Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for 41 billion dollars (AFP)

Grok Headline matches for Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for 41 billion dollars (AFP)

Cingular in $2.5 Billion Wireless Deal
with T-Mobile

Cingular in $2.5 Billion Wireless Deal
with T-Mobile 07/28/2004 04:47 PM
NewsFactor Network Jul 28 2004 8:14PM GMT

Cingular Wireless selling network to
T-Mobile USA for $2.5 billion

Cingular Wireless selling network to
T-Mobile USA for $2.5 billion 05/25/2004 02:47 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum May 25 2004 5:44PM GMT

Cingular Bid Is Said to Be $35 Billion

Cingular Bid Is Said to Be $35 Billion 02/14/2004 01:15 AM
New York Times Feb 14 2004 5:53AM GMT

Cingular bid said to be $35 billion

Cingular bid said to be $35 billion 02/14/2004 02:46 PM
CNET Feb 14 2004 6:45PM GMT

Intel to invest up to 2 billion US
dollars in Ireland fab

Intel to invest up to 2 billion US
dollars in Ireland fab 05/19/2004 07:16 PM
Xinhua News Agency May 20 2004 0:01AM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars 04/18/2005 08:25 AM
Servihoo.com Apr 18 2005 11:13AM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars (AFP)

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars (AFP) 04/18/2005 11:20 AM
AFP - Adobe Systems have announced plans to buy rival software firm Macromedia with shares for about 3.4 billion dollars in a move aiming to propel the group into digital markets that include mobile phones.

Foreign exchange reserves at 163.7
billion dollars

Foreign exchange reserves at 163.7
billion dollars 05/18/2004 07:17 AM
Maekyung Internet May 18 2004 11:53AM GMT

Microsoft to buy back 30 billion dollars
in stock

Microsoft to buy back 30 billion dollars
in stock 07/20/2004 09:11 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Jul 21 2004 1:24AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo net profit triples to record
5.9 billion dollars

NTT DoCoMo net profit triples to record
5.9 billion dollars 05/07/2004 07:45 AM
AFP via Yahoo! May 7 2004 11:32AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo net profit triples to record
5.9 billion dollars (AFP)

NTT DoCoMo net profit triples to record
5.9 billion dollars (AFP) 05/07/2004 04:57 AM
AFP - Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said its group net profit in the year to March tripled to a record 650 billion yen (5.9 billion dollars) despite fierce competition.

All Computers sues Intel for half a
billion dollars

All Computers sues Intel for half a
billion dollars 05/20/2004 11:47 AM

Microsoft Profit Jumps To 2.69 Billion
Dollars, Misses

Microsoft Profit Jumps To 2.69 Billion
Dollars, Misses 07/23/2004 06:19 AM
Antara Jul 23 2004 9:34AM GMT

Wireless Leader Cingular Wireless To
Deliver 3G Wireless

Wireless Leader Cingular Wireless To
Deliver 3G Wireless 06/22/2004 12:17 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jun 22 2004 3:18PM GMT

Cingular Wireless, the nations No. 2
mobile phone provider, has agreed to
acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless

Cingular Wireless, the nations No. 2
mobile phone provider, has agreed to
acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 09:58 AM
MSNBC Feb 17 2004 1:12PM GMT

Cingular to Acquire AT&T Wireless,
Effecting Relationship of NTT Docomo
with AT&T Wireless

Cingular to Acquire AT&T Wireless,
Effecting Relationship of NTT Docomo
with AT&T Wireless 02/18/2004 02:18 AM
Japan Corp Feb 18 2004 6:55AM GMT

Ericsson and MTN Group sign contracts
worth 1.5 billion dollars (AFP)

Ericsson and MTN Group sign contracts
worth 1.5 billion dollars (AFP) 05/24/2004 10:47 AM
AFP - Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson has signed two contracts to sell mobile network equipment and services to South African telecom operator MTN Group worth 1.5 billion dollars, the company said.

Infosys net profit up 28 percent, tops
billion dollars in sales (AFP)

Infosys net profit up 28 percent, tops
billion dollars in sales (AFP) 04/13/2004 01:48 AM
AFP - Infosys, India's second-largest software exporter, net profit rose 28 percent for the year to March as it became the first domestically-listed IT company to breach the one-billion-dollar revenue mark.

Online sales growing strong, seen over
300 billion dollars by 2010 (AFP)

Online sales growing strong, seen over
300 billion dollars by 2010 (AFP) 08/04/2004 05:11 PM
AFP - US online retail sales are on a strong growth track, and will likely hit 316 billion dollars by 2010, a technology research firm said.

