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Hurry, hurry, Wi-Fi, rice and curry!
News There's this spot in Malaysia offering a lethal combination of banana leaf rice and wireless Internet access.
S’pore broadband players should emulate Korea
News Internet service providers (ISPs) in Singapore should emulate their Korean counterparts, and bundle innovative applications and content with high-speed Internet access service to help attract subscribers.
DSL subscription hits the brakes
News The number of consumers logging onto the Internet through DSL quadrupled in the past year, but that incredible growth came to a screeching halt in the first quarter after some providers went belly-up and others raised their monthly fees.
Odigo calls for phone-based IM
News Instant messaging provider Odigo said it will provide a voice-enabled instant messaging service, which would let its members send instant messages via any phone, including wireless services.
In-flight Internet access takes off
News A Lufthansa flight from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles is the first commercial aircraft to offer travelers broadband access.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi
M1 starts wireless broadband trial
News The month-long trial will help the Singapore-based mobile operator evaluate wireless broadband access technologies.
Tags: Wireless LANs, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax
FedEx looks to e-deliveries with Kinko's buyout
News FedEx announced Tuesday that it would acquire Net-savvy business-services company Kinko's in a US$2.4 billion cash deal.
Free ISP to create virtual supercomputer
News Internet service provider Juno Online Services has devised a way to help underwrite its struggling free service: have subscribers leave their computers running 24 hours a day and sell the excess processing power.
US broadband fees climbed in 2001
News Customers paid more for high-speed Internet access in 2001, reaching record levels by the end of the year, according to a report.
Microsoft cuts Exchange licensing cost
News Companies will not have to pay as much to keep their e-mail-addicted employees happy under new licensing terms established by Microsoft for the next version of Exchange.
Free wireless Net access for the masses
News Community groups are extending Net access through the 802.11b wireless standard, generating a phenomenon reminiscent of the Napster craze.
Broadband defectors on the rise
News Some customers are switching back to dial-up, saying the sour economy and the increasing price of DSL and cable modems take the bliss out of broadband.
Odigo calls for phone-based IM
News The instant messaging provider will provide its members with a service that lets them send instant messages via any phone.
Asian online music market to hit US$307 million
News Revenues for digital music downloads in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) is expected to hit US$307 million by 2004 despite bandwidth constraints, expensive labeled digital music and "rampant piracy."
S$30m boost for broadband adoption in Singapore
News The Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is investing S$30 million over the next two years to speed up the pace of adoption and innovation of broadband applications and services here.
