Telecom Asia articles from July 2003

Telecom Asia archives from July 2003

The bubble: a retrospective. (Inside Line).(Lessons learned in telecom industry)
July 1, 2003... Let's hear it for telecom. We have the distinction of creating the biggest stock bubble in history. While dotcoms laid to waste mere billions of dollars of value, telecom's trail of destruction is measured in the trillions. That's not to...

Microsoft telephony no cause for alarm. (Tanner).(Microsoft's Real-Time Messaging and Platform Group touts upcoming Office Real Time Communications (RTC) Server 2003)
July 1, 2003... Microsoft's Real-Time Messaging and Platform Group is touting its upcoming Office Real Time Communications (RTC) Server 2003 as a major advance in integrated voice and data enterprise networks. But of course. This was inevitable, really. Ever...

Cutting costs and increasing revenues in the metro network. (Advertorial).
July 1, 2003... Next Generation SDH meets today's and tomorrows traffic demands. Cost-consious network operators are in a bind. They have invested millions in SDH equipment, but to meet current and future demands,, they need to move beyond the...

Wi-Fi roaming made easier. (First Mile).
July 1, 2003... The seeds of the inevitable Wi-Fi backlash are starting to bloom as end-users learn that "portable" and "mobile" aren't necessarily the same thing. Put another way, Wi-Fi may be mobile, but it sure don't roam. At least not easily. In fact,...

Steady on for WLAN equipment growth. (Stat Snap).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Asia's WLAN equipment sector was a modest but eye-catching juggernaut in 2002, according to recent figures released by IDC--$151.28 million in annual revenues, which works out to 79% growth year-on-year, and that doesn't even include Japan IDC...

China Netcom's merger pains. (News Analysis).
July 1, 2003... It's been over a year since the old China Telecom's State Council-mandated split into northern and southern entities. While the southern half, which kept the China Telecom name, packaged its wealthy Yangtze Delta operations for a year-end...

Australia may add D-AMPS and CDMA to GSM palette. (Re send: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, July 1998).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, July 1998 SYNOPSIS: Winners in Australia's latest spectrum auction must now decide what to do with their new licenses. Licensees with new 800-MHz spectrum are tightlipped about their plans,...

Limited mobility war opens up fresh front in Indonesia. (News Analysis).
July 1, 2003... Yet another row is brewing between cellular and limited mobility carriers in a developing Asian market. This time it is Indonesia's mobile operators who are up in arms. The target of their ire is fixed line incumbent Telkom, who has been...

Hutchison takes a beating in 3G arena. (News Analysis).
July 1, 2003... Hutchison Whampoa's global 3G gamble was never going to be easy, but last month was an especially rough one for the Hong Kong conglomerate as cracks in its brave facade started to show. The most dramatic news was the apparent decision by...

Deutsche departs Celcom to complete Malaysian shakeout. (News Analysis).
July 1, 2003... Debt-stricken Deutsche Telecom has sold its remaining 6% stake in Malaysian mobile operator Celcom for 434.5 million ringgit ($114.5 million), paving the way for hostile bidder Telekom Malaysia to complete its takeover of the company and emerge...

Turning point for wholesale voice. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The $9 billion US wholesale voice market is on the verge of a major makeover, thanks to the continuing fall in prices, according to a report published by BroadGroup, which says the value of the average voice minute has fallen 85% between 1996...

Replacements driving handset market. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Asia-Pacific cellular is increasingly being driven by the replacement market. By 2007 87% of all cellphones sold, or 261 million phones, will be as replacements, compared to 46% last year, says Yankee Group. New features such as built-in...

Making money from lower back-end costs. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... OSS counts, says Chorleywood, noting that the telecom industry sees a service provisioning error rate of 35%, while inventory management is also "dire". "These are often some of the oldest legacy systems the operator possesses, and they...

Softswitching for cellular. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Softswitch technology can help mobile operators simultaneously drive down costs while also enhancing the network, says Mind Commerce. The report says that by upgrades of just the central MSC server and can facilitate introduction of new...

