Telecom Asia articles from December 2003

Telecom Asia archives from December 2003

An end to the termination problem?(Inside Line)(Local Leased Circuits)
December 1, 2003... Asian is the world champion in broadband and high-speed cellular. But it also has the planet's most expensive tails--the "last mile" connection for local leased circuits (LLCs). Foreign telcos who are terminating traffic in Asia for their...

Police video links demonstrate Wi-Fi's DIY potential.(First Mile)(Do It Yourself)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... While Wi-Fi is the current focus of industry hype, end-users have been coming up with their own ideas on how to apply cheap communications technology. An interesting example is the police department of Seal Beach, California, which has...

Asia's digital pirates.(Stat Snap)(Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia and CLSA Asia Pacific Markets present pay-tv piracy report)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and CLSA Asia Pacific Markets made the first real attempt to independently quantify the extent of the financial damage to operators from pay-TV piracy in a study released in late...

Reliance trumps cellcos with single license regime.(News Analysis)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The war between the Indian cellular and wireless local loop (WLL) operators seems to be over, with the government coming down decisively on the side of the WLL players. After a year of skirmishes between the cellcos and the wireline...

ATM comes to middle-class suburbia.(Resend: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, December 1997)(TransAct)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, December 1997 SYNOPSIS: With Australian capital Canberra low on the priority list for broadband rollouts from Telstra and Optus, local power and water utility ACTEW forms a company called...

Netcom still seeking best path to IPO.(News Analysis)
December 1, 2003... Competition between China's two wireline monopolies is beginning to emerge, with north China-based China Netcom Corp (CNC) expanding southwards into the lucrative coastal provinces. But Netcom, which is angling for an IPO in early 2004, is...

Wireline capex to lag.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Pyramid Research )
December 1, 2003... Carriers' fixed line capital spending will increase at just 3% CAGR in 2003 2007, lagging wireless investment thanks to the impact of competition and mobile substitution, predicts Pyramid Research, By 2007 capex will total $132 billion--up from...

Corporate IM study.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(The Yankee Group )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Yankee Group is studying the use of instant messaging (IM) in corporate environments, examining usage data, user behavior, application integration strategies and future enterprise deployment plans. The study is expected to rum through...

OSS growth.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(open source software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The worldwide OSS market will grow at 7% CAGR over in 2003-07 to $40.5 billion, but commercial software spending will grow at an even faster pace of 11% CAGR, says RHK. Customers will increasingly opt for off-the-shelf OSS products rather...

US, China to lead in mobile games.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(W2Forum )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Mobile games will be worth 1.65 billion euros in 2006, up from 460 million euros in 2003, says W2Forum. While Japan and Korea now account for 64% of the total global value, they will be overtaken by China and the US by 2006. Firms in...

Iran a telecoms hub.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Iran is positioning to become a telecoms hub between Asia and Europe, says BroadGroup, claiming Internet is growing at 96% CAGR, and predicting mobile numbers will triple by mid-2005. The Telecommunications Market in Iran...

Enterprise fuels WLAN demand.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Wireless Local Area Network)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The WLAN 802.11 access point and bridge market grew 9% sequentially in 3Q03 over the second quarter to $457 million, says the Dell'Oro Group. The biggest driver was accelerated demand for enterprise-class access points, up 25% to $121...

Finally, Telstra opens up DSL network to Optus.(News Analysis)
December 1, 2003... After years of wrangling and with the active help of competition watchdog the ACCC, Australia's number two carrier Optus has won access to incumbent Telstra's DSL network. The arrangement is a shot in the arm to Australia's high-speed data...

TCNZ hints at W-CDMA shift.(News Analysis)(Telecom New Zealand)
December 1, 2003... Telecom New Zealand is pondering leveraging its 3G mobiles alliance with Hutchison Australia, and has made its first hints about entering the local 3G market against first mover Vodafone. While Vodafone has announced plans to offer 3G...

