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PlayPhone Adds SingTel to Its Roster, Betting on “Not Yet Mature” Emerging Markets
And it’s a safe bet, too. Just don’t expect a whole lot of change overnight.Voices
SoftBank Net Profit Surges
SoftBank Corp. said its quarterly net profit rose 44 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong demand for the Apple iPhones its mobile-phone unit offers in Japan.Voices
AT&T’s Profit Rises 4.9 Percent as Subscriber Count Grows
AT&T added 363,000 customers who signed long-term service contracts in the latest period, compared with 151,000 a year ago and 551,000 in the second quarter.Voices
AT&T in Cell Towers Deal With Crown Castle
AT&T Inc. plans to lease a portfolio of cell towers, and sell some others, to Crown Castle International Corp. for about $4.85 billion as the telecom giant cashes in on consolidation among tower operators and seeks to spend its money elsewhere.Stephen Elop Is Now the Microsoft CEO Candidate to Beat
Well, it only cost $7.17 billion, but Microsoft now has a pretty obvious candidate to lead the company as soon as CEO Steve Ballmer vacates the seat he said he would leave within the year.HP Makes a Big Play in Software-Defined Networks
A conversation with HP networking head Bethany Mayer.Voices