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. 2008-08-20T07:28:19Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Broadcom-stock-predicted-to-rise-40/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543003?ref=25 Broadcom's stock could shoot up as much as 40% as the chip-maker grabs part of the "smartphone" market, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543003null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Enterprise-demand-for-broadband-access-rising-Ovum/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543006?ref=25 Enterprise demand for broadband access will continue to grow with China and India leading the way, a report from research firm Ovum said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543006null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/iPhone-shaking-up-Japans-mobile-phone-industry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543005?ref=25 The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at Softbank Mobile, quoted by an AFP report, said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543005null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Enterprise-demand-for-broadband-access-rising-Ovum/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543007?ref=25 Enterprise demand for broadband access will continue to grow with China and India leading the way, a report from research firm Ovum said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543007null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/CDMA-is-not-dead-yet-says-ABI-Research/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543008?ref=25 Although the overall dynamics of CDMA markets are overshadowed by the hype around UMTS/HSPA and the migration to LTE, CDMA operators continue to upgrade their networks to provide capacity for higher numbers of bandwidth-intensive data services, a report from ABI Research said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543008null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germanys-Siemens-was-lax-on-anti-corruption-rules-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543004?ref=25 Siemens ignored its own anti-corruption procedures in a slush fund scandal that has brought down a number of former group executives, Spiegel magazine, quoted by an AFP report, said. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/543004null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/Apple-gets-away-with-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542720?ref=25 Users get silent treatment on iPhone glitches 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542720null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Taiwans-Foxconn-issues-profit-warning/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542719?ref=25 Foxconn International expects unaudited net profits for the six months to June 30 to "show a significant decline" from a year ago, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542719null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-hires-former-Finnish-official-to-head-corpor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542717?ref=25 Nokia has hired former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho as the firm's new head of corporate relations, an AFP report said. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542717null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Google-readies-launch-of-Android-powered-iPhone-ri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542715?ref=25 Google is teaming with T-Mobile and HTC to launch a new interactive smart phone, a UPI report, citing various sources, said. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542715null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Telenor-files-appeal-on-28b-damages-ruling-in-Russ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542718?ref=25 A Siberian court has held Telenor liable for US$2.8 billion in damages in a suit alleging it delayed Russian operator Vimpelcom's acquisition of a Ukrainian firm, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542718null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/New-BlackBerry-expected-very-soon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542716?ref=25 The new BlackBerry model should be coming to North America within a month now that RIM has started selling it in Germany and Chile, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/342008/542716null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis/Telcos-tread-lightly-into-mobile-advertising/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542447?ref=25 Ad are expected to become a standard feature for tier 1 operators, but they'd better be relevant and targeted 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542447null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Ghana-approves-controversial-telecom-sale/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542445?ref=25 The Ghanaian parliament ratified the controversial sale of a majority stake in state-owned Ghana Telecom to Britain's mobile phone giant Vodafone, which the opposition says is a sellout. 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542445null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/IPhone-connectivity-woes-due-to-hardware-issues-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542443?ref=25 Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple's new iPhones most likely results from a hardware problem introduced during mass production, a Swedish technical magazine reported. 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542443null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Lower-projections-for-US-online-video-ads-seen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542444?ref=25 Research company eMarketer is sharply reducing its spending projections for online video advertising, saying the market hasn't been as strong as the firm had previously estimated. 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542444null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+John+C.+Tanner/ADSL-tweaks-for-efficient-video-transmission/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542448?ref=25 Broadband operators look to milk more efficiency out of their ADSL lines 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542448null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/No-delay-on-Indias-3G-auction-says-official/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542446?ref=25 India's auction for 3G wireless spectrum is not expected to be delayed, a government spokesman, quoted by a Reuters report, said. 2008-08-15T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542446null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Dialog-Telecom-taps-Alcatel-Lucent-for-converged-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542200?ref=25 Alcatel-Lucent announced that Dialog Telecom, a Polish telecomms operator, has selected Alcatel-Lucent's convergent payment solution for its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542200null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Virgin-Mobile-USA-earnings-plunge-50/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542196?ref=25 Virgin Mobile USA's second-quarter profit fell 50% and revenue declined on slower customer growth and weaker cell phone usage by existing users amid the anemic US economy, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542196null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/EBay-eyeing-stake-in-South-Koreas-Gmarket/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542197?ref=25 EBay is in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542197null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/EU-regulators-seek-probe-on-mobile-phone-fees-abro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542198?ref=25 European Union regulators wil examine the costs of mobile phone charges that are made abroad, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542198null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/India-adds-more-than-6m-GSM-users-in-July/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542199?ref=25 India added 6.42 million mobile users in July in its GSM-based telecom networks, an industry body said. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/542199null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/A-tele-recession-or-not/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541984?ref=25 The stock market and property news is dismal, but the telecom sector is giving mixed signals on its health 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541984null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Hundreds-protest-plan-to-sell-Ghana-Telecom-to-Vod/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541982?ref=25 Hundreds of people staged a protest outside Ghana's parliament against the sale of 70% stake in state-owned Ghana Telecom to the UK's Vodafone Group, an AFP report said. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541982null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sprint-eyeing-sale-of-Nextels-iDen-network/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541980?ref=25 Sprint Nextel is considering a sale of the Nextel wireless network it bought in 2005, but may have trouble finding a buyer for an asset whose value has plunged about 80% to an estimated US$5 billion, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541980null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/It-pays-to-go-green/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541985?ref=25 Problems related to climate change and rising energy costs lack simple solutions, but Asian telcos can take steps to prosper amidst these challenges 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541985null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Australias-top-carrier-posts-14-profit-growth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541981?ref=25 Telstra missed expectations with a 14% rise in second-half profit and forecast growth in the year ahead that was also below analysts' expectations, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541981null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/BT-unit-open-to-more-acquisitions-exec-says/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/541983?ref=25 BT Global Services is still open to the possibility of making acquisitions in order to expand its portfolio, Fran?ois Barrault, CEO of BT's IT services division, said. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/541983null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Expert-warns-of-more-hacker-attacks-against-iPhone/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535243?ref=25 Hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide, security specialists, quoted by an AFP report, said. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/535243null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Broadband-growth-plummets-in-Q2-report/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535247?ref=25 The number of new high-speed internet subscribers in the US fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/535247null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/RIMs-BlackBerry-gets-10-of-mobile-market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535246?ref=25 For the first time, RIM's BlackBerry cornered 10% of US cell phone sales in the second quarter in a market that grew more than 5% despite economic concerns. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/535246null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Yahoo-says-users-can-decline-more-targeted-ads/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535245?ref=25 Yahoo will let its web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest internet company to break from a common industry practice as US Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/535245null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Motorola-The-new-CEOs-real-challenge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534944?ref=25 Co-CEO Sanjay Jha has strong experience in wireless, but his most important task is dismantling the mobile-phone unit's bureaucratic culture. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534944null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Google-says-investment-in-AOL-crumbling/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534939?ref=25 In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google believes its US$1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534939null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Apples-iPhone-takes-a-toll/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534945?ref=25 With the debut of the new iPhone 3G, rival phonemakers and wireless operators--and possibly Apple--will feel the impact 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534945null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/TNZ-Back-from-the-brink/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534946?ref=25 The worst may be over, but mobile still the biggest weakness 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534946null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/Let-the-Games-begin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534943?ref=25 US viewers miss opening ceremony on the web as well as on TV 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534943null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/VoBB-to-drive-IP-telephony-growth-says-report/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534941?ref=25 IP telephony carrier equipment revenues are projected to grow by an average of 9% per year through 2012, driven mostly by the expansion of voice over broadband (VoBB) services, according to Dell'Oro Group. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534941null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/India-plans-for-biggest-IPO-on-track/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534942?ref=25 India revived its plans to float state-owned telecoms BSNL in the country's largest-ever IPO, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534942null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Verizon-agree-with-unions-on-new-3-year-deal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534940?ref=25 Verizon Communications and two unions representing 65,000 workers who had threatened to strike within hours agreed on a new three-year contract that provides 10.5% wage increases and changes in retirement benefits, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/332008/534940null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germanys-Deutsche-Telekom-says-Q2-earnings-fall/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534695?ref=25 Deutsche Telekom's second-quarter net profit dropped 35% as the strength of the euro, the continued exit of traditional landline consumers and higher debt costs ate into revenues, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534695null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/New-Zealand-top-telco-reports-155-dip-in-earnings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534696?ref=25 New Zealand Telecom posted a 15.5 % fall in full year adjusted profit as increased competition eroded its market dominance and reduced margins. 