Network Coverage
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Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
News Government slaps penalties totaling US$1.1 million on all but one of country's WiMax operators after they failed to meet required network coverage.
Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Network infrastructure, Pacnet Ltd., Network Coverage, performance bond, network, Telecommunications, Singapore, Malaysia
S'pore YOG to support multimedia services
News SingTel is official "multimedia services partner" for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, but details are sketchy regarding which services will be activated.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Mobile platforms/communications, GPS, SingTel, Singapore, 3D, social networking, Web 2.0, Mobile platforms/communications
Sierra Compass 885 USB Modem
Reviews This mobile broadband modem is easy to install and manage, and comes with some useful applications. It's an excellent choice for mobile professionals who don't want to be tied to a particular service provider.
Tags: Mobile Broadband, Mobile, EDGE, Broadband, Modem, Sierra Compass 885 USB Modem, Compass 885, Sierra, SIM Card, 3G
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
Mobile broadband: Operators get more data for less lucre
News While its good news to users that mobile broadband operators are giving them more allowances at a time prices are falling, analysts warn telcos not to overreach themselves.
Tags: Personal broadband, DSL, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Broadband, DSL, Bubley, tariff, 3G, Wi-Fi
DTAC undecided between 3G options
News The second-ranked mobile-phone operator DTAC remains undecided about its third-generation (3G) future, believing that next-generation mobile broadband is unlikely to materialize in Thailand this year.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Telecommunications, Thailand, DTAC, phone, SIM Card, 3G
True Move to invest despite slump
News Thailand's third-largest mobile operator reaffirms it will continue to invest in the country's broadband development despite the current economic slowdown.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Investment, Wireless Broadband, Thailand, Analogue, Wireless, Broadband, Supachai, cable television
Vodafone 7.2Mbps USB modems
Reviews Vodafone's USB Modem 7.2 and USB Modem Stick support the latest 3.5G networks. It's a shame, then, that network coverage is so sparse.
Intel toots its research horn for chips--and more
News Chipmaker struts its stuff for next-generation networking, processors, energy efficiency and wireless power transmission at its research day.
Tags: Components, Networking, Technology, Intel Corp., Data, Photonics, Chip, Wireless, Wireless Network, computer
StarHub to invest S$100m on mobile network
News Singapore's No. 2 telco StarHub Pte Ltd announced today that it is investing an additional S$100 million over the next five months to enhance its mobile network coverage and increase its network capacity.
RM250m to expand network coverage, says Time Wireless
News Cellular phone service operator Time Wireless will spend RM250 million in the next 12 months to widen its network coverage of the west coast of peninsular Malaysia to 90 percent.
Siemens snags new network deals in China
News Telecommunications equipment maker Siemens won US$70 million worth of new orders from two existing customers in the mainland.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
Nokia wins US$39m Malaysia contract
News Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia on Thursday won a RM150 million (US$39 million) contract to supply and install cellular equipment for Malaysian telecom firm Time dotCom.
UK optical wireless access specialist opens KL office
News PAV Data Systems, a U.K. company which specialises in broadband optical wireless access systems, Monday announced the opening of its first sales office to service the Asia Pacific market.
DiGi: No drop in subscribers
News The country's only foreign-controlled mobile operator, DiGi Telecommunications, says there is no dip in its subscriber base, which remains at 1.2 million.
