Telecom Asia articles from January 2004

Telecom Asia archives from January 2004

Year of the worm.(Tanner)(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... It's that time of year again where analysts, pundits and pretty much anyone with an opinion makes a bunch of predictions about telecoms/IT trends for the year ahead. And why not? It's fun, it's easy and as long as you're not recommending...

WiMAX hype tempered by resistance and confusion.(Firstmile)
January 1, 2004... The WiMAX hype juggernaut has been building momentum since the finalization of 802.16a--the standard that allows the broadband wireless technology to operate in the same ISM bands as Wi-Fi--earlier this year and the endorsement of chipmaker...

Global broadband cracks 100 million.(Statsnap)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Uptake of broadband services is chugging along, with DSL and cable modems still leading the way. The latest official number at press time was 87.7 million broadband subscribers worldwide at the end of September, but last month, RHK projected...

Vietnam loosens telecoms price controls.(News Analysis)(The new ruling, known as Decision 217/2003QD-TTg, gives post and telecommunications operators with market shares of less than 30% the right to set their own prices)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Vietnamese Government has taken a small step towards relaxing its stranglehold on the country's telecommunications industry with a decision to allow smaller providers to set their own prices. The new ruling, known as Decision...

Philippines telcos turn to DSL to stem fixed-line losses.(News Analysis)(Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co and Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc planning to expand Digital Subscriber Line)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The huge inroads made by mobile services and Internet access have forced the Philippines' fixed-line players to take measures to stem mounting losses. The country's two leading telephone companies--Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co...

Why2K? Flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, January 2000.(Resend)
January 1, 2004... SYNOPSIS: The "millennium bug" failed to destroy life as we know it as the world rolled over to the year 2000, indicating that the $600 billion spent worldwide on preparing telecoms and computer networks for Y2K was money well spent. However,...

Forward, backwards: ITU summit.(News Analysis)(International Telecommunication Union )
January 1, 2004... In the end, not much happened. The ITU's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) last month had shaped up as a showdown between rich developed nations and the developing world over issues on issues as diverse as Internet governance and...

China broadband subs to pass Japan.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... China is set to overtake Japan and Korea in the next two quarters to become Asia's biggest broadband market, says RHK. China now has 9.4m broadband subs, compared with Japan's 11.6m and Korea's 11.2m, and will likely pass the other markets in...

China broadband grows 90%.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... China's broadband DSL and cable gear market grew 90% in Q3 over Q2, says Synergy Research Group. SRG says the Chinese market is primarily being driven by multimedia file downloading, VoIP and games, encouraging Chinese telcos to invest...

Mobile operators are losing the battle for the enterprise.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Mobile operators are in danger of losing out to solutions providers in signing up global enterprise customers, says a BWCS analysis. BWCS says that while cellcos are preoccupied with stagnating markets, frustrated MNCs are turning to IT...

NZ broadband development needs push.(Insight: one month's telecom research)(New Zealand)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... New Zealand needs to promote broadband development or face the prospect of falling behind its rivals. Budde.com says broadband could add 2%-3% to the country's GDP--worth around $2 billion annually. But less than 10% of New Zealand...

Beijing. Little Smart subscriber numbers in China surpass 32 million.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this mont)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Little Smart subscriber numbers in China surpass 32 million, three times of that a year ago, according to UtStarcom, which is introducing new handset models with more functionality to target the high-end market.

Hong Kong. After several delays, Hutchison Whampoa soft-launches its "3" service on its home turf in conjunction with the unveiling of NEC's new c616 3G handset.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... After several delays, Hutchison Whampoa soft-launches its "3" service on its home turf in conjunction with the unveiling of NEC's new c616 3G handset. Managing director Canning Fok says the service will go commercial as soon as the handsets...

Hong Kong. Three banks--HSBC and the HK arms of the Bank of China and UK-based Schroders--report the discovery of imposter Web sites.(Newsmap: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Three banks--HSBC and the HK arms of the Bank of China and UK-based Schroders--report the discovery of imposter Web sites pretending to be the real thing and requiring users to supply personal data such as user IDs and passwords.

