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YouTube – CBS – Suicides At France Telecom – Corporate Capitalism Has Lost The Human Factor…

Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

YouTube – Suicides At France Telecom.

UK – DTAG and FT refuse to concede return of spectrum in proposed merger

Textio (Free subscription) | yesterday

[ft] Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have signalled that they are unwilling to make concessions to competition regulators who will decide whether to allow the merger of their UK mobile phone businesses. Hamid Akhavan, Deutsche Telekom’s chief operating officer, and Olaf Swantee, head of France Telecom’s mobile operations worldwide, said they saw no need to relinquish [...]

Dropping iPhone Exclusivity in France Doubles Sales [Multi-carrier iPhone Alternatives to Take on RIM's BlackBerry]

Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | yesterday

Recent reports have demonstrated that in countries where the iPhone exclusivity has been dropped, the number of Apple handsets sold has almost doubled. A good example is France, where the iPhone was only selling on France Telecom’s Orange since December 2007, wheres joining rival operators Bouygues Telecom and SFR, open ...

Tribunal hears witness called at request of Denis O'Brien

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

THE CHAIRMAN of the Moriarty tribunal said yesterday that he had not yet decided if it had heard its last witness.

Orange and T-Mobile stubborn over merger

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom say they see no reason to bow to Ofcom, the telecoms watchdog, to gain regulatory approval for the merger of their UK operations

• UK - DTAG and FT refuse to concede return of spectrum in proposed merger - 3wan.net

Marketwatch

MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

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Vietnam Comm 2009 fair in Hanoi features 3G technology

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Visitors to the Vietnam Comm & Vietnam Electronics 2009 will be introduced to different models of 3G cell phones, as well as 3G infrastructure solutions.MobiFone and VinaPhone, two mobile network providers under Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), are displaying 3G cell phones with visual, television, Internet, searching and locating features.3G, the better known form for International...

Infonetics Research: Infonetics Research: 2009 marks first year in short disinvestment cycle for telecom carriers

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

CAMPBELL, CA (MARKET WIRE) Market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) released the second edition of its 2009 Service Provider Capex, Opex, ARPU, and Subscribers report, which features analysis on how current economic conditions are impacting telecom markets by region and equipment segment.

DeviceAnywhere Secures Debt Financing For International Expansion

Moco News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

DeviceAnywhere , a company that helps developers test their applications online before they are released to mobile phones, said today that it has raised an undisclosed amount of debt financing to expand internationally. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company, which secured money from MMV Financial, will use the funds to create a global sales and marketing team in order to go after new territories, where...

Foreign telecoms in Vietnam for long-term

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

He also unveiled long term investments in Vietnam with commitments to supply green technology for the domestic telecommunications industry to ensure sustainable growth and harmonise industrial expansion with the best interests of the society and the environment.He said the vision for rural and remote areas by the Vietnamese Government and domestic suppliers of information technology and communications...

ZTE Android Phone For America In 2010?

Android Phone Fans (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Everyone wants in on the Android Phone action and the latest player is now ZTE, at least according to rumors from Total Telecom. The Chinese manufacturer is thought to be pitching AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon in the United States as well as Vodafone and France Telecom’s Orange abroad, among other possible suitors. Next [...]

ZTE to Offer New Smart Phone

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

China’s ZTE said it plans to launch a new smart phone based on Google’s mobile-operating system next year and is in talks with carriers to supply the smart phones.

• ZTE to launch Android-based smartphone in 2010 - MobileTechNews
• China's ZTE to Offer New Smart Phone Next Year - Law Blog - WSJ.com

French mobile users charged thousands for internet use

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Orange says the three men had failed to understand the conditions of the 'unlimited' 3G package they had signed up to Opening your bills is rarely a pleasant experience. But mild irritation turned to incredulity for three French mobile internet users when they were confronted with charges running to tens of thousands of euros. The customers, who had all signed up for an "unlimited" 3G internet...

Digicel reports 10% growth in half-year profit

Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Digicel Group on Monday said it made US$364 million on operations at half-year, from revenues of US$857 million from its 24 markets in the Caribbean and El Salvador.It was, the company said, a 10 per cent improved outcome at half-year ending September...

Twitter, Orange Rock MMS in the U.K.

eWeek (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Twitter said it is bringing multimedia messaging to the U.K. with the help of France Telecom-owned Orange UK, allowing users to send pictures to their friends. Users can send picture messages (MMS) thanks to Snapshot, a special Website that automatically posts the link directly to Twitter in a tweet and allow followers to add comments. Users can take a photo with their Orange mobile phone, select send...

• Orange Teams Up With Twitter to Provide Uodates Straight to Mobile - Mobile Phone Blog