Wireless Asia articles from July 2001

Wireless Asia archives from July 2001

DoCoMo vs the world vs DoCoMo.(Street Wise)
July 1, 2001... There is something alluring about NTT DoCoMo. At every trade show, at every conference, DoCoMo stands are packed with excited spectators gawking over its latest phones. DoCoMo executives also command packed houses every time they speak at...

Taiwan rivals feeling short changed as Chunghwa makes revenue run: Chunghwa Telecom is asking that a new hand be dealt to Taiwan's fixed-line operators in a game with stakes of around $750 million in revenues per year. Robert K. Carter reports from Taipei.(News Analysis)
July 1, 2001... Chunghwa, the Goliath of Taiwan's telecommunications industry, wants to allow fixed-line operators to collect revenues generated by calls from fixed lines to mobile phones. Taiwan's five cellular operators, including Taiwan Cellular Corp.,...

Japan's 3G lead fails to shake up market: the early roll-out of 3G in Japan with the launch of NTT DoCoMo's trial service has failed to put Japanese vendors on the world stage. Tony Chan reports.(News Analysis)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... About 4,500 "monitors" are now testing 3G handsets on DoCoMo's W-CDMA network in the greater Tokyo area, with predictably mixed results. "The feedback has been both good and bad," says Kyoji Murakami, senior manager at NTT DoCoMo's...

Modem revolution from Singapore's Cellonics: a Singaporean start-up has invented a new modem technology based on biology and obscure math that can enable wireless data to enjoy speeds far beyond the vision of 3G. John C. Tanner reports.(News Analysis)
July 1, 2001... The Singaporean government has spent a considerable effort in recent months to position itself as a wireless innovation hub. Most of that effort has been concentrated on the applications side, such as the Infocomm Development Authority's local...

Can technology enhance subscriber loyalty? Mobile networks have changed dramatically in recent years. Today, one of the major issues for all mobile carriers is how to attract new subscribers and improve the loyalty of existing customers.(advertorial)
July 1, 2001... Increasing deregulation of the mobile communications sector has intensified competition among carriers. Given the current competitive situation, a mobile carrier is ill advised to maximize short-run profitability or achieve sustainable...

Chinese vendors close the CDMA gap on foreigners: CDMA has arrived in China with the conclusion of the first IP licensing deals. Ironically, Chinese companies believe the US technology will help level the playing field against foreign vendors, reports Robert Clark.(News Analysis)
July 1, 2001... CDMA might be a US standard but quite a few Chinese vendors see it as a chance to close the technology gap with foreign rivals. Chief among these is ZTE, the Shenzhen-listed equipment supplier which won nearly 10% of China Unicom's $1.45...

Qualcomm's license to deal.(News Analysis)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Chinese companies have not been the only ones active in CDMA in the last month. Qualcomm, whose business revolves around licensing its CDMA patents, clinched two key agreements in early July as well as its new royalty arrangements with ZTE...

Samart taking Cambodian strides: the financial shackles have now been freed from struggling Thailand telco Samart and, for now, Cambodia is the focus. Jaruwan Ngamman reports from Bangkok.(News Analysis)
July 1, 2001... Having recently concluded a lengthy debt restructuring process, Thailand's Samart Corporation is finally at liberty to make new investments. Obliged to sell off its interest in Digital Phone Company in the aftermath of the regional...

SK Telecom and NTT DoCoMo confirm the two cellcos plan.(Movements)(DoCoMo acquiring as much as a 14.5% stake in SKT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... SK Telecom and NTT DoCoMo confirm the two cellcos plan to discuss the possibility of DoCoMo acquiring as much as a 14.5% stake in SKT.

Dutch electronics giant Philips says it will exit the mobile phone making sector as an independent brand.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Dutch electronics giant Philips says it will exit the mobile phone making sector as an independent brand and instead transfer its research and development and manufacturing resources to a venture with China Electronics Corp.--cutting over 1,000...

Japan Telecom signs an agreement with China Telecom to co-operate in both the mobile and fixed-line sectors.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Japan Telecom signs an agreement with China Telecom to co-operate in both the mobile and fixed-line sectors. Japan Telecom says the alliance is an extension of an existing relationship between the two companies for international calling...

