Telecom Asia articles from June 2002

Telecom Asia archives from June 2002

Cleaning up our act. (Inside Line).(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2002... Asia has been crisis-free for all of five years now. Presently it's the Americans and Europeans who are cleaning up the mess in their financial markets. Right now, bandwidth provider Global Crossing and would-be bandwidth trader Enron are...

Bluetooth misses the boat. (Tanner).(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2002... Several years ago, I wrote a column in sister publication Wireless Asia about a fictional technology called Redbeard, which promised to replace cables connecting networked devices with wireless megabit connections. The column featured a...

iPSTAR: coming soon to China, India and Myanmar. (First Mile).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Last month was busy for Thai satellite operator Shin Sat, signing on more distributors for its iPSTAR broadband satellite service. What was arguably even more eye-catching than the various implementations that iPSTAR will be used for under...

Stat snap. (First Mile).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... For all the hype over broadband, MP3s and multimedia, it's still the low-band-width apps that rule the Internet, according to research released by Nielsen/ NetRatings. In a survey of 12 major Internet markets (not including the US and Japan),...

Global Internet population. (First Mile).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... GLOBAL INTERNET POPULATION Residential % of Global Internet Internet users (m) population North America 182.8 34 Europe/Middle East 141.6...

Resend: still waiting for the big ISP shakeout (Telecom Asia, February 1998). (Flashbacks, updates and nostalgia).(Internet service providers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... SYNOPSIS: The proliferation of ISPs in the Asia-Pacific since the mid-1990s led many pundits to predict that market rationalization was inevitable and just around the corner--especially in Hong Kong, where there were over 120 licensed ISPs by...

China Telecom finally splits; after months of uncertainty, China Telecom has finally been devolved. Now the new carriers must figure out how to compete with each other. (News Analysis).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... China completed the latest and biggest restructure of its telecom carriers with the launch on 16 May of the new China Telecom and China Netcom. The two fixed-line giants now face each other from opposite ends of the country: China Telecom...

Hutchison, STT abandon Global Crossing deal. (News Analysis).(Hutchison Whampoa, ST Telemedia)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hutchison Whampoa and ST Telemedia (STT) have walked away from their plan to pick up Global Crossing's assets, after failing to reach a deal last month. The two companies had proposed to buy 79% of Global Crossing's assets for just $750...

Juniper bulks up with Unisphere buyout; the router market became slightly smaller after Juniper Networks acquired rival Unisphere Networks from Siemens for $740 million in cash and shares. The new Juniper could pose a stronger than ever challenge to the mighty Cisco. (News Analysis).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Next-gen core router Vendor Juniper Networks strengthened its ongoing challenge against Cisco Systems last month after acquiring edge router juggernaut Unisphere Networks from its parent company Siemens in a cash-stock transaction valued at...

Open and shut case: another telecommunications company in Australia is in trouble, with mirror images reflecting a familiar picture. (News Analysis).(Open Telecommunications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Australian telecommunications company, software provider Open Telecommunications, is hovering on the brink of collapse after the second resignation of a chief executive within six months. Open Tel shares have also been suspended from...

C&W returns to the fray with new licenses. (News Analysis).(Cable and Wireless)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... It may be luck, or fine judgement, but Cable & Wireless management for once has shown good timing in the Asian market. The former imperial telephone and telegraph provider has returned to the fray in Asia, with facilities licenses in both...

Made in Vietnam: vendors are going far afield to find development teams to build cost-effective new solutions. Vietnam is now flavor of the month. (News Analysis).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Vietnam is not the most likely place to carry out cutting edge telecom software development. But that's exactly what Nortel Networks, DataLogic and NTT have been quietly doing. In fact, Vietnam is home to an emerging IT industry that has...

India rising. (News Analysis).(software market)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... While Vietnam maybe the new kid on the software block, India is also leveraging its extensive software expertise to win business from major foreign firms. Wipro, India's second biggest software developer, has carried out design and testing...

KPNQwest, the European joint venture between Holland's KPN and US Qwest, flies for bankruptcy protection. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... KPNQWest, the European joint venture between Holland's KPN and US Qwest, flies for bankruptcy protection. The move comes only two days after its supervisory board resigned, and with its market cap at $33 million--down from a peak of $36.9...

