Manila's metro rail adopts SMS ticketing
Mobile ticketing system aims to cut long queues at Manila's main public transportation line which serves 200 million passengers a year.
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Malaysia lowers broadband targets
Currently faced with a disappointing 11.7 percent penetration rate, the Malaysian government revises its 2010 broadband target down from 75 percent to 50 percent.
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S'pore supermart to roll out RFID cart
Local supermarket chain Cold Storage, will deploy new shopping carts suited up with radio frequency identification technology in its new store later this year.
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Mobile payments need an open ecosystem
Widespread adoption hinges on industry players working together to flash out the different pieces of the mobile puzzle, says Microsoft exec.
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Want wireless power? Not so fast
Contactless powering of mobile devices sounds good in theory, but it will take at least five years before the technology is commercialized, IDC says.
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European Commission proposes TV spectrum for WiMax
UHF spectrum could be used for mobile broadband services once the analogue TV signal is turned off, but views differ on whether money or public interest should win out.
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Telstra's CDMA shutdown: No gain without pain?
Customers have to bear the pain as Telstra closes its CDMA and moves to Next G network.
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S'pore gets location-based mobile ad service
Local carrier StarHub debuts Singapore's first nation-wide location-based mobile advertising service, which it says, will allow targeted marketing.
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China Netcom marches into online video market
Teh telco inks agreements with eight media agents and content providers for its new Video Network Plan, a bid to speed its shift toward becoming a multimedia service provider.
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Motorola to eliminate 2,600 jobs
Struggling handset maker will take a US$104 million pretax charge in the first quarter of the year to cover severance costs, according to a Thursday SEC filing.
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Motorola hits redial on handset biz
Motorola has decided to separate its mobile handset business from the rest of the company, but many questions about its future remain unanswered.
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Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call
Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend US$27 million to kit out its entire fleet with the technology.
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SingTel to bring in the iPhone to Singapore?
Rumors of SingTel clinching the exclusive rights to distribute the iPhone in the country are flying, but the operator remains tight-lipped for now.
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Apple gets down to business with iPhone
Next week Apple plans to show off some features for the iPhone that should make it easier to use iPhones as tools for work.
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Setback for 3Com-Bain-Huawei deal
The proposed merger will not happen, at least for now, as the companies announce the withdrawal of a filing on the transaction to U.S. authorities.
Tele-justice bridges India's courts and jails
Indian government plans to connect 300 jails and 2,000 courts through video-conferencing, allowing inmates and court officials to communicate via a video link.
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ZTE refutes role in Philippine broadband scandal
China's network equipment maker ZTE, finally breaks its silence to deny any involvement in the bribery scandal that implicates political figures in the Philippines.
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Thai hotel first to deploy 802.11n in Asia
The Oriental, Bangkok has installed Cisco's equipment based on the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, so guests can connect wirelessly anywhere within the hotel.
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Does Japan need the iPhone?
The world's most sophisticated users of wireless technology may be unimpressed by Apple's high-tech gadget.
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A Malaysian WiMax journey
Malaysia's highly-anticipated deployment of the wireless broadband technology has been delayed, and is unlikely to reach mass market before 2009.
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