Telecom Asia articles from December 2004

Telecom Asia archives from December 2004

Better 3G through television: assuming regulators don't see any crossover issues with mobile TV, operators still have to work out how they're actually going to make money.(third generation)
December 1, 2004... Earlier this year, I told the one about the time I spent part of 2002--specifically, the part where the World Cup was being held in Korea and Japan--enjoying full-motion live video of matches on a mobile device. The punch line was that the...

Confronting challenges in the post-voice era with TEL@COM.(Advertorial, Huawei Technologies Company Ltd.)(public switched telecommunications network)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2004... Over the last century, voice has always been the major revenue base of fixed-line carriers. However, the rapid development of mobile communication and the Internet has drastically changed the business pattern of the traditional telecom...

Towngas Telecom lights up gas pipes with fiber capacity.(First Mile)
December 1, 2004... Despite the supposed advantages of public utility companies (PUCs) getting into the telecoms game--i.e. existing networks and rights of way--telecoms is far from an easy dollar for PUCs even in liberalized markets that allow PUCs to cross over....

Still room for price cuts on international leased lines.(Stat Snap)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The cost of an international leased line in the Asia-Pacific is still dropping. While price declines are slowing down, international bandwidth prices in Asia-Pac will continue to drop 20% to 25% annually over the next three years, according to...

International leased line prices on select routes.(Stat Snap)(Illustration)
December 1, 2004... International leased line prices on select routes Price for a 1 Mbps link per month Hong Kong-Tokyo $690 Singapore-Hong Kong $910 Singapore-Mumbai $4,800...

TD-SCDMA 'on track' despite trial hiccups.(telecommunication industry)(Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access)
December 1, 2004... TD-SCDMA proponents reaffirmed their support for the Chinese 3G technology last month, following reports of technical problems during tests. Chen Jin-qiao, director of the Institute of Telecommunication Research, a division of the Mll's China...

Moving up the voice value chain.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... With fixed analog voice, mobile voice and VolP converging, as well as IP and broadband, incumbents are defending their lucrative voice market at all costs but are continuing to lose ground. While basic costs in fixed voice are expected to drop...

Incentives to bundle.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Over 60% of all Internet households in the US would consolidate their telecoms services under a single provider to save $20 per month, according to a report from Parks Associates. Without a saving incentive, just 43% of the 4,000 households...

Backbone oversupply persists despite demand growth.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Internet backbones now account for more than 85% of the world's cross-border capacity used in fiber-optic networks, according to a report from TeleGeography. The balance of used capacity is dedicated to private corporate networks and...

Revival in consulting services.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(industry forecasts)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The world telecom consulting market was hit hard by the industry's downturn, However, after a 6% decline in 2002, the market stabilized last year with revenue remaining flat at $8.1 billion. Better news is now on the horizon as most consulting...

Telstra realigns Asian focus.(News Analysis)(Telstra Corporation Ltd.)
December 1, 2004... Incumbent Australian carrier Telstra is looking to China to expand its regional profile, hoping that its involvement with the country's Olympic games infrastructure will spur more business there, while at the same time reports in the Indian...

Sun shines on North Korea telecoms.(Resend: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, November2001)
December 1, 2004... SYNOPSIS: South Korea's sunshine policy of diplomatic engagement with North Korea has led to increased telecoms investment and collaboration in the country. Telecoms has become a prime investment goal of Pyongyang as it gradually opens up to...

Beijing: China closes 1,600 Internet cafes and fines operators a total of $12m for violations such as allowing children to play violent games.(News Map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... China closes 1,600 Internet cafes and fines operators a total of $12m for violations such as allowing children to play violent games. The announcement comes amid a campaign to rid Web sites of sex and violence, as well as any other material...

Beijing: the China Academy of Telecommunications Research proposes three separate 3G networks for China.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The China Academy of Telecommunications Research proposes three separate 3G networks for China--each based on a different platform--to promote competition.