FLAG Telecom completes another segment of its undersea fiber network for North Asia while working out its Chapter 11 restructure in the US. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... FLAG Telecom completes another segment of its undersea fiber network for North Asia while working out its Chapter 11 restructure in the US. The segment of the FLAG North Asian Loop (FNAL) between Seoul and Tokyo is now in service, said COO Ed...

Singapore Telecom, the Communications Authority of Thailand and PT Telkom signs a MOU to jointly explore the construction of a high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system linking Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, with a landing in Malaysia under consideration. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Singapore Telecom, the Communications Authority of Thailand and PT Telkom signs a MOU to jointly explore the construction of a high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system linking Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, with a landing in...

Ericsson becomes a member of OSDL (Open Source Development Lab). (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Ericsson becomes a member of OSDL (Open Source Development Lab), an industry coalition to guide Linux development for the telecoms market.

The Asia-Pacific server market has flattened out, with unit sales growing only 1% in the first quarter of 2002 and revenues falling 10.6% compared with last year, Gartner Dataquest reports. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Asia-Pacific server market has flattened out, with unit sales growing only 1% in the first quarter of 2002 and revenues falling 10.6% compared with last year, Gartner Dataquest reports. Singapore and India are the only countries to record...

Cable & Wireless posts a $7.37 billion loss for the fiscal year ending 31 March. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Cable & Wireless posts a $7.37 billion loss for the fiscal year ending 31 March. The results are in line with the company's revised forecast issued in February, which followed three consecutive profit warnings. C&W says it will cut capex costs...

Teleglobe, the international network operator of Canada's BCE, files for bankruptcy protection as part of major restructuring effort that includes sacking 850 staff--almost half of its workforce. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Teleglobe, the international network operator of Canada's BCE, files for bankruptcy protection as part of a major restructuring effort that includes sacking 850 staff--almost half of its workforce. Half of the cuts will come from the US....

Asia Global Crossing says it will pay the entire $148 million in interest due on its senior notes bond. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Asia Global Crossing says it will pay the entire $148 million in interest due on its senior notes bond. The company says it paid the trustee, the Bank of New York, approximately $27.9 million on 14 May.

KDDI's PHS unit DDI Pocket, forms a business alliance with First International Telecom Corp. (FITEL) of Taiwan to create the world's first international roaming service for PHS users. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... KDDI's PHS unit DDI Pocket, forms a business alliance with First International Telecom Corp. (FITEL) of Taiwan to create the world's first international roaming service for PHS users. The deal allows FITEL customers to use their PHS handsets in...

Beijing: China is further tightening its control over the Internet with plans to crack down on content it regards as harmful. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Beijing: China is further tightening its control over the Internet with plans to crack down on content it regards as harmful. The decision was reached at a conference of eight government departments, including the Ministry for Information...

Beijing: China Railcom and Beijing's Northern Jiaotong University set up a laboratory. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Beijing: China Railcom and Beijing's Northern Jiaotong University set up a laboratory to research GSM and 3G technologies.

Hong Kong: The Office of Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) grants a one-year extension to its deadline for second-stage performance commitments. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hong Kong: The Office of Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) grants a one-year extension to its deadline for second-stage performance commitments to four fixed wireless licensees: SmarTone Broadband, Hong Kong Broadband Network, Eastar...

Hong Kong: AsiaSat invests another $4 million in broadband enable Speedcast. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hong Kong: AsiaSat invests another $4 million in broadband enable Speedcast to take its stake from 36.5% to 45.3%. The investment comes as $2.5 million in cash and $1.5 million in transponder capacity.

Hong Kong: Mobile internet software company 724 Solutions and Bank of America (Asia) launch a wireless securities trading services in Hong Kong. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hong Kong: Mobile internet software company 724 Solutions and Bank of America (Asia) launch a wireless securities trading services in Hong Kong, which will allow Bank of America customers to access real-time wireless stock trading, quotes and...

Beijing: China Mobile begins offering its long-awaited commercial GPRS service in 240 cities across the country from 17 May. (Asian telecoms this month).(general packet radio service)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Beijing: China Mobile begins offering its long-awaited commercial GPRS service in 240 cities across the country from 17 May, following nearly a year of preparation. Meanwhile, China Mobile demonstrates live inter-operator Multimedia Messaging...

