Yahoo still in trouble: several top managers would quit the company. Brad Garlinghouse in charge of communication tools, was supporting a re-organization the portal; Qi Lu, executive VP in charge of search engine technologies would also be on the leave;...

A few set of market information released this week: According to Juniper Research, there would be 816m mobile banking customers by 2011, generating some 37bn transactions per year. Bank of America currently has 1m mobile customers after one year of service....

Denmark : there currently were 6.2m mobile users, 2.8m fixed lines, 2m broadband subscribers, 363k VOIP users and 48k triple-play subscribers. Africa : 300 m mobile subscribers and a mobile penetration rate of about 30%, of which 82m in West Africa and...

ALU has bought Motive for about $68m. Motive is a developer of service management software for telecom. It also reinforces its position in the Carrier Ethernet market with the combination of MPLS, PBB (Provider Backbone Bridging ) and VPLS (virtual private...

ALU has signed a $1bn 3G frame contract with China Mobile, including a core network, radio systems, transmission, IP routing equipment, and related services. It has deployed a WiMAX network for Worldmax (NL) in Amsterdam. ALU has deployed its new PBB/VPLS...

Sprint Nextel introduces new rate plans for family in an effort to keep its customers. For two lines and 700 calling minutes , it will cost $70 a month (a voice-only service); for two lines and 1500 minutes and unlimited messaging, it will cost $100 a...

Worldmax (NL) will gradually open its WiMAX 802.16e network in Amsterdam (NL). T-Mobile Germany announced it will sell the iPhone 3G for as low as €1 with a plan worth €69 a month with a commitment for 24 months. Everywhere mobile operators are planning...

Qualcomm increased its FY3Q earnings forecast by almost 9%, due to higher-than-expected sales and better than expected ASP for CDMA devices. Lehman Brothers increased its estimates by 1.5% in 2008 and 1.7% in 2009. Oppenheimer has lowered its estimates...

The WiMAX Forum announced that 10 mobile WiMAX products get the official seal of approval for 2.5 GHz (four base stations and 6 terminals). Yes, base stations are certified to assure connectivity on any certified base station from any terminal certified....

ALU is considering closing its North Carolina plant in Charlotte (mainly focused in switching) due to cost saving plan. Denny Marie Post is joining T-Mobile USA as CMO. Leap Wireless International named Walter Berger as its new CFO.