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Topic: Telecommunications Sector

  
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Merrill Lynch Phones Ahead

BY Paul C. Judge
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:31 AM

The Wall Street giant is making a major bet on Internet-based telephony as a way to improve service and enhance flexibility. Here's a case study on the promise and pitfalls of technology-driven innovation.READ»

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VoIP Crescendo

BY Shonan Noronha
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:10 AM

With the increasing availability of broadband Internet connection, the buzz on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has reached an all time high.READ»

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DARRIN CADDES   |  Comment

The "Power Funnel" and Other Design Innovations in Plantronics' Discovery 975 Headset

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 9:04 AM

The company's chief designer gives Fast Company an exclusive interview about the design ideas behind the new Discovery 975 Bluetooth headset.READ»

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PLANTRONICS   |  1 comment

The Strange Design Philosophy Behind Plantronics's New Voyager Pro Headset

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Apr 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM

Plantronics's successor to its much-loved Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset doesn't go on sale until tomorrow. (Best Buy got its shipment a few days early, due to a stocking mishap.) But we got a hold of a test model, and we're giving ...READ»

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BOOST   |  2 comments

Thanks, Recession! Cell Plans to Get Cheaper

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 2:36 AM

Perhaps the only shot that Mobile carriers will have at growth in 2009 will be to cheapen their plans. It never used to be this way, according to the AP; it was once the carrier with the slickest phones and the most capacious ...READ»

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BANKRUPTCY   |  13 comments

If Sirius XM Died, No One Would Miss It

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Sirius XM [SIRI] is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday, due to a $175 million debt maturing this weekend that the company can't pay. If satellite radio as we knew it disappeared, would it really matter? Granted, ...READ»

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VoIP: Taking Advantage of Your Infrastructure's<br></br> Architectural Value

BY Kate Carroll de Gutes, Technology Reporter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Integrating a Voice over Internet Protocol system into your existing infrastructure can help you cut the cost of staying connected with business partners, branch offices and employees in the field.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  2 comments

Time (Zone) Travelers

BY Scott Kirsner
Relevancy Score: 98
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:51 AM

It's becoming the essential competitive edge: the ability to hopscotch the globe, switching countries, cultures, and languages as easily as the rest of us change clothes. Meet some folks who are really living the borderless life.READ»

SALES + MARKETING   |  1 comment

Special Offers? Wait a Minute.


Relevancy Score: 93
Thu Jun 24, 2004 at 12:25 PM

I was moving into an apartment on Broadway about a month ago and was going to hook up my place with cable, phone line and the Internet. Verizon was touting a package of DSL service that costs $29.99 a month and a wireless router ...READ»

STARTUPS   |  Comment

Countdown to Relaunch!

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 89
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:16 AM

Intelsat has helped make global communications work -- while struggling to succeed as an international agency that answers to many different governments. Now it's up to Ramu Potarazu, Intelsat's privatization czar, to make the agency a real company.READ»

CABLE   |  1 comment

Converging Multimedia

BY Jill Szendrodi
Relevancy Score: 84
Wed Jun 4, 2008 at 7:58 AM

Any ideas on how the convergence between cable, entertainment, phone companies, cable companies, VOD, Cell Phones will turn out?  Who will be the major players?READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

Fast Cities Struggle to Go Wireless

BY Elise Waxenberg
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 11:07 AM

Whether it's delivering Internet to low-income people, busting up a high-speed monopoly, rebuilding a battered community or making their workers more efficient, hundreds of the nation's cities are itching to build wireless networks, often with noble goals in mind. But cities moving too fast to make fast connections are finding some unexpected roadblocks along the way. READ»

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T-MOBILE   |  1 comment

T-Mobile Bringing Back Zeta-Jones for "Mobile Makeover" Campaign

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 82
Wed May 20, 2009 at 12:22 PM

T-Mobile will bring back former-spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones to launch a new marketing push reminding viewers that, chances are, they are paying too much for their wireless plans. And to ensure their claims aren't dismissed as a ...READ»

MOBILE   |  Comment

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 76
Mon Jun 2, 2008 at 3:09 PM

Today chipmaker Qualcomm [NASDAQ: QCOM] debuted a concept slider mini-notebook computer that could cost as little as $300 and offer 3G wireless access. The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ...READ»

BACKUP SUPPORT   |  Comment

All about Broadband Service and More

BY Cornel Iakobcsuk
Relevancy Score: 71
Sun Oct 25, 2009 at 5:09 PM

The easiest way to explain it is that broadband is the term used to define the channel between our computers and the internet. READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT   |  1 comment

Sirius Competition

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 71
Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 5:06 PM

It seems the rivalry continues. Sirius has acquired the rights to NASCAR. We are getting quite a game of leap frog between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. It is strange that the partnership doesn't start until 2007. ...READ»

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INNOVATION   |  3 comments

Philips Portable VoIP Phone For Those On the Go

BY Stephen L Rose
Relevancy Score: 70
Wed May 28, 2008 at 12:58 AM

I wrote several months ago about a device called MagicJack. It's a VoIP adaptor for those looking to use their own home phones as a VoIP phone. I got a lot of emails from people stating that they were looking for a more portable and ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

BY Fast Company staff
Relevancy Score: 69
Thu Jun 5, 2008 at 6:20 PM

The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ultra-small and low-power chips with its slim and compact design. READ»

@HOME   |  Comment

T-Mobile Enters VOIP With "@Home" Service

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 69
Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM

Since much of the country isn't ready to part with their dear landlines in favor of a mobile-only life, T-Mobile [FRA:DTE] is convinced they can grab a slice of the action from the incumbent service providers by introducing a new ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

T-Mobile Enters Home Phone Market

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 67
Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 1:36 AM

T-Mobile's @Home service promises to do what Vonage did before it, offer families choices for their landline service. The mobile phone company also plans to offer this choice at an exceedingly low cost -- only $10 per month. If ...READ»

3G   |  Comment

T-Mobile Expands 3G Service

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 67
Thu Aug 7, 2008 at 12:35 AM

There's a lot of buzz about "3G" in the mobile phone world -- not least of all with the iPhone 3G from Apple [NADSAQ:AAPL]. But what exactly is 3G, and why do some phones and locales have it, and others don't? 3G is ...READ»

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CABLE TV   |  3 comments

Time Warner's Antics in Wilson, N.C. Give Another Reason to Snip the Cable

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 64
Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 7:04 AM

Ah, Time Warner Cable--friendly supplier of your choice of cable TV and broadband internet. Or, as residents in Wilson, North Carolina are finding out, not friendly at all: TWC is trying to close their community-based, cheap, and ...READ»

BLOGJAM 2006   |  Comment

Astroturf by Lobbyists: An Assault on Democracy?


Relevancy Score: 64
Mon Aug 14, 2006 at 6:50 PM

Sometimes corporate people will create fake fronts for their cause, to convince Congress that there's actually public support for their cause. Common Cause, formed to speak truth to power, has a great report on fake sites Wolves in ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT   |  1 comment

Digital Lifescapes Headline News

BY David Deans
Relevancy Score: 63
Sat Jan 19, 2008 at 1:13 PM

Latest headlines... the intersection between the communications and media industry. Digital Lifescapes | Technology, Media, TelecomREAD»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Chief Zookeeper

BY Christine Canabou
Relevancy Score: 63
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

Job Titles of the Future: Elias ShamsREAD»

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