Hong Kong. The mobile penetration rate in the city surpasses 100% for the first time.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The mobile penetration rate in the city surpasses 100% for the first time, making Hong Kong the second Asian market after Taiwan to exceed the 100% mark. As of October, Hong Kong had 6.9 million mobile users, a penetration rate of 102%.

Hong Kong. OFTA recommends a modification to its local loop interconnect regime that would lift mandated interconnect fees for incumbent PCCW in competitive districts.(Newsmap: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... OFTA recommends a modification to its local loop interconnect regime that would lift mandated interconnect fees for incumbent PCCW in competitive districts, allowing the telco to set its own prices for competitors who lease its loop lines as...

Beijing. The MII reportedly plans to set the timetable for the interconnection of SMS services.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The MII reportedly plans to set the timetable for the interconnection of SMS services between Little Smart and mobile networks to March 2004.

Astana. The Kazakhstan government is considering whether to levy a special tax on future providers of trunk or international telephone calls.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Kazakhstan government is considering whether to levy a special tax on future providers of trunk or international telephone calls to offset any losses made by incumbent state operator Kazakhtelekom.

Bangkok. Advanced Info Service will spend about 20 billion baht ($500 million) next year.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Advanced Info Service will spend about 20 billion baht ($500 million) next year, less than in the previous two years, on expanding its network and mobile services. AIS also expects to register 1.8 million new subscribers in 2004.

Bangkok. DTAC is set to launch a "push to talk" service in the first quarter of 2004, targeting the corporate segment.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DTAC Is set to launch a "push to talk" service in the first quarter of 2004, targeting the corporate segment. The company has no plans to roll out the service to its general customer base.

Canberra. Australia officially joins the spam wars with a new law.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Australia officially joins the spam wars with a new law under which spammers will face fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars for each day spam messages are sent.

Jakarta. Telkom says it has no plan to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Telkom says it has no plan to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, despite an earlier statement by State Enterprises Minister Laksamana Sukardi that the government would review whether to keep Telkom listed in New York because of high costs...

Manila. PLDT resumes call traffic with US carrier Sprint Communications.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... PLDT resumes call traffic with US carrier Sprint Communications, ending a nine-month dispute over termination rates. PLDT also signs an interim rates deal with MCI but was still working on an agreement on rates with AT&T at press time.

New Delhi. BPL Group buys out AT&T Wireless Services' 49% stake in their cellular joint venture.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... BPL Group buys out AT&T Wireless Services' 49% stake in their cellular joint venture BPL Mobile Cellular for an undisclosed amount.

Jakarta. Mobile-8 Telecom commercially launches its cdma2000 1x service.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Mobile-8 Telecom commercially launches its cdma2000 1x service. The company, whose shareholders include Bimantara Citra, KTF and Qualcomm, aims to grab the third spot in the country's rapidly growing mobile market and invest around $200 million...

New Delhi. Bharti Tele-Ventures agrees to buy Canada's Telesystem International Wireless'.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Bharti Tele-Ventures agrees to buy Canada's Telesystem International Wireless' 27.5% stake in Hexacom India for about $22.5 million.

Seoul: the MIC is considering requiring mobile operators to use locally developed software such as WIPI and VM for downloading music and games.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Seoul: The MIC is considering requiring mobile operators to use locally developed software such as WIPI and VM for downloading music and games. Such a move could affect Qualcomm, whose BREW platform is used by KTF.

Taipei: Taiwan Cellular Corp plans to sell its 375 million shares in incumbent telco Chunghwa Telecom in a bid to improve its financial performance.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Taipei: Taiwan Cellular Corp plans to sell its 375 million shares in incumbent telco Chunghwa Telecom in a bid to improve its financial performance. TCC's affiliated companies, including TransAsia Telecommunications and Howin Technologies, will...

