O2 bubble burst over comparison adverts (FT.com)   01 Feb 2008 03:00 GMT
FT.com - A four-year fight over bubbles between mobile phone operators 3 and O2 looks set to boost comparison advertising, following a European Union court opinion allowing companies to use rivals' logos.
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Motorola may spin off mobile phone division (InfoWorld)   31 Jan 2008 23:23 GMT
InfoWorld - Motorola may spin off its handset business, the weakest part of a wireless giant that has seen hard times and a management shakeup in recent months.
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Motorola May Spin Off Mobile Phone Division (PC World)   31 Jan 2008 23:20 GMT
PC World - Motorola may spin off its weak handset business.
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Orascom plans phone service in NKorea (AP)   31 Jan 2008 23:03 GMT
AP - Egyptian wireless company Orascom plans to invest up to $400 million in a new mobile phone network in North Korea, one of the world's poorest and most tightly controlled societies.
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AT&T wireless networks disrupted (AP)   31 Jan 2008 22:27 GMT
AP - AT&T Inc. said service for customers with Web-enabled wireless phones in the Midwest and Southeast was restored to normal Thursday.
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Motorola eyes breakup of company to gain telecom 'leadership' (AFP)   31 Jan 2008 22:25 GMT

AFP - Motorola said Thursday it is studying a possible breakup of the company in an effort "to recapture global market leadership" in the mobile phone market, and to enhance shareholder value.

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Motorola eyes separating mobile divisions (Reuters)   31 Jan 2008 22:14 GMT
Reuters - Motorola Inc , the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it is exploring strategic alternatives including a possible separation of its mobile devices business from other units.
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AT&T data network fails for BlackBerry, iPhone users   31 Jan 2008 20:17 GMT
AT&T's wireless data networks in the Southeast and Midwest U.S. are down, causing BlackBerry and iPhone users to be without data services.
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In African village, the sound of modernity arrives via cellphone (Canadian Press)   31 Jan 2008 20:05 GMT
Canadian Press - GONO, Mali - I sat on a palm-frond mat with two friends, waiting for the charcoal stove to bring the tea to a boil as the sun set over a nearby cliff. The call to evening prayer rang out over the village - an echoing man's voice punctuated only by singsong greetings of women making social rounds before dinner - and then a cellphone rang.
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Acquisitions help push Vodafone's 3Q revenue up by 16 per cent (Canadian Press)   31 Jan 2008 19:37 GMT
Canadian Press - LONDON - Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone company by sales, reported a 16 per cent jump in quarterly revenues Thursday, boosted by acquisitions in the fast-growing Indian and Turkish markets and a strong euro.
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