Short life of fiber. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Single-mode fiber deployed in US local exchanges is already nearing the end of its economic life, says Technology Futures Inc. (TFI). "Today's embedded standard single mode fiber cables are already obsolete for high-density, long-haul...

Beijing: China Netcom is set to launch the "Little Smart". (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Beijing: China Netcom is set to launch the "Little Smart" limited mobility service in Beijing this month after a delay due to the SARS outbreak.

Beijing: the Ministry of Culture licenses ten local firms to open Internet cafe chains. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Beijing: The Ministry of Culture licenses ten local firms to open Internet cafe chains. The ministry says chains help to standardize the business. Analysts add that chains also just happen to be easier to monitor and control in terms of...

Hong Kong: CSL says it will launch its 3G service in early 2004. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Hong Kong: CSL says it will launch its 3G service in early 2004--if market conditions are right.

Hong Kong: Asia Netcom say it is aiming for 30% to 60% annual revenue growth in the next five years. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Hong Kong: Asia Netcom say it is aiming for 30% to 60% annual revenue growth in the next five years by expanding its IP-VPN services, as the company shifts away from the carrier market to the enterprise market.

Bangkok: Shin Satellite says the Indian government has agreed to extend leases on seven transponders. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Bangkok: Shin Satellite says the Indian government has agreed to extend leases on seven transponders for another three months, from 1 July to 30 September.

Chennai: Vodafone sells its 20.76% stake in RPG Cellular to Indian mobile phone group Aircel. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Chennai: Vodafone sells its 20.76% stake in RPG Cellular to Indian mobile phone group Aircel. Nearby, Bharti Tele-Ventures bought Telia's 26% stake in one of its local subsidiaries for approximately $59 million.

Dhaka: Telecom Malaysia International Bangladesh (TMIB) will invest $120 million to expand its GSM network. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Dhaka: Telecom Malaysia International Bangladesh (TMIB) will invest $120 million to expand its GSM network. The expansion, due to be completed by 2004, will help double TMIB's subscribers to 400,000, and extend its network coverage to 50...

Kuala Lumpur: Maxis plans to spend 1.3 billion ringgit ($342 million) on networks and news services this year to regain its recently lost market leadership. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Kuala Lumpur: Maxis plans to spend 1.3 billion ringgit ($342 million) on networks and news services this year to regain its recently lost market leadership. Earlier the company has said it will spend 1 billion ringgit on capex this year. ...

New Delhi: Reliance Infocomm chairman Mukesh Ambani says the company's limited mobility wireless service is logging usage. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... New Delhi: Reliance Infocomm chairman Mukesh Ambani says the company's limited mobility wireless service is logging usage of more than 40 million minutes a day.

Seoul: SK Telecom stick to its stance on the bailout of SK Global. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Seoul: SK Telecom sticks to its stance on the bailout of SK Global, saying it will not be involved in debt-equity swaps and direct financial help for the ailing unit.

Taipei: the Ministry of Transportation and Communications will conduct a domestic after-hours auction for shares of Chunghwa Telecom this month, as part of its latest plan to sell a 12 to 13% stake through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Taipei: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications will conduct a domestic after-hours auction for shares of Chunghwa Telecom this month, as part of its latest plan to sell a 12 to 13% stake through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)....

Tokyo: Softbank will launch a new DSL service with a downlink speed of up to 26 Mbps, to counter the new DSL service to be provided by rival NTT West, which offers a transmission speed of up to 24 Mbps. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Tokyo: Softbank will launch a new DSL service with a downlink speed of up to 26 Mbps, to counter the new DSL service to be provided by rival NTT West, which offers a transmission speed of up to 24 Mbps. Both services were expected to be...

Tokyo: KDDI connects its VoIp network with that of Japan Telecom and PoweredCom. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Tokyo: KDDI connects its VoIP network with that of Japan Telecom and PoweredCom in a bid to lure users to their respective Web access services.

