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Ericsson withdraws from cable

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:13 +0800

Ercisson has revealed plans to shutter its cable manufacturing operations, and cut around 350 jobs in the process.

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Vodafone's annual profit crashes

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:58:24 +0800

Vodafone’s southern European operations are weighing the firm down, more than offsetting a 30.5% rise in Verizon Wireless’ contribution to group profits in the year to end-March.

ZTE dismisses EU probe talk

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:56:28 +0800

Chinese vendor ZTE is offering a robust defense against a potential EU subsidy probe, despite admitting receiving no official notice of an investigation.

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MeeGo spin off unveils first smartphone

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:55:02 +0800

Finnish smartphone designer Jolla has announced the first smartphone that will use its open-source Sailfish OS, and revealed plans to ship the device in some European markets by the end of the ye

Geotab taps EU, Asia Pac telematics

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:07 +0800

North American fleet telematics firm Geotab is establishing a foothold on Europe and Asia Pacific through a deal with machine-to-machine specialist Telenor Connexion.

Demand for alternative smartphone platforms emerges

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:30 +0800

The Android and iOS smartphone operating systems continue to dominate the global market, but there are indications of solidifying demand for alternatives, according to IDC.

Ericsson against EU probe on China

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:34 +0800

Europe, Asia Pac offer cheapest LTE

fmmonteverde — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:57 +0800

Europe leads the world in terms of typical LTE pricing, but operators in the Middle East offer the highest average monthly data allowances, figures from Tariff Consultancy show.

EU trade chief warns of China subsidy probe

fmmonteverde — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:51 +0800

European Union (EU) authorities are moving towards a competition probe of Huawei and ZTE over claims the firms are using Chinese state support to flood the EU with low-cost telecom kit.

Investors lose faith in Apple

fmmonteverde — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:13 +0800

Nearly three quarters of Apple investors have lost faith in the firm’s ability to innovate, heaping more pressure on the vendor after it lost ground to Samsung in 1Q13.