Sprint Nextel outlines 3G expansion, upgrade   30 Mar 2006 20:47 GMT
Sprint Nextel plans to upgrade its Sprint Power Vision mobile broadband network for much higher upload speeds to become available in the first quarter of 2007, with a PC Card client that supports the new technology on sale in the third quarter of this year.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia more upbeat on global mobile phone market (AFP)   30 Mar 2006 19:34 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest manufacturer of mobile phones, predicted global mobile market growth of 15 percent this year, a much more upbeat forecast than its previous 10 percent estimate.

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Dial Denmark for saturation (AFP)   30 Mar 2006 18:54 GMT

AFP - Denmark has more mobile phone subscriptions than inhabitants, according to official figures published by the national telecommunications agency.

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Eye on rival YouTube, Atom overhauls video site (Reuters)   30 Mar 2006 18:38 GMT
Reuters - Online video and game company Atom Entertainment Inc. on Thursday unveiled a new service to let people upload their own videos and footage taken on mobile phones.
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Nokia more upbeat on global mobile phone market (AFP)   30 Mar 2006 16:44 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest manufacturer of mobile phones, predicted global mobile market growth of 15 percent this year, a much more upbeat forecast than its previous 10 percent estimate.

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Nokia ups forecast for worldwide mobile phone sales   30 Mar 2006 15:28 GMT
Nokia Corp. increased its forecast for worldwide mobile phones sales this year and announced a new tool for operators to encourage mobile phone use in emerging markets.
Source: InfoWorld

Technology stocks advance (Reuters)   30 Mar 2006 14:42 GMT

Reuters - U.S. technology stocks rose on Thursday as shares of the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. gained after its top-ranked rival Nokia (HOK1V.HE) boosted its outlook for the global handset market.

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China, Japan and Korea to cooperate on 4G development   30 Mar 2006 13:50 GMT
Senior officials from China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their countries in several key technology areas, including the development of a 4G (fourth-generation) mobile technology standard, China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) said Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Drops in cellular fees to slow: Sprint exec (Reuters)   30 Mar 2006 01:36 GMT

Reuters - The price of cellular phone calls should decline more slowly in 2006 than in recent times as the duration of phone calls expands less rapidly, a top executive at Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Wednesday.

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Rivals contest FCC's ruling on Verizon   30 Mar 2006 00:47 GMT
Communications industry group asks a court to review decision to lift business broadband rules for Verizon.
Source: ZDNet