Telecom Asia articles from June 2003

Telecom Asia archives from June 2003

Making spammers pay. (Inside Line).
June 1, 2003... How do you feel about spam? If you're a wholesale carrier, you're probably glad of the bandwidth demand it creates--but remember, you're in a minority. If you're a heavy email user, you've probably cursed it at least once today. If you're...

Bluetooth spoken here. (Tanner).
June 1, 2003... Attention current and future Bluetooth device owners--there's a pretty good chance that by the time you read this, you will finally get a chance to give your Bluetooth device a decent workout the next time you find yourself in Hong Kong. PCCW,...

Beefing up HFC capacity with switched broadcast tech: channel-surfing will become a just-in-time service, where you access video stream on demand every time you flip the channel. (First Mile).(hybid fiber-coax)
June 1, 2003... Hybrid fiber-coax and advances in digital video compression have paved the way for cable multiple system operators (MSOs) to expand their service portfolios--from a wider choice of video channels (up to 80 analog channels and over 200 digital...

New China adds. (Statsnap).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... China's mobile market may be stealing the limelight from fixed-line operators in terms of sheer growth, but telcos China Telecom and China Netcom got off to a solid start this year by posting their highest number of new adds in some time for...

China fixed and mobile growth. (Statsnap).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... 1Q02 4Q02 1Q03 Total Penetration AVG per new new new Month adds adds adds (1Q03) Fixed lines 9.6m 7.4m 11.2m 226m 17.5% ...

NZCC wants TelstraClear to build as well as buy. (News Analysis).
June 1, 2003... New Zealand challenger TelstraClear has won a victory of sorts from the country's competition regulator, but has criticized the Commerce Commission ruling for not going far enough. Telecommunications Commissioner Douglas Webb has ordered...

Networking the home. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Consumers are increasingly networking the home. Some 12% of US households have set up home networks, mostly to share Internet connections, files or printer across multiple PCs, says Forrester. Broadband is driving the trend, and will also...

Prepaid, data to drive mobile growth. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The number of Asian cellular users will rise to 797.8 million by 2007, up from 524.1 million today, while revenue will top out at $142.9 billion, according to Gartner. Mobile data, which contributed 12.1% to total cellular revenue in 2002,...

Reforming Middle East telecoms. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Middle East telecom markets are growing, but structural change is coming slowly, says a BuddeComm report. Mobile has been the fastest-growing area, expanding by 50% across the region in 2002, but across the region the takeup of telecom services...

Users fear ID theft. (Insight: one month's telecom research).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Identity theft rivals the World Trade Center terrorist attacks as one of consumers' top security concerns, according to a study by Opinion Research and RSA Security. Yet despite the increase in awareness of security issues, more than 40%...

Cross-ownership in the crosshairs. (News Analysis).
June 1, 2003... Philippines regulators are under pressure to deal with common ownership of telecom, TV, and cable companies. The issue came to the surface last month when one of the country's leading television companies, GMA Network, asked the National...

The heart of Australia's broadband problem. (Letter To Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... My compliments on the article about Telstra's dominance in broadband in Australia [Telecom Asia April]. It goes right to the heart of the problem. You mention Mildura. FYI Australia does have one bright spot in broadband in Canberra. The...

ASEAN carriers combine to offer intra-regional services: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, June 1996. (Resend).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... SYNOPSIS: Five carriers in ASEAN countries--CAT, PLDT, Indosat, SingTel and Telekom Malaysia formalize a previous alliance in the form of a holding company (ASEAN Telecom Holdings [ATH]) and a business arm (Acasia Communications) intended to...

Beijing: China Netcom delays a city-wide launch of its "Little Smart" service because of SARS. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Beijing: China Netcom delays a city-wide launch of its "Little Smart" service because of SARS. Many buildings and neighborhoods refuse entry to Netcom technicians for fear of catching the disease from outsiders. The service is now available...

