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NTT DoCoMo feels the need for speed
NTT DoCoMo is testing equipment designed to download speeds up to 300 megabits per second -- nearly 100 times faster than its current cellular system. The Japanese operator expects the new network to be finished by 2009. The Boston Globe/Associated Press (7/13)

Business & Industry Watch

Motorola CEO getting Internet pressure

Ed Zander, CEO and chairman of Motorola, could find himself under attack by a group that wants to see him ousted. A campaign to rid Motorola of Zander includes blog posts, video clips and an online petition. Motorola declined to provide comment.  ClipSyndicate (7/12) America's Network (7/13)

Report: Hanaro Telecom draws no domestic bidders
South Korea's second-largest broadband operator Hanaro Telecom has attracted no domestic players in a preliminary bid, according to this article. Lack of enthusiasm in the bidding process means the deal may not get the high price previously expected. Forbes/AFX News Limited/Thomson Financial (7/13)

China Netcom executive moves to China Unicom
China Netcom Group, a fixed-line operator, has stated that executive director Miao Jianhua and nonexecutive director and vice chairman Tian Suning have resigned. China's second-largest telecom operator, China Unicom Ltd., announced that Miao had been appointed as executive director of the company. Forbes/AFX News Limited (7/12)

Google CEO: "Viacom is a company built from lawsuits"
Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against Google over copyright infringement heated up today when Google CEO Eric Schmidt bashed Viacom for using litigation as its foundation for growth. The Washington Post/Reuters (7/13)

Technology Trends

Forecast: Europeans will double spending on Web ads in five years
Rapidly spreading broadband access likely will propel an increase in European Internet spending in the next five years, predicts the research company Forrester. Internet advertising spending will more than double in five years to become nearly one-fifth of total European media budgets by 2012, Forrester said. The Guardian (London) (7/13)

Analyst urges China to continue broadband growth
Concerned that a digital divide could separate China's city and country populations, a research consultant has urged broadband firms to continue expanding into smaller cities and the rural areas as large cities now are peaking. Broadband expansion could help replace revenue the country lost in development of other new technologies. CRN (U.K.)/vnunet.com (7/13)

Research: Suite bests breed in today's market
The key to decreasing total cost of ownership is to adopt a best-of-suite approach, according to new Telecom Advisory Services research commissioned by Amdocs. Best-of-suite saves more money than best-of-breed for companies pressured to reduce time to market and costs, TAS said. Telephony Online (7/12)

IBM aims for India's Vodafone
IBM is in talks with the Indian unit of Vodafone, part of the company's aims to grab more outsourcing deals from Indian companies. India is the world's fastest-growing mobile market, adding more than 6 million users a month. The Financial Express (India) (7/13)

IP Download

Report: Two-thirds of consumers want TV to link with Web
A new report found that two-thirds of consumers want their TVs to link with the Internet. "The awareness and demand for media home networking is growing rapidly among consumers," iSuppli analyst Steve Rago said. Electronic Engineering Times (Asia)/InformationWeek (7/11)

Startup lets you call using e-mail address
Israeli startup Yoomba has announced an online service that enables instant-messaging and Web-based calling to anyone with an e-mail address. "Up until now, various instant messaging services have been closed systems," Yoomba CEO Elad Hemar said. "We allow you to communicate with all your e-mail contacts by bringing them into one place." USA TODAY/Reuters (7/12)

Regulatory & Legislative

Verizon Wireless says open access will hurt innovation
Verizon Wireless has taken issue with the FCC's call for open access to the wireless spectrum. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants consumers to be able to attach any device and application to a small portion of the country's wireless spectrum, but Verizon Wireless general counsel Steven Zipperstein said a "one-size-fits-all mentality" would stifle creativity. The Register (U.K.) (7/13)

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