Telecom Asia articles from November 2002

Telecom Asia archives from November 2002

Righting copyright. (Inside Line).
November 1, 2002... There's a good deal at stake for the telecom industry in court right now--and I'm not referring to the cases against former WorldCom execs, or the lawsuits against Wall Street financiers and analysts. These are all about past behavior. As...

When in doubt, use the v-word. (Inside Line).
November 1, 2002... The outlook for telecoms globally is still uncertain. Or, to use the current euphemism for "I haven' t got a clue", visibility is very poor. In the past month industry luminaries such as Carly Fiorina and Craig Barrett have admitted that...

Meanwhile, over at the optical R&D lab ... (Tanner).
November 1, 2002... Optical technology has come a long way in a relatively short time. In under ten years, lightwave throughput speeds have hit 2.5 Gbps, then 10 Gbps, and now 40 Gbps. Meanwhile, WDM technology is getting seriously dense--from eight waves per...

SprintLink's IP-VPN toolbox challenges MPLS hype. (First Mile).
November 1, 2002... IP-VPNs are generating a lot of buzz in the industry, as is MPLS, the technology often widely credited with making IP-VPNs a commercial reality. Unless you're Sprint, which is offering IP-VPN services on its SprintLink network without using...

Pricing MMS. (Stat Snap).
November 1, 2002... Six months or so into the MMS era (Indonesia's Telkomsel became the world's 50th GSM operator to launch MMS last month), GSM operators are still feeling their way around the thorny issue of pricing models, says EMC World Cellular research...

Getting it right. (Stat Snap).
November 1, 2002... Lowest MMS: SMS price ratios 30KB MMS: COUNTRY OPERATOR MMS SMS SMS Singapore SingTel Mobile 0.28 0.09 3.11 Hong Kong Hutchison 0.38 0.13...

Regulators under pressure as 3G players push back on licenses. (News Analysis).
November 1, 2002... Asian regulators are under pressure to follow Europe's lead in easing the license conditions for W-CDMA operators. Licensees on both continents putting their rollouts on the back-burner because the high cost of license acquisition and...

Internet access speeds up. (Resend).
November 1, 2002... Flashback: Telecom Asia, November 1996 SYNOPSIS: As cable modem trials kick off in the US, analog modem chipset makers Rockwell International and US Robotics discover how to make dial-up connections reach speeds of up to 56 kbps--which, up...

Moving to 3G in a cost-effective way that secures technology leadership.
November 1, 2002... Mobile operators today are faced with maximizing their system investments while finding the best solutions for introducing new technology that will bring the latest services to their customers. It is more important than ever for operators to...

Taiwan's next big thing. (News Analysis).
November 1, 2002... Flatter growth, tighter margins, smaller profits: such are the hallmarks of a maturing market. Another hallmark is the entry of Taiwan OEM and ODM manufacturers. Just as they stormed the PC industry in the early 1990s, Taiwan firms are scaling...

China Telecom's tough debut. (News Analysis).
November 1, 2002... It can't have been the warm-up envisaged by Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, the underwriters for the China Telecom IPO. But the performance by even traditionally strong Asian telco plays in weeks leading up to the Chinese incumbent's debut...

Unloading Indosat. (News Analysis).
November 1, 2002... Sixteen foreign bidders have put their hands up to take a controlling stake in Indonesian carrier Indosat, the latest move in the government's efforts to rationalize the telecom sector. Expressions of interest in buying a 50% stake in...

Glut still hurts in Asia. (Insight).
November 1, 2002... While European and US bandwidth prices have stabilized, they continue to fall in Asia, according to TeleGeography. After years of declines, the median market price for a trans-Atlantic monthly lease prices for 155 Mbps has actually risen by...

Asian IT spending up 5.8% in '02. (Insight).
November 1, 2002... Asia/Pacific IT and comms spending will top $258 billion in 2002, up 5.8% from 2001, says Gartner Dataquest. That's ahead of the worldwide market, which is forecast to grow at only 3.4% this year. Telecoms, which represents 70.9% of the...