Tokyo: a Japanese government panel backs a controversial plan to give price-setting rights for land-to-mobile calls to both fixed line operators and wireless carriers. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Tokyo: A Japanese government panel backs a controversial plan to give price-setting rights for land-to-mobile calls to both fixed line operators and wireless carriers, delivering a potential blow to mobile operators, which currently set phone...

Canberra: the Australian government rejects a proposal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Canberra: The Australian government rejects a proposal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Telstra relinquish its 50% shareholding in pay television group Foxtel.

Canberra: the Australian government issues a final direction requiring Telstra to publish separate accounting of its wholesale and retail operations. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Canberra: The Australian government issues a final direction requiring Telstra to publish separate accounting of its wholesale and retail operations. The move will allow the market to identify any systemic issues regarding discriminatory access...

Singapore: the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) declares mobile number portability (MNP) a free service. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Singapore: The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) declares mobile number portability (MNP) a free service. The policy, which takes effect on 1 August, will allow mobile subscribers to switch networks without the need to pay a...

Singapore: M1 is working with LogicaCMG to deliver audio and video streaming services for its GPRS network. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Singapore: M1 is working with LogicaCMG to deliver audio and video streaming services for its GPRS network, using streaming technologies such as bandwidth adaptation and encoding technology.

Singapore: SingTel chairman Ang Kong Hua admits buying 235,000 shares in rival M1, but denies conflict of interest. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Singapore: SingTel chairman Ang Kong Hua admits buying 235,000 shares in rival M1, but denies conflict of interest. The stake, since sold, was worth as much as S$310,000, making him the 19th largest shareholder in the cellular operator.

Two reports on WorldCom's accounting processes compiled by the bankruptcy court and the US SEC provide the first-ever documented links between the carrier's accounting shenanigans and former CEO Bernie Ebbers, with one report suggest that Ebbers at the very least knew what was going on. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Two reports on WorldCom's accounting processes compiled by the bankruptcy court and the US SEC provide the first-ever documented links between the carrier's accounting shenanigans and former CEO Bernie Ebbers, with one report suggest that...

Hutchison Whampoa launches legal proceedings against KPN for refusing to provide a $248 million loan for their British mobile start-up, 3 UK. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Hutchison Whampoa launches legal proceedings against KPN for refusing to provide a $248 million loan for their British mobile start-up, 3 UK. KPN promptly countersue, accusing Hutchison of being in material breach of its shareholders...

A US court ruling approves a preliminary injunction barring Huawei from using some Cisco manuals and help files as well as some code that runs Cisco routers. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * A US court ruling approves a preliminary injunction barring Huawei from using some Cisco manuals and help files as well as some code that runs Cisco routers. Huawei says the ruling wouldn't impact its JV with 3Com, but 3Com decides to play it...

The US SEC issues so-called Wells notices to two former executive of Lucent Technologies. (movements).(United States. Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * The US SEC issues so-called Wells notices to two former executive of Lucent Technologies--Nina Aversano, former head of North American Sales, and William Plunkett, former senior vice president of sales--giving them an advance warning of a...

PCCW wins 13 broadband wireless licenses in an auction by the UK's Radiocommunications Agency. (movements).(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * PCCW wins 13 broadband wireless licenses in an auction by the UK's Radiocommunications Agency at a reported total price of 6.3 million ($10.6 million).

NTT DoCoMo clinches a strategic partnership with Italian Cellco Wind. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * NTT DoCoMo clinches a strategic partnership with Italian Cellco Wind to sell its "i-mode" service in Italy.

Telekom Malaysia and France Telecom agree on sharing some of their Asian capacity. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Telekom Malaysia and France Telecom agree on sharing some of their Asian capacity. Under the non-exclusive deal, France Telecom will carry Telekom Malaysia's IP transit traffic to North America and Europe. It will provide a dedicated 155 Mbps...

Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens have formed a new industry group, Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), aiming to develop public standards for key base station interfaces. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens have formed a new industry group, Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), aiming to develop public standards for key base station interfaces. First products are expected to reach the market by...

Tellabs completes its $135 million acquisition of multi-service edge switch vendor Vivace Networks. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Tellabs completes its $135 million acquisition of multi-service edge switch vendor Vivace Networks. The acquisition allows Tellabs to enter the edge router and switch market.

