Telecom Asia articles from November 2005

Telecom Asia archives from November 2005

Porn loses its tech cred in the mobile arena.(TANNER)(Personal account)
November 1, 2005... Epiphanies can happen in the strangest places. Mobile content panel sessions, for example. I was watching one such session at a submarine cable event, the point of which was to discuss the impact of 3G traffic on international fiber capacity....

Breakaway consortium hopes to end 11n deadlock.(FIRST MILE)
November 1, 2005... The Wi-Fi vendor industry has been deadlocked for some time over the development of 802.11n, the next generation of Wi-Fi that will use MIMO technology to boost data speeds well past 100 Mbps. With vendors essentially split into two...

Cable vulnerabilities understated: Pioneer.(STAT SNAP)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... Between recent natural disasters and transoceanic fiber cuts that result in, say, Pakistan losing its entire Internet connectivity, the vulnerabilities of undersea fiber cables are becoming more apparent. However, Pioneer Consulting suggests...

Land ho! International cable landings in key Asian markets.(STAT SNAP)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... Land ho! International cable landings in key Asian markets Europe-Asia Asia Pacific Cable Landing Cable Landing Landings Points Landings Points China ...

KT's new CEO takes quiet steps to reorganize.(NEWS ANALYSIS)(Nam Joong-soo, chief executive officer )
November 1, 2005... KT Carp's new CEO, Dr. Nam Joong-soo, is known for being media savvy, but his first two months of tenure have passed quietly with no interviews and only a solitary press luncheon at which he revealed only that KT would be investing 10.4...

Convergence to boost network investments.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
November 1, 2005... The need to converge corporate networks around an IP platform is expected to boost network investments in the next three years. According to a 236-person survey by AT&T and the Economist Intelligence Unit, 17% of Asia-based firms and 15% of...

Cost benefits fuel Ethernet deployment.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
November 1, 2005... Lower costs are compelling more communications operators to consider Ethernet for their networks. According to ABI Research, as long as the perception of traditional Ethernet's technical limitations can be corrected, reduced costs, as well as...

Telecom services revenue surges 9%.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
November 1, 2005... Global telecom services revenue, which grew 94% last year to $1.5 trillion is expected to reach $1 6 trillion by 2009, representing a five-year compounded annual growth rate of 4.8%. Hot Telecom forecasts that by the end of 2009, Asia, North...

Internet attacks shift to desktops.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
November 1, 2005... Attackers are gradually veering away from large, multi-purpose attacks on enterprise networks, opting instead to launch smaller, more targeted attacks against desktops. Symantec says malicious codes exposing confidential information such as...

Intel tie-up gives Unwired funds to expand nationwide.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
November 1, 2005... Chipmaker Intel has continued its support for WiMAX technology with a A$27.9 million ($21 million) investment in Australian wireless broadband carrier Unwired Australia. Unwired shareholders have accepted Intel's investment through a...

New players take broad stab at PCCW.(RESEND: Flashbacks, updates and nostalgia: Telecom Asia, November 2001)
November 1, 2005... SYNOPSIS: Hong Kong's nascent broadband market is becoming more competitive with the launch of two new broadband service providers--one owned by Sony, the other by China Light & Power. That makes seven service providers attempting to take on...

The Ministry of Information Industry asks four major TD-SCDMA equipment makers, TD Tech, ZTE, Datang Telecom and China Putian.(BEIJING)
November 1, 2005... The Ministry of Information Industry asks four major TD-SCDMA equipment makers, TD Tech, ZTE, Datang Telecom and China Putian, to open "free labs" to test TD-SCDMA mobile terminals, as part of the government's efforts to turn the standard into...

Shanghai Telecom selects Nortel for it metro-wide network expansion.(SHANGHAI)
November 1, 2005... Shanghai Telecom selects Nortel for it metro-wide network expansion. The carrier plans to rollout a metropolitan ATM network for IP and data services.