Shanghai: Alcatel and Datang Mobile have formed a partnership to foster the introduction of China's home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G standard.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Alcatel and Datang Mobile have formed a partnership to foster the introduction of China's home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G standard. In a cooperative move said to be the first of its kind in the TD-SCDMA sector, Alcatel will invest $32m in Datang,...

Hong Kong: PCCW reports that its net profit for the first nine months rose 47.5% due mainly to property income but that its market share of its core fixed-line business fell further to 69%.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... PCCW reports that its net profit for the first nine months rose 47.5% due mainly to property income but that its market share of its core fixed-line business fell further to 69%. Net profit rose to HK$1.018b ($131m) for the nine months of the...

Hong Kong: Hutchison Telecommunications International (HTIL) is reportedly planning to slash salaries and cut its workforce to trim costs.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Hutchison Telecommunications International (HTIL) is reportedly planning to slash salaries and cut its workforce to trim costs. Media stores suggest HTIL could be looking to lop 30% off its total group payroll of 11,000, 5,000 of whom work in...

Bangkok: United Communication Industry (Ucom) shifts its primary business focus to broadband in a bid to compete with market leader True.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... United Communication Industry (Ucom) shifts its primary business focus to broadband in a bid to compete with market leader True. The company unveils a five-year plan to launch a new business line, which it hopes will generate 50% of its total...

Islamabad: Pakistan's federal government decides to privatize Pakistan Telecom.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Pakistan's federal government decides to privatize Pakistan Telecom, bringing Paknet and Ufone together into one entity.

Hanoi: a Vietnamese government inquiry into alleged corruption at state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corp uncovers management shortcomings but no major graft.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... A Vietnamese government inquiry into alleged corruption at state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corp uncovers management shortcomings but no major graft.

Manila: PLDT posts a record net profit of 20b pesos ($355m) and a revenue increase of 19% to 88 billion pesos ($1.6 billion) for the first nine months of the year.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... PLDT posts a record net profit of 20b pesos ($355m) and a revenue increase of 19% to 88 billion pesos ($1.6 billion) for the first nine months of the year. Mobile subsidiary Smart nearly doubled its net profits to 18 billion pesos ($321...

Manila: BayanTel, which covers nearly 33% of the population in the Philippines, posts revenues of 4.02b pesos ($71.4m) in the first nine months, up 9.73% from a year ago.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Bayan Telecommunications Inc)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... BayanTel, which covers nearly 33% of the population in the Philippines, posts revenues of 4.02b pesos ($71.4m) in the first nine months, up 9.73% from a year ago. The company attributes the growth to strong performance in its fixed-line,...

Seoul: the South Korean government will spend 2 trillion won ($1.8b) on five IT projects as part of a plan to improve the economy.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The South Korean government will spend 2 trillion won ($1.8b) on five IT projects as part of a plan to improve the economy. The investment will be used to upgrade the national disaster management system, enhance digital multimedia broadcasting...

Seoul: KT unveils a secure Internet roaming service for corporate travelers, as well as Megapass and Kornet users.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... KT unveils a secure Internet roaming service for corporate travelers, as well as Megapass and Kornet users. The new service enables Internet access via Wi-Fi, wired broadband and dial-up using corporate email IDs or existing ISP IDs without...

Taipei: Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available to about 90% of the Taiwan capital's 2.6m population by the end of 2005.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available to about 90% of the Taiwan capital's 2.6m population by the end of 2005. Taiwan's Q-Ware, which won Taipei's tender to build the network, plans to spend $70m on infrastructure, setting up...

Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung City selects Nortel Networks to provide wireless mesh networks for the construction of a public wireless local area network.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Kaohsiung City selects Nortel Networks to provide wireless mesh networks for the construction of a public wireless local area network. The first phase of this build-out is expected to be completed in December in three Kaohsiung districts.

Tokyo: NTT will spend more than 5 trillion yen (about $47b) to upgrade fixed lines serving 30 million households and offices to fiber-optic lines by 2010.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NTT will spend more than 5 trillion yen (about $47b) to upgrade fixed lines serving 30 million households and offices to fiber-optic lines by 2010. NTT reports net profit for the six months ended September 30 of 344.6b yen ($3.3b), up from...