European 3G: optimism, confusion, subsidies. (Insight).
November 1, 2002... Twenty three out of 26 European UMTS license-holders interviewed by Forrester expect to have their network running by Q1 2003, and most are confident about its future. Yet interviewees admit their plans are really guesswork, are highly...

Asian broadband: price is the key. (Insight).
November 1, 2002... Competitive pricing has driven Asia's rapid broadband takeup, but not every carrier can play the pricing game, observes Forrester. The analysis warns that larger conglomerates with other offerings and revenue streams, such as advertising...

OMA--brave new world or quagmire. (Insight).
November 1, 2002... The formation of the Open Mobile Alliance is a significant step politically and organizationally for the development of future mobile devices. But, argues Shosteck, it could be either a success or a quagmire. Recent technology history shows the...

Beijing: China's Ministry of Information Industry is prepared to guarantee no telephone tariff changes for the next few years in a move to sweeten the appeal of China Telecom's IPO. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Beijing: China's Ministry of Information Industry is prepared to guarantee no telephone tariff changes for the next few years in a move to sweeten the appeal of China Telecom's IPO. The move comes weeks after the MII grants local carriers...

Hong Kong: OFTA says it will conduct a review to determine measures to improve the operation of the city's telecommunications networks. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... OFTA says it will conduct a review to determine measures to improve the operation of the city's telecommunications networks. The move comes days after Hong Kong's fixed and wireless networks experience serious traffic congestion on 11...

Hong Kong: PCCW will consider paying a dividend in 2004 yielding between 3.5% and 4.5%, amid investors' continuing worries on its earning prospects. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Hong Kong: PCCW will consider paying a dividend in 2004 yielding between 3.5% and 4.5%, amid investors' continuing worries on its earning prospects. PCCW, which officially closed down its "iTV" pay-TV business at the end of September, also says...

Hong Kong: China Unicom will post a loss of $120 million for its CDMA service in 2002, according to the underwriter of its parent's mainland share offer. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Hong Kong: China Unicom will post a loss of $120 million for its CDMA service in 2002, according to the underwriter of its parent's mainland share offer. China International Capital Corp says, "the possibility is high of intense competition...

Bangkok: the board of Shin Satellite approves the carrier's plans to sign a $390.2 million syndicated loan. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Bangkok: The board of Shin Satellite approves the carrier's plans to sign a $390.2 million syndicated loan to finance its broadband iPSTAR project.

Canberra: the Australian Communications Authority will oversee Telstra's introduction of new arrangements for services to priority customers. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Canberra: The Australian Communications Authority will oversee Telstra's introduction of new arrangements for services to priority customers. The plan will include Telstra's new priority assistance arrangements, which require Telstra to provide...

Canberra: the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issues its final report on the pricing principles to be used in arbitrations of disputes over the terms and conditions of access to GSM and CDMA mobile termination services. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Canberra: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issues its final report on the pricing principles to be used in arbitrations of disputes over the terms and conditions of access to GSM and CDMA mobile termination services. According...

Hubei: Alcatel will set up a JV with Chinese optical player Fiberhome Technologies to supply fiber optics to the China market. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Hubei: Alcatel will set up a JV with Chinese optical player Fiberhome Technologies to supply fiber optics to the China market. The 50-50 venture will start up in 2003 in the central province of Hubei. The Hubei government will contribute land...

Islamabad: the Privatisation Commission says the sale of a 26% managing stake in state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd (PTCL) had been delayed due to depressed conditions in the world telecoms industry. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Islamabad: The Privatisation Commission says the sale of a 26% managing stake in state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd (PTCL) had been delayed due to depressed conditions in the world telecoms industry. Analysts weren't surprised, noting...

Jakarta: Indonesia extends the timetable to complete the planned sale of a 41.94% stake in telecoms firm Indosat by a week to December due to investor requests. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Jakarta: Indonesia extends the timetable to complete the planned sale of a 41.94% stake in telecoms firm Indosat by a week to December due to investor requests. Indonesia launched the stake sale in August as part of economic reform measures...