China Mobile is set to acquire China Resources Peoples Telephone after signing a MoU with Chin Resources Group and Liang Qixiong, the two major shareholders of the GSM operator.(HONG KONG)
November 1, 2005... China Mobile is set to acquire China Resources Peoples Telephone after signing a MoU with Chin Resources Group and Liang Qixiong, the two major shareholders of the GSM operator. PCCW offers HK$401.1m ($51.7m) to buy the remaining 20.65%...

The Vietnamese government issues a decision approving the separation of the postal services from the communications services of dominant carrier Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation by 2007.(HANOI)
November 1, 2005... The Vietnamese government issues a decision approving the separation of the postal services from the communications services of dominant carrier Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation by 2007. The Vietnamese government is...

The Minister of Communications and Information will hold a re-tender of the 1900-MHz frequency for 3G in November.(JAKARTA)
November 1, 2005... The Minister of Communications and Information will hold a re-tender of the 1900-MHz frequency for 3G in November, as Indosat and Telkom have agreed to move their fixed wireless service out of the 3G spectrum.

PerNEC and UzMaPhone of Malaysia sign an agreement with Uzbektelecom, national communication operator of Uzbekistan.(KUALA LUMPUR)
November 1, 2005... PerNEC and UzMaPhone of Malaysia sign an agreement with Uzbektelecom, national communication operator of Uzbekistan, to roll out some 9,000 coin-operated telephones in the country.

TRAI proposes a subsidy worth 80b rupees ($1.8b) for creating infrastructure in rural areas to increase teledensity to 15% from the current 2% by 2007.(NEW DELHI)
November 1, 2005... TRAI proposes a subsidy worth 80b rupees ($1.8b) for creating infrastructure in rural areas to increase teledensity to 15% from the current 2% by 2007. It also proposes sharing of infrastructure by at least three service providers in rural...

KT kicks off a trial run of its ultra-high-speed Internet service, providing comprehensive multimedia services to 600 subscribers through its converged networks in the major cities of Seoul, Daejeon and Daegu as well as Gyeonggi province.(SEOUL)
November 1, 2005... KT kicks off a trial run of its ultra-high-speed Internet service, providing comprehensive multimedia services to 600 subscribers through its converged networks in the major cities of Seoul, Daejeon and Daegu as well as Gyeonggi province. KT...

Chunghwa Telecom reports a net profit of NT$38.3b ($1.15b) for the nine months To September, down 2.5% from NT$39.28b ($1.1b) in the same period last year.(TAIPEI)
November 1, 2005... Chunghwa Telecom reports a net profit of NT$38.3b ($1.15b) for the nine months To September, down 2.5% from NT$39.28b ($1.1b) in the same period last year. Revenues rise to NT$136.9b ($4.15b) from NT$136.75b ($4.1 lb).

NTT DoCoMo and online shopping-mall operator Rakuten are joining forces to set up a company to expand the growing online auction business in Japan on mobiles phones.(TOKYO)
November 1, 2005... NTT DoCoMo and online shopping-mall operator Rakuten are joining forces to set up a company to expand the growing online auction business in Japan on mobiles phones. Under the partnership, Rakuten will spin off a part of its Internet auction...

Telecom Corp of New Zealand says that it is in talks with a number of companies, including SingTel Optus.(WELLINGTON)
November 1, 2005... Telecom Corp of New Zealand says that it is in talks with a number of companies, including SingTel Optus, on the possible sale of or an alliance with its ailing Australian business AAPT. Telecom Corp expects its residential broadband...

Optus acquires more than half the shares of IT service firms Alphawest.(SYDNEY)
November 1, 2005... Optus acquires more than half the shares of IT service firms Alphawest and hopes to increase its stake to the 90% compulsory acquisition level soon.

