ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003 UPDATES
A Common Language in a Wireless Babel
Vodafone is stepping up to impose order on the jumble of incompatible phone standards -- a move the industry badly needs if it's to grow
Telecom's Future: Made in China?
At the industry's global confab, the most telling development is the emergence of Chinese upstarts with the potential to become giants
These Wireless "Phones" Rate a Wow!
Asian handset makers are unveiling next-generation devices that offer video, gaming, and even audio of unprecedented quality
Telecoms Will Date, Not Mate
Instead of '90s-style acquisition fever, expect partnerships to become the new strategy, even though they're much more difficult
Telecom's Hottest Tech, Coolest Gadgets
A nifty advanced handset, a GPS-wireless service, a SIMple fix to secure Net payments, and more -- all at Telecom World 2003
How the Net Can Save Telecoms
Even better than helping carriers cut costs, Internet-based technology will let them offer new -- moneymaking -- services
Telecom's Dangerous "Pricing Game"
Solomon Trujillo, CEO of French mobile carrier Orange, says the stress should instead be on services that improve users' lives
Welcome to Telecom World, Circa 2003
While it may not match the last confab in '99, this year's show has plenty of big-picture visions, gee-whiz devices -- and hype
Time for New Thinking in Telecom
Here's a start: Microsoft's linkup with Vodafone, which is aimed at developing industry standards that could benefit all players
For Telecom, Wireless Signals Hope
The industry sees growth in mobile data and Wi-Fi -- and challenges from regulators and its own lack of market insight
It's "All about Broadband Wireless"
Intel's Sean Maloney says the "disruptive" force of this technology will be felt by entire industries
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The Wireless Challenge
Can big phone companies prevail in a brave new world of mobile and the Internet?
The Mobile-Phone Plan of the Future?
In Germany, O2's Genion is gaining popularity by letting subscribers make cheaper calls from their "home zone"
Online Extra: O2 Hits Home with Genion
Rudolf Gröger, the German mobile carrier's CEO, on how its "home zone" calling service, is fueling growth
Online Extra: The "Tremendous Shift" to Wireless
Siemens' Rudi Lamprecht has a "bold" prediction: "In 2010 every new phone in Europe will be 3G-capable"
Where Net Phones Are Really Ringing
Internet telephony is taking off in Japan, and that's making long-line players nervous
Leapfrogging Past Long Lines
Cell-phone use in Nicaragua, as in many other Latin nations, already exceeds that of fixed lines
Online Extra: BellSouth's Latin Ambitions
Regional President Ralph de la Vega says it has a long-term outlook and a goal of being No. 1 or 2 in each country
A Wireless World
In a few years, mobile phones will dominate U.S. communications
Online Extra: Telecom Picks from a Pro
Clariden Communications' Phillip Sundquist talks about why the sector is looking good again
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The Dearth of Broadband
Despite the EU's push, Europe still lags well behind Asia and the U.S. in competitive high-speed services
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Vodafone: Suppliers Better be Ready for 3G
CEO Arun Sarin warns: "We'll bring our formidable size to bear on vendors to ensure that there is interoperability"
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DoCoMo: Forget 4G
The Japanese wireless operator says fourth-generation mobile networks are 10 years away
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Handset makers are dragging their feet on 3G devices, but MM02 CEO Peter Erskine reckons on adequate supplies for large scale launches next year
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Gates Locked on Mobile Vision
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says data is on an unstoppable march into the mobile world in his keynote address at the ITU Telecom World conference
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