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo chief Keiji Tachikawa expects the company's 3G subscribers to grow more than 15-fold to 25 million by 2006, after DoCoMo saw its FOMA subscribers base hit 1.6 million in November.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo chief Keiji Tachikawa expects the company's 3G subscribers to grow more than 15-fold to 25 million by 2006, after DoCoMo saw its FOMA subscriber base hit 1.6 million in November. DoCoMo also develops a prototype dual-mode...

Tokyo: the Japanese government is reportedly considering scrapping the 72,000 yen ($671) phone subscription fee users are required to pay NTT when signing up for its fixed-line service.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tokyo: The Japanese government is reportedly considering scrapping the 72,000 yen ($671) phone subscription fee users are required to pay NTT-when signing up for its fixed-line service. The plan, which could be implemented by 2005/2006, is...

Tokyo: Japan Telecom Holdings says it will maintain its status as a listed entity.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Vodafone Group)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tokyo: Japan Telecom Holdings says it will maintain its status as a listed entity owned two-thirds by Vodafone Group, contrary to rumors that Vodafone will eventually make Japan Telecom a wholly owned subsidiary.

Tokyo: KDDI suspends sales of new EV-DO handsets from Hitachi four days after launching the service.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tokyo: KDDI suspends sales of new EV-DO handsets from Hitachi four days after launching the service due to a software glitch that prevents users from activating downloaded game software after more than 6,000 data files such as emails are...

Tokyo: Softbank applies to the Telecommunications Ministry for a license to test TD-CDMA.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tokyo: Softbank applies to the Telecommunications Ministry for a license to test TD-CDMA, a TDD-based standard using unpaired spectrum in the 1900 MHz band.

Sydney: Telstra slashes prices on its broadband services in an attempt to prevent further market share loss.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Sydney: Telstra slashes prices on its broadband services in an attempt to prevent further market share loss before the launch of an expanded broadband offering by rival Optus.

Sydney: Foxtel will launch digital services in the first half of 2004.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Australian Competition and Consumer Commission )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Sydney: Foxtel will launch digital services in the first half of 2004 after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approves its plan for third-party digital platform access.

Wellington: Telecom Corp of New Zealand will merges its Australian outsourcing business.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Telecom New Zealand Australia)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Wellington: Telecom Corp of New Zealand will merges its Australian outsourcing business, Telecom New Zealand Australia, with its full-service telecom unit AAPT, folding the two operations under the AAPT umbrella. TCNZ says the move which IS...

Singapore: the Infocomm Development Authority orders SingTel to lower prices.(Newsmap: Asian telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Singapore: The Infocomm Development Authority orders SingTel to lower prices it charges rivals for Local leased lines to wholesale levels--an effective cut of 50%. After two years, the prices should be cost-based, the IDA rules further.

Global Crossing emerges from bankruptcy.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Global Crossing emerges from bankruptcy after a nearly two-year restructuring process that erased most of its $12.4 billion in debt.

Meanwhile J.P. Morgan Chase & Co sues a number of former GC executives, including founder Gary Winnick.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co sues a number of former GC executives, including founder Gary Winnick, for $1.7 billion and accuses them of providing false information about the telecommunication company's financial health. Global Crossing...

A US judge refuses to dismiss security fraud and other criminal charges against former WorldCom finance chief Scott Sullivan.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * A US judge refuses to dismiss security fraud and other criminal charges against former WorldCom finance chief Scott Sullivan, whose trial is due to start in February 2004.

SingTel, CAT and Telkom add a new subsea fiber cable to the region with the completion of the 1,100 km-long TIS.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * SingTel, CAT and Telkom add a new subsea fiber cable to the region with the completion of the 1100 km-long TIS (Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore) cable network with an initial capacity of 30 Gbps.

The US Congress approves the final version of its anti-spam bill.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * The US Congress approves the final version of its anti-spam bill. The bill doesn't outlaw all unsolicited commercial email, but does ban spammer tactics such as using false return addresses. The bill also authorizes the Federal Trade...

