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M'sian SMBs not demanding managed services
News There has to be more investment in awareness and marketing of managed communications services, to break the trend of low demand and supply for such services in the country, says analyst.
Tags: Service level management, Services, Network infrastructure, Business, Ovum, Mobile, Telecommunications, Survey, marketing communication, Small And Medium Business
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
Mobile networks key to online games take-off
News Mobile online gamers in Asia are rising steadily, but market development will be "fragmented" due to the state of mobile infrastructure, says new IDC report.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, Games, Multimedia, Mobile, India, Online Game, Japan, phone
Telecom NZ suffering further decline
News Telecom New Zealand has reported a 43.9 percent fall in full year net profit to US$271.8 million, continuing a recent downward trend.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Telecommunications, Broadband, EBITDA, amortization, CEO, financial, network, mobile network, finance
High costs kill off London Underground mobile plans
News Mobile phones on the London Underground are not commercially viable.
Tags: Network infrastructure, O2 Plc., Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Glasgow, Waterloo, Transport For London, Tube, phone
Europe falling behind US in cloud
News Small European businesses need Europe-hosted cloud computing services within five years, according to region's commissioner for telecoms and media.
Tags: Cloud computing, Services, Recruiting, Copyright, International governments, Mobile, Small And Medium Enterprise, European Union, Europe, Net Neutrality
China Mobile: iPhone talks ongoing with Apple
News news analysis The on-again, off-again talks between the two companies over bringing the iPhone 3G to the world's largest cell network are apparently on again.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Apple Inc., Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., network, China, revenue, Apple iPhone
Mobile M2M connections set to rocket
News The number of mobile network connections used for machine-to-machine communications will grow from 37.5 million in 2007 to 186 million in 2012, says analyst.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile/Wireless, M2M, Security, Mobile, Japan, W-CDMA, Machine-to-machine Connection, network, CDMA
Europe to have 14 million SIM-toting machines by 2009
News Analyst firm Berg Insight claims there will be 14.1 million machines hooked up to European cellular networks by the end of 2008.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, M2M, Security, Mobile, Connection, Europe, SIM Card, Germany, network, Italy
Femtocell market hotting up
News Femtocells, mobile base stations using DSL to boost mobile reception indoors, might change the face of future mobile network architecture with major industry players signing up as its members.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Mobile, Analysys, software, 4G, China Telecom, multimedia, mobile network
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile phone operators' ARPU (average revenue per user) prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns an industry analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile platforms/communications, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Internet Access, Internet Connection
Open networks for 'tomorrow's Facebook'
News Asian economies need to ready their network infrastructure to support new and multiple services, and one way to do this is to adopt open standards, says Juniper exec.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Business applications, Mobile, Internet Access, Facebook, Open Networks, network
China govt does telco reform right
News update The country's third telecoms restructuring in a decade facilitates market competition and provides least resistance in rollout, says research firm Ovum.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Unicom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Telecom, network, marketing
Philippine carrier offers free 3G service
News Newcomer to the Philippine telecommunications market, CURE, says it would offer 3G services for free as long as subscribers allow ads to be served to their handsets.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile advertising, Subscriber, Mobile, Google Inc., Carrier, Advertisement, 3G, SIM card
Thai govt hampering country's 3G adoption
News 3G deployment in Thailand crawls to a snail's pace due to limited handsets and the government's sluggish policy-making process, say market watchers.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Regulations, Mobile, Thailand, Broadband, Notebook, phone, 3G, network, handset
