Telecom Asia articles from August 2004

Telecom Asia archives from August 2004

Let the music play.(Tanner)
August 1, 2004... Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store registered its 100 millionth MP3 download last month--not bad for a business that, two years ago, the music industry was convinced would spell its imminent doom. Indeed, the success of iTunes indicates...

Telecom Asia Awards final scores.(Correction)
August 1, 2004... Telecom Asia readers have pointed out some errors in the final scores table of the 2004 Awards list, as published online and in the print issue of the magazine: Yes, a number of mistakes did creep in during the editing process. Most were...

Wireless lasers aimed at enterprises.(First Mile)
August 1, 2004... More signs that telecoms connectivity is becoming an increasingly DIY affair: free-space optics vendors that have been cutting their teeth in the cellular and carrier backhaul space are setting their sights on the enterprise market. FSO...

Subsea fiber buildouts back on the radar.(Stat Snap)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The subsea cable industry is seeing a resurgence in activity particularly in regional systems, which will function as "feeders" for existing capacity on long-haul routes, according to a new report from T Soja & Associates (www.tsoja.com). ...

Telstra scores a victory but still under probe.(News Analysis)
August 1, 2004... Telstra has scored a win and a loss in its ongoing struggle with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), getting the green light on bundling its new digital pay TV and telephone services but receiving notice that it is still...

DSL continues to pull ahead.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The global broadband market added 123 million lines in the first quarter of the year, bringing the total number to 111.7 million lines. The top-ten broadband countries as defined by Point Topic accounted for 84% or 10.1 million of the new...

Moving toward a critical mass.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... FTTH is finally getting affordable at least from a commercial deployment perspective. According to a report from Paul Budde Communication, initial capex for greenfield FTTH roll-outs will reach near parity with DLC, copper and DSL. Lifecycle...

LBS poised for a rebound.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(location-based services )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The European market for location-based services for cellphones is forecast to increase to $248 million by 2007 accounting for 10% of mobile value-added services. While this represents less than 1% of total mobile data revenue, Frost & Sullivan...

Construction industry goes high-tech.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The construction sector is transitioning from a traditionally low-tech industry to one that is rapidly adopting wireless solutions to improve efficiency communications and overall project management. The vertical, while not generally a prime...

India's telecoms landscape set to change.(News Analysis)
August 1, 2004... Finally, it is about to happen. Telecoms executives' long-pending desire for India's foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to be raised will soon be fulfilled. Despite vocal opposition from the left parties after the Finance Ministry...

Behind Falun Gong's satellite hack: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, August 2002.(Resend)
August 1, 2004... SYNOPSIS: The Chinese government expresses fury over a case of satellite signal hijacking allegedly carried out by the outlaw Falun Gong religious cult. According to Sino Satellite Communications, two of its Sinosat-1 transponders were hijacked...

The State Council and the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission are considering merging the country's four telcos into two companies as state agencies search for ways to curb price competition and simplify the issuance of 3G licenses.(Beijing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The State Council and the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission are considering merging the country's four telcos into two companies as state agencies search for ways to curb price competition and simplify the issuance of 3G...

The Ministry of Information Industry and State Development and Reform Committee issue a decree on tariff controls.(Beijing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Ministry of Information Industry and State Development and Reform Committee issue a decree on tariff controls, requiring case-by-case approval for all new tariff plans requested by telecom operators.

China's exports of handsets in the first five months of the year expanded 58%.(Beijing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... China's exports of handsets in the first five months of the year expanded 58% year-on-year to 51.05 million units while the value increased 104% to $4.9b.

Shanghai Unicom unveils 5,000 GSM/CDMA dual-mode mobile phones under the brand name World Wind.(Shanghai)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Shanghai Unicom unveils 5,000 GSM/CDMA dual-mode mobile phones under the brand name World Wind. The handsets were developed by Motorola, Samsung and LG Electronics.

Huawei Technologies wins a contract with Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications.(Shenzhen)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Huawei Technologies wins a contract with Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications to build the operator's first GPRS network.

The Hong Kong government agreed to accelerate the phasing out its mandatory Type II interconnection policy.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Hong Kong government agreed to accelerate the phasing out its mandatory Type II interconnection policy. In a compromise decision, the compulsory network leasing policy will be completely rolled back by June 2008, instead of 2010 under the...