China Unicom and KDDI establish an alliance to co-operate in wireless technology and next-generation mobile communications services.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... China Unicom and KDDI establish an alliance to co-operate in wireless technology and next-generation mobile communications services. The tie-up includes the exchange of knowledge about mobile Internet services and third-generation wireless...

The GSM Association launches the Mobile Services Initiative, a new guideline for rolling out wireless services that is designed to distance the industry from the failed WAP brand.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The GSM Association launches the Mobile Services Initiative, a new guideline for rolling out wireless services that is designed to distance the industry from the failed WAP brand. One of the key conditions for the new initiative is mandatory...

Scientists in Sweden release a study on cellular health risks.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Scientists in Sweden release a study on cellular health risks suggesting that analog mobile phone users run a 26% higher risk of developing a brain tumor than digital mobile phone users, with the risk running as high as 77% if the phone is used...

Nokia announces full support for Java at the Sun Microsystems-sponsored JavaOne conference in San Francisco.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Nokia announces full support for Java at the Sun Microsystems-sponsored JavaOne conference in San Francisco. The first Java-enabled Nokia device is its Nokia 9210 Communicator, but the company says it will not ship a mass-market Java phone...

Hong Kong Internet company i100 Limited forges an alliance with South Korean wire less entertainment company Dons Teuk.(Movements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hong Kong Internet company i100 Limited forges an alliance with South Korean wire less entertainment company Dons Teuk to tap the wireless Internet market.

Beijing: the Ministry of Information Industry and the Ministry of Finance both decide to drop service initiation fees for mobile phone services starting July 1.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Beijing: The Ministry of Information Industry and the Ministry of Finance both decide to drop service initiation fees for mobile phone services starting July 1. The fees, initially introduced to raise money China's telecoms development, have...

Beijing: a total of 17 Chinese enterprises and mobile phone makers set up an industry forum.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Beijing: A total of 17 Chinese enterprises and mobile phone makers set up an industry forum to support and enhance the competitiveness of domestic mobile phone manufacturers against foreign vendors in areas such as supply chains and...

Hong Kong: Charles Schwab Hong Kong launches a secure WAP mobile stock investing service.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hong Kong: Charles Schwab Hong Kong launches a secure WAP mobile stock investing service that allows customers to trade stocks, manage their portfolios and connect with the market via WAP handsets.

Hong Kong: Li Shihe, deputy chief engineer of Datang Telecom Technology says that China Mobile, China Telecom, China Netcom and a fourth operator will launch a large-scale.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hong Kong: Li Shihe, deputy chief engineer of Datang Telecom Technology says that China Mobile, China Telecom, China Netcom and a fourth operator will launch a large-scale, year-long field trial of TD-SCDMA in October.

Beijing: China Telecom's "Little Smart" limited mobility subscriber base tops 1.5 million as of May 31, according to UTStarcom, the primary equipment supplier for the service--69% from mid-December 2000.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(China Telecom's "Little Smart" limited mobility subscriber base )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Beijing: China Telecom's "Little Smart" limited mobility subscriber base tops 1.5 million as of May 31, according to UTStarcom, the primary equipment supplier for the service--69% from mid-December 2000. Little Smart systems now operate in over...

Beijing: China Unicom Horizon the newly-established CDMA arm of China Unicom.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(China Unicom Horizon signs international CDMA roaming pacts with nine carriers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Beijing: China Unicom Horizon, the newly-established CDMA arm of China Unicom, signs international CDMA roaming pacts with nine carriers, including Canada's Bell Mobility, US carrier Sprint PCS, lusacell of Mexico, South Korea's KT Freetel and...

Bangkok: Digital Phone Co says it plans to invest $234m.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Bangkok: Digital Phone Co says it plans to invest $234m over the next 12 months to expand its network capacity.

Bangkok: CP Orange awards $332m GSM 1800/GPRS.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Bangkok: CP Orange awards $332m GSM 1800/GPRS contract to Alcatel.

