Wireless boosts profits for Cingular's parents   24 Oct 2006 18:23 GMT
AT&T, BellSouth both reported profit growth due largely to their stakes in mobile operator Cingular Wireless.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia enables Oracle apps on phones   24 Oct 2006 15:24 GMT
Mobile workers can now access some Oracle applications from two of Nokia's newest enterprise-focused phones, the companies said on Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Vivendi sues T-Mobile   24 Oct 2006 14:34 GMT
French media giant says unit of German mobile operator "illegally appropriated" $2.5 billion investment in a Polish telco.
Source: ZDNet

Panasonic, NEC establish cellphone venture   24 Oct 2006 14:24 GMT
NEC and Panasonic Mobile Communications have established a joint venture to work on basic design and development of 3G cell phones.
Source: InfoWorld

BenQ posts huge Q3 loss   24 Oct 2006 13:13 GMT
BenQ posted its fourth straight quarterly loss in the three months ending Sept. 30, and expects further losses as it writes down debt after pulling funding from its German mobile phone unit.
Source: InfoWorld

Ultra-low-cost handset market taking off   24 Oct 2006 12:50 GMT
The market for ultra-low-cost handsets has taken off, a trend that will continue for the long term, a Texas Instruments (TI) executive said Monday.
Source: InfoWorld

GLOBALISATION: Hutchison leads the way on the international stage (FT.com)   24 Oct 2006 12:25 GMT
FT.com - Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's richest man and head of one of its most globalised companies, Hutchison Whampoa, oversees a global empire. Controlling the world's biggest port empire, next generation mobile phone networks across Europe and vast oil sand deposits in northern Canada, Hutchison is an extreme example of a more general trend in the territory - the globalisation of Hong Kong Inc.
Source: Yahoo

Japan mobile operators hit by looming price war (FT.com)   24 Oct 2006 12:15 GMT
FT.com - Shares in Japan's three main mobile phone operators fell on the first day of the country's new number portability regime, amid fears that Softbank's move on Monday to cut tarrifs would trigger a price battle.
Source: Yahoo

CBS show moves from online to on-air   24 Oct 2006 12:12 GMT
"Inturn," which follows wannabe actors competing for a spot on "As The World Turns," has been promoted to a one-hour broadcast.
Source: ZDNet

Behind the push for WiMAX   24 Oct 2006 10:00 GMT
We’ve been told for the past two years how much better WiMAX is than Wi-Fi. It has a potential range of 50 miles (far superior than the paltry Wi-Fi range of a few hundred feet), and it is all IP, making WiMAX easier to manage and secure using the same network and infrastructure that’s already in place.
Source: InfoWorld