Wellington: growth in mobile phone and broadband services help Telecom Corp of New Zealand post a 19% hike in net profit in the first quarter ending September 30.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Growth in mobile phone and broadband services help Telecom Corp of New Zealand post a 19% hike in net profit in the first quarter ending September 30. First-quarter profit rose NZ$29m ($20m) to NZ$193m ($133m) from the same period last year....

Perth: Edith Cowan University plans to roll out Australia's first wireless mesh network before the end of the year.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Edith Cowan University plans to roll out Australia's first wireless mesh network before the end of the year, giving staff and students wireless access to applications and resources from any campus location, indoors or outdoors.

Singapore: SingTel will acquire 5% of Globe Telecom from Ayala for around 6.65 billion pesos ($118 million).(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... SingTel will acquire 5% of Globe Telecom from Ayala for around 6.65 billion pesos ($118 million), increasing its stake in Globe to 45% while Ayala's stake will fall to 35%.

New Delhi: mobile phones have outstripped fixed-line connections in India, with nearly 45m cellphones.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Mobile phones have outstripped fixed-line connections in India, with nearly 45m cellphones in use compared to 44m fixed lines, according to figures released by TRAI.

New Delhi: the mega-merger of BSNL with MTNL is slated to be completed by mid-2005.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The mega-merger of BSNL with MTNL is slated to be completed by mid-2005, according to Dayanidhi Maran, Union minister of communications and information technology.

New Delhi: TRAI urges the government to give it financial independence by giving it a share of revenues from phone and TV operators.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... TRAI urges the government to give it financial independence by giving it a share of revenues from phone and TV operators. The regulator wants 0.05% of the 700 billion rupees (515.45 billion) that India's phone and cable 13/operators earn each...

VSNL agrees to acquire Tyco Global Network (TGN), one of the world's most advanced and extensive submarine cable systems, for $130m.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... VSNL agrees to acquire Tyco Global Network (TGN), one of the world's most advanced and extensive submarine cable systems, for $130m. The acquisition--subject to government approval in the US, India and other countries would give VSNL control...

Seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators form a regional mobile joint venture called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through the Singapore-based Bridge Mobile company.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators form a regional mobile joint venture called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through the Singapore-based Bridge Mobile company. The partners are Bharti, Globe, Maxis, Optus, SingTel, Taiwan Cellular...

US regulators rule that cable, phone and other companies offering Internet phone services fall under federal government jurisdiction.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... US regulators rule that cable, phone and other companies offering Internet phone services fall under federal government jurisdiction, exempting them from key regulation by individual states, though not necessarily from taxes or access charges.

CPCNet Hong Kong and Frontiers have partnered to launch high definition video over IP transport service between Tokyo and Hong Kong.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... CPCNet Hong Kong and Frontiers have partnered to launch high definition video over IP transport service between Tokyo and Hong Kong, targeting companies requiring efficient and reliable video transmission services.

Asia Netcom plans to upgrade its existing metropolitan area network in Tokyo with DWDM to increase network capability.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Asia Netcom plans to upgrade its existing metropolitan area network in Tokyo with DWDM to increase network capability. The upgrade is expected to be completed by January.

BT buys Infonet Services for $965m, boosting its presence in Asia-Pacific and North America.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... BT buys Infonet Services for $965m, boosting its presence in Asia-Pacific and North America. The purchase of Infonet, with its presence in 18o countries, will help BT to expand its worldwide coverage and attract multinational customers...

BT is in talks with the BBC, BSkyB and Universal Studios to secure content for a new broadband-based pay-TV service.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... BT is in talks with the BBC, BSkyB and Universal Studios to secure content for a new broadband-based pay-TV service. The company is committed to spending up to GBP3b $5.6b a year to create a high-capacity network that can deliver quality video...

Vodafone begins its 3G offering throughout 13 countries in Europe.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Vodafone begins its 3G offering throughout 13 countries in Europe, reaching about 60% of the company's existing customers.