Guangzhou: China Mobile is testing a new call forwarding service that will let subscribers divert incoming fixed line calls to their mobile phones. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Guangzhou: China Mobile is testing a new call forwarding service that will let subscribers divert incoming fixed line calls to their mobile phones, in a bid to counter a similar service launched by China Telecom, which allows mobile users to...

Hong Kong: Debt-laden PCCW admits it is bidding for 15 wireless broadband licenses in the UK. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Hong Kong: Debt-laden PCCW admits it is bidding for 15 wireless broadband licenses in the UK. The licenses could cost as little as $2.1 million for services to high-end residential and business.

Hong Kong: Peoples Telephone plans to start a field trial of EDGE technology by the third quarter, with a commercial rollout scheduled by year-end. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Hong Kong: Peoples Telephone plans to start a field trial of EDGE technology by the third quarter, with a commercial rollout scheduled by year-end, potentially making it the first in Asia to launch a commercial EDGE network.

Colombo: Sri Lanka will sell part of its GSM 1800 MHz band to three mobile operators. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Colombo: Sri Lanka will sell part of its GSM 1800 MHz band to three mobile operators, hoping to raise close to $3 million from the bids.

Dhaka: the Bangladesh government drops its plan to sell off Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), despite promises from the World Bank for technical and financial support in return for restructure. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Dhaka: The Bangladesh government drops its plan to sell off Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), despite promises from the World Bank for technical and financial support in return for restructure. Separately, BTTB will hold bidding...

Kuala Lumpur: Shareholders of Maxis Communications. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Kuala Lumpur: Shareholders of Maxis Communications approve the mobile firm's merger with Time dotCom.

Manila: Globe Telecom says growth in mobile subscribers fueled a 41% jump in quarterly earnings. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Manila: Globe Telecom says growth in mobile subscribers fueled a 41% jump in quarterly earnings, despite analysts' expectations of a market slowdown.

Manila: PLDT posts a 58% jump in Q1 net income, driven by mobile unit Smart Communications, whose own Q1 profit surged 87% on revenues which grew 51%. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Manila: PLDT posts a 58% jump in Q1 net income, driven by mobile unit Smart Communications, whose own Q1 profit surged 87% on revenues which grew 51%. PLDT's other mobile unit, Piltel, posted a net loss for the quarter.

New Delhi: telecoms regulator TRAI put interconnect plans for fixed and cellular firms on hold. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... New Delhi: Telecoms regulator TRAI put interconnect plans for fixed and cellular firms on hold, as they fall short of guidelines issued in January intended to solve the row over interconnect charges for wireless local loop mobility (WLL-M)...

Beijing: Motorola signs a MoU with Chinese authorities to invest $90 million to establish a research facility in Beijing. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Beijing: Motorola signs a MoU with Chinese authorities to invest $90 million to establish a research facility in Beijing. The US-based telecom vendor also donates $1.4 million worth of telecoms equipment to help China combat the spread of SARS....

Kuala Lumpur: Celcom says it will not seek a new foreign technical partner. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Kuala Lumpur: Celcom says it will not seek a new foreign technical partner if disgruntled shareholder Deutsche Telekom sells out.

Seoul: the Ministry of Information and Communication conditionally approves SK Telecom's plan to absorb its 3G unit, paving the way for an early launch by the mobile carrier of its W-CDMA service. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Seoul: The Ministry of Information and Communication conditionally approves SK Telecom's plan to absorb its 3G unit, paving the way for an early launch by the mobile carrier of its W-CDMA service. The decision requires SK Telecom to receive a...

Seoul: KT Corp turns in a good quarter with profits almost doubled on the back of a steady growth in subscribers. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Seoul: KT Corp turns in a good quarter with profits almost doubled on the back of a steady growth in subscribers and the sale of its stake in SK Telecom.