Jakarta: US-based broadband wireless vendor Airspan Networks lands in Indonesia.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)
July 1, 2001... Jakarta: US-based broadband wireless vendor Airspan Networks lands in Indonesia with a new office in Jakarta and signs contracts for its wireless DSL system: one with state-owned international carrier Indosat, and another with data...

Malaysia decides to abolish the 20% import duty and 10% sales tax.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia decides to abolish the 20% import duty and 10% sales tax imposed on mobile phones and other wireless equipment in a bid to fight the smuggled phone trade.

Kuala Lumpur: Maxis Communications launches a new service.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Kuala Lumpur: Maxis Communications launches a new service that allows customers to download hit songs from selected Malaysian artists onto MP3-enabled mobile phones.

New Delhi: Two of India's biggest cellcos--Birla Tata At&T (Batata) and BPL Communications--agree a merger deal.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... New Delhi: Two of India's biggest cellcos--Birla Tata At&T (Batata) and BPL Communications--agree a merger deal. The new combined company will hold approximately 28% of the Indian cellular market with about 1 million subscribers. Total assets...

Tokyo: J-Phone plans to spend 55.74b on its 3G roll-out next year.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Tokyo: J-Phone plans to spend 55.74b on its 3G roll-out next year, senior managing director for J-Phone West, Shigenobu Kuroda, tells Wireless Asia.

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo denies media claims that it ignored warnings from Sony about a security glitch in the manufacturer's SO503i Java-enabled i-mode phone.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo denies media claims that it ignored warnings from Sony about a security glitch in the manufacturer's SO503i Java-enabled i-mode phone, and then waited over a month after discovering the problem to order a recall of 420,000...

Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo says it will have to replace around 2,000 3G handsets from NEC for its 3G FOMA trial after discovering battery power limitations and software flaws in the design.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo says it will have to replace around 2,000 3G handsets from NEC for its 3G FOMA trial after discovering battery power limitations and software flaws in the design. DoCoMo PR manager Youichi Mizushima says the company considers...

Taipei: FarEasTone and BT's mobile Internet portal, Genie, sign an in-principle agreement.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Taipei: FarEasTone and BT's mobile Internet portal, Genie, sign an in-principle agreement to work towards expanding Genie's footprint in Asia, including Taiwan.

Sydney: Australia's Ministry for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts partners with the Ministry for Health and Aged Center.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Sydney: Australia's Ministry for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts partners with the Ministry for Health and Aged Center to release an information package tar schools and local government about levels of radiation emitted by...

Sydney: Hutchison Telecommunications Australia signs a four year contract worth $434.5m wire Ericsson Australia for the supply and installation of a 3G mobile communications network.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Sydney: Hutchison Telecommunications Australia signs a four year contract worth $434.5m wire Ericsson Australia for the supply and installation of a 3G mobile communications network. The network will cover Australia's five biggest cities where...

Sydney: Telstra MobileNet will expand its CDMA mobile network coverage throughout regional areas in the states of Queensland and New South Wales as part of the Australian government's "Networking the Nation" initiative.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Sydney: Telstra MobileNet will expand its CDMA mobile network coverage throughout regional areas in the states of Queensland and New South Wales as part of the Australian government's "Networking the Nation" initiative. Telstra will construct...

Singapore: M1 shareholders are unimpressed with purchase bids.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Singapore: M1 shareholders are unimpressed with purchase bids from Malaysia's Maxis Telecommunications and Hong Kong's Regional Wireless IV between PCCW and Telstra--neither of which met an unofficial minimum bid of $1.2b for the GSM operator.

Singapore: Hewlett-Packard offers the region's first 2.5G/GPRS wireless testbed at its Mobile e-Services Bazaar.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Singapore: Hewlett-Packard offers the region's first 2.5G/GPRS wireless testbed at its Mobile e-Services Bazaar. HP also plans to jointly set up a wireless multimedia development lab with PacketVideo to support the integration of MPEG-4...

>Singapore: Flextronics and Motorola revise their outsourcing deal signed last year to remove the volume incentives and five-year timeframe negotiated within the original agreement.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Singapore: Flextronics and Motorola revise their outsourcing deal signed last year to remove the volume incentives and five-year timeframe negotiated within the original agreement. Motorola will still outsource handset manufacturing to...