KT starts offering broadband service in Thailand by installing 5,500 high-speed Internet connections in Bangkok and on the resort island of Phuket.(Bangkok)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... KT starts offering broadband service in Thailand by installing 5,500 high-speed Internet connections in Bangkok and on the resort island of Phuket. The service is a part of the Thai government's move to modernize its information infrastructure...

Telenor Pakistan awards Nokia a three-year turnkey deal to build and operate the carrier's GSM network.(Islamabad)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Telenor Pakistan awards Nokia a three-year turnkey deal to build and operate the carrier's GSM network scheduled to be operational by Q2 2005.

SK Telecom inks a $6.3m contract with TA Orange.(Islamabad)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... SK Telecom inks a $6.3m contract with TA Orange to supply its wireless Internet technologies including its NATE Portal platform, NATE Service solutions and contents.

True teams up with NC Software to establish NC True.(Islamabad)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... True teams up with NC Software to establish NC True, an online game company, which aims to become the leader in the Thai market.

Indosat launches its fixed wireless services.(Jakarta)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Indosat launches its fixed wireless services. called StarOne, in Jakarta, Bekasi, Tangerang and Depok.

Globe Telecom announces plans to spend $90m through 2007 to expand on its fixed-line network through the installation of 145,000 phone line nationwide.(Manila)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Globe Telecom announces plans to spend $90m through 2007 to expand on its fixed-line network through the installation of 145,000 phone line nationwide. The investments would be made through its fixed line subsidiary, Innove Communications.

The Indian government proposes raising the cap for foreign direct investment in telecommunications from 49% to 74%.(New Delhi)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Indian government proposes raising the cap for foreign direct investment in telecommunications from 49% to 74%. Industry players expect the move is to fuel consolidation in the industry and lead to long-term players providing better quality...

The Indian government proposes cutting the Department of Telecom's budget for 2004-05.(New Delhi)
August 1, 2004... The Indian government proposes cutting the Department of Telecom's budget for 2004-05 by 9.3% to $2.5b.

The government orders SK Telecom to reduce charges by 24% to its smaller rivals for using its network as part of measures to level the playing field in the telecoms industry.(Seoul)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The government orders SK Telecom to reduce charges by 24% to its smaller rivals for using its network as part of measures to level the playing field in the telecoms industry. The reduction in the interconnection fees is expected to cut SK...

SK Group plans to invest $8.6b in information and telecoms business over the next three years.(Seoul)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... SK Group plans to invest $8.6b in information and telecoms business over the next three years, in a bid to maintain its leadership in the sector.

Incumbent Chunghwa Telecom expands its Q2 net profit 2.3% year-on-year to $398m.(Taipei)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Incumbent Chunghwa Telecom expands its Q2 net profit 2.3% year-on-year to $398m, despite slashing prices of its broadband service by 22%.

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Information Service expects production of cellphones in the second half of the year to increase 57%.(Taipei)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Taiwan's Industrial Technology Information Service expects production of cellphones in the second half of the year to increase 57% to NT $104 billion ($3.1 billion).

NTT East and NTT West jointly develop a stand-alone Internet videophone terminal, which will enable callers to communicate without a computer, camera and headphones.(Tokyo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... NTT East and NTT West jointly develop a stand-alone Internet videophone terminal which will enable callers to communicate without a computer, camera and headphones. The videophone features an 8-inch touch-panel screen and has a transmission...

KDDI plans to launch mobile phones powered by fuel cells by 2007 and is working with Hitachi and Toshiba.(Tokyo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... KDDI plans to launch mobile phones powered by fuel cells by 2007 and is working with Hitachi and Toshiba, which are separately developing prototype phones with fuel cells.

NTT DoCoMo will partner with local semi-conductor manufacturer Renesas Technology to develop a single-chip for WCDMA/GSM dual-mode handsets.(Tokyo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... NTT DoCoMo will partner with local semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Technology to develop a single-chip for WCDMA/GSM dual-mode handsets. DoCoMo will invest $ 63.9m in the project for the next three years.

Hutchison Telecom is discussing sharing its 3G network with Telstra and other carriers.(Sydney)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Hutchison Telecom is discussing sharing its 3G network with Telstra and other carriers, a move that could save the company at least $300m.

Telstra signs its biggest ever wholesale agreement that allows rival Optus to connect to its national fixed-line network and to resell Telstra's local calls and high-speed data DSL services.(Sydney)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Telstra signs its biggest ever wholesale agreement that allows rival Optus to connect to its national fixed-line network and to resell Telstra's local calls and high-speed data DSL services. The three-year deal gives Optus attractive discounts...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approves Optus' proposed $163m takeover.(Sydney)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approves Optus' proposed $163m takeover of junior telco Uecomm.

