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EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

Cellular News  Nov 20 09

EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service. Full story...

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Verizon Wireless Brings Forward LTE Handset Availability

Cellular News  2 hours ago

Verizon Wireless has brought forward the expected launch date for its first LTE based mobile phone by around six months to the middle of next year.

Qualcomm Seeking to Bid in India's BWA Spectrum Auction

Cellular News  2 hours ago

Qualcomm is reported to be preparing to bid for BWA radio spectrum in India in a move to push LTE services at a time when 3G networks will only just be starting their own deployment.

Google Deal to Buy AdMob Coming Under Scrutiny

Cellular News  4 hours ago

Google's US$750 million acquisition of mobile advertising agency, AdMob may be facing regulatory hurdles in the USA after the FTC requested sworn declarations from industry firms, including competitors regarding their merger.

The Wireless Infrastructure Good News: 2009 Not As Bad As Feared

Cellular News  4 hours ago

There is no doubt that 2009 was a bad financial year, and there were fears at its beginning that the wireless infrastructure market would see a severe downturn.

FINALLY: Apple Developing Multi-Tasking Support For The iPhone

Cellular News  4 hours ago

Apple is working on a solution to one of the iPhone's biggest failings -- lack of multi-tasking support for third party applications -- AppleInsider reports.

Turkcell Tests 42.2Mbps Download Speeds

Cellular News  4 hours ago

Turkcell's network has tested its 3G network to a data download speed of 42.2 Mbps. Turkcell added that it is preparing to provide its customers with these speed levels later in 2010.

Fitch Affirms Indonesia's XL's National Rating with Stable Outlook

Cellular News  9 hours ago

XL's ratings reflect its entrenched third position in Indonesia's cellular market, reasonable growth prospects, and strategic importance to its Malaysian parent, Axiata Group Berhad (86.

MTN Revenues and Profits Down on Currency Fluctuations

Cellular News  9 hours ago

South Africa's MTN Group has reported full-year revenues up by 9.2% to R111.9 billion (US$15 billion), although it would have been a further 11 points higher had currency changes not affected the South African Rand and Nigerian Naira.

Motorola to Put Microsoft Tools into Google Backed Android Platform

Cellular News  11 hours ago

Motorola has inked a deal with Microsoft to put its Bing branded mobile search engine and maps services on its Android based smartphones.

Turkcell Fourth-Quarter Profits Down 45%

Cellular News  11 hours ago

Turkey's Turkcell has reported that its fourth-quarter revenues declined by 3% to US$1.47 billion, mainly due to a reimbursement based on previously announced regulatory decisions as well as a declining contribution from Group companies.



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