Seoul: SK Telecom teams up with US computer maker Hewlett-Packard in a $10m venture fund to finance the country's wireless Internet industry..(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Seoul: SK Telecom teams up with US computer maker Hewlett-Packard in a $10m venture fund to finance the country's wireless Internet industry. The fund is aimed at supporting Korean startups in developing core wireless Internet technologies such...

Seoul: The South Korean government will lower mobile phone service charges.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Seoul: The South Korean government will lower mobile phone service charges in the second half of this year in an attempt to stabilize consumer prices.

Seoul: South Korean mobile phone market Pantech receives a $700m contract from 20% shareholder Motorola.(Newsmap: around wireless asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Seoul: South Korean mobile phone market Pantech receives a $700m contract from 20% shareholder Motorola for the supply of cdma2000 1X tri-mode handsets for delivery between April 2002 and October 2003.

A phone for all seasons: Java's promise--if it can settle on a standard: thanks to Java, phone users are for the first time able to download apps direct to the handset. Yet a classic industry standards battle is stymieing its growth.
July 1, 2001... Amid the nerdish environment of old arcade video games, pool tables, and beanbag lounge chairs, the JavaOne conference in San Francisco last month was brewing a hot new trend. Sun Microsystems' Java programming language is positioning...

New kid on the block: it's been a baptism of fire for Singapore's StarHub, facing the loss of its duopoly status, the WAP debacle and softening demand in the republic's saturated market. Looking ahead, CEO Terry Clontz tells group editor Robert Clark that the success of 3G will depend on getting 2.5G right.(1_2_1)(Interview)
July 1, 2001... Telecom Asia: What's your report card over the past 12 or so months since you began operations? Terry Clontz: I think if you look at it from all of the traditional measures--market share, revenue, services launched, we have exceeded all of...

Vendor squabbles continue into 3G.(Wheel Of Industry)
July 1, 2001... For a short period of time, after the ITU bent over backwards and approved five IMT-2000 air interfaces, there was a glimmer of hope that cdma2000/W-CDMA system feuding would be nipped in the bud and the bad old days of GSM/TDMA/CDMA animosity...

Gotta look good to take the call.(Terminal Devices)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Better get the comb and hair gel ready, because the next call well maybe not the very next one, you take could be from full feature mobile video phone. Oh, yes, 3G is here, as illustrated by this month's selection of mobile gear. At least...

Users not ready to click for mobile cash: forecasts for m-commerce vary wildly, though the experts are unanimous in predicting massive growth in the coming years. So why aren't users today clicking through their handsets to do their banking and shopping?(Wireless Biz)
July 1, 2001... Is Asia on the right track to become an early adopter of mobile commerce, as most analysts are predicting? Even if that is the case, do not bet on it now. Other than Korea and Japan, the region does not seem to profess much faith in the...

"Educational phase".(Wireless Biz)(Mobile banking, stock trading and gambling are popular mobile commerce applications in Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... These may be early days for mobile commerce, but some applications are already standing out--typically time-sensitive and simple applications requiring minimal bandwidth. In many markets, these are turning out to be mobile banking, stock...

Building a better interface: with some heavy-hitting backers, imGO has set up shop to target investment in mobile Internet technologies. Its initial start-ups are working on the user interface.(Wireless Apps)
July 1, 2001... Investing in hi-tech, even wireless, these days may sound such an old-fashioned, dotcom kind of thing to do. But though the glory days may be over, plenty of investors still believe money is to be made from promising technologies Indeed, many...

Symbian gets RealPlayer.(out now)(RealNetworks commercially releases RealPlayer Mobile media player for Symbian OS version 6)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... RealNetworks has become a member of the Symbian Technology Partner Program under an alliance with Symbian announced last month. As part of the alliance, RealNetworks has commercially released its RealPlayer Mobile media player for Symbian OS...

