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Survival tips for mobile broadband providers
News As these providers grapple with phenomenal network growth, they can better manage escalating costs by not repeating mistakes of fixed services peers, says analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, P2P, Cost, Broadband, tariff, Frost & Sullivan
OpenNet to win S'pore broadband tender?
News Reports have surfaced that the Axia-led consortium has won the next-generation broadband network bid, but Singapore authorities remain mum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Bandwidth, Networking technology, Starhub, SingTel, Singapore, Broadband, consortium, network, industry
Singapore's M1 confirms new CEO
News MobileOne officially appoints current CFO and acting-CEO, Karen Kooi, to the top position after concluding "extensive internal and external search".
Tags: Executive recruiting, Mobile platforms/communications, Starhub, Mobile, SingTel, CFO, Singapore, M1, payment, CEO
Aust state bins US$713M broadband network
News The Western Australian state government says its plan to roll out a statewide broadband network is not viable, and could duplicate efforts of Australia's National Broadband Network.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, health service, treasurer, Spokesperson, Western Australian Government, Australia, Broadband, Government, network
Thailand's Triple T seeks to dethrone True in broadband
News Triple T Broadband, the Bangkok broadband Internet arm of TT&T, aims to overtake market leader True Corporation by 2010, with a targeted subscriber base of 1 million.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Mobile platforms/communications, Web sites, Thailand, Broadband, CEO, network capacity, financial, network
UK budget: US$1.1B cash injection for tech
News Digital technologies will share a US$1.1 billion fund to stimulate growth in the United Kingdom's "industries of the future".
Tags: Funding, Green IT, Pound, Investment, Telecommunications, Training, Manufacturing, Broadband, chancellor, financial
Next-gen broadband 'critical' for UK economy
News Research by a U.K. government advisory body has found the long-term benefits of a high-speed broadband network would exceed the cost of deployment.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Broadband, Environment, London, Silicon.com, CEO, U.K., network
Motorola names new cell phone chief
News The company selects former Qualcomm exec Sanjay Jha to head its beleaguered mobile-device business and become a co-CEO, leading the release of several new phones.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Qualcomm Inc., Motorola Inc., Cell Phone, Stock, Touch Screen, phone, stock price
Google reveals wireless hopes in a patent
News The company's definition of a truly open wireless network is in conflict with how wireless operators do business today.
Tags: Patents, Mobile/Wireless, Patent, Security, Google Inc., Wireless, device manufacturer, phone, Wi-Fi, network
Calix raises US$100M in funding
News Founder and CEO Carl Russo sold his last company to Cisco for US$7 billion during the boom. Can he come up with another hit?
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Broadband, Latin America, networking equipment company, network, broadband service, acquisition, broadband network
Telcos look to benefit from broadband funding
News Cable and phone companies are pushing for different broadband high-speed standards as Congress considers funding a national broadband infrastructure.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Federal Government, Regulations, Taxes, Telecommunications, Wireless, Mbps, Broadband, tax credit
Big telcos drag their heels on broadband stimulus
News Telecom giants are concerned that Washington's US$8 billion plan to promote broadband access will force them to open their networks to other providers.
Tags: Business broadband, Qwest Communications Inc., Telecommunications, Regulation, policy statement, Ag Dept., Broadband, AT&T Corp., network, FCC
S'pore wants 'digital abundance' to be reality
News Country needs its ecosystem to support bid to enable "unlimited bandwidth" and "supercomputing-on-demand", says industry regulator.
Tags: Utility computing, grid computing, Supercomputing, Digital media, Next-generation technology/networks, SMB, Abundance, Google Inc., Singapore, Cloud Computing
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fiber
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fiber broadband networks in the United Kingdom, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Investment, Fiber, Broadband, Environment, Regulator, Silicon.com
Asia among world's highest broadband penetration
News South Korea and Hong Kong top list of markets with the highest household broadband penetration globally, according to Gartner.
Tags: Personal broadband, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, SMB, Hong Kong, Gartner Inc., Broadband, Broadband Penetration, Japan, social networking
