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City Telecom drops out of S'pore NBN bid

News Hong Kong-based telco has left Infinity consortium bidding for tender in Singapore's national broadband network project. Local carrier StarHub takes over as lead.

Wednesday, August 20 2008 06:56 PM

Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, LANs and WANs, Starhub, Mobile, Telecommunications, Singapore, consortium, computer telephony integration, FTTH, financial

Philippines: Mobile TV still in limbo

News Local carrier Smart Communications has not earned any revenue from its mobile TV service because the government has yet to issue policy guidelines on the technology.

Tuesday, June 17 2008 08:20 PM

Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile platforms/communications, Regulations, TVs, Mobile, Mobile TV, TV, Philippines, phone, cable television

Mobile Internet use 'rocketing in Europe'

News Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing rapidly as networks proliferate, according to research commissioned by mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA).

Wednesday, June 11 2008 10:47 PM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Mobile, European Union, Mobile Internet, Europe, 3G, flat fee

Aussie chief of Nokia-Siemens to leave

News Australian chief of Nokia Siemens Networks, Simon Beresford-Wylie, will leave by November.

Friday, September 04 2009 11:19 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Siemens AG, Asia-Pacific, Telstra Corp., networking company, mobile company, network infrastructure, mobile operator

Thailand's DTAC tightens SMS scrutiny

News It responds to complaints that customers were automatically subscribed to services without knowing service rates or content, after replying to marketing messages sent by providers.

Sunday, February 15 2009 08:19 PM

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Personal broadband, Message, Mobile, Thailand, DTAC, marketing, SMS

UK SMBs come over all a-Twitter

News Small and midsize businesses send around 3 million posts or "tweets" daily, and some 700,000 firms now use the service, new research shows.

Thursday, March 19 2009 12:00 PM

Tags: Web sites, Internet advertising, Internet, O2 Plc., Twitter, Supplier, Small And Medium Business, Small Business, social networking, Facebook

AIS full-year profit up despite poor Q4

News Despite a 92 percent fall in fourth-quarter 2008 earnings, Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service reports full-year net profit increase of 0.7 percent to US$462 million.

Friday, February 20 2009 09:10 AM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Thailand, Bangkok, Survey, stock exchange, net profit

M1 to get new CEO

News Neil Montefiore will step down as chief of Singapore-based mobile operator MobileOne from Feb. 1, after serving 12-year stint at the company.

Friday, January 02 2009 05:31 PM

Tags: Executive recruiting, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, CFO, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, accountant, M1, chairman, CEO

Power users to get 4G first

News Such users could be among the first to be shifted onto higher-speed networks when operators deploy a successor to their 3G networks.

Tuesday, February 10 2009 08:00 AM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Notebooks and tablets, Strategic analysis, Mobile, Motorola Inc., Sister Site, 3G Network, Steinberg, 3G, 4G

Superhighway to heaven

Blogs It's that time of the year again when Filipinos troop to cemeteries to remember their departed loved ones. It's fascinat...

Monday, October 27 2008 04:03 PM

How smartphones, netbooks will change the future of money

News Mobile banking and m-payments are on the increase and look set to become substantial markets, say U.K.-based industry watchers.

Tuesday, March 31 2009 09:33 AM

Tags: Mobile commerce, PayPal, Mobile, Smart Phone, Mobile Internet, Mobile Banking, payment, electronic payment, billing, credit card

Opera joins Symbian Foundation

News Browser developer joins the Nokia-led consortium, set up in June to turn the mobile operating system into an open source platform. It also teams up with Nvidia.

Wednesday, September 10 2008 05:08 AM

Tags: Symbian, Mobile/Wireless, Open source, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian Inc., processor, Nokia Corp., Opera Software