Economic View: The Buried Treasure in Your TV Dial
Selling the radio spectrum that is used for over-the-air television would create a bonanza for the government (and even make our smartphones work better).
Archive for the 'Telephones and Telecommunications' Category
Italian Billionaire Surrenders to Police in Money Laundering Probe
Silvio Scaglia, who founded Fastweb, Italy’s biggest telecommunications company after Telecom Italia, surrendered after arriving in Italy early Friday.
Telecom Italia Delays Results Because of Money-Laundering Scandal
Telecom Italia delayed the release of its results after officials seized 300 million euros in connection with a money-laundering scandal.
A Wish List of Features for the Next Round of Cellphones
As mobile phones reach a plateau of innovation, what can we expect from the next generation of mobile devices? Here are six features that could help move mobile technology forward.
A Conference Keen on Finding Open Communication
Experts say the state of play for apps is a cacophony of incompatible software that threatens to slow the growth of the mobile Internet.
Reuters BreakingViews: A Difficult Stretch in a Telecom Deal
Bharti Airtel’s plan to buy the African assets of Zain worried investors who fear the company can’t afford it.
Mexican Broadcaster Buys 30% Stake in Telecom Unit
Grupo Televisa hopes to add wireless and broadband data services to its existing portfolio of pay TV offerings.
Bharti Airtel Bids for Zain’s African Phone Customers
Bharti Airtel, the largest Indian mobile phone company by subscribers, confirmed on Monday that it is in talks to buy the African assets of the Kuwaiti telecom company Zain for about $10.7 billion.
Bharti Airtel Bids for Zain’s African Phone Customers
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile phone company by subscribers, offered to buy the African operations of the Kuwaiti telecommunications company Zain in a deal valued at about $10.7 billion.
Motorola Confirms New Plan to Split Itself
Motorola will reorganize itself into two independent companies by the first quarter of 2011, with its mobile handset unit to be combined with its set-top boxes in order to be spun off into a publicly traded company.