3 UK offers free video calls to customers during the Christmas holidays.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * 3 UK offers free video calls to customers during the Christmas holidays in an apparent bid to boost flagging sales where aggressive cost-cutting has failed. 3 UK also backs down from its sales targets of around 1 million subscribers by the...

Motorola says it plans to ramp up production of 3G phones in Asia.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Motorola says it plans to ramp up production of 3G phones in Asia to meet the demands of Hutchison Whampoa that haven't been met by NEC.

Vodafone foregoes handsets altogether in its announced plans to launch 3G services in Germany and Italy.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Vodafone foregoes handsets altogether in its announced plans to launch 3G services in Germany and Italy accessible by data-only PC cards for laptop users.

The European Commission receives five bids to run its planned Galileo satellite navigation system to rival the US GPS system.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * The European Commission receives five bids to run its planned Galileo satellite navigation system to rival the US GPS system. The EU declines to name names, but three consortia take the liberty of going public--among them groups led by...

Cable & Wireless unveils exit plans for its loss-making US businesses.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Cable & Wireless unveils exit plans for its loss-making US businesses, under which C&W will put the Web hosting and IP solutions businesses into Chapter 11 bankruptcy and then sell most of it to Gores Technology Group for $125 million.

Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics are set to take on Qualcomm.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics are set to take on Qualcomm with plans to have their new CDMA chipset installed in cell phones by the end of 2004.

The RIAA files 41 more lawsuits against Internet users who trade songs online, with another 90 on deck.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * The RIAA files 41 more lawsuits against Internet users who trade songs online, with another 90 on deck. The RIAA says it has reached monetary settlements with 220 alleged illegal downloaders since it began targeting end users directly several...

Yahoo is working on technology to combat email spam by creating a new email architecture.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Yahoo is working on technology to combat email spam by creating a new email architecture that would use public key encryption technology to require authentication of a message's sender.

Sharp and Canadian software developer BitFlash jointly develop a type of electronic display system for viewing business documents on mobile phones.(movements)
January 1, 2004... * Sharp and Canadian software developer BitFlash jointly develop a type of electronic display system for viewing business documents on mobile phones. The new technology allows word processing files, spreadsheets and presentations to be...

Lucent Technologies says its backlog at the end of its recently completed fiscal fourth quarter rose year-on-year to $2.2 billion.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Lucent Technologies says its backlog at the end of its recently completed fiscal fourth quarter rose year-on-year to $2.2 billion, and that substantially all the orders are scheduled for the currant fiscal year.

Boeing says the commercial satellite business is on the upswing.(movements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Boeing says the commercial satellite business is on the upswing but will not match heights set during the early Internet build-up days for at least a few years.

Telco video in the house:Advances in compression and IP are bringing the holy grail of broadband video within reach of Asian and US telcos. But first they must find a viable business model.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... Video delivered over telco infrastructure has traveled an ignominious path--moving from a glorious peak of celebration into a vexing stream of disappointments and deficiencies that have stalled progress and undermined credibility. Starting...

Regulators take the VoIP challenge: VoIP is becoming a serious contender in the last mile--now regulators have to decide what, if anything, to do about it.(Service)
January 1, 2004... It's not easy being a regulator. You are forever having to answer the same question: do I regulate this or not? The current topic for the world's telecom regulators is a technology that's been around for some time--Internet voice, better known...

Covering all the bases.(One-To-One; Infonet Services Corp.)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... While many global service providers have recently crashed, burned, broken up or merged, managed service specialist Infonet has borne its share of pain but remains intact and growing. The secret, explains chair, president and CEO Jose Collazo to...

Rooftop mesh almost ready to fly.(Telecom Forum)
January 1, 2004... The first telephone exchanges in the US were built by fire-alarm companies. They had central offices with radiating networks of wires to carry the press-button alarm signals over distances of a couple of kilometers, and they only needed to add...