Bluetooth ISDN adapter.(out now)(from NEC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... NEC has released its second Bluetooth product--the AtermITX92BT, a Bluetooth ISDN terminal adapter for in-home short-range wireless network access. The adapter was built using the XTNDAccess software development kit from Extended Systems.

Palm Bluetooth add-on.(out now)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Palm, Inc. has announced a Bluetooth Card, which will enable local communication within to meters between Palm handhelds and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. The card, jointly developed between Palm and Toshiba, is expected to be available...

Faster downloads through compression.(out now)(Speedwise's Accellence software improves download speeds for wireless data by compressing graphics)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The latest version of Speedwise's Accellence software product improves download speeds for wireless data by compressing graphics. Speedwise Accellence V1.5 offers more customizable and multilingual end-user GUIs, and enhanced management...

SMS text queries.(out now)(starkeyNET has launched its iSMS (intelligent SMS) platform )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... starkeyNET, which specializes in interactive text dialogue platforms, has launched its iSMS (intelligent SMS) platform enables wireless subscribers to enter requests for content using text in any language, including abbreviated SMS.

Community platform enhancements.(out now)(gAMEiSLIVE offers new version of turnkey 5390 Community Platform solution for mobile operators and portals)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hong Kong-based gAMEiSLIVE has announced a new version of its turnkey 5390 Community Platform solution for mobile operators and portals. New and enhanced functionalities include Game Mall, wide promotion engine, advertisement channels and...

Wireless lottery consortium.(deals)(formed by In-Fusio, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Oberthur Card Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... In-Fusio, Oberthur Gaming Technologies and Oberthur Card Systems have formed a new consortium to develop a technologically secure solution for the provision of real-time lottery games for mobile handsets. The solution leverages In-Fusio's...

Pacific Access / whereis / Webraska alliance.(deals)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Telstra subsidiary Pacific Access, the producer of Yellow Pages OnLine and White Pages OnLine, and location and navigation brand Whereis have announced an alliance with wireless location and navigation solutions provider Webraska. Under the...

Yamaha licenses Bluetooth from NewLogic.(deals)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Yamaha Corporation has licensed Bluetooth technology from NewLogic to add Bluetooth functionality to its IC products, and to manufacture Bluetooth chips and chipsets. Yahama plans to incorporate Bluetooth into its electronic musical instrument...

Comptel and Nokia Networks.(deals)(Value-added reseller agreement )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Telecoms software company Comptel Corporation has signed a value-added reseller agreement with Nokia Networks to co operate on developing new service provisioning technology to be used in next generation mobile services. Under the agreement,...

Location-based online ad tool.(tools)(Maporama has launched Maporama Brand Search Around)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Maporama has launched Maporama Brand Search Around, a marketing tool for brand promotion directly via Maporama's street maps. When an Internet user requests a map through a Maporama affiliated portal, Brand Search Around provides relevant...

Bluetooth stack for wireless appliances.(tools)(from Access Co Ltd)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Access Co Ltd has introduced AVE Blue, a wireless communication protocol stack for embedded information appliances based on the Bluetooth version 1.1 specification. AVE-Blue can be integrated with Access's NetFront browser for Internet...

New finance head at AAPT.(Telecom Career)(Peter Crimp)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... AAPT has appointed Peter Crimp as the company's new director of finance. Before joining AAPT, Crimp was manager of finance and performance for Telecom New Zealand's network division. Prior to spending H years at Telecom New Zealand, Crimp...

StarHub's new senior VP for international & wholesale.(Telecom Career)(Michael Reynolds)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... StarHub has appointed Michael Reynolds as senior vice president of the company's international & wholesale division, replacing John Poston, who has been with StarHub since September 1999. Reynolds joins StarHub from BellSouth Corporation,...

Top management changes at DoCoMo.(Telecom Career)(NTT DoCoMo)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo has announced changes in its top management. Masao Nakamura, executive vice president, has been appointed as senior executive manager for the mobile multi-media division. Nobuharu Ono, executive vice...

Yahoo! Korea names new CEO.(Telecom Career)(Lee Seung-il)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Yahoo!Korea has named Lee Seung-il, the former Asia Online executive, as its new chief executive officer. Prior to joining Yahoo! Korea, Lee was vice president of Asia Online's marketing division.