Cyberjaya: Malaysian broadband service provider City Broadband, which is operated by Setia Haruman Technology. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Cyberjaya: Malaysian broadband service provider City Broadband, which is operated by Setia Haruman Technology, is partnering with mobility software vendor Nomadix to provide wireless LAN hotspots across various locations in Cyberjaya.

Jakarta: State-owned telecoms company Indosat reports 1.54 trillion rupiah ($154.3 million) in operating income for the first quarter of 2002--a 99.7% improvement over the same quarter in 2001. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Jakarta: State-owned telecoms company Indosat reports 1.54, trillion rupiah ($154.3 million) in operating income for the first quarter of 2002--a 99.7% improvement over the same quarter in 2001. Its cellular business contributed 45.3% in...

Kendarai: Indonesian incumbent Telkom plans to install 2,655 new telephone lines in the eastern province of Southeast Sulawesi this year. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Kendarai: Indonesian incumbent Telkom plans to install 2,655 new telephone lines in the eastern province of Southeast Sulawesi this year, according to the government's Antara news agency.

Manila: PLDT doubles its net income year on year to 1.3 billion pesos ($26.2 million) for first quarter of this year as consolidated revenues grew 6%. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Manila: PLDT doubles its net income year on year to 1.3 billion pesos ($26.2 million) for first quarter of this year as consolidated revenues grew 6%. Its wireless unit, Smart Communications, was the main driver with revenues up 41% and net...

New Delhi: The Cellular Operators Association of India asks Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha to remove cellular phone ownership as criteria for mandatory filing of income tax returns. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... New Delhi: The Cellular Operators Association of India asks Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha to remove cellular phone ownership as criteria for mandatory filing of income tax returns, claiming that the requirement discriminates against cell...

Pakistan: Pakistan is set to open a hub for Internet accessfollowing a deal struck between a subsidiary of FLAG Telecom and state operator Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL). (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Pakistan: Pakistan is set to open a hub for Internet access following a deal struck between a subsidiary of FLAG Telecom and state operator Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL). The two companies will build a so-called "VPoP" (virtual...

Busan: KT lights up the Korea-Japan Cable Network (KJCN), a 2.88 Tbps subsea fiber optic cable network linking Korea and Japan, commissioned mainly to relay multimedia traffic covering the FIFA 2002 World Cup. (Asian telecoms this month).
June 1, 2002... Busan: KT lights up the Korea-Japan Cable Network (KJCN), a 2.88 Tbps subsea fiber optic cable network linking Korea and Japan, commissioned mainly to relay multimedia traffic covering the FIFA 2002 World Cup. The $60 million cable, built by...

Seoul: Cellco SK Telecom boosts its share in KT to 11.34%. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Seoul: Cellco SK Telecom boosts its share in KT to 11.34%, much to the dismay of the Ministry of Information and Communications, which suspects SKT is planning a takeover--which would give it control of its closest cellular rival, KTF. The MIC...

Taipei: Wireless penetration in Taiwan reaches 99.97% as the island recorded an aggregated subscribers mobile base of over 24.4 million by the end of March. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Taipei: Wireless penetration in Taiwan reaches 99.97% as the island recorded an aggregated subscribers mobile base of over 24.4 million by the end of March, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Telecommunications....

Tokyo: Moody's Investors Service downgrades the senior long-term debt ratings of NTT and its supported subsidiary, NTT Finance Japan Co., Ltd., to Aa2 from Aa1. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tokyo: Moody's Investors Service downgrades the senior long-term debt ratings of NTT and its supported subsidiary, NTT Finance Japan Co., Ltd., to Aa2 from Aa1. The action reflects Moody's concern that an increasingly competitive operating...

Tokyo: Japan Telecom and East Japan Railway Co. expand tests of their public WLAN service to several locations in Sapporo. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tokyo: Japan Telecom and East Japan Railway Co. expand tests of their public WLAN service to several locations in Sapporo. The two companies have been testing the service in several JR East train stations in Tokyo.

Seoul: KTF and LG Telecom ask the MIC to take action against SK Telecom for "unfair practices". (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Seoul: KTF and LG Telecom ask the MIC to take action against SK Telecom for "unfair practices", to include overpaying agent commissions to subsidize handsets, which is illegal. SKT denies any wrongdoing.