Enhanced handheld tester for metro Ethernet deployment.(Premiere)(Agilent Technologies Inc has added various enhancements to its FrameScope 350)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Agilent has added various enhancements to its FrameScope 350, a handheld tester with a variety of network testing tools and LAN cable certification option in a single platform. One of these is the addition of RFC 2544 network performance...

SAN-OS with advanced storage networking capabilities.(Premiere)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Cisco Systems has added numerous advanced storage networking capabilities to its MDS 9000 family of multilayer intelligent directors and fabric switches, with the release of its new SAN-OS software. These software features are now available...

Real-time management for large IP networks.(Premiere)(Sheer Networks has unveiled a new solution designed to address service assurance and service configuration for large IP networks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Sheer Networks has unveiled a new solution designed to address service assurance and service configuration for large IP networks. The Sheer BOS solution offers integrated network and service auto-discovery for network modeling and...

Low cost broadband access to multi-tenant units.(Premiere)(ViaSat, ZyXEL, and Infineon have leveraged their technologies to introduce a new broadband terminal package for the multi-tenant unit (MTU) market)
January 1, 2004... ViaSat, ZyXEL, and Infineon have leveraged their technologies to introduce a new broadband terminal package for the multi-tenant unit (MTU) market. The new systems, "Constellation", allows delivery of Internet access and broadband...

Ethernet interface cards extend LANs over Sonet/SDH.(Premiere)(ECI Telecom has upgraded its XDM optical networking)(launch of two new Ethernet interface cards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... ECI Telecom has upgraded its XDM optical networking family with the launch of two new Ethernet interface cards designed to enable the delivery of Ethernet Layer 2 services over existing Sonet/SDH lines. The integration of the EIS card and...

Media service platform for digital content management.(Premiere)(Hewlett-Packard Co. and SAVVIS Communications have jointly developed media service platform)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... HP and SAVVIS Communications have jointly developed what they says is the industry's most comprehensive media service platform for managing and distributing digital content. Targeting media companies such as broadcasters, film studios,...

Recipe for disaster recovery: after 9/11, disaster recovery became top priority for enterprises right around the time SANs and SSPs came into vogue. So why do the majority of enterprise DR strategies still rely on back-up tapes and Sneakernet?(TelecomCorporate; storage area networks )(storage service provider )
January 1, 2004... In the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks in the US, disaster recovery suddenly became THE indispensable business process. Of course, disaster recovery wasn't exactly a luxury before--making back-up copies of company data was a routine procedure...

WorldCom's Sidgmore dies.(Telecom Career)(WorldCom CEO John Sidgmore died)(Obituary)
January 1, 2004... Former WorldCom CEO John Sidgmore died of cancer in December at age 52. Sidgmore took the helm of WorldCom from Bernie Ebbers after its financial problems began to unfold in the spring of 2002. After publicly announcing WorldCom's accounting...

Motorola's new chairmain/CEO.(Telecom Career)(Edward Zander)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Motorola has named former Sun Microsystems president Edward Zander as its chairman and chief executive, ending three generations of leadership under the founding Galvin family. Zander, now at private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, will join...

NWT system integration GM.(Telecom Career)(Gabriel Lau joins New World Telecom )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Hong Kong fixed-line carrier New World Telecom has appointed Gabriel Lau as general manager, System Integration (Hong Kong), corporate market. Lau joins NWT from CDC Software.

Inmarsat business development manager.(Telecom Career)(Ken Cheong and Dan Hodges )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Inmarsat has appointed Ken Cheong as business development manager for Asia Pacific to help expand the company's distribution network in the region. Dan Hodges, who has extensive experience in the maritime sector, has been named partner...

Nokia enterprise solution SVP.(Telecom Career)(Mary McDowell)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Nokia has hired Mary McDowell as senior vice president and general manager to head its enterprise solutions division. She has also been appointed to the company's board. Most recently, McDowell was the senior vice president of Strategy and...