Beijing: the Ministry of Information Industry will implement a mobile-to-mobile interconnection charge.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Beijing: The Ministry of Information Industry will implement a mobile-to-mobile interconnection charge of 0.06 yuan ($0.007) per minute, effective 2 December, 2003.

Chongqing: the Chongqing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications develops the world's first TD-SCDMA handset.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Chongqing: The Chongqing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications develops the world's first TD-SCDMA handset. The move is a milestone that could help decide when 3G licenses are introduced in the country. The university is planning to produce...

Hong Kong: China Unicom's listed arm is in talks to buy the remaining ten mobile assets from its parent.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Hong Kong: China Unicom's listed arm is in talks to buy the remaining ten mobile assets from its parent. Unicom also says it intends to dump its paging businesses.

Bangkok: TelecomAsia reports another loss in the third quarter on slow fixed-line revenue growth and rising costs at its TA Orange mobile unit.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Bangkok: TelecomAsia reports another Loss in the third quarter on slow fixed-line revenue growth and rising costs at its TA Orange mobile unit. Net Losses rose to 1.46 billion baht ($36.59 million) from a 1.38 billion baht loss in the same...

Bangkok: Thai cabinet approves an 8 billion baht ($200 million) plan.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Bangkok: Thai cabinet approves an 8 billion baht ($200 million) plan by TOT to add 500,000 lines to the nation's 6 million fixed line network.

Dhaka: Bangladesh will open up its VoIP market, allowing the private firms to offer cheaper voice services based on IP technology.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to address voice over Internet protocol)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Dhaka: Bangladesh will open up its VoIP market, allowing the private firms to offer cheaper voice services based on IP technology. The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will set the criteria for awarding licenses.

Ho Chin Minh City: Vietnam is planning to lift price controls on telecoms services.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Ho Chin Minh City: Vietnam is planning to lift price controls on telecoms services before the end of the year, giving more freedom to the sector in the interests of the public.

Jakarta: Indosat expects to complete the merger of two mobile units into the parent group by 2005.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Jakarta: Indosat expects to complete the merger of two mobile units into the parent group by 2005. President Widya Purnama says the merger would help the company keep its share of the country's growing cellular market at 31%.

Kuala Lumpur: Telekom Malaysia files an international arbitration claim.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Kuala Lumpur: Telekom Malaysia files an international arbitration claim seeking to force the Ghanaian government to buy back the Malaysian firm's share of Ghana Telecom for it $167 million.

Manila: Globe Telecom sees its third-quarter profit surged 151% from the year earlier to 3.2 billion pesos ($58 million).(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Manila: Globe Telecom sees its third-quarter profit surged 151% from the year earlier to 3.2 billion pesos ($58 million), on the back of strong subscriber growth and cost containment.

Beijing: China Netcom is planning to issue 5 billion yuan ($604 million) in corporate bonds this year to fund network expansions.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Beijing: China Netcom is planning to issue 5 billion yuan ($604 million) in corporate bonds this year to fund network expansions. The company is also in preliminary talks with "many major investment banks" for overseas listings in Hong Kong and...

Hong Kong: China Telecom's Hong Kong arm plans to buy six more provincial networks from its state-owned parent for 46 billion yuan ($5.558 billion).(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Hong Kong: China Telecom's Hong Kong arm plans to buy six more provincial networks from its state-owned parent for 46 billion yuan ($5,558 billion), including about 34 billion yuan in debt, which is expected to lift the company's profitability....

Bangkok: Shin Satellite reports weaker than expected third quarter earnings due to lower revenues from the transponder business.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Bangkok: Shin Satellite reports weaker than expected third quarter earnings due to lower revenues from the transponder business, with net profit down 42% to 205 million baht ($5.14 million) from last year.

Bangkok: Mobile carrier AIS plans to spend at least $50 million next year on developing non-voice services.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Bangkok: Mobile carrier AIS plans to spend at least $50 million next year on developing non-voice services. The announcement comes days after AIS reported a quarterly profit of 4.83 billion baht, up 65% from the same period a year ago.

