Archive for June, 2007
Beijing’s Wireless Olympic Games
June 30th, 2007The 2008 Olympics in Beijing looks set to become a testbed for a mix of new wireless technologies, both homegrown and foreign.
TD-SCDMA, the locally-raised 3G technology, will take center stage during the Olympics, thanks to the push by the government.
China earlier this year extended pre-commercial testing of the home-grown 3G standard to 10 […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
June 30th, 2007June 11, 2007 — Gas down The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. fell a little more than 7 cents in the past three weeks, marking the first drop since mid-Jan uary, an industry analyst said yesterday. The na tional average for self- serve, regular unleaded gas was $3.1090 a gallon […]
Bell Canada backs buyout offer
June 30th, 2007OTTAWA: Bell Canadas directors endorsed a buyout offer Saturday from the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Providence Equity Partners, the company said in a statement.
If approved by shareholders, the deal would be Canadas largest takeover to date, worth about 51.7 billion Canadian dollars, or $48.8 billion, after assumption of debt and other factors, and […]