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo will introduce new 3G phones equipped with a dual browser capable of handling both HTML and XHTML Mobile Profile1 + WAP CSS2 mark-up languages by the end of this year. (Asian telecoms this month).
June 1, 2002... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo will introduce new 3G phones equipped with a dual browser capable of handling both HTML and XHTML Mobile Profile1 + WAP CSS2 mark-up languages by the end of this year. Meanwhile, the company is offering an advanced version of...

Canberra: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission withdraws a competition notice. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Canberra: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission withdraws a competition notice it issued last September to Telstra regarding the incumbent's wholesale ADSL services.

Sydney: The Australian government is now offering an A$1,100 ($585) subsidy to help rural dwellers buy mobile satellite phones. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sydney: The Australian government is now offering an A$1,100 ($585) subsidy to help rural dwellers buy mobile satellite phones. The subsidy is available for people in remote areas without CDMA or GSM coverage and who are unlikely to get...

Sydney: Virgin Group says it will invest an additional A$68 million ($37.3 million) in its MVNO venture with SingTel Optus. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sydney: Virgin Group says it will invest an additional A$68 million (537.3 million) in its MVNO venture with SingTel Optus through a convertible preference share issue, lifting its stake in Virgin Mobile Australia to 75%, while Optus'...

Singapore: ISP Pacific Internet reports positive income for the first quarter. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Singapore: ISP Pacific Internet reports positive income for the first quarter, posting a profit of $200,000 on net revenues of $20.4 million. This compares with $3.2 million loss for the same period last year. The company says revenues for the...

Singapore: SpeechWorks International is collaborating with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Singapore: SpeechWorks International is collaborating with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore to boost local adoption of speech recognition technology.

Singapore: StarHub and cable operator SCV sign a binding agreement to proceed with their planned merger. (Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Singapore: StarHub and cable operator SCV sign a binding agreement to proceed with their planned merger, under which SCV shareholders will swap their shares for shares in StarHub, making the cable company a wholly owned subsidiary of StarHub...

SmartAX[R]: your perfect choice for broadband. (advertorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Rapid development in the ever-changing world of the Internet is bringing more challenges for telecom networks. Operators now face an increasingly sophisticated customer base with constantly evolving demands. Sounds impossible? Take it easy....

Preparing for infowar: info warfare threatens all infrastructure--and public networks by their nature are highly vulnerable to terrorists or criminal hackers. How prepared is your network to resist a logic torpedo attack? (Cover Story).
June 1, 2002... The term information warfare is relatively new, but the role that information and information technologies have played in warfare has been crucial almost since the beginning of recorded history. Nearly 2000 years ago, the Romans, striving...

Services r us; the multi-service metro craze; edge routers are hot and Ethernet-enabled Sonet/SDH is turning heads. The goal is to create multi-service networks by collapsing voice/data platforms into one intelligent unit that enables fast service creation and dynamic bandwidth management on the cheap. (Service).
June 1, 2002... Last month, mere weeks before Siemens subsidiary Unisphere Networks was sold off to next-generation core router vendor Juniper Networks, Unisphere announced it was dropping its foray into next-generation voice services (by spinning it off back...

When packets lose their order; how layer 2 VPNs could have been the ultimate incumbent attack weapon and why they won't be. (Online).(virtual private networks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... At first glance, it appears to be yet another arcane networking debate between Bellheads and Netheads. Yet substantial revenues, significant market share, and possibly even the fate of the converged network, could hinge on its resolution. ...

LBS seeking its day in the sun; industry pundits shunned the concept of location-based services (LBS) during the last few years. Now the time has come for LBS to make its mark on the technology map. (Wireless).
June 1, 2002... Mobile location-based services (LBS) were supposed to comprise one of a set of killer apps that would drive the transition to 3G mobile telephony. Indeed, some hyped LBS as the most potent agents of change, if for no other reason than...

Ciena's next-gen survival strategy; like other vendors, next-gen optical network supplier Ciena has been hit by carriers' spending cuts and has downsized. Ciena CEO Gary Smith explains to global technology editor John C. Tanner how Ciena intends to weather the downturn and live to tell the tale. (One-To-One).(Interview)
June 1, 2002... Telecom Asia: Optical vendors have been hit hard by carriers cutting back on spending. Has this been a problem in Asia compared to other regions? Gary Smith: Well, for us we're pretty established predominantly in Northern Asia and Japan...