Kabul: Afghanistan issues a mobile license to an international consortium led by Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Kabul: Afghanistan issues a mobile license to an international consortium led by Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to set up the country's second mobile phone network.

Kuala Lumpur: Technology Resources Industries says its shareholders' fund would take a hit of nearly 200 million ringgit ($53 million) due to adjustments following a report of what it says are fictitious invoices amounting to 259.3 million ringgit issued during 1998 and 1999 under TRI's previous management. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Kuala Lumpur: Technology Resources Industries says its shareholders' fund would take a hit of nearly 200 million ringgit ($53 million) due to adjustments following a report of what it says are fictitious invoices amounting to 259.3 million...

Kuala Lumpur: Maxis Communications signs a long-expected deal to buy Time dotCom's cellular unit for between $342 million and $421 million. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Kuala Lumpur: Maxis Communications signs a long-expected deal to buy Time dotCom's cellular unit for between $342 million and $421 million. The merged operation, still subject to regulatory approval, would control 45% of Malaysia's cellular...

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo says it has succeeded with the 100Mbps-downlink and 20Mbps-uplink transmission experiment under an indoor environment using an experimental system for so-called 4G mobile. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo says it has succeeded with the 100Mbps-downlink and 20Mbps-uplink transmission experiment under an indoor environment using an experimental system for so-called 4G mobile. The carrier has been conducting its research since...

Tokyo: electronics maker NEC is reportedly to launch a low-cost IP telephony service to members of its Biglobe Net. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Tokyo: Electronics maker NEC is reportedly to launch a low-cost IP telephony service to members of its Biglobe Net access service in December, according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

Tokyo: NTT says it had opposed a recent government panel proposal to abolish a uniform access rate for its two regional units. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Tokyo: NTT says it had opposed a recent government panel proposal to abolish a uniform access rate for its two regional units. Meanwhile, NTT East is reportedly to start negotiating with its labor union to move about 5,000 full-time employees...

Sydney: Telstra is reportedly to cut network spending by as much as 18% at the cost of hundreds of jobs. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Sydney: Telstra is reportedly to cut network spending by as much as 18% at the cost of hundreds of jobs, with its wholly owned infrastructure business, Network, Design and Construction (NDC) to bear the brunt of the cutbacks.

Wellington: Telecom Corporation of New Zealand says Verizon has sold 20% of its stake in TCNZ to Merrill Lynch and the investment bank's customers. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Wellington: Telecom Corporation of New Zealand says Verizon has sold 20% of its stake in TCNZ to Merrill Lynch and the investment bank's customers. Verizon will still hold 1.5% in TCNZ.

Singapore: the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore rejects incumbent carrier Singapore Telecom's request to jack up local telephone charges. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Singapore: The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore rejects incumbent carrier Singapore Telecom's request to jack up local telephone charges, saying SingTel isn't losing a dime from its fixed-line business.

Singapore: StarHub becomes the first Asian GSM operator to publicly commit to adopt EDGE technology as part of its evolution to W-CDMA. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Singapore: StarHub becomes the first Asian GSM operator to publicly commit to adopt EDGE technology as part of its evolution to W-CDMA, but says EDGE won't be a reality unless the IDA reconsiders its strict deadline for national 3G rollouts.

Ho Chi Minh City: the Vietnamese government grants a license to Hanoi Telecom Service Joint Stock Co to provide telecom services in a move to further privatize the fast-growing sector. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Ho Chi Minh City: The Vietnamese government grants a license to Hanoi Telecom Service Joint Stock Co to provide telecom services in a move to further privatize the fast-growing sector. Hanoi Telecom Service is Vietnam's sixth telecommunications...