Jakarta: Telkom reports a drop in third-quarter net on special gains.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Jakarta: Telkom reports a drop in third-quarter net on special gains, and adds that its long-awaited re-audit of its 2002 financial results will take another three to four months due to additional adjustments.

Manila: PLDT's reports a nine-month net profit of 5.8 billion pesos ($104.5 million).(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Manila: PLDT's reports a nine-month net profit of 5.8 billion pesos ($104.5 million), up nearly 57% from 3.7 billion pesos a year ago, thanks to strong growth in its mobile operations.

Jakarta: Indonesia decides to increase fixed-line telephone rates by 15% before the end of 2003.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Jakarta: Indonesia decides to increase fixed-line telephone rates by 15% before the end of 2003. The increase is expected to improve the revenues of Telkom.

New Delhi: reliance Infocomm pays 15.42 billion rupees ($340 million).(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... New Delhi: Reliance Infocomm pays 15.42 billion rupees ($340 million) as a fee to the government for migrating to a unified license, which allows it to offer a full menu of mobile services and challenge existing operators.

Seoul: LG Corp will dispose of 11.18 million shares.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Seoul: LG Corp will dispose of 11.18 million shares, or 4% of Hanaro Telecom.

Seoul: SK Telecom denies a media report that it is considering killing off its W-CDMA project.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Seoul: SK Telecom denies a media report that it is considering killing off its W-CDMA project, due for launch year-end.

Seoul: KT Corp reports a rare first quarterly loss--its first in three years--following large payouts.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Seoul: KT Corp reports a rare first quarterly loss--its first in three years--following large payouts for slashing Jobs and an unprecedented fall in sales.

Tokyo: Softbank widens its April-September loss to a record 77.34 billion yen ($707.7 million).(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Tokyo: Softbank widens its April-September loss to a record 77.34 billion yen ($707.7 million), as heavy costs to promote its ADSL service take toll.

Tokyo: cost-cutting and the absence of big overseas losses help increase NTT's interim profit to 383.57 billion yen from 33.16 billion yen in the same period last year.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Tokyo: Cost-cutting and the absence of big overseas losses help increase NTT's interim profit to 383.57 billion yen from 33.16 billion yen in the same period last year. For the year to next March, NTT raises its net profit forecast by 28% to...

Canberra: the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission orders Telstra to cut its interconnection charges by about 10% initially.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Australian Competition and Consumer Commission order)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Canberra: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission orders Telstra to cut its interconnection charges by about 10% initially. The final ruling, in line with a draft issued in June, applies to calls such as long distance and...

Sydney: Telstra buys bankrupt fiber player IP1, whose network will be used to boost Telstra's capacity on the Melbourne Adelaide-Perth run.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(IP1 is bought)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Sydney: Telstra buys bankrupt fiber player IP1, whose network will be used to boost Telstra's capacity on the Melbourne Adelaide-Perth run. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Wellington: Telecom Corp of New Zealand reports an 11% rise in its quarterly net profit.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Wellington: Telecom Corp of New Zealand reports an 11% rise in its quarterly net profit on the back of tower debt payments but operating earnings were roughly unchanged because of increased competition and slow growth.

Singapore: Pacific Century Group, a Singapore-listed private investment group controlled by PCCW boss Richard Li, invests in the fixed-line unit of Japan Telecom Holdings.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Pacific Century Group's investment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Singapore: Pacific Century Group, a Singapore-listed private investment group controlled by PCCW boss Richard Li, invests in the fixed-line unit of Japan Telecom Holdings. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

Singapore: The IDA lifts the classification of incumbent SingTel as a dominant licensee in the wholesale international voice on the ground that there are now more rival service providers in the market.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Infocomm Development Authority)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Singapore: The IDA lifts the classification of incumbent SingTel as a dominant licensee in the wholesale international voice on the ground that there are now more rival service providers in the market. The regulator say it will also remove the...

