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BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
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Mobile Firms in Africa Get Spotty Reception Multinationals are drawn to Africa's 300 million people who lack mobile access. But poorer customers mean slower profit growth.   |
BusinessWeek
November 7, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
Cell Phones For The People Mobile phone companies may make the most money by going downscale. |
BusinessWeek
November 7, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
When New Callers Opt For Old Handsets Companies like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. are hoping that ultralow-price models costing $30 to $40 at wholesale will give buyers reason to buy a new phone instead of a used one. |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
Reinhardt, Capell & Ewing |
3G Rollout: This Time It's For Real Third-Generation mobile-phone service is taking off in Europe but there's a great deal of work ahead to finish the rollout of 3G. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
Cell Phones For The People Developing nations can be gold mines for mobile companies that go downscale. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Mbarika & Mbarika |
Africa Calling Growing numbers of Africans at the top, middle, and even bottom rungs of the economic ladder depend on the wireless sector for their livelihoods. But can the region sustain the wireless sector's phenomenal growth rates and accompanying prosperity? |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Simmons & Campbell |
M&A Among Emerging-Market Telcos Emerging-market telecom companies are driving the latest round of takeovers, but Western players may not stay on the sidelines for long. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Andy Reinhardt |
Can Nokia Get The Wow Back? To turn profits around, it's making cooler phones, cutting prices, and moving into new businesses. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Vodafone's Passage to India The U.K.-based mobile phone operator buys a stake in an India telecom firm. Vodafone may have been a value pick, but agreements like this one seem to make an argument that the company is setting itself up for some heady growth. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Dave Mock |
What Will Be China Mobile's Fortune? As penetration rates climb in the nation of 1.3 billion, though, investors should consider how China Mobile can adapt as subscriber growth eventually slows and as the government meddles in the market. |
InternetNews
June 2, 2005
Tim Gray |
Nokia Releases Two at Entry Level Nokia laid out its strategy to bring mobility to hot-growth markets with the introduction of the Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600, two phones aimed at first-time users in developing regions, such as Africa. |
BusinessWeek
December 4, 2008
Jack Ewing |
South African Companies Unlock Sub-Saharan Africa Versed in the highs and lows of emerging-market development, SABMiller, Standard Bank, and others are expanding across Africa and beyond. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
Jennifer L. Schenker |
Nokia Aims Way Beyond Handsets Nokia will offer multiplayer games, maps, new ways to swap music and photos, and more. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Andy Reinhardt |
Fine Wine, Amour, and Mobile Games France is a force in the latest wireless craze: Video games for phones. And Venture capitalists are pouring in cash. Chalk up a high score for France, home to two of the top mobile gamemakers. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
Will Rewiring Nokia Spark Growth? CEO Jorma Ollila's plan for the phone giant: go after both economies of scale and innovation. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
Europe's Dealmakers Are Dialing Again The post-bubble telecom doldrums are in the past, and Europewide consolidation is all the rage. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo a Go-Go on Moto Phones Motorola, the second-largest cell phone manufacturer, will start packing Yahoo applications. |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2007
Jack Ewing |
Upwardly Mobile In Africa How basic cell phones are sparking economic hope and growth in emerging - and even non-emerging - nations. |
Home Toys
August 2003
John Barrett |
Disconnected: Consumers and the Mobile Phone Industry Telecommunications companies have spent heavily on mobile phone technologies, but subscriber growth is slowing. The industry has not presented the technologies to consumers in a meaningful, attractive package. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Calestous Juma |
Africa's New Engine As Africa's middle class grows, policymakers should place a premium on regional economic integration and the associated investment in infrastructure, technical training, and support of entrepreneurs. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004
Manjeet Kripalani |
Mobile Telecoms Find Nirvana India has become a red-hot market for cell-phone operators. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Stanley Reed |
The Middle East: Where Western Telcos Fear To Tread Egypt's Orascom is building a telecom empire by entering risky markets all over the Mideast and offering affordable plans. |
InternetNews
February 13, 2006
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Buys MotionBridge The acquisition of mobile search provider MotionBridge will help take Windows Live mobile. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
France Telecom: Please Hold Given that the company sports a yield greater than 4%, patient, income-oriented investors should not hang up on these shares. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Dexter Roberts |
