International Business News - SKM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The weak economy is catching up to the telecom industry, analysts said Wednesday, slashing ratings on half a dozen equipment suppliers and an operator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/sector-snap-telecom-suppliers-downgraded.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:36:28 EDT South Korea's SK Telecom Corp. is in talks to buy struggling U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., business news channel CNBC reported Tuesday An agreement would be at best weeks away, CNBC said, citing people familiar with the talks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/cnbc-korean-carrier-in-talks-to-buy-sprint.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:20:37 EDT An index of South Korean ADRs slipped Tuesday after the nation's central bank cut its economic growth forecast, saying tepid domestic demand is unlikely to improve. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/adrs-in-focus-south-korea-index-slides.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:44:34 EDT Virgin Mobile USA Inc. is buying Helio LLC, a struggling cell phone carrier that was founded to bring the advanced features of South Korean phones to the U.S. market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/virgin-mobile-to-buy-helio-for-39m.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:03 EDT Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/virgin-mobile-introduces-unlimited-calling-plan.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:45:03 EDT Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/virgin-mobile-introduces-unlimited-calling-plan.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:17:55 EDT The tech sector's attention was captured by two major deals this week, as Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.2 billion and CBS Corp. agreed to acquire CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/tech-roundup-hp-nabs-eds-cbs-grabs-cnet.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:29:55 EDT Virgin Mobile USA Inc. said Wednesday it is in preliminary talks with South Korea's SK Telecom Co. about possible "strategic options," a phrase that usually suggests a buyout or major investment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/sk-telecom-in-strategic-talks-with-virgin-mobile.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 16:45:21 EDT Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/verizon-wireless-to-introduce-linux-phones.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:23 EDT Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan $99.99 a month on Tuesday, a move that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA and weighed down stock prices for all U.S. mobile carriers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/cell-carriers-price-battle.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:15:08 EST Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan $99.99 a month on Tuesday, a move that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA and weighed down stock prices for all U.S. mobile carriers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/cell-carriers-in-price-battle.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:08:21 EST Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan Tuesday for $99.99 a month, an offer that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility. Verizon Wireless was apparently the first major carrier to make an "unlimited" plan available nationwide with no domestic roaming or long-distance fees. Its announcement was all but five hours old when AT&T announced its own unlimited plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/verizon-wireless-at-t-in-price-duel.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:45:38 EST Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan Tuesday with no roaming or long-distance fees for $99.99 a month, an offer that could spark a price war among carriers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/verizon-wireless-sells-unlimited-plan.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:16:10 EST South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has approved _ with conditions _ the proposal by wireless operator SK Telecom Co. to buy a large stake in the country's second-largest broadband service provider for $1.15 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/skorea-regulator-oks-1-2b-telecoms-deal.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:59:52 EST Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio LLC, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented cell-phone provider. Dayton, who also founded the Internet service provider EarthLink Inc., will be replaced at Helio by Wonhee Sull, formerly the company's president and chief operating officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/helio-ceo-leaves-job-to-president.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:19:58 EST Sprint Nextel Corp. reached out to a familiar face Tuesday in its search for a leader to overcome disappointing subscriber numbers and make the nation's third-largest wireless provider competitive again. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071218/embarqs-hesse-is-new-sprint-nextel-ceo.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:31:38 EST