Orange delays the launch of its 3G service until the New Year.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Orange delays the launch of its 3G service until the New Year. The company had planned to go ahead with its new 3G video phones before Christmas in France and the UK.

France Telecom sets up its first wholly-owned R&D facility in Beijing's Zhongguancun area, the so-called Silicon Valley of China.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... France Telecom sets up its first wholly-owned R&D facility in Beijing's Zhongguancun area, the so-called Silicon Valley of China. The facility--named Innovative Gardens--is manned by a workforce of 35 that will be expanded to 100 by the end of...

UK-based Telabria begins construction of the UK's first commercial WiMAX network, with trials planned for January and a commercial launch scheduled for mid-2005.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... UK-based Telabria begins construction of the UK's first commercial WiMAX network, with trials planned for January and a commercial launch scheduled for mid-2005. The project will deliver wireless broadband services to residential, business and...

UTStarcom plans to expand operations in Vietnam where it supplies equipment for Cityphone, the country's low-end, limited-range mobile phone network.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... UTStarcom plans to expand operations in Vietnam where it supplies equipment for Cityphone, the country's low-end, limited-range mobile phone network. In addition to expanding the Cityphone network, UTStarcom will introduce a series of new...

Nextel is in talks to set up a joint venture with China Satcom and China Tietong Group.(movements)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Nextel is in talks to set up a joint venture with China Satcom and China Tietong Group to develop and produce TD-SCDMA technology.

Multistream business planning--the platform for success.(Advertorial)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2004... It costs a great deal to launch a mobile service in a new growth market. This explains why operators naturally start by targeting the most densely populated areas and the most affluent consumers. But new technologies, handsets and service...

Besiegen by VoIP: VoIP has taken a tiny toehold in the voice market, but it's on every carrier's radar. The battle for voice could be the biggest battle of all.(voice over internet protocol)(Cover Story)
December 1, 2004... Is this the year of voice over IP, or the year of hype over voice over IP? A slew of major carriers have entered the consumer retail VoIP arena this year, while challengers like Skype and Vonage continue to rack up numbers. VoIP is taking...

Pay-TV pirates of the Asia-Pacific: piracy in various forms is costing the Asian pay-TV industry--from channel operators to last-mile operators--at least $970 million a year. It's also impacting foreign investment and tax revenues, and funding crime syndicates and terrorist groups. The good news: regulators may finally be starting to take pay-TV piracy seriously.(Satellite)
December 1, 2004... Go on. Admit it. You've done it at least once in your life. You've knowingly paid for pirated multimedia. Or you know someone who has. Maybe it was the first season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer on DVD, or a Best of the Bee Gees CD, or Final...

Securing the network: Juniper Networks has realigned its security focus after its acquisition of NetScreen, with a push toward integrated security instead of stand-alone point solutions. Juniper CEO Scott Kriens tells group editor Joseph Waring that trusting the network is the key in the drive toward an all-IP, ubiquitous network.(One-to-One)(Interview)
December 1, 2004... Telecom Asia: There's been a great deal of talk about ubiquity. How important will it be in the near term? Scott Kriens: We believe there's going to be a ubiquitous network, it will be a single infrastructure, it will carry multiple...

Point of purchase downloads: the idea is clever because it merges old technologies in new ways: mobile phones, digital cameras, computers, wireless and wireline links, and Internet protocols.(Telecom Forum)
December 1, 2004... Back in the '70s when "PC" referred to the Apple II, we generally wrote applications in BASIC. The computer magazines of the day were filled with code, which we laboriously hand-keyed to make the PC do anything useful, and mass storage of such...

Two-way broadband product for trains.(Premiere: latest products and services, Wi-LAN)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Designed for a high-speed mobile environment, Wi-LAN's new Mobilis two-way broadband wireless product is the first product of its kind to deliver on 802.16e, the standard that the WiMAX Forum expects to certify in 2006. Wi-LAN is initially...