The Singaporean government punishes two ethnic Chinese men for posting anti-Muslim remarks over the Internet.(SINGAPORE)
November 1, 2005... The Singaporean government punishes two ethnic Chinese men for posting anti-Muslim remarks over the Internet. Benjamin Koh, 28, is given two concurrent one-month jail terms while Nicholas Lim, 25, is jailed for one day and fined S$5,000...

eBay agrees to acquire VoIP provider Skype for $2.6b.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * eBay agrees to acquire VoIP provider Skype for $2.6b. eBay will pay $1.3b in cash and $1.3b in stock for Skype.

China, Japan and Korea agree to jointly develop future 3G technologies.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * China, Japan and Korea agree to jointly develop future 3G technologies, particularly frequency spectrum and wireless access.

Nokia and China Putian set up a joint venture in Wuhan to focus on R&D, manufacturing and sales of 3G network solutions for TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA technologies.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * Nokia and China Putian set up a joint venture in Wuhan to focus on R&D, manufacturing and sales of 3G network solutions for TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA technologies. The total investment in the JV is 900m yuan ($107m), with China Putian holding the...

CSG Systems International agrees to sell its Global Software & Services Division.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * CSG Systems International agrees to sell its Global Software & Services Division assets to Comverse Technology for $251m.

MCI shareholders vote overwhelmingly to approve an $8.4b acquisition by Verizon.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * MCI shareholders vote overwhelmingly to approve an $8.4b acquisition by Verizon, despite some lingering shareholder resentment over the company's rejection of a higher bid.

AT&T adds more than 2,100 Wi-Fi hotspots across China, Japan and Greece.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * AT&T adds more than 2,100 Wi-Fi hotspots across China, Japan and Greece, and in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity from select European and Asian airlines.

Google wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * Google wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecom industry.

In-Stat says about 45% of all WiMAX subscribers in 2009 will be in the Asia Pacific.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * In-Stat says about 45% of all WiMAX subscribers in 2009 will be in the Asia Pacific. The study predicts that the number of subscribers in the region will increase from 80,000 this year to about 3.8 million in 2009.

The European Union agrees to require telcos to keep records of phone and email traffic for at least one year as part of the bloc's anti-terrorist campaign.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * The European Union agrees to require telcos to keep records of phone and email traffic for at least one year as part of the bloc's anti-terrorist campaign. The decision by the 25 EU justice ministers follows years of European debate over the...

Microsoft and Yahoo will make their instant-messaging programs work together starting June 2006.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * Microsoft and Yahoo will make their instant-messagingprograms work together starting June 2006, allowing users of the two services to exchange messages seamlessly and giving the firms nearly as many users combined as AOL has in total.

Tadahiro Ohmi, a Japanese inventor in Texas.(movements)
November 1, 2005... * Tadahiro Ohmi, a Japanese inventor in Texas, sues Samsung over alleged infringement of his patented technology related to semiconductor processing.

Changing the game: how Qualcomm and Flarion could trump mobile WiMAX.(Cover story)
November 1, 2005... Qualcomm's purchase of Flarion is expected to give wireless broadband some healthy competition. However, with Qualcomm now owning key mobile OFDM patents and setting its sights on Intel, the big worry for some is how much power Qualcomm will...

Telecom rebound ahead.(ONE-TO-ONE)(Interview)(Company overview)
November 1, 2005... Given Sun's position at the intersection of data handling and communications, it is well positioned to benefit as the telecom world transitions toward IP. Sun CEO Scott McNealy tells contributing editor Robert Poe how the company plans to...

Billing looks for flexibility: Asia-Pacific cellcos are seeking more flexibility to support the provision of new services as they increasingly bundle voice/data 3G content services to retain and attract customers. For their own sakes, and for their customers, updating billing systems is crucial.(SERVICES)
November 1, 2005... Over the past few years, Asian telcos have limited their investments in billing systems and customer care technology. But that situation is changing and there are promising signs that telcos are reopening their wallets to invest in billing,...

