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Philippine carriers willing to reduce SMS fees
News But country's operators slam government's proposal for free SMS, arguing that market forces--not the government--should force prices down.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile platforms/communications, Data services, India, Carrier, Text Messaging, Service, Government, food, SMS
Putting the 'motor' in Motorola
Insight CEO Ed Zander and the Razr have helped rev up the venerable company. Can a phone called Q keep things going?
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Product development and design
Is your cell phone due for an antivirus shot?
Insight Security software industry focuses on mobile phones but runs into resistance from service providers.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Mobile platforms, SMB
Ads get mobile channel in Malaysia
News Malaysian carrier Maxis and Yahoo ink deal to provide platform for targeted advertising, created specifically for the mobile environment.
Tags: Mobile advertising, Mobile commerce, WAP, CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Malaysia, Advertisement, phone, software
China Unicom: Free at last
News The cellular operator's days of operating with a handicap--due to political decisions--seems to be over, or is it really?
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Unicom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Telecom, network, TD-SCDMA
NTT DoCoMo sells more shares, bringing offer to US$8.2b
News NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest company by market value, said it sold 124 billion yen (US$1.1 billion) more stock, raising US$8.2 billion in total in a share sale started last month.
BTopenworld staff in AP not affected by job cuts
News British Telecommunications Plc (BT) has confirmed that its BTopenworld employees in Asia Pacific will not be affected by the job cuts announced by its parent earlier this week.
BT Asian unit unaffected by job cuts
News British Telecommunications Plc (BT) has confirmed that its BTopenworld employees in Asia Pacific will not be affected by the job cuts announced by its parent earlier this week.
NTT DoCoMo raises US$7.13b in sale of new shares
News NTT DoCoMo Inc sold US$7.13 billion of new shares, the most it targeted, as investors bet a company that connected 19 million Japanese mobile phone users to the Internet can duplicate that performance worldwide.
SingTel may earn S$527m in Q3
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd is expected to post a profit of S$527 million (US$301 million) in the third quarter, its weakest for the year ending March, as competition heats up and customers spend less in the holidays.
The week in review: Linux ever upward
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Scaling wireless to the next level
Techguide At the enterprise level, wireless scalability takes on a whole new meaning. Centralized management for multiple access points and new topologies allow you to extend the WLAN across even the largest organization.
Tags: Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Remote management, Policy and management
SMS chain messages rife in India
News Could the spread of SMS chain messages in India be part of a sinister plot to increase mobile operator revenue?
BT to evaluate Asian investments, may sell them
News British Telecommunications Plc said it will evaluate its investments in Asia before deciding to sell stakes in companies such as Maxis Communications Bhd, Malaysia's second-largest cellular company.
Korea may reduce price of 3rd wireless license
News Korea will consider lowering the price of its remaining mobile phone license after struggling to find a credible bidder, a move that could help LG Telecom stay in Asia's third-largest cellular market.