Alcatel will join a joint venture formed by satellite operators SES Global and Gilat a year after it first expressed interest. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Alcatel will join a joint venture formed by satellite operators SES Global and Gilat a year after it first expressed interest. The company will take up 17.9% of Satlynx, formed in May 2002 by SES and Gilat to offer two-way satellite...

Ericsson says it is on track to invest $500 million in research and development in China. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Ericsson says it is on track to invest $500 million in research and development in China between 2000 and 2005.

Loss-making Openwave Systems will eliminate 180 jobs, or 12% of its work force, and take a charge of $8 million to $14 million as it tries to cut costs. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Loss-making Openwave Systems will eliminate 180 jobs, or 12% of its work force, and take a charge of $8 million to $14 million as it tries to cut costs. The move will lower expenses by about $10 million in the next two to three quarters,...

Nokia begins shipping the 6650 mobile phone. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Nokia begins shipping the 6650 mobile phone, the first 3GPP dual-mode GSM/W-CDMA handset, to J-Phone in Japan and mobilkom Austria.

Nokia says handset sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 20% to 30% during outbreaks of SARS. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Nokia says handset sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 20% to 30% during outbreaks of SARS in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

Sony Music will begin offering music downloads in Britain for its top artists. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Sony Music will begin offering music downloads in Britain for its top artists, making it the last among the major recording labels to join Europe's music download bandwagon.

Three Swedes of Iranian origin have been sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years for selling secrets stolen from Ericsson. (movements).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... * Three Swedes of Iranian origin have been sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years for selling secrets stolen from Ericsson. Police arrested the three in November after ringleader Afshin Bavand was caught red-handed handing over classified...

SmartAX making your broadband network SMART. (Advertorial).
July 1, 2003... Broadband has become one of the major growth drivers for telecom operators, as the access market migrates from narrowband to broadband. As such, rapid provision of broadband services to consumers becomes a strategic necessity for telecom...

Asia's winners 2003. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2003... Fresh faces dominated this year's Telecom Asia Awards, the first in which winners were chosen by a panel of judges. While SingTel once again took out the Best Carrier prize, eight of the ten carrier and regulator awards went to newcomers. ...

How the judging was done.(Judging of the Telecom Asia Awards took place in two stages; financial performance is awarded)
July 1, 2003... Judging of the Telecom Asia Awards took place in two stages. In the first stage, Pyramid Research analysts identified the five best financial performers in each carrier category using these metrics: EBITDA, EBITDA margin, operating cost as a...

Regional strategy comes up trumps: SingTel's success in winning this year's Telecom Asia Awards is a direct result of its offshore expansion strategy, with more than 60% of revenue and EBIT derived outside Singapore. CFO Chua Sock Koong speaks to group editor Robert Clark. (Best Asian Telecom Carrier: Singapore Telecom).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: Singapore Telecom has done well buying assets around the region. Is that going to continue? Chua: Our focus has moved to execution and improving the return from existing business. You would have seen from the results we have...

Turnaround story: Chris Anderson won the Best CEO award after Optus' impressive recovery in 2002-03. The former media executive, who joined Optus seven years ago. (Best Asian Telecom CEO: Chris Anderson, SingTel Optus).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: The last year for Optus has been a turnaround story. What measures have you implemented, and what has been the role of the SingTel management? Chris Anderson: Optus has always been good at gaining market share. We have always...

Next stop: the region: with an IPO, a major acquisition, and 35% customer growth, it was a big year for Maxis Communications. The firm is now casting its eyes around the region, CEO Dato' Jamaludin Ibrahim tells Robert Clark. (Best GSM Carrier: Maxis Communications).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: How will you bed down the acquisition of Time dotcom? How quickly will you migrate the new customers onto your own network? Dato' Jamaludin Ibrahim: The acquisition of TIMECel Sdn Bhd was completed on 7 May 2003. Our goal is...

