Telecom Asia articles from February 2007

Telecom Asia archives from February 2007

No more Gs.(TANNER)
February 1, 2007

Google's click-to-call plan in China.(FIRST MILE)
February 1, 2007

TV makers jump on IPTV bandwagon.(STAT SNAP)
February 1, 2007

Funding hiccups slow Unwired WiMAX rollout.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
February 1, 2007

Non-voice ARPU increases elude operators.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)(average revenue per User )(Brief article)
February 1, 2007

EV-DO subs forecast to double in 18 months.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)(evolution-data only)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007

IPTV gradually progresses in China.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)(internet protocol television)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007

More operators outsource managed services.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
February 1, 2007

3 scraps roaming charges.(NEWS ANALYSIS)(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.)
February 1, 2007

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Netcom are expected to tap mainland stock markets for a fresh injection of capital to build infrastructure to implement 3G mobile services.(BEIJING)
February 1, 2007

Chinese Web users lose around 10,000 Internet domain names due to the disruption caused by the Boxing Day quake off Taiwan in December.(BEIJING)
February 1, 2007

eBay is turning over control of its Chinese auction Web site to a Beijing-based partner in a new joint venture, marking a strategic shift as the US company tries to penetrate China.(BEIJING)
February 1, 2007

Officials report that they were checking whether the son of one of Asia's wealthiest men breached media ownership rules when he bought a stake in a small newspaper.(HONG KONG)
February 1, 2007

Telenor of Norway, the major shareholder of mobile operator DTAC, expresses optimism on amendments by the Thai government to the Foreign Business Act.(BANGKOK)
February 1, 2007

TOT reiterates its ultimatum to DTAC and True Move to confirm payment of access charges.(BANGKOK)
February 1, 2007

IPTV will become a "substantial" business in Thailand as soon as this year.(BANGKOK)
February 1, 2007

HT Mobile, a 50-50 joint venture between Hutchison Telecommunication International Ltd and Hanoi Telecom, makes its debut in Vietnam's mobile market, with the launch of a 2.4-Mbps wireless data card.(HANOI)
February 1, 2007

PT IndoSat launches the country's first carrier Ethernet service.(JAKARTA)
February 1, 2007

Telkomsel plans to expand its cellular network by adding 5,000 new base transceiver stations this year at a cost of about $1.5b.(JAKARTA)
February 1, 2007

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issues BT with letters of intent for the award of licenses for national long distance and international long distance services.(NEW DELHI)
February 1, 2007

Qualcomm faces an investigation for alleged anticompetitive practices.(SEOUL)
February 1, 2007

Sony Ericsson is in talks with Korean mobile carriers about installing Wi-Fi wireless Internet capability on its phones.(SEOUL)
February 1, 2007

A Samsung executive agrees to plead guilty and serve ten months in prison.(SEOUL)
February 1, 2007

Chunghwa Telecom plans to spend nearly $4b over the next five years to upgrade its telecommunications networks and build a new undersea cable system.(TAIPEI)
February 1, 2007

The bankrupt German handset business of BenQ has attracted several possible buyers, including an unidentified German-US investor.(TAIPEI)
February 1, 2007

NTT DoCoMo plans to spend up to 200b yen ($1.7b) to launch its Super 3G mobile network by 2010.(TOKYO)
February 1, 2007

KDDI adds 2.53m new mobile subs in 2006.(TOKYO)
February 1, 2007

Mitsubishi Electric may ask Sanyo Electric to pay compensation for financial damage caused by defective Sanyo battery packs used in Mitsubishi mobile phones.(TOKYO)
February 1, 2007

The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers files a complaint with YouTube.(TOKYO)
February 1, 2007

The government will review its local service accord with Telecom New Zealand, the nation's incumbent carrier, to ensure it covers new services.(WELLINGTON)
February 1, 2007