Manila: the Gokongwei group officially drops out of its proposed deal to purchase a 24.4% stake in PLDT from First Pacific. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Manila: The Gokongwei group officially drops out of its proposed deal to purchase a 24.4% stake in PLDT from First Pacific; two days after John Gokongwei's exclusive right to buy the shares expired.

Manila: the Philippines says it has cracked a $1.9 million computer hacking ring that had gained access to PLDT lines and sold off cheap phone calls. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Manila: The Philippines says it has cracked a 51.9 million computer hacking ring that had gained access to PLDT lines and sold off cheap phone calls. The hacking ring was caught after PLDT asked for help to stop the scam, police said. The...

Manila: Smart Communications says it does not need 3G mobile technology for another four to five years. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... Manila: Smart Communications says it does not need 3G mobile technology for another four to five years. Says chief executive Napoleon Nazareno: "We're looking at trials from carriers in the US to run W-CDMA networks in the [existing] 1900 MHz...

New Delhi: India's cabinet is split over whether to allow higher foreign stakes in telecoms firms and the issue of management control remains a stumbling block. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... New Delhi: India's cabinet is split over whether to allow higher foreign stakes in telecoms firms and the issue of management control remains a stumbling block, says Communications Minister Pramod Mahajan. The split comes after an Indian panel...

New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) commissions a 9,000-km fiber optic network connecting 14 major commercial cities including New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. (News map: Asian telecoms this month).
November 1, 2002... New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) commissions a 9,000-km fiber optic network connecting 14 major commercial cities including New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The network has a bandwidth capacity of 80 Gbps, which boosts BSNL's backbone...

Former WorldCom controller David Myers pleaded guilty to false filing of documents with securities regulators, conspiracy to commit fraud and securities fraud. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Former WorldCom controller David Myers pleaded guilty to false filing of documents with securities regulators, conspiracy to commit fraud and securities fraud. Myers says he was following orders from "senior management" to falsify WorldCom's...

Global Crossing files its reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court, hoping to emerge from bankruptcy as soon as January. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Global Crossing files its reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court, hoping to emerge from bankruptcy as soon as January. The $407 million plan would enable Global Crossing to continue functioning as a shell of its former self, 61.5%...

US regulators have granted China Netcom a license to provide voice, data and other services between America and China. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * US regulators have granted China Netcom a license to provide voice, data and other services between America and China, says the official Xinhua news agency.

US trade officials are displeased by the Japanese government's recommended 8.2% cut in NTT's access fees. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * US trade officials are displeased by the Japanese government's recommended 8.2% cut in NTT's access fees, citing differences in calculation benchmarks, signaling that the endless row between the US and Japan over access tariffs is, in fact,...

Top technology executives including Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Intel Corp. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Top technology executives including Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett say that the recovery in technology spending expected this year hasn't materialized, but they remain optimistic about their...

Qwest says it is expected to restate $950 million in revenues and costs for swaps of capacity. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Qwest says it is expected to restate $950 million in revenues and costs for swaps of capacity, as well as $531 million of cash sales.

Nokia unveiles its first new generation color-screen mobile phone, but it will not be on sale for a while. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Nokia unveiles its first new generation color-screen mobile phone, but it will not be on sale for a while. Industry pundits criticize the lack of new features.

Nortel Networks will shutter its CoreTek unit, an optical parts maker it bought for about $1.16 billion in stock in the tech boom of 2000. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Nortel Networks will shutter its CoreTek unit, an optical parts maker it bought for about $1.16 billion in stock in the tech boom of 2000, as it scales back costs in a slumping market.

Ericsson will shut Ericsson AsiaPacificLab, its Australian-based regional research and development unit, as part of a global R&D cutback. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Ericsson will shut Ericsson AsiaPacificLab, its Australian-based regional research and development unit, as part global R&D cutback. The shutdown will affect 450 staff in Melbourne and Sydney.

Alcatel holds the top position in both the terrestrial and submarine optical transport markets for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest survey by research group RHK. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Alcatel holds the top position in both the terrestrial and submarine optical transport markets for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest survey by research group RHK. Alcatel increased its market share in both segments and...