Singapore: Singapore passes a bill allowing police to take "pre-emptive action" based on credible information before hackers strike to protect computer networks from unauthorized entry.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Singapore: Singapore passes a bill allowing police to take "pre-emptive action" based on credible information before hackers strike to protect computer networks from unauthorized entry. Under the revised Computer Misuse Act--which aimed to...

Seoul: SK Telecom plans a joint venture with Toshiba and others for satellite digital media broadcasting.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Seoul: SK Telecom plans a joint venture with Toshiba and others for satellite digital media broadcasting. The new entity plans to launch digital media broadcasting services in May 2004, a report said.

Tokyo: Sony plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or 13% of its total workforce.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Tokyo: Sony plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or 13% of its total workforce, over three years as part of move to trim costs.

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo and Sony plan joint venture to develop smart-card chips that allow consumers to use their cellphones as an electronic wallet and commuter pass.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo and Sony plan joint venture to develop smart-card chips that allow consumers to use their cellphones as an electronic wallet and commuter pass. The IV will license Sony's FeliCa non-contact smart-card technology to rivals KDDI...

Sydney: Optus reaches an agreement allowing it to offer broadband services via rival Telstra's local loop access.(News map: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Sydney: Optus reaches an agreement allowing it to offer broadband services via rival Telstra's local loop access, a move giving Optus a better chance of taking away the incumbent's market share of more than 65% of broadband connections.

Hutchison Whampoa and Dutch carrier KPN resolve their legal dispute over Hutchison 3G UK.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Hutchison Whampoa and Dutch carrier KPN resolve their legal dispute over Hutchison 3G UK, with KPN agreeding to sell its entire 15% stake to Hutch for 90 million pounds ($149.6 million).

NTT DoCoMo and Greek mobile operator Cosmote confirm reports that DoCoMo will license its i-mode mobile Internet technology to Cosmote.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * NTT DoCoMo and Greek mobile operator Cosmote confirm reports that DoCoMo will license its i-mode mobile Internet technology to Cosmote, which is expected to launch by the time of the Athens Olympic Games next year.

Vodafone Group places orders for millions of 3G handsets with unidentified Japanese firms.(movements)(third generation)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Vodafone Group places orders for millions of 3G handsets with unidentified Japanese firms, ahead of its 3G rollout next year, the Sunday Telegraph reports.

MCI (a.k.a. WorldCom) gets final clearance for post-Chapter 11 relaunch.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * MCI (a.k.a. WorldCom) gets final clearance for post-Chapter 11 relaunch, after a bankruptcy judge confirmed its reorganization plan.

Canada's Teleglobe agrees to buy VoIP operator ITXC, which is expected to strengthen its foothold in the growing VoIP market.(movements)(voice over Internet protocol)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Canada's Teleglobe agrees to buy VoIP operator ITXC, which is expected to strengthen its foothold in the growing VoIP market. ITXC shareholders will get a 28% stake in a newly-created Teleglobe.

Five more companies--Cisco Systems, Dan Net, iPass, Microsoft, and rovinglP.net--join the Wireless Hotspots and Network Internetworking Initiative spearheaded by Intel and the IDA of Singapore.(movements)(Infocomm Development Authority)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Five more companies--Cisco Systems, Dan Net, iPass, Microsoft, and rovinglP.net--join the Wireless Hotspots and Network Internetworking Initiative spearheaded by Intel and the IDA of Singapore to develop standards for interoperability between...

UTStarcom and Panasonic Mobile agree to collaborate on 3G phones.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * UTStarcom and Panasonic Mobile agree to collaborate on 3G phones (including TD-SCDMA) for China and other markets via a JV called Universal Communications Technology Hangzhou.

Nokia confirms that hackers have cracked the copy-protection codes of its N-Gage gaming device.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Nokia confirms that hackers have cracked the copy-protection codes of its N-Gage gaming device. The crack allows users to download copied N-Gage games over the Web and play them on any phone that uses the Series 60 operating system.

