Ericsson and Arthur D. Little present the Networked Society City Index, ranking 25 cities according to ICT maturity and development.
By showing how top-performing cities successfully use ICT to grow, Ericsson aims to inspire and contribute to a global Networked Society.
City mayors, local authorities and decision makers can use the framework ranking to meet the growing urbanization trend and enable [...]

BEIJING — China is going after Internet phone services such as Skype in a move to protect the country’s state-owned telephone companies, causing alarm among consumers who rely on cheap Internet calls.
A notice by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on its website this month says it’s working to fight “illegal Internet phone services” [...]

* Q3 net profit up 58.2 pct, beats estimates
* Signs of recovery in global markets (Recasts, adds details, background)
BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters) – ZTE Corp (0763.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), China’s No.2 telecom gear maker, posted a 58.2 percent profit rise as domestic carriers build new 3G networks, but that $58.5 billion spending spree could [...]