starts with the

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Vmax launches with $63m Wimax network

Filed under: Daily News, Operator Services, Public, Taiwan, Vmax, WiMAX, Wimax network, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Taiwan’s newest operator, Vmax, has opened its NT$2 billion ($63 million) Wimax network with an ad-based service to taxis and bargain-priced netbooks.
 
The company, backed by Intel and local electronics firms, has built a network in metropolitan Taipei and plans to extend the service across northern Taiwan.
 
The centrepiece of its laun

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PCCW profits up 18%

Lower costs and a property gain helped to boost PCCW’s net profit 18% in 2009.
 
The Hong Kong incumbent said its net profit rose from $163 million in 2008 to $193 million in 2009, in line with analysts’

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Coming soon: phone that sees through buildings

Filed under: Daily News, Entertainment, LBS and GPS, Mobile Apps and Content, Public, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:07 am

A mobile phone that can see through walls or around corners could be just a year away, according to Australian researchers.
 

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