Mauritania seeks new GSM mobile phone operator (AFP)   25 Apr 2006 16:47 GMT

AFP - The government of Mauritania has invited bids for the country's third mobile phone licence to help ease congestion on existing networks, the telecommunications regulatory authority said.

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Cisco updates joint CRM system with Microsoft   25 Apr 2006 13:17 GMT
Cisco Systems is enhancing its CRM (customer relationship management) software with small and medium-sized businesses in mind, integrating it with an improved version of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM and bringing it to the screens of Cisco phones.
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Nextlink reborn as broadband wireless operator   25 Apr 2006 13:15 GMT
In a move that may sound familiar to some, XO Holdings launched on Monday a subsidiary called Nextlink that uses a new broadband fixed wireless network to offer telecommunications services to businesses and other operators in the U.S.
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Before Alcatel acquisition, Lucent counts losses   25 Apr 2006 13:10 GMT
Network equipment maker posts lower quarterly profit, revenue as it sees weakness in its China and India businesses.
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Cingular strength boosts AT&T profit   25 Apr 2006 12:20 GMT
Telephone company, set to buy BellSouth to gain full control of wireless venture, deals with wireline declines.
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Nokia pushing hard on multimedia phones   25 Apr 2006 12:01 GMT
Handset maker, which has sold over 5 million N-series multimedia phones since last year, will launch three new models.
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Sharp becomes Japan's largest cellphone maker (FT.com)   25 Apr 2006 11:50 GMT
FT.com - Sharp became the leading mobile phone maker in the Japanese market for the first time, according to data from MM Research Institute, highlighting the changing fortunes of manufacturers in the fiercely competitive market.
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Cisco to partner with Nokia on dual mode phones   25 Apr 2006 10:00 GMT
With three new Wi-Fi technologies set to bolster VoIP quality, Cisco will announce this week partnerships with Nokia to build dual-mode VoIP and cellular handsets, and with Intel to create VoIP-enabled notebook PCs.
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Wi-Fi consumers cautioned to wait on new gear   25 Apr 2006 01:50 GMT
Testers unhappy with new Wi-Fi equipment that complies with the draft version of 802.11n standard.
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US TV stations seek share of networks' new revenue (Reuters)   25 Apr 2006 00:17 GMT
Reuters - U.S. television networks and their local affiliates should share revenue from programming offered on new gadgets such as iPods, laptop computers or mobile phones, the head of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) said on Monday.
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