Tags: phone , telco , telecommunications

Mobility

Nokia sees continuing hefty mobile market growth

By Sinead Carew | Dec 2, 2005 | Comment Now

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, expects global handset sale volumes to grow by more than 10 percent in 2006 compared to this year and sees slight to moderate ...

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Motorola plans new shapes, launch strategy in 2006

By Sinead Carew | Nov 17, 2005 | Comment Now

Motorola, riding high on the success of its eye-catching Razr phone, is determined to stay on top in the design battle with rival mobile phone makers next year.

Mobility

Qualcomm sues Nokia over mobile phone patents

By Sinead Carew | Nov 8, 2005 | Comment Now

Wireless technology company Qualcomm has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nokia, less than two weeks after Nokia and five other companies complained about Qualcomm's ...

Mobility

Mobile phone market to exceed 800 million units: surveys

Oct 26, 2005 | Comment Now

The world's mobile phone makers are expected to sell more than 800 million units this year, up from earlier estimates of around 775 million handsets.

Security

New gadget to make theft of mobile phones harder

Oct 14, 2005 | Comment Now

Finnish scientists have invented a device to make it harder to steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in their owner's walking style and then freeze ...

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India to insist on local phone making for govt orders

Oct 7, 2005 | Comment Now

Global telecom equipment makers will have to manufacture equipment in India if they decide to bid for orders from state-run carriers, Telecoms Minister Dayanidhi Maran said.

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SingTel warns on profit due to pressure in Australia

By Joanne Collins | Sep 20, 2005 | Comment Now

Singapore Telecommunications said on Monday it may miss its 2006 profit target because of tough competition facing its Australian affiliate Optus, sending its shares down 4 ...

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Sub-$10 mobile phones to replace home landlines, analyst claims

By Damien Virulhapen | Sep 19, 2005 | Comment Now

The explosion in mobile phone growth is set to continue, according to an industry analyst.

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World mobile phone subscribers over 2 billion: research

Sep 19, 2005 | Comment Now

The number of mobile phone subscribers in the world has surpassed the two billion milestone Wireless Intelligence, an information service set up by industry body GSM Association...

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Interview: Iraq mobile phone use could grow 400 percent in 2005

By Richard Dean | Sep 13, 2005 | Comment Now

The number of mobile phone subscribers in Iraq could grow by 400 percent to about five million by the end of 2005, a leading telecommunications operator in the strife-torn ...

More Australians opting for broadband: IDC

May 10, 2005 | Comment Now

Australians are increasingly opting for broadband, with one in three internet users predicted to have broadband connections by the end of the year.

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Liberals didn’t misuse phone database: ACA

Mar 23, 2005 | Comment Now

An investigation into telemarketing activities of the Liberal Party of Australia during the 2004 federal election has found no evidence of data misuse, according to the ...