The UN will not try to take the lead in determining the future of the Internet, the head of the UN telecommunications agency says.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Sony Ericsson's net profit more than tripled in the fourth quarter.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Cisco sues Apple in federal court, saying the computer maker's new iPhone violates its trademark.(movements)
February 1, 2007

The Virgin Group is in talks with Tata Teleservices to form an alliance and introduce the Virgin brand in India.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Matsushita Electric Industrial, Samsung and Nokia face accusations of illegally incorporating unlicensed Bluetooth chipsets in a variety of products.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Reliance Communications is planning to separately list its wholly owned subsidiary Flag Telecom on the London Stock Exchange, divesting up to 24% to raise over $500m.(movements)
February 1, 2007

BSNL opens its optical fiber gateways to Nepal, allowing the land-locked neighbor to connect its telecom, IT and Internet networks to other countries.(movements)
February 1, 2007

The Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland is launching a tender for UMTS frequencies, with plans to issue up to four, 14-year licenses.(movements)
February 1, 2007

The Office of Fair Trading, Britain's competition watchdog, is inquiring into British Sky Broadcasting's purchase of a significant stake in commercial broadcast ITV.(movements)
February 1, 2007

AOL offers $900m in cash bid to buy Swedish online marketing specialist TradeDoubler in an effort to improve its Internet advertising in Europe.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Cisco Systems agrees to pay $830m in cash and stock to acquire privately held IronPort Systems, a maker of antispam and antivirus security products.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Nortel completes its $320m sale of assets and liabilities.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Perlos, which makes mobile phone casings for Nokia.(movements)
February 1, 2007

Asia's bandwidth meltdown: does Asia have to rethink its Internet architecture after the Boxing Day earthquake.
February 1, 2007

India bandwidth market set to boom: government moves to open up resale market, setting the stage for international competition and price reductions.(BUSINESS)(Cover story)
February 1, 2007

Optimizing the network: Blue Coat president and CEO Brian NeSmith explains to Telecom Asia contributing editor Lalou Ramos why bandwidth is secondary to processing speed and why application acceleration will be a huge market.(ONE-TO-ONE)
February 1, 2007

The next big things: while the mobile bandwagon will keep on rolling, with the usual hype and continued gap with reality, 2007 looks to see major growth in a few services that have long been on the horizon--FMC, managed services mid-band Ethernet.(TRENDS)(Interview)
February 1, 2007

The leap from stovepipe to converged services: using common service delivery environment capabilities enables operators to deliver combined user-centric services.(INDUSTRY VIEW)
February 1, 2007

Apple's new phone illustrates mobile gap.(AMERICAN FORUM)
February 1, 2007

GEPON solution for high-bandwidth services.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Enhanced physical interface card.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Handheld analyzer for W-CDMA base stations.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

WiMAX-ready adaptive antenna systems.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Plug-ins for Flash-based IP video traffic.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

HP, Tandberg form interoperability alliance.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Enhanced VoIP headset solutions.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Consumer, SMB networked storage gear.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
February 1, 2007

Networking opportunities across Asia.(EVENTS CALENDAR)(Table)
February 1, 2007

SingTel names EVP.(TELECOM CAREER)(Calendar)
February 1, 2007

CTI taps legal expert.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

New Wharf T&T head.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

Senior appointments at PCL.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

Intelsat gets SVP.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

UTStarcom CTO resigns.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

Sales and marketing head for Orange.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

MapInfo names sales director.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

SonicWALL hires sales head.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

New director at Elcoteq.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

iBwave names VP for sales.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

Aiello to head STAR.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

New SkyPort International board member.(TELECOM CAREER)
February 1, 2007

TA30 gains 1.6%: TA30 telecom stock index Dec 15, 2006-Jan 15, 2007.(TELECOM CORPORATE)
February 1, 2007

Asia telecom transactions index.(TELECOM CORPORATE)
February 1, 2007

Tracking 2007.(INSIDE LINE)
February 1, 2007

No free ride.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
February 1, 2007

Mobile spam.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
February 1, 2007

Warning!(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007

Branding.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
February 1, 2007