UPDATE:Italy Antitrust:To Assess New Broadband Co Governance
15th Jun 2010 12:26
(Adds details.) ROME (MF-Dow Jones)--The Italian antitrust regulator will have to assess the governance of a new broadband company that could soon be announced if telecoms operators Fastweb (FWB.MI), Vodafone Group PLC (VOD), Wind SpA and Tiscali (TIS.MI) reach an agreement, Italy's antitrust c
Read moreItaly Antitrust Body:To Assess Planned Broadband Co Governance
15th Jun 2010 10:51
ROME (MF-Dow Jones)--The Italian antitrust regulator will have to assess the governance of a new broadband company that could soon be announced if telecoms operators Fastweb (FWB.MI), Vodafone Group PLC (VOD), Wind SpA and Tiscali (TIS.MI) reach an agreement, Italy's antitrust chairman Antonio Catri
Read moreUPDATE: Motorola Taps Analyst For Mobile Devices, Home Strategy
14th Jun 2010 23:14
(Updates with additional background, executive comments) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) hired a financial analyst to help shepherd the company's strategy of focusing on the fast-growing smartphone business. The Schaumburg, Ill., compan
Read moreMotorola Names John Bucher To Lead Mobile Devices Strategy
14th Jun 2010 21:44
By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) hired a financial analyst to help shepherd the company's strategy of focusing on the fast-growing smartphone business. The Schaumburg, Ill., company appointed John R. Bucher vice president of strategy for Mot
Read moreUPDATE: Sprint Mulls Suspending Excessive Roaming Data Users
14th Jun 2010 19:11
(Updates to add details on the plan) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it would consider suspending mobile data service for laptop customers who excessively use it outside of the carrier's network, though it still doesn't plan to lim
Read morePRESS RELEASE: More and More Verizon Wireless Customers Use Skype Mobile for Unlimited Skype-to-Skype Calls Around the World
14th Jun 2010 18:28
Skype mobile to Get Even Better with, Korean and Chinese Language Support, Enhanced User Interface and Availability on 3G Multimedia Handsets IRVINE, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Skype mobile(TM) from Verizon Wireless gives customers another easy way to stay connected with friends family and
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Somers Point Residents Benefit From Verizon Wireless' 3G Network Expansion
14th Jun 2010 17:27
New Cell Site Added to Keep Residents Connected to Text, Email, Music and Mobile Web - Company Continues to Invest in Unmatched 3G Coverage in Region - Improves coverage and capacity along Route 9 in Somers Point - Provides access to high-speed wireless broadband service - More than $1.3 billion
Read moreSprint Says It Will Not Limit Wireless Speeds Within Network
14th Jun 2010 15:40
By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it doesn't plan to slow down or limit the wireless connection for its high-volume customers, although it would consider suspending the service for mobile broadband plans for excessive use out of the carr
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Verizon Wireless Selects Zoove to Power Mobile Dial Code Services
14th Jun 2010 14:00
Verizon Wireless Selects Zoove to Power Mobile Dial Code Services BASKING RIDGE, NJ and PALO ALTO, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 06/14/10 -- Verizon Wireless, which operates the nation's most reliable and largest voice and 3G data network, and Zoove, provider of the StarStar Mobile Dial Code mobile
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Warba, Minnesota Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements
14th Jun 2010 14:00
New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site east of Grand Rapids on U.S. Highway 2 near Warba, which enables more customers to use their wireless phones to make calls, send and receive ema
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Bristol, South Dakota, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements
14th Jun 2010 13:00
New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls BRISTOL, S.D., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Bristol, which enables more customers to use their wireless phones to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, acce
Read morePRESS RELEASE: S&P Affirms U.K.-Based Vodafone 'A-/A-2' Ratings; Otlk Neg
11th Jun 2010 18:30
The following is a press release from Standard & Poor's: -- U.K.-headquartered telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC posted higher free cash flow (before spectrum payments) than we anticipated in financial 2010. -- We are affirming Vodafone's 'A-' long-term and 'A-2' short-term co
Read more2nd UPDATE: Research In Motion, Motorola Settle Patent Dispute
11th Jun 2010 16:56
(Updates with analyst commentary.) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Motorola Inc. (MOT) settled their patent dispute over key technology found in their smartphones, with RIM agreeing to make a one-time payment
Read moreUPDATE: Research In Motion, Motorola Settle Patent Dispute
11th Jun 2010 15:07
By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Motorola Inc. (MOT) settled their patent dispute over key technology found in their smartphones, with RIM agreeing to make a one-time payment and ongoing royalties in exchange for
Read more3rd UPDATE: India Broadband Bandwidth Auction Ends; Government Earns $8.23 Bln
11th Jun 2010 14:08
(Adds Qualcomm's comments) By Romit Guha, R. Jai Krishna and Kenan Machado Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--India's auction for bandwidth to provide broadband wireless Internet services ended Friday--after 16 days and 117 rounds--boosting government coffers by $8.23 billion a
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