50- 60-GHz antennas.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Radio Frequency Systems has released two new antennas designed for short-haul microwave systems. RFS says the SB1-520A and the SB1-550A are both 1-foot diameter single-polarized antennas developed to fulfill specific application demands in...

Integrated mobile app suite.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Innvo Systems)(JuzzMobile)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Innvo Systems' new product suite brings together a WAP browser, multimedia messaging client and Java virtual machine for handset manufacturers. The integrated mobile application suite, called JuzzMobile, comprises JuzzBrowse (WAP browser),...

Expanding wireless network coverage.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Linksys has unveiled a new product that makes it easy to expand wireless network coverage into hard-to-reach areas where the Wi-Fi signal from an existing router or access point may not reach. The Wireless-G Range Expander (WRE54G) system...

Spirent unveils test solutions for converged networks.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The Architecture for Converged Testing (ACT) solution, a new release from Spirent Communications, enables service providers to analyze the effects of data on voice in a converged network. The solution, which is integrated with the Abacus...

Test platform with video decode feature.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Acterna has added video decode functionality to its recently released DTS-330 digital broadcast test platform. The enhancement, which is also planned for Acterna's DTS-200, allows users to quickly verify programming in the MPEG transport...

MSTP node for metro networks.(Premiere: latest products and services)
December 1, 2004... Marconi's ultra-compact, multi-service transport node (MSTP) platform is designed for applications in metropolitan networks. With the SMA1/4UC platform, operators can deliver new services across a single, converged network at reduced opex...

NetTest and Casabyte deliver assurance solution.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NetTest is cooperating with Casabyte to bring integrated network and service assurance solutions to enable mobile operators to attract and retain customers. Under the partnership, the companies will combine Casabyte's RCATS solution with...

Detecting and plugging leakage: carriers across the region have finally started to get serious about revenue assurance and are now taking a close look at their processes to uncover often gaping holes in their bottom lines.(Telecom Corporate)
December 1, 2004... Arising from the ashes of the telecommunication's crash following the 1990's boom years, revenue assurance is gaining momentum as more and more carriers are making revenue assurance a top priority and taking a closer look at how it can be used...

Asia telecom transactions index.(Telecom Corporate)(Illustration)
December 1, 2004... Asia telecom transactions index Seller Buyer Deal Value (US$) Infonet BT Acquisition of 985m Infonet Nortel...

Indosat leads TA30 rebound.(TA30 Telecom Stock Index 14 OCT-15 NOV, 2004)(Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk P.T.)
December 1, 2004... The TA30 rebounded, moving 3.7% higher than the previous month as Asian markets closed broadly higher on the back of a strong showing by Wall Street and a fall in crude oil prices. Gainers lead decliners 21 to nine. Indosat surged 30% as...

Sales director for BT Australasia.(Telecom Career)(British Telecommunications PLC)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... BT has appointed Ben Fursman as sales director for its Australasian operations, managing the sales teams responsible for BT's ICT outsourcing and managed services, applications and applications management, as well as IP infrastructure services....

J-COM adds three directors.(Telecom Career)(Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Japanese broadband and cable service provider Jupiter Telecommunications (J-COM) has appointed Michael Losier, Shunzo Yamaguchi and Juan Sandoval to its board of directors and board of statutory auditors. Losier is currently SVP and an...

Alcatel names HK/Macau CEO.(Telecom Career)(Chief Executive Officer)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Alcatel has appointed Andrew Levido as CEO of its operations in Hong Kong and Macau. He will be based in Hong Kong. Most recently Levido was the executive general manager of Alcatei's integration and services activities in Australia.

ITU appoints WSIS team.(Telecom Career)(International Telecommunication Union)(World Summit on the Information Society)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The International Telecommunication Union (lTU) has appointed a team to organize the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis in November 2005. The team will be headed by Charles Geiger, who has been...

Territory sales manager for Avaya's SMBS group.(Telecom Career)(Small and Medium Business Solutions)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Avaya South Pacific has named Desmond Seeto territory sales manager for the small and medium business solutions (SMBS) group. He will work closely with customers and Avaya certified business partners to tailor solutions to customers' needs....