The WLL and the WISP. (American Line).(wireless Internet service providers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... More than 2,000 wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) are now scattered in secondary markets across the US. In the finest entrepreneurial spirit, they are scouting out pockets of gold in an ultraniche sector of communications services,...

Does EBITDA matter? (European Line).(earnings (profits) before you take interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation into account)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The search for the villains behind the telecom crash continues apace, and EBITDA (not the lack of it, but the whole idea of it) is often mentioned as a prime suspect. Companies', analysts' and investors' obsession with EBITDA as a...

Transcoder to speed voice processing solutions. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The ComStruct PTMC wireless transcoder from Motorola is now available for OEMs to accelerate deployment of the latest voice process technology. The new transcoder is based on Motorola's ComStruct WTRM300 PTMC Type 3 DSP resource module and...

New frame relay access platform. (Premiere).(Quick Eagle Networks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Quick Eagle Networks has expanded its 4200 intelligent WAN access platform family with the introduction of its 4250 multilink frame relay access device. The 4250 is a high-speed access device for connecting LAN equipment to Frame Relay...

Alcatel unveils new OSS service packs. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Alcatel has extended its Operation Support Systems (OSS) solutions portfolio with the introduction of a new range of OSS service packs. The OSS service packs consist of a mix of service and business process templates, combined with...

Complete data analysts solution for Ethernet, ATM and VoIP networks. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Acterna has announced the availability of its Acterna DA-3400 data network analyzer. The new analyzer, which has a test device and client software, can be equipped with software and mainframe interfaces to provide extensive problem-solving...

GL Communications introduces new DCOSS routing options. (Premiere).(digital central office switch simulator)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... GL Communications has added new routing features to its testing solutions. These include SS7 TCAP routing, busy call routing and automated attendant routing. Each routing option can be easily configured within minutes using the GL's...

SMS platform for Wi-Fi. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Redback Networks says its SMS platform of subscriber management equipment now supports for the IEEE 802.11b standard. In this application, the SMS platform is deployed at the carriers network access point or by service providers at a data...

SpeechWorks launches new TTS software. (Premiere).(text-to-speech)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... SpeechWorks International has launched its Speechify 2.1 TTS (text-to-speech) software. The new software includes Speechify Helen, an English voice sound that is nearly indistinguishable from "real Helen", the person's voice from which...

IP phone for broadband service providers. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... InnoMedia has launched its new MTA 3308 IP phone for broadband service providers. The MTA 3308, which looks similar to a regular desktop phone, offers seamless softswitch interoperability and supports PacketCable NCS 1.0, MGCP 1.0 and SIP...

10 Gigabit multimode fiber cables. (Premiere).(Krone)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Cable and connectivity solution provider Krone has unveiled a new line of multimode fiber cables. The 50-micron ultra MMF cables, says Krone, are specifically designed to meet the increasingly demanding bandwidth requirements of enterprise...

Nokia IP traffic management solution. (Premiere).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Nokia has announced the global availability of its new Big Pond IP 2000--the latest application switch in the company's iTCM product line through its alliance with F5 Networks, Inc. The BIG-IP 2000 is a port dense, local area traffic...

AT&T names head for Australasia. (Telecom Career).(Steve Lowe)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... AT&T has appointed Steve Lowe as managing director of AT&T Australia and New Zealand to develop and manage the company's operations in the South Pacific. Previously, Lowe was regional director, AT&T Business Asia Pacific, a role he held...

PCCW announces new director. (Telecom Career).(David Ford to join Pacific Century CyberWorks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Pacific Century CyberWorks says David Ford will join the company as a director effective from 1 June. Ford served as chief secretary of the Hong Kong Government from 1986 to 1993, and was the Hong Kong Commissioner in London until Hong Kong's...

Virgin Mobile names new MD. (Telecom Career).(Jonathan Marchbank appointed managing director)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Virgin Mobile has named Jonathan Marchbank as the company's new managing director. Marchbank assumed his new duties on 2 May. He joined Virgin Mobile from Australia-listed Mobile Innovations, where he was the CEO. He previously headed Telstra's...

