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News Corp, others buy 12% of China Netcom
News News Corp Ltd, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and two of China's biggest banks, Bank of China and Construction Bank of China, will pay US$325 million for a stake in China Netcom Corp for the largest private equity placement yet in China's telecommunications industry.
Alcatel sees sales in AP doubling in three years
News Alcatel, Europe's second-biggest phone-equipment maker, said it expects its Asia Pacific sales to more than double in the next three years on greater demand in the region for its products.
Davnet to wire 60 more buildings for broadband this year
News Davnet Singapore, which has wired up 15 buildings for broadband access, intends to add another 60 buildings this year.
Corvis asks 250 volunteers to jump ship
News Corvis, the maker of fiber-optic equipment that has lost 79 percent of its value since it first sold shares to the public in July, is eliminating 250 positions to reduce costs.
Asian users cut off from Net
News Internet users in Asia were unable to access the Web on Friday due to cable failure.
Japan and China test 4G phone
News Japan and China plan joint experiments on a new generation Internet-capable cellphone for high-speed data transmissions that will work in both countries at far higher speeds than current 3G phones.
WorldCom maps out biz strategy for S'pore
News WorldCom Asia Pte Ltd plans to invest an undisclosed amount on three key components this year--Web hosting, Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) services, and building its fiber-optic network.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Business broadband
Japan ministries ask ¥1.27t for IT budget
News Japanese government ministries and agencies have made budget requests of US$11.9 billion under a special framework designed to emphasize the construction of fiber optic cables and other IT infrastructure for the year ending March 2002.
Microsoft TV chief steps down
News Company turns to Xbox executive to lead IPTV unit.
Tags: Game players, TVs, Video
US-listed firms see record bankruptcies
News A whopping 224 companies listed in the US have filed for bankruptcy so far this year. This is a 27 increase from last year's record, which saw 176 listed firms go under.
Fiber optic facilities for Philippine IT zone
News Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. and Bonifacio Cable One Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding allowing ETPI to interconnect its fiber optic facilities to BCOC's designated access points within the Bonifacio Global City (BGC).
Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft
News Search giant could become more important than Redmond rival, says author who has studied its patents and engineering.
Tags: Business applications, Strategy
Cisco buys Pirelli optical systems
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Layoffs purely a rumor, says Worldcom Asia
News Recent reports of Worldcom Inc retrenching about 11,550 employees worldwide are "purely rumors," the company's Asia Pacific spokesperson told Singapore.CNET.com today.
Lucent announces breakthrough technology for wireless networks
News Researchers in Lucent's Bell Labs have created what they believe are the first all-silicon chips for the receivers in base stations that get radio signals from mobile devices, such as cell phones or handheld computers.
