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SingTel expects US$2b cable to carry 25% of Asia data traffic
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said its US$2 billion undersea cable, which will link several Asian markets, is expected to carry a quarter of the region's data traffic as demand for such networks doubles each year to 2005.
Sony faces skepticism over Japan's first tracking stock
News Sony Corp and its bankers may have trouble selling Japan's first tracking stock as investors say they see little reason to buy the Internet shares because of concerns over control and performance.
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Ericsson, Sony merge mobile phone units
News Ericsson AB, the biggest supplier of wireless networks, agreed to merge its unprofitable mobile-phone business with that of Sony Corp, the No. 2 maker of consumer electronics, to help stem losses and gain market share.
Motorola denies developing an Android set-top box
News Company clarifies that it's not working on an Android set-top box. Rather, the device it's delivering to Japan's KDDI is based on an OS developed by Motorola called KreaTV.
Tags: Open source, Mobile, Motorola Inc., KDDI Corp., Google Inc., Open Embedded Software Foundation, operating system, phone, software, Google Android
Android set-top box in the works
News Google's open source operating system will soon end up on a set-top box built buy Motorola for a Japanese service provider, according to the blog Android Guys.
Tags: Open source, Consumer Technology, Mobile, TV, KDDI Corp., Device, Cell Phone, phone, Google Android, set-top box
Kyocera may forecast drop in earnings after H2 surge
News Kyocera Corp, the largest maker of ceramic chip packages, will probably indicate second-half earnings rose more than fivefold because of higher sales and a one-time gain from its stake in KDDI Corp.
Japan: Iraq war may affect phone service
News Japanese mobile phone users who subscribe to a global positioning system (GPS) service may face a disruption once war with Iraq breaks out, according to the Kyodo News service.
Sony buys 10% stake in KDDI's cable TV unit
News Sony Corp has acquired a 10 percent stake in a unit of KDDI Corp that supplies Internet connections to cable television subscribers.
Short Take: NTT-ME to start Internet phone service in May
News NTT-ME Corp, a Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp affiliate, plans to start offering low-cost Internet phone service in May.
KDDI, Unicom parent ink wireless technology pact
News China United Telecommunications Ltd, China's second-largest mobile company, and KDDI Corp, its counterpart in Japan, signed an agreement last night in Beijing on cellular and wireless Internet technology, KDDI said in a release through Tokyo Stock Exchange.
DoCoMo signs 44% fewer new cell phone subscribers in May
News NTT DoCoMo Inc, the largest cellular-phone company by sales and market value, said new users in May fell by 44 percent from April after a handset recall.
KDDI receives offers for Tu-Ka mobile ops
News KDDI Corp, seeking ways to pare its US$16 billion debt, said several companies have expressed interest in buying its Tu-Ka wireless operations.
