Telefonica Consortium to Pay $5.58-Billion for Telecom Italia Stake

12:00 pm on April 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Corporate

Pirelli & C SpA will sell its stake in Telecom Italia to a consortium of investors led by Spain's Telefonica, at a cost of US$5.58 billion.

Apple iPhone Generates Massive Buzz, Weeks Before Launch

6:45 am on April 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Editorials

The Apple iPhone isn't set to hit the market for another several weeks, and will come with a very high price tag when it does arrive, but the buzz created by this much-anticipated product is truly second to none.

Embarq Sees Strong First Quarter on Broadband and Wireless Growth

6:00 am on April 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Telephone, Internet, Wireless

Local telephone provider, Embarq Holdings Co., was able to minimize the effect of landline losses in the first quarter, thanks to strong growth in high-speed internet and wireless revenues.

Chinese WiMAX Revolution to Begin in 2009

8:00 am on April 29, 2007 | Category: Wireless Technology, Mobile Devices, WiMAX

The Chinese WiMAX market is poised for a period of rapid growth between 2009 and 2011, according to the Yankee Group, speaking at the WiMAX World Asia conference.

When Baby Boomers Go Online, They Mean Business

7:00 am on April 29, 2007 | Category: Business, Web Services, Internet

Baby boomers and “ThirdAgers” – that is is adults aged early 40s to mid 60s – are an underestimated presence in the U.S. e-commerce market, according to a study by ThirdAge Inc. and JWT BOOM.

Hardware Makers Give Skype VoIP Users the Gift of Mobility

7:00 am on April 28, 2007 | Category: VoIP, Mobile Devices

Over the past couple of years, Skype has gained acceptance as one of the easiest ways to save money on long-distance phone calls, allowing users from anywhere in the world to converse for free over the internet.

Telekom SA Orders BreezeMAX Platform for South African WiMAX Deployment

1:11 am on April 28, 2007 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Internet, WiMAX

South Africa's incumbent landline phone carrier, Telekom SA, has placed an order for Alvarion's BreezeMAX WiMAX platform, as part of an ongoing effort to expand wireless broadband networks on a nationwide level.

Vonage Launches Voice-to-Text Voicemail Transcription Service

7:25 am on April 27, 2007 | Category: VoIP, Telecom Services, Telephone, Email

Vonage's Voicemail Plus feature got a little bit better this week, with the addition of Vonage Text, a technology that translates new voicemail messages into text and sends them to users via email, at a pay-per-use cost of $0.25.

Google Wins Internet Advertising Contract with China Telecom

7:00 am on April 27, 2007 | Category: Business, Web Services, Corporate

Search giant, Google Inc., is poised to increase its share of the Chinese internet advertising market, due to a new agreement with China Telecom.

AT&T Wireless Launches Unlimited Mobile Messaging Option

6:30 am on April 27, 2007 | Category: Telecom Services, Wireless, Messaging

AT&T Wireless, also known as Cingular, has expanded its selection of mobile messaging plans to offer unlimited text, picture, video, and instant messages in a single package for the first time.

XM Narrows First Quarter Loss to $122 Million

6:00 am on April 27, 2007 | Category: Business, Corporate

America's leading satellite radio provider, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., announced a reduced first-quarter loss yesterday, due to a healthy increase in subscription revenue.

Comcast Profits Jump 80% on Revenue Growth and One-Time Gain

5:40 am on April 27, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Telephone, Internet, Television, Corporate

Comcast Corp., America's largest cable company, reported an 80% increase in first quarter profit yesterday, fueled by ongoing subscriber growth, as well as a one-time $300-million gain from dissolving its Texas/Kansas cable system partnership with Time Warner.

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