China Mobile's Hot Signal China Mobile is the world's biggest cellular carrier. Now it's planning to get even bigger. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Dave Mock |
Make the Call: The Best Bets in Chinese Telecom China's calling: Are you going to answer? There are several good opportunities for telecom investment here. China Telecom... China Netcom... China Mobile... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Dave Mock |
China Mobile Still Ringing As China Mobile shares continue to soar, the higher price leaves less room for opportunity. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Bruce Einhorn |
A Global Telecom Titan Called...ZTE? China's No. 2 cellular-gear maker, ZTE Corp. has launched a campaign to break into the ranks of Nokia and Motorola. |
InternetNews
May 11, 2005 |
RealNetworks Buys Into Mobile Games The company's acquisition of European mobile gaming company Mr.Goodliving helps it tap into a potential $430 million market. |
Wired
December 2000 |
Play by Play The European wireless wars at a glance... |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Bruce Einhorn |
The Chinese Handset Wars Are On After years of lagging multinational rivals, Chinese handset makers are growing fast. Now they're aiming for Western markets. |
InternetNews
August 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
India Worth More Than Outsourcing Telecom vendors pursue a burgeoning Indian market for products and services while mindful that some hurdles remain. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Bill Mann |
Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East What do Africa and the Middle East have in quantities that are unequaled anywhere else in the world? Potential. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
Time to Answer the Vodafone 3G services should spur this UK-based mobile behemoth's growth in 2007. At a recent price of $27 per ADS, Vodafone currently trades at roughly 12 times forward earnings estimates of $2.16 per share. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Dueling Fools: China Mobile Bear There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Chinese cell-phone powerhouse. For investors, there are clear risk factors. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Tim Hanson |
The Way to Play Africa Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. Will it ever be stable for U.S. investors? |
InternetNews
September 8, 2004
Jeff Goldman |
Cellular-to-WLAN Roaming Specification Published Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) is intended to get mobile devices to work with WLANs, and has the backing of names like Sony, T-Mobile, Cingular, and many more. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Macromedia Buys Mobile UI Specialist Macromedia, in the process of being acquired by rival Adobe, has purchased Mobile Innovation, which makes interfaces to improve the user experience of mobile devices like smartphones and handheld computers. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Dave Mock |
Dueling Fools: China Mobile Bull Rebuttal While the landscape will definitely change for China Mobile in the future, its position is still strong enough to make it an attractive investment. |
InternetNews
May 25, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Mobile Phone Sales on a Roll? The big guys enjoyed record sales in the first quarter, but the smaller ones may be in for a battle. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Julia Hanna |
IT and Africa: Getting the Lay of the Land There is a cell phone boom in Africa, but the market for many other technologies is hit or miss, a panel of experts said. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Dave Mock |
Dueling Fools: China Mobile Bull Taken all together, China Mobile's story of rapid and profitable growth foretells great things to come for this wireless giant. Investors, take note. |
Bank Technology News
October 2004
Shane Kite |
Electronic Payments: Turning a Cellphone Into a Mobile Wallet A hit overseas, digital-content downloads are becoming hot credit vehicles in the U.S. thanks to firms like Valista and Qpass. Banks should take this threat seriously. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2004
Jeff Fischer |
Nokia Connects The world's mobile phone giant surprises with strong results. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo Mobile Open to Windows Yahoo's suite of applications tailored for the small screen is now available to phones using Microsoft's Windows Mobile. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2008 |
Report: U.S. Telecom Growth Slower Than Abroad The U.S. telecommunications industry will grow at a slower rate than the global industry in the coming years as the wireless and wired markets mature, the Telecommunications Industry Association said on Friday. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
Tom Mudd |
R&D Strategy Is Key To Success Kurt Hellstrom, president and CEO of L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co., talks to IndustryWeek about the technology industry's tumultuous ride... |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
China Unicom's Fading Signal Hear that investors? It's the sound of China Unicom playing second fiddle to China Mobile. |
InternetNews
August 27, 2004
Michael Singer |
Nokia, Vodafone to Drive Mobile Java Sun lines up two mobile giants to simplify Java specifications. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
Don't Hang Up on China Mobile Ignore the near-term static. Shares of China Mobile should ring up further gains in '07. |