Taipei: Taiwan's securities regulator approves Chunghwa Telecom's plan. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Taipei: Taiwan's securities regulator approves Chunghwa Telecom's plan to issue 1.33 billion shares in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

Tokyo: NTT swings back to profitability for its fiscal year ending March 31, despite experiencing its first annual sales fall ever. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Tokyo: NTT swings back to profitability for its fiscal year ending March 31, despite experiencing its first annual sales fall ever, thanks to dwindling voice traffic as customers switched to mobile or VoIP. Meanwhile, rival KDDI sees its annual...

Tokyo: Softbank reports a wider net loss for its fiscal year as the costs of building. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Tokyo: Softbank reports a wider net loss for its fiscal year as the costs of building and promoting its broadband service take its toll on the bottom line.

Tokyo: Furukawa Electric posts a record annual loss of 114 billion yen ($979 million) in the business year to March 31. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Tokyo: Furukawa Electric posts a record annual loss of 114 billion yen ($979 million) in the business year to March 31. The world's second largest fiber-optic maker warns of more red ink ahead, despite saying the worst of the telecoms gear...

Sydney: Telstra says its underlying third quarter sales rose 2.6%, and reiterates guidance for flat revenues and pre-tax earnings for the year to June 2003. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Sydney: Telstra says its underlying third quarter sales rose 2.6%, and reiterates guidance for flat revenues and pre-tax earnings for the year to June 2003. But it also warns that revenue from its Hong Kong unit CSL would drop in the fourth...

Wellington: the NZ Commerce Commission orders Telecom Corp of New Zealand to give TelstraClear a wholesale discount on business line rental and local calling. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Wellington. The NZ Commerce Commission orders Telecom Corp of New Zealand to give TelstraClear a wholesale discount on business line rental and local calling, fixed-to-mobile services, directory assistance, voice messaging, broadband and data...

Singapore: Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, says it has no plans to sell stakes in SingTel and ST Telemedia, but will dilute shares in these companies in the right market conditions. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Singapore: Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, says it has no plans to sell stakes in SingTel and ST Telemedia, but will dilute shares in these companies in the right market conditions. Temasek's statement follows the...

Singapore: SingTel sees a 72% jump in quarterly earnings thanks to a turnaround at Optus, which generated two-thirds of group revenue, and strong earnings in emerging markets. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Singapore: SingTel sees a 72% jump in quarterly earnings thanks to a turnaround at Optus, which generated two-thirds of group revenue, and strong earnings in emerging markets. However, the net of S$1.4 billion for the year was down 14% from...

WorldCom reaches a provisional settlement with the SEC in its accounting fraud case with a $500 million fine. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * WorldCom reaches a provisional settlement with the SEC in its accounting fraud case with a $500 million fine--a record penalty following a record $11 billion in incorrectly filed accounts.

Hutchison Whampoa decides to abandon its joint bid with ST Telemedia to buy 61.5% of Global Crossing. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Hutchison Whampoa decides to abandon its joint bid with ST Telemedia to buy 61.5% of Global Crossing after US national security officials balked at Hutchison's ties to China.

Swedish regulator PTS rejects requests by TeliaSonera, Tele2 and Hi3G for more time to fully roll out 3G mobile services in the country. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Swedish regulator PTS rejects requests by TeliaSonera, Tele2 and Hi3G for more time to fully roll out 3G mobile services in the country. But PTS says it won't fine operators if they can show they did everything they could to comply with the...

The European Commission approves a plan by T-Mobile and mmo2 to share networks for 3G mobile services in Britain after finding the accord did not harm competition. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * The European Commission approves a plan by T-Mobile and mmo2 to share networks for 3G mobile services in Britain after finding the accord did not harm competition. The commission also decides to allow national roaming between the two...

KPN buys German telecoms group Mobilcom's fledgling 3G network for 20 million euros ($23.2 million). (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * KPN buys German telecoms group Mobilcom's fledgling 3G network for 20 million euros ($23.2 million) to bolster its foothold in Germany.