Sony announce plans to take on N-Gage and the iPod in one go with the PSP.(movements)(Interface Protocol Option Devices)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Sony announce plans to take on N-Gage and the iPod in one go with the PSP, an integrated handheld gaming device/phone that includes a digital music and v den player--all for little as $60.

Cisco Systems reports a 76% surge in quarterly net income.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Cisco Systems reports a 76% surge in quarterly net income, which prompted the company to forecast rising revenues in the current fiscal second quarter that would ultimately come out 10% higher than the year-earlier period.

Qualcomm posts a 53% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Qualcomm posts a 53% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, helped by a tax benefit in its investment unit and strong demand for its 3G wireless chips.

The GSM Association says GSM's subscriber base will break the 1 billion mark.(movements)
December 1, 2003... * The GSM Association says GSM's subscriber base will break the 1 billion mark some time early next year.

Swisscom sets up a joint venture with Microsoft to develop wireless broadband access systems.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Swisscom sets up a joint venture with Microsoft to develop wireless broadband access systems, combining public Wi-Fi access services and Windows XP.

Choose or lose: rethinking the service equation: thanks to falling prices of minutes and bandwidth and increasing local loop competition, the days of the full service provider are numbered. The solution? Customized wholesale services, where carriers can leverage their infrastructure strengths.(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... It's not easy being in wholesale telecoms these days. After a rush of facilities-based players in the 1990s in the midst of liberalization and fiber buildouts, the subsequent glut of raw bandwidth and minutes--the bread and butter of telecoms...

Stretching for new business: service providers today are expecting equipment suppliers to deliver extra revenue, and not just technology. CTO Niel Ransom tells group editor Robert Clark how the French vendor has re-focused on systems, moved into services and learnt how to partner.(One-To-One)
December 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: What's the outlook for the optical sector? Is Alcatel still in the optical business? Niel Ransom: A year ago we sold off the Alcatel microelectronics business, and then recently we sold off the optronics part which was the...

Managed IP service over Frame Relay.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Infonet has announced the availability of FlexIVPN, a new service that delivers the advantages of managed IP services in Frame Relay environments. The service is developed to deliver IP's benefits without major network migrations, and is...

Ip Centrex.(Premiere: latest products and services)(optus intoduces IP Centrex solution )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Optus has launched an IP Centrex solution both for large corporates and small to medium enterprises. The Optus IP Centrex solution allows companies to merge their voice and data communications onto a single network, which is centrally...

Compact edge routers.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Juniper Networks has released two new compact routing platforms, enhancing its Infranet-ready Service-built Edge portfolio. The M7i and M10i routing platforms extend the benefits of the service built edge to small- and medium-sized POPs,...

Commercial data traffic exchange platform.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Equinix Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Equinix has expanded its GigE Exchange service to ISPs and content providers in southeast Asia. The service, which facilitates ISP and content peering, is now available in the Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center in Singapore....

Convergent billing solution.(Premiere: latest products and services)(SchlumbergerSema launches BSCS 8 )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... SchlumbergerSema has launched the latest version of its billing and customer care solution, BSCS 8. It is built for performance in all operating modes with high volume throughput, and low latency for online transactions. It comprises such...

Multiprotocol fabric routing for SANs.(Premiere: latest products and services)(storage area network)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Brocade has unveiled a set of multiprotocol fabric routing services that allow customers to consolidate and scale storage area networks and seamlessly extend their functionality over multiple networks and across greater distances. These...

ERP hosting.(Premiere: latest products and services)(NTT Communications Corp. and IBM Japan Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... NTT Communications and IBM Japan will provide an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution hosting service targeting enterprises with 300 to 500 employees, primarily in the manufacturing and wholesale/retail industries. The service, to...

Bluetooth chipset.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Philips Electronics has unveiled what it says is the industry's first complete plug-and-play Bluetooth semiconductor solution in a single, low-cost chip package for applications such as mobile phones, headsets, car kits, and PDAs. Designed...

