Sprint Taps Embarq Head as New CEO Dec 19, 2007
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Sprint rejects $5 billion investment offer: source Nov 30, 2007
By Michael Flaherty and Sinead Carew Nov 30, 2007 Font Size. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp has rejected a $5 billion investment by a group including former chairman Tim Donahue, South Korea's SK Telecom Co Ltd and Providence Equity Partners, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. (ABC News -- Wire)
Report: Sprint Nextel Rejected $5B Stake Nov 30, 2007
The offer came from South Korea's SK Telecom Co. and Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm, according to the Journal, which cited anonymous people familiar with the matter. Sprint rejected the offer without meeting with former Chairman Tim Donahue or the investors, the newspaper said. (ABC News -- Wire)
* Chunghwa, Nokia test Visa handsets Sep 20, 2007
Taipei Times - archives. Chen Lung-chu on Taiwan Status. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Samsung pays most to board members Sep 17, 2007
Hanwha Group and SK Telecom Co. are also on the top 10 list. Kookmin Bank, the nation's largest lender, was found to be the most generous financial company to board members last year. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Asian Stocks Snap a Four-Day Rally as BHP, Posco Slide; Canon Advances Aug 24, 2007
4 billion yuan after the company booked a loss from selling convertible bonds to South Korea's SK Telecom Co., according to figures Bloomberg derived by subtracting first-quarter results from six-month earnings reported by the company yesterday. Insurance Australia's profit dropped 31 percent from a year earlier to A$207 million ($170 million) in the second half ended June 30 on higher payouts for storms and competition in its home market. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Hong Kong Stocks Rally as China Eases Curbs on Investment; Exchanges Jumps Aug 21, 2007
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile-phone operator, will convert $1 billion of bonds into Unicom stock next month to become the Chinese company's second-largest shareholder. To contact the reporter on this story: Darren Boey in Hong Kong at. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
SK Telecom Q2 profit up, Sprint bid talk resurfaces Jul 27, 2007
SEOUL SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile operator, said solid user growth helped it post a modest rise in quarterly profit, and denied a report it was considering a bid for U.S. wireless firm Sprint Nextel. A rise in marketing costs as the company chased more profitable users of third-generation mobile services like video calls and wireless Internet, weighed on the results and SK forecast its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) will fall from last year's... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Sprint Nextel bid talk 'groundless' says SK Telecom Jul 11, 2007
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. Ltd. denied on Tuesday a local newspaper report that it is preparing a bid for Sprint Nextel Corp.. On this topic. (ITworld -- News)
Sprint up after report of SK Telecom's interest Jul 10, 2007
SEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp. surged as much as 16 percent in afterhours trade after a media report South Korea's SK Telecom Co. was preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless company. Shares in South Korea's top mobile phone operator also jumped as much as 4 percent early on Tuesday following the report. (ABC News -- Wire)
Motorola selling RAZR2 phone in S.Korea Jun 30, 2007
The new phone, called Razr2, will be available via SK Telecom Co., Koreas largest wireless carrier by revenue. It retails at about $630 before handset subsidies, Motorola said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Apple's iPhone Faces Tougher Rivals than iPod Jun 28, 2007
A more surprising rival could be the Ocean, a $295 phone designed and sold by upstart U.S. service provider Helio, a venture of SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and EarthLink Inc.. Helio goes after the same tech-savvy, heavy-spending customers that are often Apple fans and has won about 100,000 subscribers so far. (eWeek)
Google chairman says company just ... May 30, 2007
Schmidt recounted Google's history in South Korea as a business since 2004, highlighting its strategic alliances with SK Telecom Co., Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and Daum Communications Corp., as well as its opening last year of a research centre. "The point here is that Google is in Korea because Korea is important, and our commitment and the scale we're going to operate in is just beginning," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
3G operators scrabble for killer apps May 19, 2007
CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS. Mobile operators around the globe are busy rolling out 3G services and upgrades, dreaming of a day when users casually make video calls and download movies, allowing companies to reap several times more revenue per phone. (Scientific American)
Motorola to Debut Razr 2 Phone in SKorea May 17, 2007
It will be available via SK Telecom Co. South Korea's largest wireless carrier, Gill said. He wouldn't comment on pricing. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Earthlink reports first-quarter loss Apr 26, 2007
Helio, the high-end mobile phone that Atlanta-based Earthlink created with South Korea's SK Telecom Co., may lose money until 2009, Earthlink said earlier this year. Sponsored Links. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
SK Telecom CEO sees US venture profitable in 2009 Apr 9, 2007
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Alcatel-Lucent (nyse: - - ) to supply 3G network equipment to Vivendi mobile phone unit SFR. PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel-Lucent said it has won a contract from Vivendi mobile. (Forbes -- Technology)
SKorea's SK Telecom to invest 280.7 bln won in network facilities Apr 6, 2007
SKorea's SK Telecom to invest 280. 7 bln won in network facilities - Forbes. (Forbes -- Markets)
Cell industry gathers under iPhone cloud Mar 28, 2007
One such offering comes from a small, youth-oriented cellular service named Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink Inc. and Korea's SK Telecom Co. that on Monday unveiled a $295 handset called Ocean. Billed as the first "dual-slider," the Ocean marks one of the more radical attempts to help clean the messy intersection between phone calls, text communications, portable media players and mobile Web access. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