From EV-DO to W-CDMA: Korea's KTF won out against bigger rival SKT in the world's most advanced CDMA market to take the honors as Best CDMA Carrier. CEO Nam Joong-soo tells Belle Jung KTF's next goal is to launch W-CDMA this September. (Best CDMA Carrier: KTF).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: What have been the biggest developments for KTF in the past year? Nam Joong-soo: Our "Fimm" [First In Multi Medial services, which kicked off synchronous IMT 2000 services on May 2002 at the time of World Cup, have appealed...

Solution to the saturation problem: while most countries are pushing to make mass broadband deployments, Korea is already a saturated market. Yoon Jong-Lok, executive vice president of KT's marketing group, tells Robert Clark that solutions are the solution. (Best Broadband Provider or ISP: KT Corp.).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: How important has been the role of government in developing broadband in Korea? Yoon Jong-Lok: Traditionally, the Korean government was quite interested in the telecom industry. We don't have natural resources, so the...

Scale player: the future is IP-VPN, says Equant, the France-based global carrier that took out the Best Wholesale or Managed Services prize. COO Daniel Caclin speaks with Joseph Rajendran. (Best Wholesale or Managed Services Carrier: Equant).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: What have been the highlights for Equant's business in the past 12 months? Daniel Caclin: Equant is a company that provides data service solutions to customers worldwide. What is important is to provide solutions that become...

Intelsat's new groove: Ramu Potarazu, president and COO of Intelsat, tells global technology editor John C. Tanner about Intelsat's new triple-play focus on data/Internet, media/entertainment and government customers. (Best Satellite Carrier: Intelsat).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: Earlier this year Intelsat announced it would sharpen its focus on data carrier/Internet, government and video segments. Why those three? Ramu Potarazu: As the chief operating officer, I felt that we need to focus our...

The changing face of interconnection: Anthony Wong the soon-to-depart Director-General of OFTA, talks to John C. Tanner about why Hong Kong has cost-based fixed-to-mobile interconnect when most markets do not. (Best Regulator or Minister: OFTA, Hong Kong).(Interview)
July 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: OFTA recently issued a consultation paper regarding Type II interconnection regulations--what are the issues being addressed? Anthony Wong: Type II interconnection relates to the unbundling of the local loop. We introduced...

Inside the cocktail ...(Awards to telecommunications-related companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Vinod Kumar(left), senior vice president of sales and marketing for Asia Netcom; Rex Chan, director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore and designated recipient of OFTA's Best Regulator award; Bill Barney, president and COO,...

New 802.11a/b/g chipsets for access points, gateways and routers. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Atheros Communications has announced volume availability of four new wireless-system-on-a-chip (WiSoC) solutions for access points, gateways, and routers that communicate concurrently with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g clients. All four of...

NetScreen and Trend Micro expand partnership. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... NetScreen Technologies and Trend Micro have signed a definitive agreement to develop a new integrated security gateway for remote sites that combines antivirus, firewall, and VPN intrusion prevention in a single platform. The integrated...

Entry-level SME Gigabit Ethernet switches. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... 3Com has unveiled a range of new entry-level Gigabit Ethernet switches that provides more affordable high-speed connectivity for enterprise networking applications. The new offering is designed to meet the specific needs of SMEs,...

Tekelec unveils IN and mediation apps. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Telecommunications signaling solutions developer Tekelec has announced the availability of TekWare IN and TekWare Mediation services. The solutions include end-user services to generate revenue and improve customer service, and...

QAM VDSL analog front-end chip. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Metalink Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Metalink's latest offering, Livia, is a flexible, software controlled VDSL analog front-end chip with integrated band selection filters and a built-in line driver. The latest addition to Metalink's QAM-based VDSL product line, the chip...

Air-dielectric coaxial cable. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Andrew Corporation has added a new product to its line of Heliax air-dielectric cables. The new 1 1/4-inch HJ6-50 cable uses a polyethylene spacer to ensure maximum power handling capability, which results from the cable's low attenuation...