New World Mobility CFO.(Telecom Career)(Paul Chow)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hong Kong PCS operator New World Mobility has named Paul Chow chief financial office to oversee the company's finance and accounting functions, procurement activities, risk management activities as well as human resources and administration...

iAsiaWorks names new financial chief.(Telecom Career)(Jan Engman)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... iAsiaWorks has appointed Jan Engman chief financial officer, replacing Jon Beize, iAsiaWorks CEO, who previously held both positions.

Siebel appoints Greater China MD.(Telecom Career)(Siebel Systems, Edwin Lo)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... E-Business application software provider Siebel Systems has appointed Edwin Lo to its newly created position of regional managing director of Greater China. Lo joins Siebel from Silicon Graphics Greater China, where the served most recently as...

New advisor for CORE.(Telecom Career)(CORE Solutions Ltd, John T. Murphy)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... CORE Solutions Limited, a provider of e-business solution and infrastructure software, has appointed John T. Murphy to its advisory board. An independent business advisor to emerging software/services firms, Murphy was chief operating officer...

Accenture CFO.(Telecom Career)(Harry L. You)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Accenture has appointed Harry L. You as its new chief financial officer. You, 42, was previously managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he ran the Information Service Group. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of Lehman...

Davnet names CEO its new chairman.(Telecom Career)(Robert H. Turner)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Australian telecoms provider Davnet has appointed its chief executive, Robert H. Turner, a its new chairman, replacing Bill O'Shea, who resigned to focus on responsibilities at his law firm. O'Shea has served Davnet as chairman for over two...

New business head for webMethods.(Telecom Career)(Edmund Chan)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Integration software provider, webMethods Inc. has appointed Edmund Chan as managing director to oversees the company's business throughout Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.

Optus promote mobile chief to COO.(Telecom Career)(Cable & Wireless Optus, Paul O'Sullivan)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Cable & Wireless Optus has promoted Paul O'Sullivan, the chief of Optus' mobile division, to the company's chief operating officer. O'Sullivan was most recently managing director for Optus' mobile business. Contracting TelecomCareer...

Cellular competition: back to the network.(Unwired)
July 1, 2001... Three years ago W. H. Lam, an academic in Hong Kong University's Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, compiled what was Hong Kong's first public independent assessment of the city's 11 mobile networks. Lam's finding: the brand...

Watch out for that reef.(Short message: around the wireless industry)(Several governments in Asia have made it illegal to use mobile phones while driving motor vehicles for safety reasons)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Several governments across Asia have made it illegal to use mobile phones while driving motor vehicles for safety reasons. Evidently, the dangers of phone conversations while driving aren't limited to land. The Australian Transport Safety...

Throw that cell phone away.(Short message: around the wireless industry)(Hop on Wireless launches disposable cell phone service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... It was inevitable, perhaps, but the disposable cell phone is coming. A California-based company called Hop on Wireless has already launched its disposable/recyclable cell phone service in the US, and plans to extend coverage "soon" to Canada,...

WAN2DVORCE?(Short message: around the wireless industry)(Court says, under Islamic law, husbands can divorce their wives via SMS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... A recent court case in Dubai ended with the judgment that, under Islamic law, husbands can divorce their wives via SMS. The Dubai case involved a man who sent his wife an SMS message that read: "Why are you late? You are divorced." Islamic...

QoS the hard way.(Short message: around the wireless industry)(Yang Jianchu fuels lawsuit in People's Court of the Chaoyang District in Beijing against mobile communications company Ericsson, )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... You know it's a good time to be a lawyer when telecoms users start suing for QoS. Chinese mobile phone user Yang Jianchu has filed a lawsuit in the People's Court of the Chaoyang District in Beijing against mobile communications company...

Hellraiser II.(Short message: around the wireless industry)(Short message reported technique introduced in Holland by local police to combat cell phone theft)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... In April, short message reported a technique introduced in Holland by local police to combat cell phone theft. The object of so-called "Project Hellraiser" was to load handset serial numbers into a database and then bombard those reported...