Wharf new T&T non-executive director. (Telecom Career). (Roger K.H. Luk).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Wharf New T&T has appointed Roger K.H. Luk to its board as a non-executive director. Luk is managing director and deputy chief executive of Hang Seng Bank and a director of the Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong and AXA General...

Primus appoints director. (Telecom Career). (Primus Telecommunications Group, Pradman R Kaul).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Australian facilities-based telco Primus Telecommunications Group has appointed Pradman R Kaul to the company's board as a non-management director. Kaul is chairman and CEO of Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS) and a senior VP of Hughes...

Wordcom head steps down. (Telecom Career). (Bernie Ebbers).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Bernie Ebbers has stepped down as chief executive of carrier Worldcom under pressure from the company's outside directors, with the carrier's stock price down 95% from its peak three years ago and the SEC investigating its accounting practices....

New members join Nokia executive board. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Nokia has appointed JT Bergqvist and Pertti Korhonen to the group's executive board. Currently, Bergqvist is senior VP at Nokia's IP mobility division, while Korhonen holds the same title at the company's mobile software division.

Qualcomm taps new China head. (Telecom Career). (Richard Sulpizio).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Qualcomm has appointed Richard Sulpizio as interim president of Qualcomm China. Sulpizio will continue in his role as a member of the company's board of directors, and will also be responsible for hiring his successor. He served as...

EdgeMatrix COO. (Telecom Career). (Mohan Menon appointed).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... EdgeMatrix, a mobile data solutions company, has appointed Mohan Menon as its COO. Menon joins EdgeMatrix from Motorola, where he was most recently vice president and director of distribution for Motorola's PCS for southeast Asia and India.

Sybase appoints Fletcher. (Telecom Career). (Peter Fletcher, director).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sybase has appointed Peter Fletcher as director for Australia and New Zealand as part of the company's efforts to expand its local presence in the region.

Packeteer interim CEO. (Telecom Career). (Brett Galloway appointed).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Packeteer has appointed Brett Galloway as the company's interim CEO. Galloway replaces current CEO Craig Elliott, who has resigned to pursue the resolution and treatment for a recently discovered medical condition. Galloway was one of...

NetTest Singapore sales head. (Telecom Career). (Gary Fan appointed sales manager for Asia Pacific).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... NetTest Singapore has appointed Gary Fan as area sales manager for Asia Pacific, with responsibility to increase the company's presence in North Asia. Previously, Fan worked with Nortel Networks as marketing manager, responsible for market...

Borland ASEAN head. (Telecom Career). (Borland Software Corp. appoints Eugene Bay director).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Nasdaq-listed Borland Software Corp. has named Eugene Bay as managing director of ASEAN operations. Bay was most recently vice president, business development for systems development company Stratech. Prior to that he was director of sales...

Trend Micro Asian VP, GM. (Telecom Career). (Ralph Liu appointed).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has appointed Ralph Liu as its new vice president and general manager of Asia-Pacific operations. Before joining Trend Micro, Liu held senior positions at various companies, including Acer, Novell and Oracle.

NetDimensions appoints COO. (Telecom Career). (Annetta Cortez).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Software solutions developer NetDimensions has appointed Annetta Cortez to the company's newly created post of chief operating officer.

Making OSS pay for mobile; 3G operators will be banking on differentiation and customization to stay ahead of their competition. It will be up to OSS to integrate massive volumes of 3G content, services and customer information. (Telecom Corporate).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... From seemingly nowhere, operation support systems (OSS), once widely regarded as the "boring" end of telecom market, has become a big ticket. The OSS market forecast from consultants RHK puts worldwide spending (all OSS, including fixed...

Asia telecom transactions index. (Telecom Corporate).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Value Seller Buyer Deal (US$) China Mobile China Mobile eight cellular Hong Kong networks ...

TA30 telecom stock index: for the period from 2 Apr-2 May, 2002. (Telecom Corporate).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Welcome to the revamped TA30 Telecom Stock Index. To make the index more meaningful and representative of today's market trends, we have removed some of the previous TA30 constituents, and introduced six new stocks to give a more balanced...

Bullish on OSS. (Telecom Corporate).(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... While the cellular industry is getting to grips with OSS, the software sector itself is becoming bullish about the opportunity. That's despite under-performing the market last year. Kaufman Bros. Communications Software Index, which...