Germany plans second UMTS mobile phone licence auction in 2008 (AFP)   06 Feb 2007 13:20 GMT

AFP - The German government is planning a second auction of UMTS third-generation mobile phone licences in 2008 after the first auction in 2000 raised a staggering 50 billion euros (65 billion dollars), the head of the networks regulator said in a newspaper interview.

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EU telecoms chief sees roaming fee cap by summer (Reuters)   06 Feb 2007 13:01 GMT
Reuters - The European Union's top telecoms official said on Tuesday work on rules that will cap mobile phone roaming charges is going "smoothly" and reiterated that she expects an agreement by the summer.
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NEC reports sharp drop in net profit (AP)   06 Feb 2007 11:33 GMT
AP - Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. said Tuesday its net profit dropped nearly 78 percent in the October-December quarter, hurt by sluggish sales of mobile phones and personal computers.
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LG Elec wins contest for low-cost 3G phone contract (Reuters)   06 Feb 2007 10:04 GMT

Reuters - LG Electronics (066570.KS) has won a contest organized by the GSM Association to produce a low-cost handset for third generation mobile phone networks, a source close to the contest told Reuters on Tuesday.

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NEC cuts cellphone shipment forecast by 8 pct (Reuters)   06 Feb 2007 07:27 GMT
Reuters - Japan's NEC Corp. (6701.T) said on Tuesday that it now expected to ship 5.5 million mobile phones in the year to March 2007, down 8 percent from its previous estimate of 6 million phones.
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Ericsson, Turner Broadcasting team up on mobile content   05 Feb 2007 20:52 GMT
Deal will allow mobile phone users to receive and view content from Turner networks; initially, service won't be available in U.S.
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Mobile Giants Plan Rival to Google (NewsFactor)   05 Feb 2007 19:12 GMT
NewsFactor - With 3GSM, one of the biggest mobile communications conferences, just a week away, rumors are swirling about a major announcement that might very well shake up the world of mobile search.
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European operators mull mobile ad collaboration (InfoWorld)   05 Feb 2007 16:59 GMT
InfoWorld - Mobile operators meeting next week at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona are expected to discuss how they can work together to boost new mobile advertising services.
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European operators mull mobile ad collaboration   05 Feb 2007 16:58 GMT
Mobile operators meeting next week at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona are expected to discuss how they can work together to boost new mobile advertising services.
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NTT DoCoMo 3G network hit by problems (InfoWorld)   05 Feb 2007 15:13 GMT
InfoWorld - NTT DoCoMo's 3G network in part of central Tokyo was hit by trouble on Saturday resulting in problems for tens of thousands of users.
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