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| June 29, 2007 |
iPhone makes its U.S. debut
Apple's widely hyped and speculated iPhone hits store shelves today, amid consumer frenzy that rivals or surpasses that of any product launch in recent history. The phone, which converges a media player, Web browser and cellular device, has raised Apple stock prices more than 30% since its January unveiling. 
ClipSyndicate (6/29) Reuters (6/29) The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press (6/29)
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Analyst: Marketing essential for telecoms
Companies with better marketing will win in the hyper-competitive telecom market, says analyst company Ovum. The company recommends concentrating on promoting customer benefits instead of technology, segmenting customers in more sophisticated manners, innovating on services, and concentrating on building a strong brand. cellular-news (U.K.) (6/29)
Motorola Razr2 premieres in South Korea
Motorola's Razr2 cell phone hit the streets in South Korea today, ahead of next month's global launch. SK Telecom will offer the slimmer version of Motorola's popular phones, with a retail price of about $628. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (6/29)
SingTel to acquire 30% of Pakistan's Warid Telecom
Singapore Telecommunications has announced that it will buy a 30% stake in Pakistan's third-largest mobile operator, Warid Telecom, for an estimated $758 million. Warid, part of the Abu Dhabi Group, launched in 2005 and has nearly 9.7 million subscribers. cellular-news (U.K.) (6/29)
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Study: Europe will reach 5 million PCs connected to HSPA
Analyst firm Berg Insight writes in a new research report that the European mobile-broadband market will hit 5 million connections by year's end. Austria and Sweden top the projections for customers who are signing up for HSPA network services. cellular-news (U.K.) (6/29)
Cisco's shares up on view of set-top-box inventory
A new FCC mandate going into effect Sunday will result in cable companies replacing many of their old set-top boxes, a move that Cisco subsidiary Scientific Atlanta has anticipated by building its inventory of the new devices. Although some analysts see this as creating a potential one-time blip for Cisco sales, Merrill Lynch released a "buy" recommendation for Cisco, sending the company's shares up 2.1% Thursday. Forbes (6/28)
Clearwire debuts VoIP service in Lone Star state
Clearwire has begun offering VoIP services in Texas. Existing Clearwire customers in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls can add telephony service to their wireless high-speed Internet plan. TMC Internet Telephony (6/2007)
Survey: Dutch VoIP users top 2 million
According to market research group Telecompaper, the number of Dutch VoIP users grew more than 17% to 2.1 million in the first quarter, with KPN the largest VoIP provider. Telecompaper writes, however, that growth is expected to slow in the second quarter. Yahoo!/Reuters (6/28)
EU's telecom chief supports DVB-H mobile-TV standard
EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding has voiced her support for the DVB-H mobile-TV standard, saying it was developed in Europe with European money, at least in part. An official decision from the commission is due in July. The Boston Globe/Reuters (6/28)
Two sides tussle over 700 MHz
Criterion Economics has released a study that says Frontline Communications' plan for a shared commercial-public network for emergency use could cost public-safety agencies $9 billion over six years. Meanwhile, Northrop Grumman told the FCC that an open-access, shared commercial-public network for emergency use, as proposed by Frontline, would not compromise first-responder communications. RCR Wireless News (6/28)
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