The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts directs SingTel to comply with a December IDA ruling on lowering wholesale LLC pricing.(Singapore)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts directs SingTel to comply with a December IDA ruling on lowering wholesale LLC pricing. The IDA ruling requires SingTel to move to retail-minus pricing model for wholesale LLCs--30%...

MobileOne launches three-week push-to-talk trials with the Marriott Hotel and UPS in the city.(Singapore)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... MobileOne launches three-week push-to-talk trials with the Marriott Hotel and UPS in the city. The trials will involve about 20 users and may be extended to other M1 corporate, customers.

StarHub and Indosat jointly launch IP VPN service for companies operating between Singapore and Batam.(Singapore)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... StarHub and Indosat jointly launch IP VPN service for companies operating between Singapore and Batam. This service is targeted at the manufacturing and hospitality sectors,

Six telecoms carriers, including KT, NTT Communications and BT.(movements)(Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance)
August 1, 2004... Six telecoms carriers, including KT, NTT Communications and BT, form the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance designed to support integration of wired and wireless communications.

Australia and Thailand will step up cooperation in the area of telecoms and IT under a signed pact.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Australia and Thailand will step up cooperation in the area of telecoms and IT under a signed pact. Daryl Williams, Australian Communications minister, says both countries are committed to developing competitive telecoms sectors to increase...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission signs an MoU with counterpart bodies in the US and Britain in an effort to minimize spam.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission signs an MoU with counterpart bodies in the US and Britain [n an effort to minimize spam. The ACCC struck an information-sharing arrangement with the Department of Trade and industry in...

Texas Instruments and NTT DoCoMo are working together to develop a multi-mode UMTS (W-CDMA/GSM/GPRS) chipset.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Texas Instruments and NTT DoCoMo are working together to develop a multi-mode UMTS (W-CDMA/GSM/GPRS) chipset to serve the Japanese, US and worldwide 3G handset market.

Sony Ericsson and the other shareholders in Symbian succeed in thwarting Nokia's bid.(movements)
August 1, 2004... Sony Ericsson and the other shareholders in Symbian succeed in thwarting Nokia's bid to gain a controlling stake in the handset software developer.

Juniper Networks reports a second-quarter net loss of $12.6m, but sees its Q2 revenue increases sharply to $306.9m from $165.1m last year.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Juniper Networks reports a second-quarter net loss of $12.6m, but sees its Q2 revenue increases sharply to $306.9m from $165.1m last year. The quarter included results from network security company NetScreen Technologies, which Juniper acquired...

Intel's second-quarter profit rises 96% to $1.8b from $896m a year ago.(financial reports)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Intel's second-quarter profit rises 96% to $1.8b from $896m a year ago. Revenue rose 18% to $8.05 billion during the period compared to $6.8 billion last year.

The GSM Association and Ovum agree to jointly deliver a market data and advisory service.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The GSM Association and Ovum agree to jointly deliver a market data and advisory service, called Wireless Intelligence, to the mobile industry.

MCI awards Hewlett-Packard.(contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... MCI awards Hewlett-Packard a five-year IT outsourcing contract worth $122m.

BT and Microsoft team up to develop an integrated real-time communication and collaboration solution.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... BT and Microsoft team up to develop an Integrated real-time communication and collaboration solution, which will initially be offered to BT and Microsoft customers in the U K and US.

3 Italia reaches the 1-million subscriber mark.(market share)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... 3 Italia reaches the 1-million subscriber mark for its 3G mobile phone service.

AT&T Wireless rolls out 3G service.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... AT&T Wireless rolls out 3G service in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix and Detroit.

Intel and Hutch India.(movements)(Alliances and partnerships)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Intel and Hutch India announce plans to jointly work on the development of smartphone applications in India.

Amdocs signs a long-term global framework agreement.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Amdocs signs a long-term global framework agreement as a global billing solutions provider for Vodafone worldwide.

BT Group launches a service that allows users to make VoIP calls over Yahoo's instant messenger product.(movements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... BT Group launches a service that allows users to make VoIP calls over Yahoo's instant messenger product. The service is called BT Communicator with Yahoo Messenger.

The search for growth: Telco's key expansion strategies.(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... What's up with Asian telecoms? Carriers from Tokyo to Mumbai are in as good a financial shape as they've been for years. Their balance sheets are strong, debt levels are low and stock prices have rebounded. So why is the industry so edgy? ...