Integrated security solutions.(Premiere: latest products and services)(original equipment manufacturer)
December 1, 2003... 3Com and Crossbeam Systems have entered into a strategic alliance and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to deliver integrated security solutions. 3Com says it expects to begin offering 3Com-branded security services switches...

OSS: a buyer's guide: once a mundane network add-on, operating support systems are critical competitive tools. Telecom Asia guides you through the complexity.(Telecom Corporate)(operations support systems)
December 1, 2003... During the telecom boom, operations support systems were not sexy. Fiber was sexy, and so was IP technology. Stodgy old OSS was relegated to the far reaches of exhibition show floors. But OSS began to garner interest after the transport and...

TA30 telecom stock index 15 Oct-14 Nov, 2003.(statistics)
December 1, 2003... TA30 down despite sector improvement The TA30 Index last month closed down 19 points at 1027, following momentous growth a month earlier. Still, investors were encouraged by service provider financials, particularly Samart Telecom, AIS...

SingTel job swap.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The heads of SingTel's mobile arm and its corporate business unit will swap positions from April next year. Lucas Chow, chief executive of SingTel's mobile unit and executive vice president of the consumer unit, will exchange jobs with Lim...

Vodafone Japan president.(Telecom Career)(Vodafone Holdings KK )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Vodafone Holdings KK, formerly known as Japan Telecom Holdings, has appointed Darryl Green as president, replacing William Morrow. Previously Green was head of Vodafone Holdings KK's mobile unit.

AT&T Australia/NZ MD.(Telecom Career)(Jeyan Jeevaratnam is appointed as managing director of AT&T New Zealand and Australia)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... AT&T has appointed Jeyan Jeevaratnam as managing director of AT&T Australia and New Zealand. He succeeds Steve Lowe, who was recently promoted to vice president of AT&T Business Asia Pacific. Jeevaratnam joined AT&T in 2000 and was most...

PLDT management reshuffle.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... PLDT chairman Antonio Cojuangco has agreed to give up his post after he invested in local television station ABC-5, paving the way for a management reshuffle next year. Under the transition plan, PLDT president and chief executive officer...

NWT International business VP.(Telecom Career)(New World Telecom)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Hong Kong fixed line operator New World Telecom has named Jimmy Yung vice president for international business. Yung comes to NWT from IDT Asia, where was associate vice president.

Galaxy Satellite senior hires.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the Hong Kong pay TV joint venture between Intelsat and Hong Kong broadcaster TVB, has appointed Jim Blomfield, Stanley Tang, Qin Li and Ruth Kan as CEO, COO, CFO and VP (marketing & sales) respectively.

Siemens I&C head.(Telecom Career)(information and communications)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Siemens has named US chief Klaus Kleinfeld a full member of the information and communications (I&C) group management board. Kleinfeld, 46, will take responsibility for Siemens Mobile, fixed-line telecoms unit ICN and information technology...

ISOC's new PIR board.(Telecom Career)(Internet Society)(Public Interest Registry)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Internet Society has selected new board members for the Public Interest Registry to manage the .org domain. The new board comprises three returning members--David Maher (US), Marc Rotenberg (US) and Frode Greisen (Europe), as well as four...

UCTH CEO and COO.(Telecom Career)(Universal Communications Technology Hangzhou)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... UTStarcom and Panasonic have named Terry Shimoyu as chairman and chief executive and Leon Hong as president and chief operating officer of Universal Communications Technology Hangzhou (UCTH), the companies' new 3G handset JV.

MCI senior advisor.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... MCI has hired former US Senator Warren Rudman as a senior advisor focusing on ethics and corporate governance. Rudman will advise chairman and chief executive Michael Capellas and the board of directors.

New Lucent director.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Lucent Technologies has appointed Ronald Williams to the company's board of directors. Williams, 53, is the president of insurance firm Aetna.