STMicroelectronics (ST), Texas Instruments and Nokia will join forces to offer a cdma2000 1x chipset for the American and Asian markets, in a direct challenge to Qualcomm. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * STMicroelectronics (ST), Texas Instruments and Nokia will join forces to offer a cdma2000 1x chipset for the American and Asian markets, in a direct challenge to Qualcomm. The chipset, which is already incorporated in Nokia's cdma2000 1x...

Marconi moves a step closer to resolving its financial troubles after Britain's High Court approves its $6.4 billion debt restructuring plan. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Marconi moves a step closer to resolving its financial troubles after Britain's High Court approves its $6.4 billion debt restructuring plan, under which banks and bondholders will swap the debt for 99.5% of the equity in Marconi Corp, which...

Juniper Networks and Lucent Technologies announce an unexpected partnership, in which Juniper will marry its IP expertise with Lucent's voice and ATM solutions. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Juniper Networks and Lucent Technologies announce an unexpected partnership, in which Juniper will marry its IP expertise with Lucent's voice and ATM solutions. The deal also gives Juniper access to the expertise of Bell Labs and to Lucent's...

A US court approves ICO Global Communications' purchase of 54% of bankrupt LEOsat operator. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * A US court approves ICO Global Communications' purchase of 54% of bankrupt LEOsat operator Globalstar for $55 million.

Motorola's chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin comes under fire from angry investors over his generous compensation package, which more than doubled to $2.8 million. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Motorola's chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin comes under fire from angry investors over his generous compensation package, which more than doubled to $2.8 million, despite large-scale retrenchments and a steep decline in the stock price.

Ericsson denies a report that its research and development operations will bear the brunt of new job cuts announced in April. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Ericsson denies a report that its research and development operations will bear the brunt of new job cuts announced in April. Chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said the job cuts will not be focused on a single department but spread...

Tellabs will buy switch-maker Vivace Networks for about $135 million in cash and stock options to expand its product line. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Tellabs will buy switch-maker Vivace Networks for about $135 million in cash and stock options to expand its product line. Vivace Networks, a four-year-old, privately held start-up based in San Jose, California, has been selling products for...

Apple Computer enters the online music business with a service that lets music fans download songs for 99 cents each. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Apple Computer enters the online music business with a service that lets music fans download songs for 99 cents each, registering 2 million downloads in the first 16 days.

The mobile game terminal market gets more intense as Nokia announces plans for its N-Gage mobile game console. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * The mobile game terminal market gets more intense as Nokia announces plans for its N-Gage mobile game console, which will retail for a pricey $299, while games will sell for $30 to $40--only to be upstaged slightly by Sony, which will...

Siemens sets up a wireless LAN network with 63 access points in the Paris congress center. (movements).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Siemens sets up a wireless LAN network with 63 access points in the Paris congress center. The network, the largest of its kind in France, covers the entire 20,000 square meter area of the center.

Managing your broadband network into profit: for wireline telcos and ISPs, broadband services are the key to future growth. Yet managing and operating a broadband network is a different proposition from previous networks. (Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... GETTING TO PROFIT Service providers need to be aware of these key factors when preparing their broadband offerings Broadband is not the same as the Internet The Internet should be regarded as one of the broadband service networks,...

The SARS files: how telcos got Asia through the worst of the crisis.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2003... Asia's advanced telecom networks prevented a complete shutdown of the region's economy during the crisis of the last three months. Cellphones and videoconferencing allowed quarantined patients and medical workers to keep in touch with their...

Earth and sky: satellite and fiber form a beautiful partnership: the long-standing rivalry between terrestrial fiber and satellite operators has given way to cooperation as satellite powerhouses partner with international carriers to offer hybrid services. (Satellite).
June 1, 2003... The rivalry between satellite operators and terrestrial fiber carriers is coming to an end--at least for now. That may be a disorienting thought for some, given the traditional rivalry between the two. The satellite vs. fiber debate was...