In search of NGN: with more than 400,000 high-speed data customers, Malaysia is on the cusp of broadband take-off. Telecom Asia talks convergence with industry executives and thought leaders at a roundtable in Kuala Lumpur sponsored by Sonus Networks.(ROUNDTABLE SERIES)(opinions on voice over internet protocol service industry discussed)(Discussion)
November 1, 2005... Teyew Sin Siew: We see that there are four different kinds of convergence. Device convergence--the PC manufacturers have gone into phones, the phone has gone into the PC, so that is one type of convergence. Moving up from the device, there...

Trend toward FMS gains momentum.(FORUM)(fixed-to-mobile substitution)(Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corp.)(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.)(Telstra Corporation Ltd.)
November 1, 2005... The core voice revenues of fixed-line operators are in decline. Telekom Malaysia, Telstra, PCCW and NTT are just a few of the hardest hit operators in the Asia-Pacific region. One of the main reasons is fixed-to-mobile substitution (FMS). In...

Platform for SLA-based services.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... NEC's service level management system for mobile networks allows cellcos to provide enterprises with high-quality mobile services based on service level agreements (SLAs). The new platform supports SLA management workflow, consisting of...

SSL VPN services platform.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... Juniper's new Secure Access 6000 SP allows service providers to deliver network-based SSL VPN managed services, providing them with an additional revenue stream. The solution enables service providers to offer remote and extranet access,...

New revenue streams from TVOD apps.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)(television on demand)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... BitBand has launched new IPTV TV on demand (TVOD) applications, including classic network PVR, time shifted TV (TSTV) and pause live TV (PLTV), presenting telcos and service providers with new revenue generating opportunities. These...

Comprehensive IP solutions for carriers.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... ECI Telecom's set of IP solutions will enable telecom carriers and service providers to deliver bandwidth-intensive triple-play services such as IPTV, network-based personal video recorder, peer-to-peer and VoD. It integrates ECI's...

Riverstone expands Ethernet access router line.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... Riverstone Networks has expanded its carrier Ethernet access router line with the addition of two new MPLS-based Ethernet touters, the Riverstone 15100 and 15200. These routers extend the feature set of the 15008 Ethernet Edge Router into the...

AGT upgrades FATHOM technology.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... Applied Global Technologies has released FATHOM 4.0, which adds MTU-size settings for call patterns, alias configuration from the console interface and ability for analyzers to make multiple simultaneous test calls. The company says the new...

Convergence location services.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... Locatrix Communications' new WAP application suite integrates location and presence from any IP network with the cellular WAP service. The company says its Locatrix/Finder will give 2G and 3G mobile operators the chance to cost effectively...

New VoIP Wi-Fi broadband router platform.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
November 1, 2005... PMC Sierra has added a VoIP Wi-Fi broadband router platform to its family of production-ready reference designs for residential customer premises equipment. The new solution enables a triple-play performance wireless home router with...

Deane re-elected TCNZ chair.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Shareholders of Telecom Corp of New Zealand have re-elected Chairman Roderick Deane as well as directors Paul Baines and Pasty Reddy to additional three-year terms.

Datacraft promotes Kumar to COO.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Datacraft has promoted Dilip Kumar to COO, a position that has been vacant since Bill Padfield was appointed CEO in August 2003. Kumar will be in charge of the general management of the Datacraft Group, which operates in 13 markets across the...

Ericsson Hong Kong & Macau president.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Johan Adler has been named president of Ericsson Hong Kong and Macau. He will continue his role as VP of market development for Greater China. Meanwhile, Norman Chan has been appointed as VP of Ericsson Hong Kong and Macau.

President of Odakyu Cable Vision.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) has appointed Kanji Kotake as president of its cable TV subsidiary, Odakyu Telecommunication Services (Odakyu Cable Vision). Most recently Kotake was VP of J:COM's engineering and technical operation...

