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S'pore WiMax beckons foreign operators
News With local operators focusing on 3G cellular mobile broadband, Malaysia's Packet One in good position to move into Singapore's WiMax space, says analyst.
Tags: WiMax, Location-based services, 3G (Third Generation), Pacnet Ltd., Mobile Broadband, Green Packet, Facilities Based Operator License, SingTel, network, mobile
Huawei: Don't skip 3G for 4G
News Operators intending to leapfrog their 2G networks straight to LTE (long term evolution) may end up with higher cost and risk, warns Huawei exec.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Operator, Telecommunications Company, QoS, UMTS, 3G (Third Generation), LTE, Next-generation technology/networks
HP Philippines braces for 'tougher' 2009
News Hewlett-Packard's Philippine operations posted double-digit growth for 2008, but company executives say impact of economic crunch will be felt next year.
Tags: Financial statements, Earning reports/forecasts, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Security, Philippines, Wireless, QoS, printer, network
Mobile VoIP needs standards
News Future 4G networks will have to set proper quality of service guidelines and traffic provisioning to ensure voice over Internet Protocol succeeds, says report.
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Mobile, Wireless, Standards, QoS, 3G, 4G
Video explosion challenges Net neutrality
News Conflict between neutrality and quality of service intensifies as excess backbone capacity saturates, observes an industry expert.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Service level management, Web sites, Web 2.0, Business plans, Video, QoS, Broadband, Net Neutrality, Internet User
Ovum: Hold back femtocell deployment
News Recent industry announcements indicate femtocell market is heating up, but the cellular technology is hindered by lack of standards, says analyst.
Tags: Cellular phones, Network infrastructure, Ovum, Mobile, Standards, QoS, Japan, phone, network, partnership
WiMax tipped for victory over LTE
News An In-Stat report suggests WiMax may outpace LTE in the short term at least, although other industry observers suggest both can live happily together
Tags: WiMax, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, QoS, 3G, 4G, Laptop Computer, U.K., handset
Virtualization moves to the next level
Insight perspective The combination of server and storage virtualization provides enhanced flexibility and agility to the IT infrastructure, says EMC executive.
Tags: Virtualization, Storage, Storage, QoS, Environment, Server, Hardware, SAN, information technology, desktop
Regulation needed to 'free' NBN operators
News Singapore needs open access platform for its next-generation broadband network, so operators can offer innovative services to customers.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Regulation, BSS, QoS, OSS, service provider, e-Service, network company, Infocomm Development Authority, CommunicAsia 2009
What to do if your supercomputing supplier fails
Insight perspective High-performance computing providers often live on the edge--technologically and financially. But if your supplier fails, it need not be a disaster, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Financial, Risk Management, Supplier, Backup, Risk, QoS, Procurement, Consulting, Jones
UAE has Gulf's highest female Internet user base
News United Arab Emirates houses most female online users in Gulf region, making Arab state potentially lucrative market for online companies, study shows.
Tags: Female, Web sites, Internet advertising, online company, Bahrain, broadband quality of service, Web sites, Female, QoS, Broadband
Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
News Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
Tags: RFID, Business applications, Asia, Monitoring System, Singapore, QoS, Finland, e-mail, agency, point-of-sale
Symbian Foundation gets nine new members
News The Nokia-led mobile open source consortium welcomes a slew of new members, including 3 and Marvell.
Tags: Symbian, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Mobile Internet, QoS, Symbian Inc., IBM xSeries, software, Marvell, Internet
WiMax Forum certifies first 2.5GHz products
News More than 100 mobile WiMax products will be certified by the year's end, with more than 1,000 certified by 2011, it predicts.
Tags: WiMax, Certification, Mobile, QoS, consortium, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., network, ZyXEL Communications Corp., U.S., Alvarion Ltd.
Philippine operators oppose free SMS bid
News Mobile operators in the Philippines have rejected the government's proposal to make short messaging service free to subscribers, according to local daily.
Tags: Data services, Government, Mobile, Philippines, Proposal, Carrier, QoS, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, network