CASBAA chair returns amid board shuffle.(Telecom Career)(Marcel Fenez to second term while Michelle Guthrie, Francois Theron and Alexander Brown elected to board of directors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Marcel Fenez, Asia Pacific Leader, Entertainment and Media Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has been re-elected for a second two-year term as Chairman of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). Also elected to...

Motorola GTSS VP for Asia-Pacific.(Telecom Career)(John Edwards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Motorola has appointed John Edwards as vice president and general manager of Asia for its Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS). Prior to joining Motorola, Edwards was chief executive officer of Asia Pacific for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's...

Lucent global government affairs VP.(Telecom Career)(Patricia Rimo)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Lucent Technologies has appointed Patricia Rimo as global government affairs vice president. Rimo will lead a wide range of initiatives aimed at enhancing Lucent's relationships with key domestic and international government stakeholders,...

AT&T president.(Telecom Career)(William Hannigan to president replacing outgoing Betsy Bernard)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... AT&T has hired William Hannigan, chairman of travel company Sabre Holdings and former colleague of AT&T chairman David Dorman, to replace Betsy Bernard as president. Bernard, 48, who rejoined AT&T about three years ago, is leaving to...

Concord Asia-Pacific MD.(Telecom Career)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Concord Communications has named Peter Kensey as managing director for Asia Pacific, Japan, Korea and India. Previously Kensey was EMC's district manager for northern region.

Viasat COO.(Telecom Career)(Richard Baldridge)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... ViaSat appoints chief operating officer Richard Baldridge to the additional post of president.

Acterna greater China MD.(Telecom Career)(Kevin Ng)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Acterna has appointed Kevin Ng as managing director for greater China, based in Beijing. Ng, who joins Acterna from Nortel Networks, will also be responsible for the establishment of Acterna's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

Gartner Consulting greater China director.(Telecom Career)(Alita Wong)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Research company Gartner has appointed Alita Wong as director of Gartner Consulting for greater China, based in Hong Kong. Wong comes to Gartner from Lucent Technologies, where she most recently served as marketing director for...

Veritas HK country manager.(Telecom Career)(Michael Chue)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Storage software provider Veritas Software appoints Michael Chue as Country Manager for Hong Kong. Chue will be responsible for formulating and rolling out overall business strategies and maximizing revenue opportunities. Chue most...

Asia's communications and IT showcase returns to action in June.(information technology)(CommunicAsia2004)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... CommunicAsia2004--the definitive trade event for the region's communications and IT industry--provides a platform for exhibitors to market their products and services to buyers from Asia. To be held at the Singapore Expo from 1518 June, this...

Doing the right thing: corporates will require a climate of consent based on their contribution to the society and the environment as well as to the economy.(Insideline)
January 1, 2004... "Corporate responsibility" has become an oxymoron in the public mind in recent years. That's especially true in the telecom sector, thanks to the revelations about WorldCom, Tyco, Qwest and Enron (a telecom player too, thanks to its admittedly...

Governance.(Backpage Briefing)(World Summit on the Information Society)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... One of the highlights of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva last month was a project, meeting of government officials to discuss an alternative governing body to ICANN. The meeting was so private, in fact, that no...

Legacy.(Backpage Briefing)(Sangoma Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... With all the buzz over managed IP-VPNs as the latest must-have corporate WAN technology, it's almost refreshing to see a company issue a press release just to boast about its continuing investment in the X.25 protocol. Canadian WAN...

Worms.(Backpage Briefing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... 2003 was another busy year for computer viruses, with at least 7,000 new worms, viruses and Trojan horses making their debut appearance this year, in addition to older variants still making the rounds that number in the tens of thousands....

Adults.(Backpage Briefing)(Juniper Research reckons that mobile gambling and adult content will be worth a combined $6.5 billion by 2006.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... For those of you wondering if services will really be the killer app of mobile data, Juniper Research reckons that mobile gambling and adult content will be worth a combined $6.5 billion by 2006. Interestingly, porn will only account for...