2008-08-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534696null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Internet-security-flaw-also-affects-email-says-exp/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534693?ref=25 A newly discovered flaw in the internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept email messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said. 2008-08-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534693null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Google-offers-free-music-search-service-in-China/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534694?ref=25 Google launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-08T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534694null 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http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Motorola-clinches-deal-worth-431m-in-China/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534475?ref=25 Motorola won multiple network expansion orders worth US$431 million from the world's top mobile operator, China Mobile, in the first half of 2008, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534475null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Authorities-charge-11-suspects-in-credit-card-frau/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534472?ref=25 Authorities have cracked what is believed to be the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever, involving the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534472null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/US-Indian-firms-team-up-on-mobile-banking-for-the-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534473?ref=25 India's Grameen Solutions, an affiliate of Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus' Grameen Bank, this week teamed with Obopay, a for-profit mobile payment company based in California, to bring banking to a billion poor people using cell phones. 2008-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534473null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Internet-security-hole-getting-fixed-experts-say/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534133?ref=25 A giant vulnerability in the internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to web sites under their control. 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534133null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/Faster-service-roll-outs-through-SOA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534135?ref=25 SOA adoption will enable the faster roll out of services, promote re-usability and flexibility, provide better SLA management, and lower the cost for new implementations 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534135null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Lawmakers-demand-info-on-web-tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534132?ref=25 A congressional committee wants the largest US telecommunications and internet companies to explain whether they target online advertising based on consumers' search queries and web surfing habits, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534132null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Cisco-beats-forecast-confirms-guidance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534131?ref=25 Networking leader Cisco beat forecasts with its fourth-quarter result and gave investors heart with confirmation of its guidance. 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534131null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Cablevision-plans-to-spin-off-business-units/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534134?ref=25 Nine months after shareholders rejected a takeover, Cablevision Systems is considering several options to boost its stock price including spinning off some of its diverse holdings. 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/534134null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/IOC-chief-faces-grilling-on-internet-censorship-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533805?ref=25 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge was accused of backtracking on promises of press freedoms Saturday and some internet sites remained blocked less than a week before the Beijing Games begin, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533805null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Japan-plans-launch-of-smog-observation-satellite/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533810?ref=25 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is considering building and launching a geostationary satellite to observe, around the clock, air pollution coming to Japan from China and other East Asian countries, local media reported. 2008-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533810null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Motorola-appoints-Qualcomm-exec-to-head-handset-un/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533804?ref=25 Motorola snagged Sanjay Jha, the COO of Qualcomm and a star of the wireless industry, to head its handset division as that unit prepares to become an independent company, an AFP report said. 2008-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533804null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Greek-carrier-wants-court-to-look-at-Siemens-slush/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533808?ref=25 Greek telephone company OTE wants a German court to force engineering giant Siemens to reveal whether it paid bribes to OTE employees to secure a huge contract. 