Asia Pacific VPN market seen reaching
5.15 billion dollars in 2009 (AFP)

Asia Pacific VPN market seen reaching
5.15 billion dollars in 2009 (AFP) 05/06/2004 07:20 AM
AFP - The Asia Pacific market for Internet virtual private networks (VPN) is expected to reach 5.15 billion dollars in 2009, up more than 200 percent from 2003, an industry research firm said.

Consortium agrees to pay 11.3 billion
dollars for SunGard Data Systems (AFP)

Consortium agrees to pay 11.3 billion
dollars for SunGard Data Systems (AFP) 03/28/2005 05:53 AM
AFP - A consortium of investment funds has agreed to pay 11.3 billion dollars at 36 dollars a share to buy US software company SunGard Data Systems, the two sides said.

Cingular Wireless ups bid for AT&T
Wireless as tender deadline passes (AFP)

Cingular Wireless ups bid for AT&T
Wireless as tender deadline passes (AFP) 02/14/2004 04:02 PM
AFP - Cingular Wireless upped its bid to buy AT&T Wireless from 30 billion to an estimated 34 billion dollars as the deadline for bids passed Friday, it was reported.

Adobe gobbles up Macromedia in
pure-stock buy out worth 3.4 Billion
Dollars

Adobe gobbles up Macromedia in
pure-stock buy out worth 3.4 Billion
Dollars 04/18/2005 07:54 AM
Adobe Systems and Macromedia have long been seen as rivals in the "creative software" field. Both companies have announced that Adobe will be purchasing Macromedia in a deal that leaves Macromedia fans wondering what'll happen to their favorite software.

Japan phone giant NTT June quarter net
profit 1.7 billion dollars (AFP)

Japan phone giant NTT June quarter net
profit 1.7 billion dollars (AFP) 08/05/2004 10:24 AM
AFP - Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said that it posted fiscal first quarter to June net profit of 185.8 billion yen (1.7 billion dollars), with a sizeable contribution from its mobile phone unit.

Another Billion into Networks, as Sprint
PCS Heads for 3G; Cingular Makes Plans,
Too

Another Billion into Networks, as Sprint
PCS Heads for 3G; Cingular Makes Plans,
Too 06/22/2004 10:34 AM
Sprint PCS joins the third-generation cellular rush in the U.S. by committing a billion dollars to building a 1xEV-DO network: The company had previously signaled its interest in waiting and then deploying an EVDV (data/voice) network that might have had higher download speeds and integrated voice into the same 3G footprint. Now they say that some markets will have their brand of service year's end with many more in 2005. Cingular, meanwhile said today that UMTS could appear as soon as next year. Cingular had recently expressed doubts that with the current available spectrum they could deploy 3G data networks before 2006. Now, they plan a trial of two kinds of UTMS: one operates at 384 Kbps (unclear if this is the rated speed or the typical speed), and another at up to 14.4 Mbps. That's megabits per second. Trials will start in Atlanta this summer, and extend in 2005 to the rest of the country. AT&T Wireless, which Cingular is in the middle of acquiring, has reiterated its plans in the last few months to try UMTS's W-CDMA flavor in a few cities by the end of 2004. T-Mobile's plans are obscure, but EDGE (2.5G/100 Kbps) should be on its way. Nextel will most likely pursue a private cell data plan with higher speeds but that use none of the popular flavors. Suddenly, some towns with no-better-than-modem wireless speeds could have four competing cellular data networks with 100 to 400 Kbps average download speeds. (All of these flavors ostensibly have restricted uploads of about 50 Kbps, however.) Expect price competition. At $80 per month flat for Verizon Wireless's high-speed network, the race to the bottom will start in earnest. Verizon Wireless will still likely have a leg up by offering service first in most competitive cities....

