Mobile VOIP needs high-speed uplink   13 Mar 2006 14:20 GMT
Internet telephony over mobile phones is on the way but don't expect many commercial offerings until operators have made a key network technology enhancement, probably toward the end of 2007 or later in most parts of the world, according to a senior executive with Lucent Technologies Inc.
Source: InfoWorld

Update: Carriers pull Razr due to glitch   13 Mar 2006 13:14 GMT
T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless LLC have suspended sales of Motorola Inc.'s Razr cell phones because of a bug that causes some of the ultra-thin mobile phones to drop calls.
Source: InfoWorld

Update: T-Mobile to offer converged service   13 Mar 2006 12:58 GMT
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG will start offering a converged Wi-Fi and cellular service this summer, using network equipment from Nortel Networks Corp., Nortel announced on Friday at Cebit.
Source: InfoWorld

AT&T, BellSouth merger to spur fixed mobile convergence   13 Mar 2006 11:00 GMT
Bigger may be better if AT&T’s $67 billion offer for BellSouth gets past government watchdogs, which it is expected to do. According to several industry analysts, a key benefit to AT&T’s enterprise customers will come from the convergence of wired and wireless networks.
Source: InfoWorld

Japan's eMobile picks Ericsson for network (AFP)   13 Mar 2006 10:44 GMT

AFP - eMobile, a new entrant to Japan's third-generation (3G) mobile telephony market, has picked Ericsson as prime supplier for its networks, the Swedish telecommunications giant revealed.

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Gent severs links with Vodafone   13 Mar 2006 00:50 GMT
Former chief says he quit his position as life president and denied he had used his post to "obstruct current management."
Source: ZDNet

Kids: high-tech's fussy new customers (AFP)   12 Mar 2006 21:29 GMT

AFP - A television tucked in a cuddly toy, a mobile phone dressed up as a teddy bear and a nanny robot are among the new gadgets targeting an untapped high-tech market: kids.

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Micron could undercut Sandisk prices: Barron's (Reuters)   12 Mar 2006 20:54 GMT
Reuters - Sandisk Corp. , a maker of flash memory chips for mobile phones and digital cameras, could see its prices undercut by Micron Technology Inc. , Barron's reported in its March 13 edition.
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Wireless networking baffles some customers   12 Mar 2006 20:40 GMT
Successful network installation can be a headache, especially for the less technologically inclined.
Source: ZDNet

Gadgets blur the line between telephony and Internet (AFP)   12 Mar 2006 07:43 GMT

AFP - Telecom companies are breaking down the barrier between phone networks and the Internet, with mobile phones that can surf online at the speed of a broadband connection and portable handsets that hook up to a fixed line or mobile network wherever you go.

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