Cisco Systems retains the No. 1 spot as the world's largest maker of communications equipment in the second quarter, according to a study by market research firm Synergy Research Group. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Cisco Systems retains the No. 1 spot as the world's largest maker of communications equipment in the second quarter, according to a study by market research firm Synergy Research Group. After Cisco comes Siemens AG, Sweden's Ericsson,...

Asia Global Crossing has been forced to restate its first quarter revenues to exclude sales from capacity swaps. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Asia Global Crossing has been forced to restate its first quarter revenues to exclude sales from capacity swaps. AGC, which posted $32.1 million of revenues for the third quarter, adds that it had also excluded reporting the transaction in...

Juniper Networks posts a much wider net loss for the third quarter as revenue slid 25% due to the deep slump in telecoms spending.. (movements).
November 1, 2002... * Juniper Networks posts a much wider net loss for the third quarter as revenue slid 25% due to the deep slump in telecoms spending. Juniper says it expects revenues to be flat in the fourth quarter.

Satellite on the rebound: satellite leaders are bullish on the industry's short-term prospects. Low investor confidence and over-regulation remain hurdles to recovery, but operators are eyeing new ways to capitalize on satellite's ability to go where fiber can't. (Cover Story).
November 1, 2002... Around this time last year, things were looking grim for the telecoms industry, but even the pessimists knew the gloom couldn't last forever. By this time next year, many CEOs and market analysts had predicted that we'll be in the first phases...

PCCW: in search of a growth path. (One-To-One).
November 1, 2002... Since its highly-geared takeover of Hongkong Telecom in 2000, PCCW management has been battling with a mountain of debt and a plummeting stock price. Thanks to asset sales and staff cuts, the debt is down. But chief operating officer Mike...

Voice, video, data on Ethernet-over-VDSL. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Siemens has launched its XpressLink Ethernet (XLE) access platform. Powered by Infineon Technologies' Ethernet over VDSL chipset, the platform enables the delivery of high-speed video, data and voice services over a single telephone line....

New Layer 2 and 3 gigabit switch. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Motorola has extended the family of building blocks that supports its Multi-Service Packet Transport Platform (MXP) with the addition of PICMG 2.16 CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane (CPSB) standard dual star gigabit Ethernet switch from...

ADI to launch EDGE platform. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Analog Devices plans to develop an EDGE platform for portable wireless devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. The EDGE platform will feature EDGE/E-GPRS software from TTPCom of Cambridge, UK, and will be based on ADI's patented Blackfin...

VoIP clearinghouse. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... NTT Worldwide has introduced a new VoIP clearinghouse service for interconnection between carriers and Internet telephony service providers that use different types of protocols and VoIP equipment. The service comprises a new platform which...

Test solutions for mobile and IP. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Anritsu Corporation has partnered with Flextronics Test to co-develop integrated test solutions utilizing Anritsu's test instrumentation and Flextronic's test software and application programs for digital mobile and IP markets. The...

Pre-integrated billing solution. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... CSG Systems is offering two new solutions that enable telcos to enhance customer and support complex billing requirements. The solutions, CSG Kenan/BP11.0 and CSG Kenan Prepaid, provide CSG customers with a unified, open billing...

ATM tester for viewing embedded data. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Trend Communications has announced new functionality on its Aurora Forte/Aurora Jazz ATM tester that allows PC-based analyzers access to IP streams in ATM networks. With the new packet output function, network engineers can monitor, decode...

One-stop shop security solution. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Nokia and Check Point are jointly offering an Intemet security solution. Nokia now sells the full range of Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 solutions, including software product licenses, software subscriptions and support offerings integrated...

Finisar and Telchemy in VoIP diagnostic partnership. (Premiere).
November 1, 2002... Finisar Corporation and Telchemy have signed an agreement under which Telchemy will provide its VoIP diagnostic technology for Finisar's line of VoIP network monitoring and analysis products. Telechemy's analysis technology monitors streams...