Microsoft Corp. reported on Thursday a
profit of 1.32 billion US dollars for
its third fiscal quarter ended Ma

Microsoft Corp. reported on Thursday a
profit of 1.32 billion US dollars for
its third fiscal quarter ended Ma 04/22/2004 10:47 PM
Xinhua News Agency Apr 23 2004 2:48AM GMT

Adobe Acquires Macromedia for $3.4
Billion

Adobe Acquires Macromedia for $3.4
Billion 04/18/2005 02:54 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 18 2005 4:51PM GMT

Adobe Acquires Macromedia in $3.4
Billion Stock Deal

Adobe Acquires Macromedia in $3.4
Billion Stock Deal 04/18/2005 02:54 PM
E-Commerce Times Apr 18 2005 4:52PM GMT

Research and Markets: Fixed Wireless,
WiMax, and WiFi Markets at $2.4 billion
in 2004 are Anticipated to Reach $12.4
Billion by 2010

Research and Markets: Fixed Wireless,
WiMax, and WiFi Markets at $2.4 billion
in 2004 are Anticipated to Reach $12.4
Billion by 2010 03/31/2005 03:03 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14679) has announced the addition of Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010 to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP)

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP) 02/13/2004 06:37 PM
AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid Friday to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP)

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP) 02/17/2004 08:44 AM
AP - Cingular Wireless, the nation's No. 2 mobile phone provider, won the bidding war to acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless for nearly $41 billion, a deal that could create the nation's largest cell phone company.

Cingular + AT&T Wireless?

Cingular + AT&T Wireless? 12/23/2003 05:45 PM
Lots of speculation that Cingular is weighing a merger with or acquisition of competitor AT&T Wireless. While we like the idea of there being more,...

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B 02/17/2004 10:06 AM

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless 02/13/2004 09:07 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 1:12AM GMT

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G?

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G? 02/17/2004 11:44 AM
Cingular has successful bid for AT&T Wireless -- and where's the data discussion in all this?: The coverage of the AT&T Wireless deal focused almost exclusively on customer acquisition, marketing budgets, infrastructure, and voice revenue, despite the growing certainty that next-generation (3G) cell data and voice services will be the biggest competitive factors for U.S.-based carriers in the remainder of this decade. AT&T Wireless has nationwide EDGE (about 100 Kbps top realistic speed, but more like high-modem speeds reliably). Cingular has GPRS, but last year was saying they would be building out EDGE quickly, and then hasn't discussed it since. The combined company will obviously focus its efforts on a quicker rollout of W-CDMA, the GSM evolution standard for 3G data/voice, especially with the commitment of Verizon Wireless of $1 billion to fully deploy 1xEvDO (up to 400 Kbps) nationwide this year. (Verizon Wireless has overnight become the No. 2 U.S. carrier, pending approval of the Cingular acquisition of AT&T Wireless.) A not-so-obscure factoid missed in all of the reporting I've seen about AT&T Wireless is its requirement to repay a $6.1 billion -- yes, BILLION -- loan to DoCoMo if they don't have four U.S. cities set up by Dec. 31, 2004, with commercially offered 3G data services. (Here's an article from last July about it.) EDGE is 2.5G and doesn't qualify, as I understand it, but I haven't seen an update on the story. It's strange that in a $41 billion deal a loan of $6.1 billion that would need to be repaid if conditions weren't met that are currently unmet wasn't highlighted as one of the liabilities of acquiring the company. I can only hope that Cingular did more due diligence than some of the business press....

Cingular nabs AT&T Wireless for $41B

Cingular nabs AT&T Wireless for $41B 02/17/2004 07:53 AM
CNN Feb 17 2004 12:19PM GMT

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 05:18 PM
The buyout was signed at about 2 a.m. today after a weekend of bidding and counterbidding between Cingular and Vodafone Group PLC, which pulled out of the discussions.

Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid
(AP)

Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid
(AP) 02/14/2004 12:05 PM
AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 08:33 AM

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Cingular must really like me

Cingular must really like me 02/18/2004 02:23 AM

After suffering through a year of terrible service and living with a broken phone for months while I waited for number portability, I finally switched from Cingular to AT&T Wireless last November, the day that number portability took effect. Cingular did a brief bit of marketing to me to try and convince me to stay with them. They offered new phones and touted their infrastructure upgrades but I could not be swayed. I still switched.

Now they’ve taken extreme measures to get me back as a customer. They bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billion dollars.

Cingular Treo 650 Soon

Cingular Treo 650 Soon 01/06/2005 02:56 PM

OMFG Worst. Trip. Ever. I'm at CES finally, though, and have big, big stuff to talk about. Expect short, bursty posts—not because I don't want to dazzle you with my dick jokes, but because there's just so much to cover, both CES and not.

Here's a little blurp: Cingular's rebate form for the Treo 600 has a check box for the Treo 650 even though it expires January 31st. If that doesn't mean it's going to be out that month, they mean it's going to be out real soon now.