* CTIA to showcase latest handsets Mar 28, 2007
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Cell phone show haunted by specter of upcoming iPhone Mar 27, 2007
Indeed, the "preverberations'' from Apple Inc.'s plan to bring its addictive design simplicity and elegance to wireless with the iPhone is palpable across a good many announcements slated for CTIA Wireless 2007, which opens on Tuesday. While the prototype that Apple unveiled back in January instantly drew drools with its slender, sleek looks, the real test will be whether the iPhone's large touch-screen interface rewrites the rules for ease of use when it becomes available in June. As Motorola... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
KTF set to launch HSDPA nationwide Feb 26, 2007
1 GHz, as bigger rival SK Telecom Co.. With existing second-generation services, only top carrier SK Telecom was granted spectrum in the 800 MHz band by the Information Ministry. (Korea Herald, Korea)
SKT set to begin single-band HSDPA service Feb 25, 2007
The nation's largest wireless carrier SK Telecom Co. is set to complete the application of high-speed downlink packet access, or HSDPA, technology to all of its networks by the end of next month, three months ahead the original schedule. Relevant mobile phones that function only on HSDPA networks, called single-band single-mode handsets, will hit the domestic market as early as May this year, SK Telecom said. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Foreigners to take fat dividends Feb 20, 2007
The nation's top wireless operator SK Telecom Co. lowered its dividend return by 11 percent from a year earlier. Out of the top 10 listed firms only Korea Electric Power Corp. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. have yet to disclose their dividend plan. (Korea Herald, Korea)
TU Media raises capital Feb 16, 2007
SK Telecom Co., the largest shareholder, purchased new shares worth 32. 4 billion won. (Korea Herald, Korea)
SK mobile alliance for 3G roaming Feb 13, 2007
SK Telecom Co., said yesterday it joined Asia's largest mobile alliance to expand its wideband-code division multiple access or WCDMA roaming service in the Asia-Pacific region and boost its competitiveness in the third-generation global mobile communications market. Korea's top mobile operator said its executive vice president, Lee Bang-hyung, submitted the company's Bridge Mobile Alliance membership application to Lim Chuan Poh, chairman of the alliance group and CEO of SingTel International,... (Korea Herald, Korea)
Helio sees losses widen, users jump in 2007 Feb 7, 2007
Helio, which hopes to ramp up in the highly competitive U.S. market by going after young customers, expects to post $330 million-$360 million in 2007 net loss, compared with a $192 million shortfall in 2006, SK <017670. Sales are expected to jump to $140 million-$170 million this year from $47 million in 2006, as Helio aims to more than treble its subscriber base to up to 250,000 by end-2007, SK said. (ABC News -- Wire)
SKT hits 70,000 in U.S. subscribers Feb 7, 2007
SK Telecom Co. said yesterday its U.S. mobile phone service Helio secured 70,000 subscribers ... SK Telecom Co. launched the service in May, 2006. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Helio reports subscribers for 1st time Feb 6, 2007
The rare update on operating data came as Helio, a joint venture between EarthLink Inc. and Korea's SK Telecom Co., launched a music store offering wireless downloads for $1. 99 per song. (Bakersfield Californian -- Technology)
KT Freetel fourth-quarter profit falls 2.7% to W106.6b Jan 25, 2007
KT Freetel follows SK Telecom Co. in reporting earnings that missed analysts' estimates. SK Telecom earlier today reported a 38 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit after marketing costs surged 52 percent. (Korea Herald, Korea)
SK Telecom Profit Falls 38 Percent, Missing Estimates, on Marketing Costs Jan 24, 2007
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile-phone operator, posted its biggest profit drop in 10 quarters after offering more handset subsidies to keep customers from switching to rival carriers. The Seoul-based company's shares fell to a three-month low after it said fourth-quarter net income dropped 38 percent to 279. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
SKT earnings lower than expected Jan 24, 2007
Korea's top mobile communications company SK Telecom Co. yesterday reported lower-than-expected earnings for last year, citing increased marketing costs. Annual net income fell 22. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Asian corporate debt risk to rise: Lehman Jan 22, 2007
The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper. The risk of owning Asian investment-grade corporate bonds will probably rise this year as companies spend more to expand and reward shareholders, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said. (Korea Herald, Korea)
SK boosts facility, research spending Jan 11, 2007
The other half will be plowed into SK Telecom Co., Korea's biggest wireless operator, and other affiliates. The group said 1 trillion won out of the budget will be spent on research and development in an effort to launch fresh mobile services and tap high-tech chemical and medical products. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Stocks fall to lowest in 3 months Jan 11, 2007
Telecommunications companies such as SK Telecom Co. slid after UBS AG forecast their sales could drop by as much as 11 percent on lower tariffs for data traffic. Samsung, Korea's biggest exporter and the most valuable company on the benchmark, lost 8,000 won, or 1. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Vonage to resell EarthLink muni Wi-Fi Jan 9, 2007
EarthLink also sells wired broadband, phone and satellite TV services and offers mobile phone service through Helio, a joint venture with SK Telecom Co. Ltd.. Vonage was an early provider of VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) but now faces both incumbent phone companies and cable operators gradually moving toward that technology. (InfoWorld)
Stocks rise after week of big losses Jan 9, 2007
SK Telecom Co. (017670 KS), the biggest of Korea's three wireless operators, fell 4,000 won, or 1. 8 percent, to 219,000. (Korea Herald, Korea)
