Telecompaper

Qualcomm has improved its full-year results outlook. The mobile chipmaker now expects annual sales of USD 10.3-10.5 billion, up from an earlier estimate of USD 10.0-10.4 billion and a reported USD 8.8 billion last year. The chipmaker estimates annual EPS at USD 1.77-1.79, with the effect of the new licensing agreement with Nokia put at USD 0.07-0.13 per share. That compare... | Read

UK ISPs have settled their long-running dispute with the music industry over illegal file-sharing in a new protocol agreement back by the government. The government had threatened to impose legislation on the industry if it did not reach an agreement on self-regulation. The agreement includes the ISPs Orange, BT, Virgin, Tiscali, BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse. The deal will... | Read

Ericsson has won a prime integrator revenue assurance contract with Telefonica across Latin America. Ericsson will provide business consulting and systems integration services for Telefonica´s fixed and mobile operations in the region, including financial-risk evaluation and revenue assurance life-cycle management, supported by technical analysis. Additionally, Ericsson wi... | Read

Siemens is in talks with a new possible buyer for its business telecom network equipment developer Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN). The new bidder is US investor The Gores Group, according to sources from the German financial industry cited by the Financial Times Deutschland. Siemens has been trying for two years to find a buyer for SEN. To make the business more i... | Read