Cing ular Rebate Form [Cingular]

Cingular dials in 3G

Cingular dials in 3G 05/26/2004 06:27 PM

Cingular Sells Out

Cingular Sells Out 05/25/2004 02:43 PM
The nation's soon-to-be (possibly) No. 1 provider sells some big assets.

Cingular, Lucent Rev 3G

Cingular, Lucent Rev 3G 01/04/2005 05:36 PM
Internet News Jan 4 2005 8:36PM GMT

Cingular sweetens the pot

Cingular sweetens the pot 02/14/2004 02:35 AM
USA Today Feb 14 2004 7:14AM GMT

Cingular LG F9100

Cingular LG F9100 12/29/2004 12:01 PM

I really wanted the Motorola A630 to rock, but almost everyone who finally has gotten their hands on one has been less than impressed. This new LG phone for Cingular looks promising, though, if only because it's got a similar form factor and has a focus on IM. The LG F9100 doesn't even have Bluetooth or a camera, which is sort of a bummer, I guess, but I could deal with it if the IM client was well crafted. We'll see soon, I guess, as it's gotten FCC approval.

LG Readies Messaging Phone For Cingular [Phonescoop]

One Cingular sensation?

One Cingular sensation? 02/16/2004 08:12 PM
CNN Feb 16 2004 11:52PM GMT

And the Winner Is...Cingular

And the Winner Is...Cingular 02/17/2004 11:42 AM
Brinksmanship—and a lot of money—finally net Cingular the AT&T Wireless prize for a cool $40.7 billion.

Cingular to AT & #038;T: I Got You, Babe

Cingular to AT & #038;T: I Got You, Babe 02/18/2004 07:51 AM
Cingular is set to acquire AT & #038;T Wireless for almost $41 billion after Britain's Vodafone withdraws from the bidding war. The merger will create the nation's largest cell-phone company.

Treo 600 available from Cingular

Treo 600 available from Cingular 11/03/2003 03:38 PM
Partially ending the mystery of when the GSM version of the Treo 600 would arrive, Cingular has begun taking pre-orders, offering them for $449 with new service activation. Service from AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile is expected "soon." Read...

DoCoMo and Cingular to work on 3G

DoCoMo and Cingular to work on 3G 09/23/2004 09:21 PM
Computer Weekly Sep 24 2004 1:08AM GMT

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless 02/17/2004 11:47 AM
$41 billion. What will the resulting company be, and do? Wow. Dan Gillmor has this to say about why the mega-merger shouldn't worry those concerned about carrier consolidation:

This merger won't necessarily be bad for competition.I've been using AT&T Wireless' GSM service for about a year now. Quality of service is marginal, and the customer service has been a bit lower than marginal. But Cingular, also a GSM carrier, has an even worse reputation. So maybe combining these two networks will create something that offers at least reasonable quality.

Cingular probably overpaid, but it's smart to make this deal in at least one respect. There's only room for a couple of mergers before the market gets too cozy for real competition. While expecting serious antitrust scrutiny from the Bush administration is probably futile, there's probably enough angst in Congress to keep consolidation from being rampant.

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 03:44 PM
Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.

NTT DoCoMo allies with Cingular on 3G

NTT DoCoMo allies with Cingular on 3G 09/23/2004 05:55 PM
Business Day Newspaper Sep 23 2004 8:18PM GMT

Motorola V600 on Cingular

Motorola V600 on Cingular 05/07/2004 01:43 PM
Looks like the Motorola V600, which became available in March on AT&T Wireless, is now available on Cingular, despite the lack of any big fanfare from either company. MobileTracker has a price breakdown--apparently you can get the V600 online from Cingular for as low as $199. Read [MobileTracker]...

DoCoMo's 3G Alliance with Cingular

DoCoMo's 3G Alliance with Cingular 09/23/2004 07:01 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Sep 23 2004 9:51AM GMT

Why Cingular Won't Ditch This Deal

Why Cingular Won't Ditch This Deal 04/23/2004 01:31 AM
Business Week Apr 23 2004 6:06AM GMT

DoCoMo Looking for Cingular Deal?

DoCoMo Looking for Cingular Deal? 09/23/2004 07:01 AM
BWCS Sep 23 2004 11:48AM GMT

DoCoMo and Cingular to partner

DoCoMo and Cingular to partner 09/23/2004 01:18 AM
MobileTracker Sep 23 2004 5:42AM GMT

Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid

Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid 02/14/2004 03:58 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 7:07PM GMT

Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for 41 billion dollars (AFP)

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