AT&T Greater China GM. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... AT&T has named Bill King as general manager of AT&T Greater China. King was a director at Credit Suisse First Boston before joining AT&T.

C&W names Hong Kong chief. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Cable & Wireless has named Roderick Stanley as general manager for the company's global business unit in Hong Kong. Stanley has been with Cable & Wireless for more than 10 years and has been a member of the company's senior management team...

Intelsat appoints head for new video business. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Intelsat has appointed ion Romm as vice president of global video services to head the carrier's newly created video services business unit. Romm joins Intelsat from BT Broadcast Services, where he was most recently head of global and...

Winnick removed as AGC chairman. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Asia Global Crossing has appointed Jeremiah Lambert and Myron "Mike" Ullman, to replace Gary Winnick and Lod Cook as the company's chairman and co-chairman. Winnick will remain as chairman and Cook as co-chairman of Global Crossing, the...

Sprint AP consulting engineer. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Sprint has appointed Tayang Fu to the company's newly created role of lead consulting engineer for the Asia Pacific region. Fu joins Sprint from UUN ET Asia Pacific.

Alcatel president to retire. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Alcatel says its president Jean-Pierre Halbron will retire on 31 December, 2002. He will continue to serve on Alcatel's board after retirement. Philippe Germond, formerly with Vivendi Universal, will take over as president and act as the...

Nortel's new ASEAN head. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Nortel Networks has appointed Mark Stevens as managing director, ASEAN and Pakistan. Stevens, who has been with Nortel Networks since 1990, was previously responsible for sales and marketing of Nortel Networks optical solutions in the...

The board remains the same. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... The Telstra board looks set to continue unchanged. Chairman Bob Mansfield and existing fellow directors Sam Chisholm, Tony Clark and Catherine Livingstone are all offering themselves for re-election for four vacant positions at the company's...

PMC-Sierra names Asian VP. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... PMC-Sierra has appointed Tom Sun as vice president of the company's Asia Pacific operations. Sun joined PMC-Sierra in 1995 and was recently the vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's access-related products.

Packeteer president and CEO. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Packeteer has appointed Dave Cote as president and CEO of the company. Cote comes to Packeteer from IDT, where he was most recently vice president of worldwide marketing and communication ASSPs (Application-Specific Standard Products).

DoubleClick regional director. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... DoubleClick has appointed Ralf Hirt as regional director to lead the company's Asia-Pacific business. Hirt will be based in Hong Kong. Previously he was the regional director for DoubleClick's Australasian and South Asian business based out of...

Concord names director. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Jack Cooper, a former Bristol-Myers Squibb vice president of Information Management and CIO, has joined Concord Communications as a director.

Gartner CIO. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Scott Fertig has joined Gartner as vice president and chief information officer, responsible for overall technology strategy, IT investment portfolio and IT alignment with the company's business objectives. Most recently, Fertig, 43, was a...

Blue Martini taps former GE executive. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Dennis Carey, a former senior executive at General Electric, GE Capital, AT&T and The Home Depot, has joined Nasdaq-listed CRM provider Blue Martini Software as a director.

Crystal Decision appoints new president and CEO. (Telecom Career).
November 1, 2002... Information management company Crystal Decision has appointed ion Judge, former general manager of IBM's personal computing division, as president and CEO. Judge succeeds Greg Kerfoot, who will serve as chairman of the board. Contacting...

IP telephony finds its voice: new business models seem to be the order of the day for Internet telephony players. But will the new brooms sweep the industry back into the black? (Telecom Corporate).
November 1, 2002... Internet telephony may be having a renaissance. It's not that the "my technology is better than your technology" debate has finally seen a winner emerge--far from it. What's changed is that Internet telephony players may be proving that they...

Asia gears up for telecoms event. (ITU Preview).
November 1, 2002... With December fast approaching, leading telecoms players across Asia and around the world are getting into top-gear for ITU TELECOM ASIA 2002, which promises to live up to its reputation as the region's most important and influential...