Rescuing Asia Netcom: even before China Netcom took control, Bill Barney was reworking the regional carrier formerly known as Asia Global Crossing. Now president and COO, Barney tells group editor Robert Clark about ANC's transition from IRU wholesaler to a retail services firm. (One-To-One).(Interview)
June 1, 2003... Telecom Asia: What was the rationale behind China Netcom's acquisition of Asia Global Crossing? Bill Barney: There were two things. One was the chance to get an inexpensive asset and the second thing was it was a service business growing...

Datacraft Asia CEO. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Datacraft Asia has named Bill Padfield as CEO-designate to take over from Ron Cattell, who will step down later this year. Currently Padfield is Datacraft's chief operating officer and executive director. He and Cattell will undertake a...

Netcom president takes MII post. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... China Netcom president Xi Guohua has been appointed as vice minister at the Ministry of Information Industry. He succeeds Zhang Chunjiang, who takes over Xi's presidency at the country's second largest fixed carrier. Xi took the helm...

TelstraClear chairman. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... David Thodey, group managing director of Telstra business and government, has been named chairman of TelstraClear, the New Zealand subsidiary. Thodey, who has been a TelstraClear board member since August 2002, replaces Dick Simpson, who...

Linus Cheung to leave PCCW. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... PCCW deputy chairman Linus Cheung will leave the company at the end of 2003--cutting the final link with the old Cable & Wireless HKT management team. Cheung was CEO of CWHKT from 1994-2000. "Having achieved the goals I set for myself, and...

Hutchison revamps Euro team. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Hutchison Whampoa has named Colin Tucker, the chief executive and managing director of Hutchison-controlled 3 UK, as deputy chairman. Tucker will hand over day-to-day management of 3UK to Bob Fuller, who will become co-CEO with Tucker and...

WorldCom CFO. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... WorldCom has named Robert Blakely as its new CFO. Blakely retired as CFO of Lyondell Chemical last June, but is most widely known for helping to restructure the conglomerate Tenneco.

AT&T China sales & marketing. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... AT&T has appointed Tom Wong as sales and marketing director of AT&T Business in China, based at AT&T's China headquarters in Beijing. Previously Wong was head of sales in China for Equant.

Lucent chief takes COO duties. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Lucent Technologies' chairman and chief executive Patricia Russo will take on the duties of chief operating officer Bob Holder, who will leave later this year. Holder, who has served as COO since October 2001, will work through the...

New Skies Asia-Pacific sales VP. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... New Skies Satellites has appointed Maurice Liu as vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, Liu succeeds Eui Koh, who is leaving New Skies to retire. Most recently Liu was senior sales director for Asia...

Riverstone Networks splits chair and CEO role. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Riverstone Networks says it will split the office of chairman and chief executive and will undertake a search for a new CEO after promoting chief executive Romulus Pereira to chairman.

Infonet COO. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Infonet Service Corporation has promoted Pete Sweers to chief operating officer. Sweers was formerly Infonet's senior vice president.

Sina.com chairman. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Chinese Internet portal Sina.com has named president Wang Yan as chief executive officer. Wang replaces current CEO Daniel Mao, who will remain a Sina director.

Koogle gives up board seat. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Tim Koogle, Yahoo's original chief executive, will give up his board seat at the company. He will be replaced by advertising executive Roy Bostock in May.

Pandatel sales director. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Pandatel has appointed Ilan Elad as sales director, one of a number of new appointments. Elad will also be responsible for the sales organization in North America as president of the subsidiary Pandatel Inc. Sales director Joern Randt...

ADC software systems president. (Telecom Career).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ADC has named Dilip Singh president of its Software Systems Business Unit. Singh returns to ADC from M/C Venture Partners, where he served most recently as entrepreneur-in-residence. Before that he served as president of ADC's NewNet Division,...

