Mobile communications access is critical in breaking the cycle of poverty in developing countries, says Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson.
In today's technology roundup: Trojan poses as Adobe update utility, British Gas to install 2m smart meters, French pirates 'dodge' tough laws, and former IBM exec pleads guilty.
In this World Wide Wrap: Taiwanese commuters bemoan e-cards, Deutsche Telekom snaps up ClickandBuy, and Bangalesh PO drives mobile payment.
In this World Wide Wrap: Britain boosts green city vision, green IT needs people power, and US lags in clean tech investment.
In this World Wide Wrap: Korea restructures SME support, Malaysia adopts new economic model, and boost for green SMEs.
In this World Wide Wrap: Wikipedia's server goes down, Dell supports the cloud and server market set to recover.
In this World Wide Wrap: Printer firms collaborate on recycling, Oce intros managed print services, and HP unveils large-format printer.
In this World Wide Wrap: UK institute to pioneer Web 3.0, invisibility cloak goes 3D, and Chevron tests next-gen solar tech.
As sustainability evolves from nice-to-have to necessity, companies have to rethink the way they do business.
In this World Wide Wrap: Green plan initiated for Cebu SMEs, Bank Republic boosts micro, SME loans, and Brisbane data centre offers SME services.
In this World Wide Wrap: PayPal goes to China, Verizon unveils mobile payment system, and AT&T drives paperless solutions.
The mobile industry must step up efforts to enable efficiency, or miss out on massive opportunities.