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M1 prepares for OpCo position
News In anticipation of Singapore's National Broadband Network, MobileOne is moving from a single-play operator role to multi-play, it said.
Tags: Financial statements, Sales/revenue, Service Revenue, IP Television, Mobile TV, Dip, Sales, chief marketing officer, handset sale, M1
M'sia on cusp of 'true' high-speed broadband
News Content players welcome boost to services market, but Net service providers express concerns over lack of details regarding wholesale access pricing and service terms.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Competitive advantage, CommunicAsia 2009, broadband service, pricing strategy, service provider, network, Internet service, Malaysia
Malaysian 'resort' town gets mesh Wi-Fi
News Residents of Bandar Sunway can now access over 100 Wi-Fi hotspots in six major areas, spanning some 70 percent of the Malaysian town.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, Malaysia, Wi-Fi, Monash University, wireless technology, wireless Internet
Wireless@SG: A cuppa to success?
News Singapore's free wireless broadband service is most accessed at fast food outlets and cafés, but food and beverage stores are mixed on how the scheme has helped.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Starbucks Corp., SingTel, Spokesperson, Singapore, Broadband, food, wireless Internet
Verizon is still on a roll
News Verizon Communications saw big first quarter gains thanks in large part to demand for wireless and its Fios fiber service.
Tags: Revenue recognition, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile, Wireless, Broadband, phone, Customer, 4G, FTTH, job
Asia powers home with fiber deployment
News Region continues to surpass Europe and North America in adoption of fiber-to-the-home, with Asian economies in top four positions of global rankings.
Tags: Optical networking, Personal broadband, Network administration/implementation, Fiber, Broadband, FTTH, Sweden, Kuala Lumpur, Internet, U.S.
UAE has Gulf's highest female Internet user base
News United Arab Emirates houses most female online users in Gulf region, making Arab state potentially lucrative market for online companies, study shows.
Tags: Female, Web sites, Internet advertising, online company, Bahrain, broadband quality of service, Web sites, Female, QoS, Broadband
Global fixed broadband connections up
News Some 422 million households will be wired up by 2009, with Asian markets such as South Korea and Hong Kong, among most connected, new report reveals.
Tags: Personal broadband, Fiber, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, FTTH, China, Internet, broadband service, DSL
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
Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
News Proposals in the United Kingdom to disconnect the broadband service of suspected illegal file-sharers have come under fresh attack from ISPs, rights groups, and creative artists' groups.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Proposal, Consultation, Signatory, P2P, U.K., British Telecommunications, file-sharing, Internet Service Provider
It sure ain't easy, or cheap, to be green
Blogs The TV was running in the background the other night when U.S. actor Ben Affleck appeared on screen, urging viewers to d...
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
Verizon and Yahoo extend portal deal
News Companies extend agreement to provide Verizon Internet users with Yahoo's Web portal, but will Yahoo be able to get a piece of Verizon's mobile action?
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Legal, Web sites, Search, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Portal, Advertisement
Wireless broadband revenues to hit US$784B
News The wireless broadband industry is expected to see revenues multiply by 24 times between 2008 and 2015, according to analyst.
Tags: WiMax, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, HSPA, Analysys, network, revenue
Bridgewater plugs OTA WiMax for Philippine operators
News Network company says over-the-air WiMax provisioning applications can open new usage and revenue models for telcos in the Philippines.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile, Philippines, Carrier, Broadband, Japan, network, WiMAX
