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A Broadband Envy
RTT News This company, which operates in the telco space, has not only set for itself big hairy audacious goals – BHAGs for short, but is also well on track towards meeting those goals within the deadline. Topics: broadband, Hong Kong
Intel Will Run Wireless As Separate Business
EETimes.com Intel Corp. will operate the wireless business it is set to acquire from Infineon Technologies AG as a separate business, according to executives speaking at a press conference called to discuss the deal. Topics: Hong Kong, wireless, LTE
Pacnet’s Latest Broadband Barometer Survey
istockAnalyst.com Pacnet, Asia’s leading business telecommunications service provider, today released its 2010 Pacnet Broadband Barometer survey findings for Hong Kong, which found that while Hong Kong businesses are increasingly adopting hosted computing applications and technologies, more than three quarters are overlooking the need for a backup internet connection for their offices. Topics: telecommunications, broadband, Hong [...]
Vodafone ‘To Sell China Mobile Stake’
AFP The deal with China Telecom, the world’s biggest telecom operator, is expected to be the first in a series of planned sell-offs Vodafone will make in the … Topics: telecom, Vodafone, China Mobile, Hong Kong, telecoms, China
Cyberactivists Unblock Wikileaks for Thai Netizens
eTaiwanNews A group of anonymous Internet activists has set up a website to display information about Thailand that comes from the whistle-blower site Wikileaks, which is blocked to some viewers in the Southeast Asian country. Topics: Thailand, telecom, Taiwan, ISP
WiMAX Is Still Alive and Kicking in Taiwan
Going WiMax Just last month, Intel disbanded its offices in Taiwan, scaring investors in Taiwan that the future of WiMAX might not be so stable. Intel told investors that it was just a “normal process that takes place as new technologies mature”, but not everyone was convinced. Taiwanese companies make approximately 80% of WiMAX devices; [...]
Hutchison Profit up 12% as 3G Losses Narrow
Wall Street Journal Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected 12% rise in first-half net profit and said it expects its third-generation mobile-phone business to finally turn a profit this year. Topics: Hong Kong, cellular, 3G, China
Indonesia Joins Countries Mulling BlackBerry Ban
Taiwan News Online Indonesia said Wednesday it is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services, adding to pressure on device maker Research in Motion Ltd. to give governments greater access to data. Gatot Dewabroto, spokesman for the Ministry of Communication and Information, wants RIM to set [...]
Taiwan May Turn to ARM as Intel Fails to Fulfill WiMAX Pledge
The Taiwan Economic News The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is considering cooperating with ARM Ltd. to retaliate Intel for failing to fulfill its pledge to support Taiwan`s WiMAX projects. Cambridge-headquartered ARM is an archrival of Intel in the microprocessor market. The MOEA plans to cooperate with the company to help Taiwan`s chip designers develop [...]
Hutchison Brings Fixed Broadband, Telephony Under ‘3′ Brand
TeleGeography Hutchison Whampoa’s domestic subsidiary Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHKH) has rebranded the group’s residential fixed broadband and telephony services under the ‘3’ umbrella made famous by its mobile voice/internet services. Topics: broadband, Hutchison Telecom, telecommunications, launch, Hong Kong, telecom
Panasonic to Buy Out Sanyo, Panasonic Electric
eTaiwanNews Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such as electric cars and solar panels. Japan’s biggest consumer electronics maker said in a statement Thursday it will buy shares in the two companies [...]
UK Could Access Better VoIP Solutions Than US
Telappliant VoIP News UK consumers could be able to access higher-quality VoIP solutions than their US counterparts, it has been revealed. A new report by market research firm Strategy Analytics has found that broadband services in Britain are better than those in the US. Topics: broadband, VoIP
Foxconn to Hike Prices to Cover China Pay Increase
Taiwan News Online Foxconn Technology Group, which makes iPhones and other gadgets for global technology companies, is seeking to charge its customers more to partly cover wage increases at its mammoth manufacturing compound in southern China. The extent of price hikes will differ according to products, C.L. Huang, vice president of Hon Hai Precision Industry [...]
U.S. Wireless Broadband Network Set to Launch Next Year
Taiwan News Online U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. Private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which should [...]
Will Sprint Gain Control Of Its Destiny?
Investor’s Business Daily Sprint Nextel, the nation’s third-biggest wireless phone company, already owns 56.4% of Clearwire and piggybacks Clearwire’s network to sell 4G phones and… Topics: Clearwire, wireless, phone company, Hong Kong, Sprint
Fiber Broadband Raises Expectations
Macau Daily Times Within the next few months CTM will launch a residential fiber broadband service with a speed of 100 megabytes per second, which initially will only be available in the most densely populated areas of Macau peninsula and Taipa. CTM expects half of its current broadband households, around 50,000, to switch to the [...]
Apple to Address iPhone Troubles on Friday
Taiwan News Online Apple says it will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the latest iPhone model, which has been beset by complaints about its antenna. Topics: iPhone, Taiwan, Apple, telecom
Japan’s NTT to buy South Africa’s Dimension Data
eTaiwanNews Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy South Africa’s Dimension Data Holdings Plc for 2.1 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) in a deal that advances the Japanese company’s efforts to expand its global business. Topics: Taiwan, telephone, telecom
Free 6 Months Broadband Service for New Switch-Over Customers
MarketWatch Hong Kong Broadband Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited, recently launched a free 6 months service promotion for new customers switching over from incumbent PCCW’s Netvigator broadband service. The offer is specially targeting new customers to HKBN, and offers the first 6 months free for a 30 months x HK$99/month [...]
China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users’ Anonymity
Taiwan News Online A leading Chinese Internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China’s portion of cyberspace, calling for new rules to require people to use their real names when buying a mobile phone or going online, according to a human rights group. Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, called for [...]
