Telecommunications Industry News
Telefonica Consortium to Pay $5.58-Billion for Telecom Italia Stake
12:00 pm on April 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Corporate, Telecom ServicesPirelli & 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, Cell Phones, Editorials, Mobile DevicesThe 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, Internet, Telecom Services, Telephone, WirelessLocal 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: Mobile Devices, WiMAX, Wireless TechnologyThe 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, Internet, Web ServicesBaby 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: Mobile Devices, VoIPOver 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, Internet, WiMAX, Wireless TechnologySouth 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: Email, Telecom Services, Telephone, VoIPVonage'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, Corporate, Web ServicesSearch 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: Messaging, Telecom Services, WirelessAT&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, CorporateAmerica'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, Corporate, Internet, Telecom Services, Telephone, TelevisionComcast 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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Edited by Jeremy Maddock
