Reuters | July 21, 2011 | Hayley Platt Swedish mobile phone maker Ericsson missed forecasts taking the gloss off strong quarterly sales while Finland’s Nokia delivered a 391 million euro …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mixed results from telecom giants >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson Profit Misses Estimates on Job-Cut Costs, Slower Services Growth >
Bloomberg | July 21, 2011 | Diana ben-Aaron Ericsson AB, the largest maker of wireless networks, reported profit that missed analysts’ estimates on a job-cut charge and said U.S. spending …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Laurent Biojoux, new Customer Relations Director of Orange France >
France Telecom – Orange | July 21, 2011 | Press Release Laurent Biojoux was appointed Customer Relations Director of Orange France, effective 18 July 2011. Orange France combines the operational …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">France Telecom-Orange passes an important milestone in its FTTH fiber-optic program outside very-dense areas >
France Telecom – Orange | July 21, 2011 | Press Release France Telecom-Orange has published its third party-operator access offer for its FTTH fiber-optic network outside very-dense areas, and has …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia Q2 2011 net sales EUR 9.3 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.06 (reported EPS EUR -0.10) >
Nokia | July 21, 2011 | Press Release 6.7% Devices & Services non-IFRS operating margin, benefiting from IPR royalty income related to the second quarter 2011 and settling prior periods. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google closes down Labs to focus on core products >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Google has saddened early adopter everywhere today with its decision to shut down Google Labs, its incubator for newly conceived, half-baked products, which sometimes evolved into tasty new offerings from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bharti Airtel signs five year managed services agreement with Ericsson for its Africa operations >
Ericsson | July 21, 2011 | Press Release Bharti Airtel, (“Airtel”) a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today announced a five year …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson reports second quarter results >
Ericsson | July 21, 2011 | Press Release In the quarter we saw a change in market mix where Brazil, China, Germany, Korea, and Russia showed especially strong growth both …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Second quarter 2011: Steady growth and stable margins >
Telenor Group | July 21, 2011 | Press Release In the second quarter of 2011, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 24,4 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 7%. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TeliaSonera sells North Sea Communications AS to HitecVision >
TeliaSonera | July 21, 2011 | Press Release Telia Norge AS, a company owned by TeliaSonera has entered into an agreement to sell all of its shares in North Sea …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Etisalat and Telefonica signs a broad-based partnership >
Telefonica | July 21, 2011 | Press Release Madrid, Spain & Abu-Dhabi, UAE, July 21st 2011 – Etisalat and Telefonica, two leading telecom operators worldwide, today jointly announced that they …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Stampt hopes to replace paper coupons with digital loyalty cards >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
San Francisco based startup Stampt today unleashed its digital loyalty reward card program across the US. The service, which aims to swap out paper coupons of the “buy-10-get-1-free” variety with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel delivers strong results, but sees Atom revenues decline >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Despite another strong quarter for chipmaker Intel in terms of revenue, the chipmaking giant couldn’t help but be disappointed by its continued failures to break into the mobile market and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telmex’s net income and revenue fell in second quarter >
Net income for the second quarter at Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico SAB fell 11.8% from the year-ago period. Telmex’s revenue also dropped 2.9% from the year-ago period …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">América Móvil earnings increased 14.1% in second quarter >
América Móvil’s net profit (earnings) of 24.1 billion pesos (US$ 2.1 billion) increased 14.1% in the second quarter of 2011, compared to the same period year earlier. Earnings were equivalent …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM to start producing BlackBerry in Argentina >
Research in Motion (RIM) Ltd. will start manufacturing BlackBerry smartphones in Argentina through a deal with Brightstar Corporation, which will invest US$ 23 million. The production begins on October in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazilian carrier Vivo launches PTT and faces Nextel >
Brazilian carrier Vivo has launched its push-to-talk (PTT) service under the name “Vivo Direto.” The service started on July 18 in Rio de Janeiro and one month before in Porto …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Telefonica gets friendly with intl. carriers; Baidu with record companies; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson sales decline in North America >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
The world’s largest network equipment maker reported a mixed bag in its second quarter earnings. While L.M. Ericsson’s (ERIC) net profit was up 66% to $484.2 million for the quarter, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T profits decline 10% as smartphones fly off the shelves >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
AT&T Inc. (T) added 1.1 million subscribers during the last quarter, bringing its total to 98.6 million customers. The carrier reported $3.6 billion in net income on revenues of $31.5 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM to start producing BlackBerry in Argentina >by senby sen
Research in Motion (RIM) Ltd. will start manufacturing BlackBerry smartphones in Argentina through a deal with Brightstar Corporation, which will invest US$ 23 million. The production begins on October in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia bleeds red in disastrous quarter >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
The pain continues for Nokia Corp. (NOK). Device sales are down across the board and profits have fallen off a cliff, well into the red. Indeed, Nokia is bleeding red …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazilian carrier Vivo launches PTT and faces Nextel >by senby sen
Brazilian carrier Vivo has launched its push-to-talk (PTT) service under the name “Vivo Direto.” The service started on July 18 in Rio de Janeiro and one month before in Porto …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Feature Report: Ireland: Investing in Technology and People to Drive Economic Recovery >
The 27,136-square-mile country of Ireland is probably best known for its rolling hills and vibrant culture, but with a population of around 4.4 million and a highly skilled work force, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Movistar Ecuador invests US$ 20 million to launch HSPA+ >by senby sen
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