Cisco appoints north Asia VP.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Cisco Systems has appointed Chris Khang as VP of north Asia, to head the company's operations in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Indochina. He will be based in Hong Kong. Previously Khang was VP of sales operations...

ECI's nominated CEO.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Raft Maor, the current COO of ECI Telecom, has been nominated to take over as president and CEO of the company on January 1. The current president and CEO is Doron Inbar.

Keymile hires COO.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Next-gen access network manufacturer Keymile has selected Heinrich Kreft as its COO. He has also been appointed to the management board, working together with CEO Ziaedin Chahabadi and CFO Georg Szlatinay.

Hitachi GST names APAC VP.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Ruud van der Linden, has joined Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) as VP of Asia Pacific. He will be based in Taipei and will oversee all support and services for customers in the region, including OEMs, ODMs and distributors....

New COO, sales VP for Vallent.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Service assurance management solutions provider Vallent Corp has appointed Mark Whiteside to the newly-created position of COO. Whiteside joined Vallent in November 2004 as EVP for global services. Prior to joining Vallent, he was VP of the...

Engineering VP for Dilithium.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Sanjay Singh has joined Dilithium Networks as VP of engineering to head the company's Indian operation. Previously, Singh held the position of COO and VP engineering, responsible for engineering management and operations of BayPackets...

Infineon appoints new VP/GM.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Infineon Technologies has appointed Tony Ng as group VP and GM of the business group for integrated semiconductors for wireline and wireless communication. He has also been appointed to the company's board as a new director. Pow Tien Tee,...

EMC's director of virtualization products.(TELECOM CAREER)
November 1, 2005... Ajaz Munsiff has been named director for business development, virtualization products, EMC Asia-Pacific and Japan. He will be based in Singapore to develop and introduce EMC Invista, the company's new network storage virtualization product...

Networking opportunities across Asia.(EVENTS CALENDAR)(Table)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... Networking opportunities across Asia Date Event Location Nov 08, 2005 9th Asia Pacific Hong Kong SAR, China Telecommunications ...

Asia telecom transactions index.(TELECOM CORPORATE)
November 1, 2005... Asia telecom transactions index Value Seller Buyer Deal (US$) BPL Mumbai and Hutchison Essar Acquisition of BPL ...

TA Index drops one point.(TA30 TELECOM STOCK INDEX SEP 15-OCT 14, 05)(Statistical table)(Statistical data)
November 1, 2005... The TA Index slipped 0.03%, or one point, to 1,238 points, falling for a second consecutive month. Decliners outnumbered gainers 17 to 13. Leading the winners was Dacom of South Korea, which advanced 12.8% alter a 5.7% increase a month...

Dispatches from the spam battlefront.(INSIDE LINE)
November 1, 2005... If you think the tide of invitations to instant wealth, larger body parts and cheap aphrodisiacs has eased lately, there's a reason: the war on spam is being won. Honest. I know we mocked Bill Gates for saying that six months ago, but the...

Night of the living spam.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
November 1, 2005... The spam wars continue, and while some countries are making headway in combating spam, the country of origin is becoming irrelevant, according to a recent report from Sophos. The report, which covers the top 12 spam relaying countries over...

Satellite.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
November 1, 2005... SATELLITE: Location-finding satellite systems like GPS and the upcoming Galileo system could have their thunder stolen by inexpensive purpose-built satellites about the size of an alarm clock. CubeSat is a satellite format where six-faced...

Arbitrage.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)(patent pending technology)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... ARBITRAGE: Gippsland IT has been promoting its new "patent pending" technology that will make VoIP "obsolete" by allowing Internet surfers to share their telephone lines with other users. The technology, available from IntercomPages.com,...

Marketing.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
November 1, 2005... MARKETING; if Google hits are any indication of celebrity, then chief marketing officers aren't doing very much to market themselves. So says a Light Reading survey, which it launched after hearing that Alcatel appointed Alan Mottram as...