Softswitches for everyone: the softswitch sector is gathering speed, especially now that smaller early adopters have forced the big guys to get serious about upgrading their networks.(Technology)
August 1, 2004... If the telecommunications industry were a war, next-generation switching, or softswitching, would be the arms dealer supplying combatants on all sides with potent new firepower. And business would be getting very good just about now. ...

Huawei achieves mass deployment of ADSL2+.(Advertorial)
August 1, 2004... As a pioneer advocator of "accelerating broadband operations", Huawei Technologies is the industry's first vendor putting ADSL2+ into mass deployment. By the end of June 2004, Huawei provided over 600,000 ADSL2+ lines to carriers around the...

IP-VPN: it's still the future: enthusiasm for IP-VPN hasn't diminished over the last couple of years, but while it's still the fastest growing managed data service today, IP-VPN still won't be displacing leased lines or frame relay any time soon.(Service)(Internet Protocol-Virtual private networks)
August 1, 2004... IP-VPN has been talked up for the past couple of years as the future of managed data services. In June this year, Asia Netcom president and COO Bill Barney went as far as to cite IP-VPN as a crucial ingredient for the survival of global...

Telling the user's story: Telecom user groups add another dimension to the industry debate, says Rosemary Sinclair, Asian vice-chairman of global users' body INTUG and head of Australia's ATUG. INTUG eyes a bigger role in Asia beyond the APEC Tel dialogue, with plans for a regional user forum.(One-To-One)(Australian Telecommunications Users Group )(Interview)
August 1, 2004... Telecom Asia: What is INTUG and what does it do in the Asia Pacific? Rosemary Sinclair: INTUG is the International Telecommunications Users' Group and it has been operating for over 25 years, representing the voice of end-users in all the...

Making sense of the power-line push.(Telecom Forum)
August 1, 2004... The idea of using power lines to deliver broadband Internet-type services has been around since before the Net was created. It's one of those perennials that pops up, mainly I suspect, because the superficial lure of something-for-nothing...

NTT Com launches global unified voice/video solution.(Premiere: latest products and services)
August 1, 2004... NTT Communications is offering a new IP-based service package combining voice and video communications under its Arcstar Global IP-VPN service operating on the company's MPLS network. The new package, called G-V20IP, includes free...

Integrated voice services and unified messaging solution.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Personal Communications Management System)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... UTStarcom has introduced Release 6.2 of its 8250 Personal Communications Management System (PCMS), which integrates enhanced voice services and unified messaging in one platform. With the new software upgrade, carriers can deliver...

Hitachi enhances application optimized storage solutions.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Hitachi Data Systems Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has introduced a new Serial ATA (SATA) intermix option for its Thunder 9500 V series of modular storage systems. This option creates the world's first "in-a-box" high-speed...

Midrange unified storage systems.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Network Appliance has released two new unified storage models for midrange applications. The FAS920 system is designed to provide affordable enterprise-class performance, reliability and advanced data management features for midrange...

Next-gen multi-access connectivity system.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Pandatel's MACS4000 system enables carriers to cost-efficiently integrate and monitor modems, converters and multiplexers. The system consists of two racks and related management components. Additional fiber-optic and copper modems as well...

Cranite and Vivato jointly deliver WLAN networking solution.(Premiere: latest products and services)(alliances and parnerships)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Cranite Systems and Vivato agree to form a strategic partnership to provide their customers with government-certified secure wireless network solutions. The partnership combines Cranite's FIPS 140-2-compliant wireless LAN security and...

VoIP troubleshooting software.(Premiere: latest products and services)(voice over internet protocols)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The new PVA-1000 troubleshooting software release from Acterna combines features that remotely and automatically analyze VoIP problems. The software enables network operators to identify problems with VoIP signaling and quality with a...

Regulators at the doorstep: VoIP services remain largely unregulated across the region. While this has encouraged innovation and spurred competition, it is taking its toll on the traditional telcos. New regulations in the pipeline could change all that.(Telecom Corporate)
August 1, 2004... Many competitive telcos see VoIP as the way to gain market share. The incumbent telcos, of course, won't give up the market without a fight and that fight will be affected by how VoIP providers are regulated. So why all the fuss about VoIP...

PCCW COO resigns.(Telecom Career)(Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited)(Chief operating officers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Mike Butcher has resigned from his post as COO and executive director of PCCW, after serving with the incumbent carrier for two and a half years. He will also step down as chairman at Reach, PCCW's undersea cable joint venture with Telstra,...

