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Asia is WiMax's best bet
News Region holds "best prospects" for adoption of wireless technology, but China's backing of 3G dampens WiMax's chances of success, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: Asia, India, Wireless Broadband, Asia-Pacific, Wireless, Broadband, Frost & Sullivan, 3G, WiMAX, China
SingTel's EPL win 'not profitable', but ups ante
News Singapore carrier's winning bid to broadcast football league likely won't make profit but will drive up subscriber base to rival StarHub, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: IPTV, Starhub, SingTel, CEO, IPTV, TV, Singapore, pay-TV, cable television, Frost & Sullivan
China to power North Asia's 1B mobile subs
News Mobile subscriptions in the region will cross 1 billion in 2009, with the Chinese market accounting for 80 percent of users, new report reveals.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Hong Kong, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Japan, Frost & Sullivan, Korea, 3G, China
Singapore CIOs optimistic of an upturn
News IT heads in Singapore expect market conditions to be more favorable for growth over the next six months, Frost & Sullivan survey finds.
Tags: Personal development, Business Strategies & Functions, SMB, Best strategies, IT-spending, Survey, Singapore, CIO, Frost & Sullivan, recession
Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
News Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: DSL, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, IP Television, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Broadband, South Korea, Japan
Telcos could do more with biz intelligence
News Telecoms operators in the region are not doing enough with business analytics, and could take a leaf from the retail industry, says Frost & Sullivan analyst.
Tags: Support, Data mining & analysis, Operator, Telecommunications, BSS, Asia-Pacific, business analytics, billing system, competitive strategy, Frost & Sullivan
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
Analyst: Comms vendors leading mobile UC
News Communications vendors are currently leading the way in supporting the ecosystem required to deliver their mobile unified communications offerings.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Corporate culture, Vendor, Ovum, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc., PBX, Frost & Sullivan, senior analyst
APAC firms look to 'affordable' security
News Businesses continue to commit to security spend but will go for more affordable integrated and managed security options in 2009, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Security, Security, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, Frost & Sullivan, network security
Demand for converged services to rocket
News Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
Downturn makes telepresence popular
News The technology enables companies in India that adopt it to reduce costs, enhance collaboration and speed up decision-making efforts.
Tags: Communications, Corporate communications, India, Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Asia-Pacific, Telepresence, Apollo, Sanish, Frost & Sullivan
More redundancy needed for global links
News Ongoing and planned network upgrades between Asia and U.S. sufficient for bandwidth demands, but ISPs need redundancy to better manage outages.
Tags: Bandwidth, Ethernet, Pacnet Ltd., BGP, network, Asia, Broadband, Cable, Internet Service Provider, network provider
Windows Mobile UI tools less sophisticated
News update Windows Mobile offers less sophisticated set of user interface controls, says one developer, who hopes Microsoft will address this in future builds.
Tags: Development/design, Software engineering/development, Tool, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, blog, barrier
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News The economic downturn is not universally bad news for IT, according to consulting company Frost & Sullivan which says gloomy markets can actually mean good news for certain segments of the tech industry.
Tags: Virtualization, M&A, Information And Communication Technology, electronic billing, leasing, Frost & Sullivan, systems integration, information management, software-as-a-service, information technology
Analyst: 'Not a time to panic'
News Instead, Asian companies should cut prices, give up profit motive and chase market share during these recessionary times, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: IT budgeting, Best strategies, Innovation, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Business Process, Frost & Sullivan, Bank of America Corp., financial
