Indonesia's Telkomsel expects to win 7 million new subscribers in 2007 (AFP)   14 Nov 2006 11:54 GMT

AFP - Indonesian mobile phone service provider PT Telkomsel -- a subsidiary of state-owned firm Telkom -- expects to gain seven million new customers next year, the company president has said.

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Vodafone posts first-half loss (AFP)   14 Nov 2006 11:51 GMT

AFP - The British mobile phone group Vodafone has reported losses totalling 5.105 billion pounds (7.573 billion euros, 9.711 billion dollar) in the first half of its financial year.

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Cable's cellphone service gets in gear (USATODAY.com)   14 Nov 2006 11:33 GMT
USATODAY.com - More than one year after announcing plans to jump into the cellphone game, the USA's biggest cable TV operators, in partnership with Sprint, finally are starting to launch service. Comcast, the No. 1 cable TV operator, later this month will add wireless to its offerings in Boston and Portland, Ore., says Sprint CEO Gary Forsee. No. 2 Time Warner, at about the same time, will add it in Austin and Raleigh, N.C.
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Vodafone earnings top forecasts (Reuters)   14 Nov 2006 07:54 GMT

Reuters - Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc topped forecasts for half-year core earnings on Tuesday and reaffirmed its year forecasts, though it unveiled a new 8.1-billion-pound ($15.49 billion) impairment to goodwill.

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Google CEO sees free cell phones, funded by ads   14 Nov 2006 02:15 GMT
Eric Schmidt sees a future where mobile phones are free to consumers who accept watching targeted forms of advertising.
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A Good Technology Deal for Motorola (NewsFactor)   13 Nov 2006 19:53 GMT
NewsFactor - Motorola has announced plans to purchase Good Technology, maker of mobile-phone software that competes with the ever-present, ever-popular BlackBerry and powers phones by Palm and Nokia, too.
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Deutsche Telekom drives Europe higher (FT.com)   13 Nov 2006 17:40 GMT
FT.com - Deutsche Telekom (NYSE:DT) was in demand yesterday following news that René Obermann, head of the group's mobile phone operations, had succeeded Kai-Uwe Ricke as chief executive.
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Motorola inks $1.6B China phone deal (AP)   13 Nov 2006 17:26 GMT
AP - Motorola Inc. will supply $1.6 billion worth of mobile phones to a Chinese distributor, executives from the companies said Monday.
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Motorola to use Qualcomm chips in UMTS phones   13 Nov 2006 17:24 GMT
Motorola will use Qualcomm chips in future UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) phones in a deal that could give Qualcomm leverage in an ongoing patent licensing dispute with Nokia.
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Motorola to put Qualcomm chips in high-speed phones (Reuters)   13 Nov 2006 16:46 GMT
Reuters - Motorola Inc., the world's second-biggest cellphone maker, plans to use Qualcomm Inc.'s chips in future high-speed wireless handsets the companies said on Monday.
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