Stories about: Mobilcom

Lots of companies these days are stretching their hardware and energy dollars by consolidating print, file, DNS, and Web servers on virtualization platforms such as VMware. But not many companies boast of running their entire production infrastructure on virtual machines. An exception is Arvato Mobile, a division of Bertelsmann that builds mobile solutions for network operators, media companies, and Internet portals and delivers digital entertainment content to consumers around the globe.

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Thursday it had increased its share of the world's handset market as it reported slightly increased sales for the third quarter, its first sales growth since last year's second quarter.

Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, lowered its third-quarter sales forecast on Tuesday, reflecting lower-than-expected demand for mobile communications equipment, but maintained its earnings forecast.

Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, reported a 46 percent year-on-year increase in second quarter net profit, on 6 percent lower sales. Excluding goodwill amortization and nonrecurring items, profit increased by 9 percent, it said Thursday.

Mobilcom AG has folded its systems-integration unit for corporate customers ahead of a likely acquisition by France Telecom SA (FT).

German banks are reluctant to partner with mobile-telecommunication companies to provide mobile-payment solutions, according to a study published Wednesday by Mummert + Partner Unternehmensberatung AG.

Two of the six companies licensed to provide 3G (third generation) wireless service in Germany are trying to get a jump on the competition by announcing earlier launches. The long-awaited new technology promises such features as multimedia downloads and faster data-transfer rates using mobile phones.

Stating that there is no gloom at Orange SA, the French mobile phone group on Thursday reported a reduced net loss, compared to pro forma figures for the first half of the year.

Analysts believe that carriers who bid a total of US$46.2 billion for 3G (third-generation) wireless licenses in Germany will try to stick users with the bill, but wonder how much of that stiff overhead customers are willing to absorb.

German ISP (Internet service provider) Freenet.de AG, a subsidiary of MobilCom AG, has acquired a 45 percent stake in games portal provider 4Players GmbH.

France Télécom SA agreed yesterday to acquire a 28.5 percent stake in German fixed and mobile operator MobilCom AG, giving it a foothold in the German telecommunications market.