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A Man. A Plan. A Problem. The Internet.
Huffington Post
Judging from the back-slapping and high fives over at the FCC, you’d think that America’s Internet was sailing smoothly into the future. Think again.
Topics: broadband, FCC
Telecom New Zealand Sees Nigeria as ‘Last Gateway Opportunity’
BusinessWeek
Telecom Corp., New Zealand’s biggest phone company, said the sale of state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications Corp. provides a “last gateway opportunity” into Nigeria’s fast-growing phone market.
Topics: telecom, Nigeria, China, Telecom New Zealand, China Unicom, wireless
Taiwan’s WiMAX Providers Set to Launch Services This Year
The Taiwan Economic News
With First International Telecom Co., Ltd. recently awarded a franchise license to offer worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) mobile service, Taiwan`s six WiMAX providers officially enter into the stage of launching the service.
Topics: WiMax, launch, telecom, Taiwan, Hong Kong, LTE, telecommunications
First International Telecom Granted WiMAX License
NASDAQ
Taiwan’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it granted a WiMAX service license to First International Telecom Inc., which will launch the service in northern Taiwan in six months.
Topics: Taiwan, WiMax, wireless, telecom, Hong Kong, broadband
WiMAX Operator Tatung InfoComm to Expand Taiwan Coverage
Digitimes
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will expand its WiMAX coverage to also include Hualien and Pingtung counties soon, in addition to the current coverage in Kaohsiung and Penghu counties, according to the company.
Topics: Hong Kong, Taiwan, WiMax, telecom, Tatung InfoComm, Far EasTone, Taichung City, telecommunications
International Service Restored After Quake Says Chunghwa Telecom
Total Telecom
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co., the island’s largest phone operator by revenue, said Friday it has restored international fixed-line and Internet services disrupted by the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that shook southern Taiwan last Thursday.
Topics: LTE, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Chunghwa, telecom
China Unicom Denies Pricing Rumors
Trading Markets
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762, and SHSE: 600050) has denied that its branch in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, central China would launch a CNY 36 3G service package for students.
Topics: China Unicom, Hong Kong, 3G, Android, China, telecom, carrier, launch
China Mobile Forms Taiwan Corp to Invest in Far EasTone
>eTaiwan News
Chinese telecom giant China Mobile Communications Corporation has formed an affiliate in Taiwan to buy a 12-percent stake in Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., despite claims by the Ministry of Economic Affairs this was illegal, reports said yesterday.
Topics: Taiwan, Far EasTone, telecom, telecommunications, China, Hong Kong, China Mobile
Hong Kong Getting 20 New LTE Cell Sites From CSL
IDG
Hong Kong-based mobile service operator CSL said yesterday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it is trialing LTE (Long Term Evolution) with 20 active and fully operational LTE cell sites rolled out in the SAR.
Topics: LTE, telecom, launch, CSL, telecoms, Hong Kong
Chunghwa Caught in Cloud Computing Bidding Scandal
eTaiwan News
Chunghwa Telecom unfairly awarded a contract for a cloud computing center to prominent architect Lee Tsu-yuan, Next Magazine reported Wednesday. Lee’s bid did not correspond to the official requirements and to Taipei County zoning regulations, as well as showing a ticket price of NT$6 billion, or NT$2 billion above the cheapest bid, the magazine [...]
ZTE Now A Top 3 Vendor
IT News Online
As its share in newly added worldwide markets rose to almost 20%, ZTE is now one of the top 3 equipment vendors in the industry. In 2009, ZTE successfully sold its GSM products to world-class multinational operators such as Telenor, Teliasonera and Cell C, making large-scale advancements in European and emerging markets.
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Global Mobile to Add More Than 1000 WiMax Base Stations
Digitimes
Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile plans to purchase more than 1,000 base stations to add to its WiMAX infrastructure in the northern region of Taiwan, according to the company.
Topics: Asia, Taiwan, WiMax, Global Mobile, Hong Kong
Google Lowers Fee to Break Nexus One Contract by $200
eTaiwanNews
Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.
Topics: Google, Nexus One, telecom, Taiwan
Globe Programs $500 Million Capex
Business Mirror
GLOBE Telecom Inc. will use a portion of the proceeds from last year’s loans and engage in a few more borrowings this year to help finance the cellular firm’s programmed capital expenditure (capex) amounting to $500 million.
Topics: WiMax, cellular, 3G, Globe Telecom
Alcatel-Lucent Eyes GSM Refarming With SDR Product
Rethink Wireless
Alcatel-Lucent has stepped up its activities, targeting carriers refarming their GSM spectrum for 3G or LTE.
Topics: Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, Hong Kong, wireless, Siemens
Events Announced For WiMax Forum Congress Asia
Going WiMax
The WiMax Forum released details of the third annual WiMax Forum Congress Asia conference and exhibition. For the first time, the event will take place in Taiwan from April 13-14, 2010.
Topics: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Asia, WiMax, WiMax Forum, 3G
Pegatron May Produce 4G Version of iPhone
Macworld UK
Apple has reportedly signed a new manufacturer to produce the next version of the iPhone, expected to be released this summer.
Topics: iPhone, Taiwan, Google, Apple, Hong Kong
Droid Unleashed In Taiwan
Digitimes
Motorola has launched its Milestone smartphone (Droid in the US market) in the Taiwan market in cooperation with 3G service provider Taiwan Mobile. The model is the first Android 2.0-based smartphone available in the local market.
Topics: Hong Kong, Taiwan, 3G, Android, Motorola, Google, launch
World’s Fastest Net Access In Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea
AFP
East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the Internet, a recent report has found.
Topics: Hong Kong, broadband, Google, Asia, South Korea
Consolidation of TV, Telecoms in Japan
Financial Times
In contrast to Japan’s mobile phone market – a highly profitable oligopoly – the fixed-line market has suffered rapid declines in revenue from voice calls, without sufficient compensation from data revenues.
Topics: telecom, Japan, Asia, telecoms
