http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork America?s Network is the only magazine for telecom executives that provides independent, in-depth coverage focused on using infrastructure, applications and services to increase competitive advantage and profits. Telecom decision-makers rely on America?s Network for industry-specific business and profit strategies. Readership includes local and long-distance telephone companies, CATV operators, wireless carriers, and Internet service providers. 2008-05-14T15:33:27Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/iPhone-sold-out-online-in-key-markets-says-Apple/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516830?ref=25 Apple reported that its online stores in the US and UK are sold out of the iPhone, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516830null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Asian-telcos-to-bring-iPhone-to-parts-of-region/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516831?ref=25 SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe Telecom, and SingTel subsidiary Optus have signed an agreement with Apple to offer the iPhone in their respective markets later this year, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516831null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sprint-chief-faces-tough-questions-from-investors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516829?ref=25 Dan Hesse, CEO at Sprint Nextel for less than five months, faced tough questions about the company's continued trouble keeping wireless subscribers, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516829null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Italys-Finmeccanica-buys-military-contractor-for-4/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516828?ref=25 Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica agreed to buy the US military contractor DRS Technologies for $4 billion, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516828null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Ericsson-teams-up-with-Dell-on-mobile-broadband/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516832?ref=25 Ericsson teamed up with Dell to ensure international travellers can stay connected with Dell's next-generation laptops that will support seamless roaming on tri-band HSPA mobile broadband networks. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516832null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Time-Warner-Telecom-reports-narrower-loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516447?ref=25 Data provider Time Warner Telecom's first-quarter loss narrowed considerably on a jump in demand for data and internet services, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516447null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Alcatel-Lucent-form-JV-with-Indias-Reliance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516448?ref=25 Alcatel-Lucent and India's Reliance Communications signed a deal to form a global joint venture. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516448null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-Siemens-secures-150m-deal-in-Iraq/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516449?ref=25 Nokia Siemens Networks has won a 96.5 million euros (US$150 million) order from Zain's unit in Iraq to raise its telecom network's capacity and to combine its two existing core networks, Zain said in a statement. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516449null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Ericsson-wins-new-deal-in-Indonesia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516450?ref=25 Ericsson signed a deal to deliver a mobile softswitch solution to Indonesian telecom operator Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516450null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Dutch-officials-eye-crackdown-on-illegal-online-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516135?ref=25 Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516135null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/EBays-PayPal-rule-angers-Aussie-users/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516134?ref=25 EBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516134null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Indias-state-run-telco-seeks-bids-for-65b-GSM-deal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516136?ref=25 India's state-run telecom firm BSNL has invited bids for a contract valued at over $6.5 billion to supply 93 million global system for mobile communication lines, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516136null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Virgin-Mobile-USA-in-talks-with-SK-source/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516133?ref=25 Virgin Mobile USA and South Korea's SK Telecom, which controls US mobile service Helio, are in early talks on a deal, an industry source, quoted by a Reuters report, said. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/202008/516133null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Wireless/Cablevision-plans-wireless-broadband-network/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515878?ref=25 The new Wi-Fi network in New York will be built out over the next two years 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515878null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Policy/US-lawmakers-introduce-new-net-neutrality-bill/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515876?ref=25 Broadband providers subject to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515876null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Policy/Sweden-auctions-spectrum-for-346m/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515879?ref=25 Intel buys 50-MHz TDD spectrum 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515879null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Business/T-Mobile-USA-adds-nearly-1m-customers-in-1Q/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515877?ref=25 Subscriber base reached 30m milestone 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515877null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Softbank-Q4-net-doubles-with-help-of-tax-credit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515904?ref=25 Outpaces DoCoMo, KDDI for 11th consecutive month 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515904null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Wireless/ARM-will-overtake-Intel-in-mobile-net-devices-repo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515906?ref=25 Proven advantages of the ARM ecosystem in mobile devices will eventually outweigh those of the Intel platform 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515906null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Analysis/Routers-fuel-Carrier-Ethernet-market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515444?ref=25 A technology transition is magnifying further the importance of the residential space as a driver of the Carrier Ethernet market 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515444null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Top-telcos-team-up-on-Europe-India-cable-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515440?ref=25 A construction and maintenance agreement to build the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fibre submarine cable system from the UK to India, has been signed by 16 telecomms companies. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515440null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Alcatel-Lucent-sign-mobile-TV-deal-with-Quantum/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515442?ref=25 A cooperation is to be established in the mobile TV market by communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent and Quantum, a supplier of mobile multimedia devices and software, aimed at developing terrestrial or hybrid mobile broadcast solutions adhering to the new DVB-SH mobile broadcast standard. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515442null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Alcatel-Lucent-hit-hardest-by-slump/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515448?ref=25 The telecom equipment maker has been hurt by a weak dollar and a lack of competitiveness in wireless. But the outlook for the sector overall is stronger 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515448null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Analysis/Accenture-Asian-operator-go-regional/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515449?ref=25 Asian telecom operators seeking scale and new revenue streams will increase the number of mergers, acquisitions and partnerships they take on. This regionalization trend will focus on Asia, with spillovers to regions such as the Middle East and Africa 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515449null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/France-Telecom-reports-revenue-growth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515439?ref=25 France Telecom reported growth in first-quarter revenue and profit margins and said it is ready to seek acquisitions to enhance its presence in both emerging markets and Western Europe, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515439null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Putting-WiMax-on-the-fast-track/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515447?ref=25 Tech giants Google and Intel will partner with Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to develop a $14.5 billion ultra-fast mobile network 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515447null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Clearwire-Sprint-Nextel-to-form-1455b-wireless-fir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515438?ref=25 Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515438null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Intelsat-Panasonic-enter-in-flight-broadband-deal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515441?ref=25 Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics announced the signing of a multi-year service agreement that will result in the next generation of in-flight passenger broadband access. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515441null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Broadband/P2P-if-you-cant-beat-it-fix-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515095?ref=25 Carriers shift their strategy from blocking P2P to making it run more efficiently 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515095null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Vodafone-Telecom-Italia-to-sell-iPhone/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515089?ref=25 Telecoms companies Vodafone and Telecom Italia will both sell Apple's iPhone in Italy, in an apparent break from previous exclusive carrier deals, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515089null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Top+Stories/Disruptive-innovators-shake-up-tech-markets/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515094?ref=25 New entrants in specific technology segments are shaking up various product and service markets, prompting telecom and technology firms to step up their R&D efforts and to involve entities outside their companies in the R&D process. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515094null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-plans-to-release-new-phone-for-China/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515090?ref=25 Nokia will launch a new phone for telecom operator China Mobile, according to a Reuters report. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515090null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Billing/OSS-vendors-on-MampA-hunt/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515096?ref=25 Consolidation accelerates as telecom IT vendors move to strengthen their position in the service fulfillment sector 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515096null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/Telecoms-ever-present-regulators/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515093?ref=25 Still here after all these years 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515093null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nortel-tests-new-Virgin-Media-network/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515091?ref=25 Nortel revealed it is working with Virgin Media and networking company Juniper Networks on trials to enable Virgin Media to meet ongoing network demands. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515091null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Hong-Kongs-Hutchison-group-swings-to-profit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515092?ref=25 Hong Kong group Hutchison Telecommunications International swung to a net profit in the first quarter, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515092null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Qwest-reports-35-plunge-in-earnings-due-to-tax-exp/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515088?ref=25 Qwest Communications International reported its first-quarter net income fell 35% as tax expenses jumped, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/515088null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+John+C.+Tanner/Betting-on-the-4G-patent-pool/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514787?ref=25 Until the patent system can be reworked into something sane, patent pools may be the better bet for 4G and other emerging technologies 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514787null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/SingTel-seeks-bid-for-new-broadband-network/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514782?ref=25 SingTel has partnered with Singapore Power, Singapore Press Holdings and Axia NetMedia to jointly bid for the city-state's planned ultra high-speed broadband network, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514782null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/WTO-orders-deadline-on-Japans-chip-import-rules/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514781?ref=25 The World Trade Organization is giving Japan until September 1 to change its punitive charges on imports of South Korean computer memory chips, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514781null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Yahoo-stock-takes-beating-after-buyout-talks-end/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514779?ref=25 Yahoo's stock took a beating after Microsoft withdrew its 30.6 billion euros (US$47.5 billion) takeover bid, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514779null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Broadband/Always-room-for-fiber/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514788?ref=25 Asia Pacific still rules the global FTTx roost, but while growth is inevitable, fiber's dominance is by no means assured in the region's heterogeneous landscape. And where fiber is flourishing, there's still likely a regulatory incentive behind it 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514788null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/T-Mobile-USA-rolls-out-commercial-3G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514780?ref=25 T-Mobile USA has taken the first commercial step in the rollout of its 3G wireless network by launching its UMTS/HSDPA network in New York City. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514780null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Deutsche-Telekom-looking-at-possible-Sprint-takeov/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514234?ref=25 German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom is examining a possible bid for loss-making US mobile provider Sprint Nextel, a report said. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514234null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/New-Zealands-top-telco-says-earnings-fall-again/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514236?ref=25 New Zealand Telecom reported March quarter net profit fell 28% to NZ$140 million ($109 million), compared with NZ$195 million a year ago, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514236null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Microsoft-withdraws-bid-to-buy-Yahoo-bid/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514233?ref=25 Microsoft withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished internet icon, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514233null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nortel-says-it-will-meet-target-after-posting-loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514235?ref=25 Nortel Networks posted a bigger first-quarter loss as a series of charges weighed on results, a Reuters report said. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/192008/514235null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sony-Ericsson-plans-to-combine-Java-and-Flash/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514006?ref=25 Sony Ericsson is hoping to promote enhanced mobile-phone applications by enabling developers to combine the best of Java and Flash in the same applications, an InfoWorld Daily report said. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/514006null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Regulators-set-cap-on-cell-phone-firm-payments/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514003?ref=25 Federal regulators agreed to temporarily cap a growing subsidy program that paid nearly $1.2 billion last year to cell phone companies that do business in rural areas, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/514003null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/NASA-says-US-French-satellite-ready-for-launch/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514004?ref=25 A US-French spacecraft designed to continue a long-term survey of Earth's oceans has arrived in the United States for its final launch preparations, a UPI report said. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/514004null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Siemens-Q2-profit-slides-on-weak-business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514005?ref=25 Siemens second-quarter net profit slid 67%, weighed down by weaker performance in its major business projects, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/514005null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Chinas-leading-carrier-to-offer-3G-for-Beijing-Oly/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513584?ref=25 Third-generation (3G) mobile phone service is ready for use in the upcoming Beijing Olympics, a Xinhua News report said. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513584null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Alcatel-Lucent-reports-Q1-loss-sees-flat-market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513581?ref=25 Alcatel-Lucent reported a fifth straight quarterly loss and braced investors for a bleak 2008 future, saying the telecommunication equipment market will be flat, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513581null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Time-Warner-reports-36-profit-plunge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513582?ref=25 Time Warner reported a 36% decline in first-quarter profits following an asset sale a year ago, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513582null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Yahoo-outsources-Messenger-phone-calls-to-Jajah/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513583?ref=25 Yahoo is outsourcing the internet telephone functions of its instant messaging program to the startup Jajah, an Associated Press report said. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513583null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/The-real-threat-to-Google/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513183?ref=25 As more consumers browse the Web on their cell phones, the No. 1 search engine must cope with less space to place ads 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513183null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Siemens-says-probe-shows-internal-corruption/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513178?ref=25 The law firm hired by Siemens to investigate corruption claims had found evidence of violations across the company and in several countries, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513178null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Nokia-starts-listening/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513182?ref=25 Tired of losing ground in the U.S. , the handset maker is ready to customize phones for carriers 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513182null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/New-Zealand-Telecom-earnings-plunge-in-Q3/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513180?ref=25 New Zealand Telecom is expected to report quarterly net profit fell sharply as increased regulation and competition erode its market dominance, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513180null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sohucom-says-profits-soar-on-advertising-game-reve/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513181?ref=25 Sohu.com's first quarter profit quadrupled on strong advertising and online game revenue, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513181null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Microsoft-Yahoo-execs-yet-to-talk-as-investors-wai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513177?ref=25 Top executives at Microsoft and Yahoo haven't held any recent discussions to break an impasse that threatens to turn Microsoft's 3-month-old takeover bid into a slugfest, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513177null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/STMicro-shares-rise-on-bright-forecasts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513179?ref=25 European chip maker STMicroelectronics, hit by costs from a spinoff and an acquisition, reported a loss for the first quarter and fell short of Wall Street expectations, but its shares rose on its optimistic outlook, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/513179null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Intel-boosts-Taiwan-WiMax-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512840?ref=25 Taiwan's effort to roll out a nationwide WiMax network got a shot in the arm when Intel said it would invest $500 million in the country, with most of the funding earmarked for the WiMax sector, an Electronic Engineering Times report said. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512840null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Spains-defense-ministrry-orders-ban-on-web-surfing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512841?ref=25 Spain's Defense Ministry has ordered its staff to stop browsing sports and entertainment web sites while on duty, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512841null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Verizon-profits-steady-on-growing-customer-base/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512839?ref=25 Verizon Communications reported steady earnings in a stormy economy, according to an Associated Press report. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512839null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germanys-Freenet-to-buy-Debitel-for-25b/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512842?ref=25 German internet and telecommunications provider Freenet has agreed to acquire mobile telephone operator Debitel for about 1.63 billion euros (US$2.54 billion), an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512842null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Oi-pays-35b-to-control-Brasil-Telecom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512586?ref=25 Brazil's Oi telecommunications company announced will pay 5.9 billion reals (US$3.5 billion, €2.2 billion) for control of the nation's No. 3 fixed line carrier in a deal supported by the government to spur competition, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512586null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Worldwide-mobile-phone-sales-up-14-in-Q1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512584?ref=25 Global mobile phone sales continued to surge in the first quarter, when shipments reached 282 million despite an economic downturn, a research firm said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512584null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Europes-GPS-satellite-blasts-into-orbit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512587?ref=25 An experimental satellite for a much-delayed European Union rival to the United States' GPS navigation system blasted into orbit Sunday after a successful launch atop a Russian rocket, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512587null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/Qualcomm-set-for-the-long-term/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512590?ref=25 No sign of wider mobile market downturn 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512590null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Samsung-reports-37-profit-rise/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512588?ref=25 Samsung Electronics' profit rose 37% in the first quarter as strength in mobile phones and liquid crystal displays offset weakness in semiconductors, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512588null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/China-now-has-574m-mobile-phone-users/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512589?ref=25 China currently has 574 million cell phone users, equal to about 44% of its population, state media, quoted by an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512589null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Skype-tests-mobile-applications/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512585?ref=25 Skype has released into open beta testing a client for mobile phones that supports phone calls, chat, and other features of the popular VoIP application, an InfoWorld Daily report said. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/182008/512585null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/NextWave-shares-rise-on-plan-to-sell-spectrum/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512252?ref=25 NextWave Wireless is looking to sell its vast holdings of licenses for US airwaves, which are worth billions of dollars and could allow a new market entrant to create a nearly nationwide wireless network, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512252null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/China-says-it-has-tied-US-for-most-number-of-net-u/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512256?ref=25 By some measures, China has tied the US as the online population leader with its government reporting that the number of internet users there has soared to 221 million, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512256null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-signs-pact-with-Sony-BMG/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512255?ref=25 Nokia has made its second major signing to its Comes With Music Service -- Sony BMG. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512255null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Motorola-loss-widens-as-handset-sales-plunge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512251?ref=25 Motorola lost 124 million euros (US$194 million) in the first quarter, down from 115 million euros (US$181 million) a year ago, thanks mainly to a continued slump in handset shipments. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512251null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germany-to-probe-wireless-carriers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512254?ref=25 Germany's antitrust authorities launched an investigation into whether Deutsche Telekom wireless unit T-Mobile and Vodafone have abused their dominant market positions there, Dutch telecoms carrier KPN said. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512254null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Alcatel-Lucent-Dish-sign-pact-on-mobile-TV-tests/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512253?ref=25 Dish Network and Alcatel-Lucent announced that Dish Network will test the DVB-SH mobile broadcast technology in the US. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512253null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sony-Ericsson-profit-plunges-48/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512004?ref=25 Sony Ericsson's sales, profit and average handset prices all fell in the first quarter as it felt the effects of declining demand for its mid and high-range phones. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512004null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/Sony-Ericssons-revival/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512007?ref=25 The new strategy is sound -- it's now time to execute 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512007null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/DoCoMo-to-open-Japan-wireless-market-with-Linux/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512006?ref=25 NTT DoCoMo would develop Linux-based software for mobile phones with Access in a move that could help open up Japan's wireless market, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512006null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Microsoft-unit-rolls-out-voice-service-for-BlackBe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512005?ref=25 Microsoft's Tellme subsidiary launches an application for the BlackBerry that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses, look up movie times, check traffic and make other queries, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512005null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Google-faces-lawsuit-over-AdSense/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512003?ref=25 An advertiser sued Google in federal court claiming the company deceived him and charged for ads displayed on third-party web sites, even though he left blank an "optional" box that seemed to address the issue, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/512003null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/India-sets-new-rules-for-telecom-industry-mergers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511786?ref=25 India has set revised rules for mergers amongst telecoms firms in the fast growing sector, restricting the market share of the joint entity to 40% of the country's subscriber base, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511786null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Samsung-chairman-resigns-over-scandal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511785?ref=25 Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee was stepping down after 20 years as chief of South Korea's biggest conglomerate in the aftermath of his indictment on tax evasion and other charges, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511785null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Yahoo-profit-rises-in-Q1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511783?ref=25 Yahoo delivered first-quarter results that surpassed analysts' modest expectations, but the performance might not be enough to fortify the internet pioneer's defense against software maker Microsoft's takeover bid, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511783null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/ATampT-Q1-earnings-soar-22-on-wireless-growth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511784?ref=25 AT&T's first-quarter earnings rose 22% as its wireless division saw continued strong growth and the enterprise services division reversed a slide, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511784null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-opens-music-store-in-Australia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511552?ref=25 Nokia Australia opened the doors of its Nokia Music Store, delivering millions of tracks from global hits to local artists and giving consumers the real freedom to enjoy music at their fingertips, 24/7. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511552null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Skype-unveils-plans-for-unlimited-international-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511546?ref=25 Skype, the internet calling subsidiary of eBay, is introducing its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511546null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Court-requires-subpoena-for-Internet-subscriber-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511547?ref=25 Internet service providers must not release personal information about users in New Jersey without a valid subpoena, even to police, the state's highest court ruled. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511547null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/The-iPhone-in-Europe-Lost-in-translation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511577?ref=25 Apple's U.S. blockbuster isn't a hit across the Atlantic. How will it fare elsewhere? 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511577null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/FCC-wireless-auction-faulted/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511554?ref=25 Critics charge that the auction helped AT&T and Verizon Wireless solidify their industry dominance. Some call for tighter regulation 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511554null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/France-Telecom-defends-takeover-bid-for-TeliaSoner/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511550?ref=25 France Telecom defended its possible takeover of Nordic rival TeliaSonera, as its shares hit an 8-month low on concerns the deal would be risky and could destroy shareholder value, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511550null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Japan-Russia-to-begin-using-fiber-optic-link/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511551?ref=25 NTT Communicationsand TransTeleCom of Russia said they will start using a 570-kilometer optical fiber cable connecting Hokkaido and Sakhalin in June to respond to rising demand for fast data transmissions between Japan and Europe as well as Japan and Russia, a Kyodo News report said. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511551null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/ATampT-cuts-4600-jobs-to-shift-resources/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511205?ref=25 AT&T plans to cut about 4,600 jobs, or 1.5% of its work force, to shift resources to growing parts of its business, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511205null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Ecuador-leader-says-America-Movil-bid-insufficient/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511206?ref=25 Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned that Mexican telecommunications company America Movil must leave Ecuador unless it boosts an insufficient second bid to keep its mobile phone service contract in the country, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511206null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/NEC-forecasts-lower-profit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511208?ref=25 Japanese electronics group NEC cut its net profit outlook by 40% for the business year just ended, widely missing the market's consensus due to restructuring costs, a Reuters report said. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511208null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Google-shares-soar-to-record-gain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511207?ref=25 Google's stock soared 20%, restoring 17.7 billion euros (US$28 billion) in shareholder wealth as Wall Street renewed its love affair with the internet search leader after weeks of worry about an online advertising slowdown, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511207null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Austrian-city-implements-cell-phone-crackdown/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511209?ref=25 Taking a cue from France's national railway, which offers phone-free "zen zones" on high-speed trains, Austria's second-largest city this week began ordering public transit commuters to keep their phones on silent mode, an Associated Press report said. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/172008/511209null HTML