ZTE optical products--networking the world. (Advertorial).
June 1, 2003... Leading telecom supplier ZTE offers a comprehensive range of optical products for all kinds of networks: access, MAN, local and trunk, meeting customers' demand at all levels. ZTE optical products range from low-end to high-end networks,...

Wi-Fi-enabled IP phone. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Cisco has launched a wireless IP phone which connects via 802.11b wireless LAN networks. The Wireless IP Phone 7920 operates over intelligent IP network infrastructure with Cisco Aironet Series IEEE 802.22b compliant wireless access...

DoS protection and real-time application security solution. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... F5 Networks has added new security features for Denial of Service (DOS) protection and real-time application security to its BIG-IP local area application traffic management products. The Dynamic Reaping feature tracks the high and low...

FSO product for enterprise segment. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... LightPointe has unveiled what it says is the market's first Free-Space Optics (FSO) product specifically designed for enterprise customers who require gigabit Ethernet connectivity for local area networks. The product, FlightLite-G, is...

Integrated ADSL router-on-a-chip. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The ADSL access router, AR7, launched recently by Texas Instruments, is an advanced system-on-a-chip developed using 120-nanometer technology. It combines a MIPS 32-bit RISC processor, a DSP-based digital transceiver, an ADSL analog front...

High density echo cancellation. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Octasic's new series of echo cancellation and voice quality enhancement (VQE) products are designed to meet the needs of equipment providers within the wireless, VoIP and TDM segments. Each chip in the OCT6100 Series is a complete solution...

Revenue management solution. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Portal Software and SAP have teamed up to deliver a revenue management solution that combines Portal's billing solution with SAP's business software solution for the telecoms industry. The combined solution is designed to help telcos...

Low-power PSRAM for handsets. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Cypress Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies and Micron Technology have jointly announced the availability of 32 Mb CellularRAM devices--a new multi-generation family of low-power pseudo-static RAM (PSRAM)--for mobile phones. The devices...

Linearization for base-station power. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... WiseBand Communications says its recently launched product, Wise-DPD, is a breakthrough linearization technology for multi-carrier power amplifiers (MCPA) for UMTS/cdma2000 base-stations. Based on Digital Predistortion (DPD) technology, the...

Customer service solutions. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Datacraft Asia has introduced a set of solutions for customer self-service and contact center productivity. These solutions are designed to help businesses improve the performance and customer satisfaction generated by their contact centers...

TD-SCDMA chipset by year-end. (Premiere: latest products and services).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... RTX Telecom has signed an agreement with an unidentified chipset supplier to develop GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset for the China-backed 3G standard. The GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset will be based on the chip supplier's EDGE and W-CDMA chipsets, and the...

Making money out of mobile: the mobile sector still beckons, despite the downturn. From network outsourcing to clearing-houses, cellular provides opportunities for businesses who have expertise to sell. (Telecom Corporate).
June 1, 2003... The breakneck growth days may be over, stock values may not be what they were, and 3G may not be the one-way bet it once seemed, but despite the sober outlook the mobile sector is still the best game in town. If it has problems they are...

Time for Thailand & Indonesia to fix their act. (Telecom Planet).
June 1, 2003... Thailand and Indonesia are making such slow progress on liberalization that they risk falling behind the rest of the region. Just a few short years ago, liberalized telecommunications was more the exception than the rule in Asia. A few...

Newsworthy. (Backpage Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... NEWSWORTHY: What does Microsoft have to do to get a good headline? Even by its own standards, last month was hardly Redmond's cheeriest in the public eye. For starters, researchers at PakCERT found further holes in its .Net Passport...

Tension. (Backpage Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... TENSION: Email is stressful, say computer users. A Yahoo! Mail survey of 26,000 email users has discovered calls Pre- and Post-Mail Tension. The survey found 52% struggle to interpret personal emails, while 12% admitted having an argument...