2008-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533808null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Verizon-resumes-talks-with-unions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533806?ref=25 US giant Verizon Communications is back in talks with two unions about new labor contracts for 65,000 workers, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533806null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Due-to-Q2-loss-Nortel-shares-plunge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533465?ref=25 Shares of Nortel Networks plunged after the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider second-quarter loss and forecast a tough economic environment ahead, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533465null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Japans-Kyocera-says-quarterly-earnings-drop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533468?ref=25 Kyocera posted a 1% drop in quarterly profit, hit by price declines for mobile phone parts in China and weak printer sales in the US, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533468null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germanys-Siemens-sells-cordless-phone-unit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533466?ref=25 Siemens sold an 80.2% stake in its cordless phone unit to fellow German firm ARQUES Industries, cementing its departure from the telephone business, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533466null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/Why-ICTs-wont-save-the-planet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533471?ref=25 The mere presence of ICTs won't impact greenhouse gas emissions 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533471null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Yahoo-board-unscathed-from-annual-shareholders-mee/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533464?ref=25 Yahoo's board emerged largely unscathed from the company's annual meeting as a subdued crowd of shareholders raised few questions about the directors' rejection of Microsoft's US$47.5 billion takeover bid, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533464null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/India-seeks-global-players-in-3G-auction/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533469?ref=25 India plans a global auction for the airwaves needed to offer 3G mobile phone services, a move that could rake in billions of dollars for the government, an AFP report said. 2008-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/322008/533469null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Nokia-cuts-mobile-phone-prices-puts-pressure-on-ri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533176?ref=25 Nokia is cutting prices for many of its handsets in July, according to market data and industry sources, putting further pressure on its rivals' already thin profits, a Reuters report said. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533176null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Gores-Siemens-buy-One-big-bet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533180?ref=25 Buyout specialist Alec Gores sees promise in Siemens' troubled telecom business. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533180null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/SampP-gives-negative-rating-to-Alcatel-Lucent/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533177?ref=25 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Paris-based telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent to "negative" from "stable," an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533177null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Motorola-posts-small-profit-surprises-investors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533175?ref=25 Motorola surprised investors by reporting a small profit for the second quarter and revealing it had shipped more cell phones than in the first quarter, an Associated Press report said. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533175null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Google-Symbian-Cooperation-needed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533179?ref=25 The field is crowded with efforts to build open source software for cell phones; the players would get more mileage--and better compete with Apple and Microsoft--by working together. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533179null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/France-Telecom-first-half-earnings-plunge-on-tax/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533178?ref=25 France Telecom reported a 18% drop in first-half net profit as tax and financing costs increased. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/533178null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Japans-top-carrier-reports-413-rise-in-profits/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532885?ref=25 Japan's leading mobile carrier DoCoMo's profit for the April-June quarter jumped 41.3% from a year earlier on strong sales of mobile phone handsets and a rise in the number of subscribers, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532885null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Government-led-project-to-rebuild-redesign-interne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532884?ref=25 A massive project to redesign and rebuild the internet from scratch is inching along with US$12 million in government funding and donations of network capacity by two major research organizations, according to an Associated Press report. 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532884null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/YouTube-faces-799m-lawsuit-in-Italy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532882?ref=25 Mediaset, the media empire founded by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, is seeking at least US$779 million in damages against Google's YouTube service for allegedly misusing video produced by Mediaset, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532882null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Court-allows-extradition-of-hacker-to-US/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532883?ref=25 Gary McKinnon, accused of breaking into military and NASA computers in what he claims was a search for UFOs, allegedly causing nearly US$1 million in damage, has lost his appeal against extradition to the US. 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532883null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sony-earnings-plunge-47-on-weak-mobile-sales/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532621?ref=25 Sony posted a bigger-than-expected 47% fall in quarterly profit and cut its outlook, hurt by its struggling mobile phone joint venture with Sweden's Ericsson, a Reuters report said. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532621null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Germanys-Siemens-plans-lawsuit-against-11-former-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532624?ref=25 Siemens plans to sue two former CEOs and nine other ex-executives for alleged supervisory failings in a corruption scandal that has cost the company millions in fines and damaged its reputation. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532624null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/BT-acquires-Silicon-Valley-based-Ribbit-for-105m/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532623?ref=25 BT has acquired Ribbit Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based "Telco 2.0" platform company, for US$105 million in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532623null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Online-threats-materializing-faster-IBM-study-show/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532622?ref=25 Online criminals are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532622null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Opinion+%26+Analysis%3A+Robert+Clark/The-AlcaLu-train-wreck/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532625?ref=25 Tchuruk, Russo pay the price for wrong bet on CDMA 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532625null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Commentary/Maximizing-Wimax-value-with-fixed-voice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532320?ref=25 Markets with high charges for fixed-line rental or voice calls represent an opportunity for new-entrant Wimax operators 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532320null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/China-largest-carrier-to-spend-117b-on-network-upg/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532318?ref=25 China's leading fixed-line phone company, China Telecom will spend 80 billion yuan US$11.7 billion in the next several years to expand the network of its new mobile phone business, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532318null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Bell-Canada-cuts-2500-jobs-aims-to-reduce-costs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532316?ref=25 Bell Canada will cut 2,500 jobs, or 6% of its work force as the firm streamlines management to lower operating costs just ahead of its impending US$35 billion takeover by a private equity group, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532316null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Verizon-beats-expectations-reports-12-rise-in-Q2-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532317?ref=25 Verizon Communications's second-quarter earnings rose 12%, the company said, while revenue was slightly shy of expectations and customers disconnected their landlines faster than before, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532317null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Telecom-Italia-wants-network-access-guarantor-for-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532319?ref=25 Telecom Italia is proposing the creation of a network access guarantor to guarantee its competitors easier access to its network, a Total Telecom report said. 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/532319null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/AOL-trims-down-services-to-cut-costs-focus-on-ads/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531978?ref=25 AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/531978null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Chinas-online-population-base-overtakes-US/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531980?ref=25 China's fast-growing population of internet users has surpassed the US to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online at the end of June, China Internet Network Information Center said. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/531980null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Motorola-plans-to-restructure-home-networks-mobilt/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531977?ref=25 Motorola will restructure its home and networks mobility unit into three separate businesses, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/531977null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Samsung-Q2-profit-surges-on-strong-sales/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531979?ref=25 South Korea's Samsung Electronics reported that second-quarter net profit grew 51% compared with the same quarter last year led by its liquid crystal display and mobile phone businesses. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/312008/531979null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/South-Koreas-Hynix-to-close-chip-plant-in-Oregon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531752?ref=25 Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, will close its only US factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines buffeting the industry, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531752null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/ATampT-earnings-give-hope-to-telcos/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531757?ref=25 The largest U.S. phone company's 30% profit jump suggests that the economic slump may not be as harsh as expected for some telecom service providers 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531757null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Qualcomm-forecast-falls-short-of-analysts-expectat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531755?ref=25 Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance that fell short of Wall Street targets, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531755null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/STMicroelectronics-shares-on-Q2-performance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531754?ref=25 US-traded shares of STMicroelectronics jumped after the Switzerland-based chip maker posted a smaller second-quarter loss and, excluding items, adjusted earnings above Wall Street's expectations, an Associated Press report said. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531754null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Satellite-radio-firms-agree-to-pay-to-settle-compl/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531753?ref=25 Approval of a merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies was imminent after the pair agreed to pay to settle charges they violated federal rules. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531753null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/BusinessWeek/Nokia-Qualcomm-settle-their-feud/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531758?ref=25 Qualcomm shares soar on news that the three-year spat will end with a swap of licenses for cell technologies 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531758null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/BSkyB-challenges-Apple-in-music-deal-with-Universa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531756?ref=25 Britain's largest pay-TV firm, BSkyB, is to launch an online subscription music service and has signed the world's largest music group, Universal, as its first partner in a deal that could challenge Apple computers. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531756null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Qualcomm-shares-rise-as-Nokia-trial-gets-delayed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531532?ref=25 Qualcomm delayed the release of its fiscal third-quarter results after a Delaware judge postponed the start of a trial pitting the company against Nokia in a dispute over licensing fees. 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531532null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Sony-Samsung-team-up-to-create-wireless-standard/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531533?ref=25 Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home. 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531533null HTML http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/Daily+News/Amazon-profits-double-beats-analysts-estimates/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531531?ref=25 Amazon.com is not being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, after the firm reported that its second-quarter profits more than doubled and surpassed analyst expectations. 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/data/articlestandard/americasnetwork/302008/531531null HTML