Japan's biggest satellite suffers glitch on antenna (Reuters)   02 Feb 2007 11:53 GMT
Reuters - Japan's biggest satellite, launched last year and designed to improve mobile phone communications, has a technical glitch on one of its massive antennas, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.
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Some Australians hung up on mobiles: survey (Reuters)   02 Feb 2007 09:27 GMT
Reuters - They've gone without food or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies.
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Ericsson CEO sees no China 3G licenses this yr (Reuters)   02 Feb 2007 09:16 GMT
Reuters - Ericsson (ERICb.ST) does not expect China to issue any of its long-delayed licenses for high-speed 3G mobile phone networks in 2007, the head of the Swedish mobile phone systems group said on Friday.
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Ericsson lags forecast (Reuters)   02 Feb 2007 08:04 GMT
Reuters - Ericsson, the world's largest supplier of equipment for mobile phone networks, reported fourth-quarter earnings below expectations on Friday and reduced its 2007 market growth forecast.
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TAC pins hopes on rural Thai expansion (FT.com)   02 Feb 2007 00:20 GMT
FT.com - Total Access Communications, Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator, said it intends to spend Bt30bn ($853m) to expand its network in rural areas over the next three years, in spite of political and economic uncertainties.
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Operators upgrading 3G networks   01 Feb 2007 23:59 GMT
Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are upgrading their 3G wireless networks with new technology that will increase speeds.
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Apple's IPhone stirs up rivals, who question 'revolutionary' claim (Canadian Press)   01 Feb 2007 22:36 GMT
Canadian Press - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Pablo Gonzalez, a Prada shoe-wearing cellphone connoisseur who jumps from one new handset to the next, is ready to ditch his US$1,000 touch-screen cellphone for Apple's IPhone when it becomes available in June.
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Israeli startup launches a new concept: the video ringtone for cell phones (Canadian Press)   01 Feb 2007 22:00 GMT
Canadian Press - PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - The standard ringtones on cellphones aren't good enough for lots of people who spend a few dollars a pop to download song clips and other custom sounds to their devices. Now an Israeli startup bets it can add another layer: the video ringtone.
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Apple, Cisco extend talks on iPhone deal   01 Feb 2007 18:59 GMT
Apple and Cisco have pushed back a deadline in their legal battle over the iPhone in order to keep working toward a settlement.
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Comcast posts profit, revenue rise   01 Feb 2007 15:48 GMT
Cable company's earnings triple while revenue is in line with analyst forecasts, jumping 30 percent over same period a year earlier.
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