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• Mobile phones to the rescue

  Mobile phones have yet again proved their worth to society after the big role they played in the Boxing Day Asian tsunami disaster.

• Around the world in ... NFC and contactless payments

  The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.

• Mobile phone companies join forces on Linux

  Four mobile handset makers are teaming up with two mobile operators to develop a new Linux software platform for mobile devices.

• Alcatel to buy part of Nortel wireless unit

  Alcatel said last week that it plans to buy some of Nortel Networks' wireless access infrastructure equipment for US$320 million in an effort to beef up its 3G wireless business in Europe and Asia.

• Shareholders approve Alcatel, Lucent merger

  Alcatel and Lucent Technologies shareholders approved Alcatel's $11 billion acquisition of Lucent on Thursday, ticking off another hurdle in the companies' plans to consolidate their businesses.

Blogs (1)

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  Telstra: once bitten, twice ... why not?

  The mobile market in India, I recently learned, is racing towards 300 million -- and doing so at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month, according to the latest government figures.

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• Around the world in ... In-flight connectivity

  There are fewer and fewer places in the modern world where Internet access and mobile signals can't be found. The inside of an in-flight aircraft has remained one of the connectivity-free bastions -- but that's all about to change.

• Looking beneath the net neutrality surface

  IBRS advisor Guy Cranswick argues that the use of net neutrality is an aggressive manoeuvre to retain market share and withhold change in the telecommunications market.

• Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home

  If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.

• Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

  Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

Reviews (1)

• Ericsson World Phone I888

  Travel alot? need a mobile phone that travels well too? Sure, you could buy one of those monster satellite phones, but unless you've got thousands of dollars to spare and don't mind lugging around a brick, it's not a practical solution.

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