France's largest carrier Orange topped an annual quality review of mobile services carried out by the country's telecoms regulator, while Iliad's Free Mobile lagged competitors.
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Business bandwidth demand lights up once dark fiber sector
U.S. businesses' burgeoning demand for data and video is fueling a revival in fiber optic services, an industry once decimated by overbuilding during the dotcom era.
KDDI joins rivals with new prices to lift revenue per user
Japan's No. 2 wireless carrier KDDI Corp on Wednesday unveiled flat-rate plans that are likely to raise monthly bills for most smartphone users using its KDDI au service, tracking similar moves by rivals trying to fend off pressure from free message applications such as Line.
Google sets sights beyond smartphones at annual developer conference
Google Inc (GOOGL.O) (GOOG.O), whose Androidsoftware reigns as the world's dominant smartphone operating system, will step up efforts to make inroads into cars, televisions and other devices at its annual developer conference this week, sources familiar with the matter said.
Australia's Asaleo to raise $617 mln after pricing IPO at middle of range -sources
Toilet paper and tampon maker Asaleo Care Ltd will raise A$656 million ($616.6 million) in Australia's second-largest initial public offering (IPO) of the year after pricing its offer near the middle of an indicative range, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Russia asked Twitter on Monday to block access to a dozen accounts it deems "extremist", the head of the country's telecoms watchdog said, as Moscow seeks greater control over Internet sites based beyond its borders.
Nest, the Google Inc-owned maker of smart thermostats and other home automation products, will allow other companies to create apps that communicate with its devices.
For decades, medical technology firms have searched for ways to let diabetics check blood sugar easily, with scant success. Now, the world's largest mobile technology firms are getting in on the act.
A group of influential Internet moguls aim to fix what they refer to as the "big money problem" in Washington politics by, well, raising cash, forming a Super Political Action Committee (PAC) called Mayday
Gemalto NV, the French digital security company, said on Friday that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected its patent claim relating to the Android smart phone operating platform.
A U.S. judge on Thursday said she had concerns about approving a $324.5 million settlement involving Apple,Google and two other tech companies in a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to avoid poaching each other's workers.
The European Commission has told Ireland it may investigate more companies as part of a probe into the country's tax practices, after announcing a formal probe into Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) Irish subsidiaries, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Japan's leading Liberal Democratic Party said it decided against regulating bitcoin for the time being, after the collapse of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox prompted them to consider more scrutiny of the virtual currency.
Sony Corp Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said on Thursday that the Japanese consumer electronics company was not thinking of splitting off or listing its entertainment business.
