Why cable companies, Google are eyeing wireless spectrum   11 May 2006 19:00 GMT
An FCC wireless spectrum auction is approaching, and several unlikely candidates may want in on the bidding.
Source: ZDNet

BT aims converged services at enterprise   11 May 2006 16:48 GMT
BT Group PLC said Wednesday it will offer enterprises IP-based phone network services by early 2007 with features similar to PBX (private-branch exchange) networks.
Source: InfoWorld

DoCoMo 3G Phones Get Windows Media (NewsFactor)   11 May 2006 16:15 GMT
NewsFactor - Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo will use Microsoft's Windows Media technology on its next-generation mobile phones, enabling customers initially to play tunes on their handsets and, at some point down the line, video too.
Source: Yahoo

RIM set to roll out BlackBerry in China   11 May 2006 15:28 GMT
Date not yet set for launch, but China Mobile will be carrier. RIM sees success in mainland China as crucial.
Source: ZDNet

Simple idea could solve tricky RFID privacy issue   11 May 2006 14:45 GMT
Sometimes innovative ideas are really simple. Here's one: an RFID chip with a perforated edge that allows consumers to tear off a part of the antenna after purchasing an item and immediately reduce the distance of the signal, thus easing privacy concerns.
Source: InfoWorld

DoCoMo, Microsoft team up on mobile music   11 May 2006 12:15 GMT
NTT DoCoMo and Microsoft are working together to make cell phones compatible with the large number of online music stores that use Microsoft's technology, they said Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

NSA has records of billions of U.S. phone calls   11 May 2006 12:13 GMT
National Security Agency is collecting phone records of Americans, including calls made within the U.S.
Source: ZDNet

UTStarcom's CEO bows out amidst accounting mess   11 May 2006 11:35 GMT
UTStarcom's top executive is stepping down with the company's finances in disarray and auditors investigating its accounting procedures, the company announced Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

NEC profit drops, company sees rebound   11 May 2006 11:25 GMT
Sales are up, but earnings hurt by losses at chip and cell phone units. Company aims to rebound in new fiscal year.
Source: ZDNet

Deutsche Telekom net profit up in first quarter (AFP)   11 May 2006 07:28 GMT

AFP - Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant, said that group earnings rose in the first three months of the current year, driven primarily by its mobile phone operations, while the fixed telephony business continued to lose ground.

Source: Yahoo