Business, Corporate, Networks, Mobile, Global: Nokia and Siemens will be merging the Networks Business Group of Nokia and the carrier-related operations of Siemens into a single company to be known as Nokia Siemens Networks. This review spells out the strengths and opportunities of the new company, as Nokia and Siemens visualise them, and goes on to report on other key developments from Nokia.

Computers, Education, Mexico, Global:  Paul Otellini, Intel’s President and CEO, used this month’s World Congress on Information Technology (May 06) to stress Intel’s commitment towards PCs as a tool for education in the developing markets.

Investment, Education, Global:  Two recent statements by Intel Corporation indicate the company’s strong commitment to bringing the world’s developing communities into contact with not only technology but also education through technology. Developing Telecoms welcomes this commitment.

Spring-cleaning was one description of the changes that Vodafone is now implementing as it seeks further success. As those changes stretch to a focus on the emerging markets and also to reinforcing the important role convergence has to play in modern telecommunications, the term spring-cleaning is a considerable under-statement. Update by Michael Schwartz.

Comment, Corporate, Global: In a bizarre email the new Chairman of Cable and Wireless UK (and founder of UK ISP Freeserve) John Pluthero told staff this week “...we work for an under-performing business in a crappy industry and it’s going to be hell for the next 12 months.”