Multi-service platform for metro Sonet/SDH. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Online Metro Service Aggregator from Ciena Corporation allows carriers to deploy a single, flexible product that will replace and augment Sonet/SDH and data service equipment. It will enable carriers to support multiple data services,...

TDM-based modular CWDM system. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Pandatel AG)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Pandatel has announced the availability of Fomux 2500, a modular coarse WDM system designed for the transfer of large amounts of data that have to be managed flexibly. With a data transmission of up to 1.25 Gbps, the system allows for the...

Data features for optical transport system. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... PacketLight Networks has added new features to its PL-16000, a carrier-class integrated optical transport system for Metropolitan Area Networks. These include a Gigabit Ethernet VLAN aggregation and rate limiting module, a 12 Port-high...

Traffic management chips to boost capacity. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Agere Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Agere Systems has unveiled six semiconductor chips designed to boost capacity and lower costs of telecom equipment. The APP550TM and APP530TM chips, perform TM, SAR, ATM, voice and data packet processing; operations, administration and...

Richard Li relinquishes CEO role. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... PCCW boss Richard Li will resign as the company's chief executive but retain, his role as chairman and executive director. Li is stepping aside to make way for Jack So, the outgoing CEO of Hong Kong's subway-system company MTR Corp, who...

Far EasTone business & marketing VP. (Telecom Career).(Far EasTone Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Far EasTone Telecommunications has named Benjamin Ho vice president of business strategy & marketing. He will be in charge of Far EasTone's business strategy development and planning, integrated marketing, product management and operations. ...

Motorola GTSS Asia Pacific marketing & technology director. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Motorola has appointed Mohammad Akhtar as director of the Office of Marketing and Technology section of Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) Asia Pacific. Akhtar, based in Japan, will be responsible for wireless infrastructure...

Intelsat elects new board. (Telecom Career).(International Telecommunications Satellite Organization)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Intelsat has announced the election of a new board of directors. John Sponyoe, a director and chairman of Intelsat since July 2001, has been re-appointed as chairman. Conny Kullman, current CEO of Intelsat, along with another nine...

Ex-Xerox CEO leaves Lucent board. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Former Xerox chief executive Paul Allaire will step down from the Lucent board following settlement of a civil suit brought by the US government. Allaire, who served on Lucent's board since the company was spun off from AT&T in 1996, was...

Equant CFO. (Telecom Career).(Equant Network Services Div.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Equant has appointed Jacques Kerrest as chief financial officer, replacing John Allkins, who has served as CFO since 1995. Most recently Kerrest was CFO of Harte-Hanks, a customer relationship management and business solutions company.

Wavecom A-Pac sales director. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Wavecom Asia Pacific has hired Arthur Yeung as sales director. He will report to Didier Dutronc, Wavecom's Asia-Pacific managing director. Yeung joins Wavecom from interWAVE Communications International, a US supplier of compact GSM and...

Acterna India sales head. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Acterna has promoted Irfan Modak to national sales manager for its India operation. Modak joined Acterna in 2001 after having served in the test and measurement divisions of Agilent and Hewlett Packard.

C&W non-executive director. (Telecom Career).(Cable and Wireless PLC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Orange co-founder Graham Howe has joined Cable & Wireless as a non-executive director after standing down from his high-profile posts of deputy CEO and chief operating officer at Orange.

3 UK COO. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... 3 UK has appointed Gareth Jones as chief operating officer to help boost languishing sales. Jones, 45, will manage marketing and sales teams, high-street stores, products and services. He was formerly sales director at 3 UK's parent...

Portal Software Asian VP. (Telecom Career).(Hires David Yuen as vice president and general manager)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Portal Software has hired David Yuen as vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific, to oversee the company's operations in the region. Prior to joining Portal, Yuen served as the executive director for BizConnect Asia.

Star TV COO joins Hugles. (Telecom Career).(Bruce Churchill, president and COO of News Corp's Star Group, will leave the company)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Bruce Churchill, president and COO of News Corp's Star Group, will leave the company to join the team of executives overseeing New Corp's 34% acquisition of Hughes Electronics. Churchill, who has served as COO of Star since May 2000, will...