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China Has 830 Million Phone Users, 132 Million Online 29 Dec 2006 Telecoms |
| The number of Chinese fixed and mobile telephone subscribers has hit 830 million, while 132 million use the Internet, the state-run Xinhua news agency has reported, citing government statistics. |
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| African Cellular Firms Ripe Again 1 Dec 2006Telecoms |
| African Cellularphone companies are bracing themselves for a potential new wave of acquisitions as cash-flush Middle Eastern players eye the high-growth industry and as SA's Vodacom redoubles |
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| Siemens Q4 Profit up But Order Intake Drops 9 Nov 2006Telecoms |
| Industrial conglomerate Siemens posted a 35-percent rise in fourth-quarter operating profit on Thursday, better than market expectations, despite poor results at its telecoms and IT services units. |
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| Celtel Kenya CEO Called Home As Profits Fall 8 Nov 2006Telecoms |
| Celtel Kenya's chief executive officer Gerhard May has been recalled to the Celtel International head office in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Steve Torode, who is currently the regional vice |
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| Apple iTunes Store Opens Latin Section 2 Nov 2006Telecoms |
| Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday launched iTunes Latino, a dedicated area within its U.S. online store for Latin music, videos, audio books and podcasts.
The iTunes store, the world's |
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| Verizon to Offer Automatic Phone Contact Updates 31 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| Customers of Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider, can now have the contacts in their phones automatically updated without manually entering the data, according to Plaxo Inc, which |
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| Motorola's 3Q Sales Miss Forecast 18 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| Motorola Inc.'s missed forecast of its third-quarter cell-phone sales is threatening to derail a Razr-fueled runup in its stock.
Investors punished the handset maker after it fell about half |
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| Philips Misses Forecast Despite Massive Chip Gain 16 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| Dutch Philips Electronics (PHG.AS) missed analysts' forecasts on Monday with a fall in third-quarter core profit, depressed in part by disappointing LCD displays sales, but said core operations |
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| BellSouth-AT&T Vote Expected Today 13 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| The Federal Communications Commission faces charges from consumer advocates and some lawmakers that it's on the path to re-establishing a communications monopoly as it considers AT&T |
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| Telkom Kenya Unveils Calendar for Sale of Division 7 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| Telkom Kenya will go into a joint venture with the firm that wins a tender to buy a stake in its subsidiary, Gilgil Telecommunications Industries (GTI).
The winner will be announced in early |
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| Nokia Moves to Connect ‘last metre' 7 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| Nokia this week unveiled its Wibree technology, an open industry initiative extending local connectivity to small devices. This is expected to boost the standalone device market, as it is seen as |
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| MTN Group Increases Stake in MTN Nigeria 6 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| MTN Group, the South African cell phone operator, has announced its acquisition of an extra 6.98 per cent interest in its subsidiary, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN Nigeria).
MTN's |
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| Surprise MTN Move to Boost Nigerian Stake 5 Oct 2006Telecoms |
| MTN is spending $348,9m to bump up its shareholding in MTN Nigeria by buying out some of the minority investors. It will pay $287,8m in cash and issue 6-million shares in the parent company to take |
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| Nokia, Motorola to Open Plants in Nigeria 25 Sep 2006Telecoms |
| Leading mobile phone manufacturers, Nokia and Motorola, would soon establish plants for the manufacturing and assembling of mobile phone handsets and other accessories in Nigeria.The plants were to |
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| Simba Telecom Joins Private Sector 25 Sep 2006Telecoms |
| Simba Telecom has joined the Private Sector Foundation Uganda as a member in its core role of crusading for policy advocacy and market competitiveness.
Simba Telecom owned by a city business |
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| S.Africa's MTN Jumps on Upbeat Profit Outlook 17 Aug 2006Telecoms |
| Shares in MTN, Africa's biggest cell phone operator, jumped on Thursday after its first-half profit estimates exceeded market expectations, though some analysts warned profits might fall in the |
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