Orient Networks' customer service VP.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)(Vice President)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Independent Pan-Asian network service provider Orient Networks has appointed Tan Chee Beng as vice president for its customer service and technical operations. Tan joins Orient Networks from Equant where he served as vice president of...

New MD for NEC HK.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)(Managing Director)(Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NEC Electronics has appointed Hiroshi Ogawa as managing director of the company's Hong Kong operations, succeeding Junichi Inaba, who returned to the company's Asia sales division in Japan. Currently Ogawa is managing director of NEC...

VPs for EMC Asia-Pac/Japan.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)(Vice President)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Ron Goh has joined EMC Corp as vice president of partners / alliance and commercial business for Asia Pacific and Japan. Separately, EMC has promoted David Chan to vice president of the Greater China region.

In-Stat/MDR appoints MD.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)(Managing Director)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Research company InStat/MDR has appointed Rudy Teng to its newly created position of managing director for Asia Pacific. Teng will be responsible for managing and expanding the high-tech market research firm's business in Asia-Pacific.

Agere appoints Greater China VP.(Telecom Career)(Vice President)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Agere Systems has named John Cummins vice president for the Greater China region. Based in Shanghai, he will be responsible for the company's sales and marketing, applications engineering, and business operations.

Cisco appoints VP to service provider operations.(Telecom Career)(Vice President)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Cisco Systems has hired David Caspari as vice president of service provider operations for the Asia-Pacific sales region. Caspari will be based in Hong Kong and report to Gordon Astles, president of Asia Pacific.

MD for RSA Security.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)(Managing director)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... RSA Security has appointed Ross Wilson as managing director for South Asia, including India. Wilson will be based in Singapore, the South Asia regional headquarters.

Tundra's Asia-Pacific director.(Telecom Career)(Appointment)
December 1, 2004... Tundra Semiconductor has promoted John Hartley to regional director for its Asia-Pacific operations. Hartley joined Tundra in 2001 as distribution manager and was promoted to worldwide director of distribution in 2003.

Networking opportunities across Asia.(Events Calendar)(Illustration)(Calendar)
December 1, 2004... Networking opportunities across Asia Date Event Location Jan 09 - Jan 12, 2005 Cairo Telecomp 2005 Cairo, Egypt Jan 11 - Jan 14, 2005 3G Mobile World Forum Tokyo, Japan ...

China's telco management shuffle: observers are making the link between the reshuffle and a probe into graft in China's telecoms market.(Inside Line)
December 1, 2004... Imagine that the CEOs of GM, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler swapped jobs without any explanation. The anger from investors would be so intense, and the impact on share prices so dire, that you could be sure none of those would hold their positions...

Customers.(Backpage Briefing, internet and mobile services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... CUSTOMERS: Australia's Internet and mobile services are anything but smooth sailing--at least from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman's point of view, which says consumer complaints from both sectors were up 158% and 80% respectively...

VIP.(Backpage Briefing,)(Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits PT/Expo Comm China 2004)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... VIP: The unexpected appearance of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at PT/Expo Comm China 2004 in Beijing turned out to be a showstopper event--literally. Overseas organizer E.J. Krause and Associates was forced to shut down the event early on October...

Branding.(Backpage Briefing, OneChristianVoice)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... BRANDING: Backpage Briefing has seen numerous specialized niche branding initiatives from various telecoms service resellers over the years. Leave it to the US to come up with a long-distance brand targeting evangelical Christians....

Security.(Backpage Briefing, internet security)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... SECURITY: Phishing--the practice of using fake emails from banks and ISPs to trick Netizens into giving out financial details like bank account numbers, login IDs and passwords--is rapidly replacing spare and even Net worms as one of the...

Futuretech.(Backpage Briefing)(psychic teleportation)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... FUTURETECH: Many telecoms technologies got their start in the US military: spread-spectrum radio, software-defined radio GPS, even the Internet. The next big technological frontier for the US military: teleportation Don't laugh. Well,...