Vodafone KK president and CEO.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Brian Clark, chief executive of Vodafone's Asia-Pacific region, has been appointed president and CEO of Vodafone KK. Clark replaces Darryl Green who resigned last month. He will fill both roles until a permanent replacement for Green is...

TCNZ appoints new director, head of merged unit.(Telecom Career)(Telecom Corporation of New Zealand)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Telecom Corp of New Zealand has named Wayne Boyd as an independent director. Currently Boyd chairs companies including Freightways, Auckland International Airport and Ngai Tahu Holdings. Boyd replaces John King, who will retire from his...

New president for BT Japan.(Telecom Career)(British Telecommunications )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... BT has promoted Hideto Kaga to president of the company's Japan operations. Kaga joined BT Japan last July as COO and has managed the launch of BT's Japan Desk in the UK and Europe.

Intelsat's new regional sales director.(Telecom Career)(Intelsat Ltd. appoints Soo Yew Weng)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Intelsat has appointed Soo Yew Weng as regional director of sales to lead the sales and marketing activities of its media and entertainment business unit in Asia Pacific. Previously Soo was the managing director of Asia Pacific for...

Avaya names Queensland manager.(Telecom Career)(Avaya Inc. appoints Mark McBride)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Mark McBride has joined Avaya as its Queensland business development director. He will focus on expanding the company's business presence within the state and promoting Avaya IP telephony and contact center solutions in local markets.

3 UK names CFO.(Telecom Career)(Andrew Moffat appointed as chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... 3 UK has appointed Andrew Moffat as CFO. He replaces Tim Pennington, who has joined Hutchison Telecommunications International based in Hong Kong. Moffat joins 3 UK from sister company 3 Italia, where he was chief financial controlling...

Wavecom deputy MD.(Telecom Career)(Wavecom Asia Pacific appoints Harry Cho as deputy managing director)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Wavecom Asia Pacific has hired Harry Cho as deputy managing director for Korea and Japan to oversee all aspects of the company's business in the countries. Cho will report to Didier Dutronc, vice president of Wavecom's Personal...

Telstra appoints area GM.(Telecom Career)(Telstra Country Wide appoints Elise Munsie as area general manager)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Telstra Country Wide, the local business unit of Telstra, has named Elise Munsie area general manager to lead the North West NSW team. Munsie succeeds Ian Peters, who has departed for another position within Telstra CountryWide.

Metalink strengthens Japanese operations.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Metalink has appointed Noboru Tsuchiya as senior field application engineer in charge of country support. Before his appointment, Tsuchiya was a senior field applications engineer at GlobespanVirata.

Chinadotcom names head of CRM software unit.(Telecom Career)(customer relationship management)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Chinadotcom has hired Divesh Sisodraker as president and CEO of Pivotal Corp, the company's CRM software division. Sisodraker has been Pivotal's CFO since October 2001 and was instrumental in creating a strong foundation for Pivotal's current...

InfiniRoute taps two new executives.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... VoIP peering solutions provider InfiniRoute Networks has appointed Jay Meranchik as senior vice president of network operations and Joe Leuci as senior vice president of sales. Meranchik is responsible for expanding and managing...

Lucent names government relations VP.(Telecom Career)(Brenton Greene )(Vice President)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Brenton Greene has joined Lucent Technologies as vice president for government relations to oversee the company's efforts to strengthen and broaden its relationship with the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. ...

Governing the Net.(Insideline)(World Summit of the Information Society)
August 1, 2004... Part two of the ITU's grand World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) takes place in Tunis in November 2005. In case you missed it, WSIS 1.0 was held in Geneva last November. Intended to be a summit of global leaders akin to the Rio and...

Futuretech.(Backpage Briefing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... FUTURETECH: Power-line communications has shown that it's possible to get broadband through your electricity plug. Now, Japanese company Cocomo Mb Communications wants you to get wireless through your pipes. The company has co-developed a...

Remuneration.(Backpage Briefing)(Chris Anderson is stepping down from singapore telecom)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... REMUNERATION: One for the trivia books--this month, Optus CEO Chris Anderson is scheduled to step down after seven years on the job. Among his achievements, apparently, is raking in a higher salary than the chief of the telco that owns his...

Offshoring.(Backpage Briefing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... OFFSHORING: One of offshorings' most successful proponents has just been named one of the five most influential people in the global technology sector. European technology magazine Computer Business Review (CBR) last month ranked Tata...