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Macau Offers World’s Cheapest Broadband
ZDNet, Asia Three Asian markets among top five worldwide for cheapest fixed line broadband access, but accessibility and affordability remains a challenge globally, new UN report finds. Topics: Asia, fixed line, broadband, telecom
StarHub Launches Four New Home Broadband Plans In Malaysia
HardwareZone.com StarHub Launches Four New Home Broadband Plans for Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) To Complement Existing High-Speed Services over Cable. Topics: launch, Singapore, telecom, Asia, broadband, Starhub, 3G, Malaysia
Singapore’s Fiber Broadband Plans, Pricing is Done
CNET Asia Vanity project or not, Singapore’s commercial fiber-based, super-high-speed RULEZ-class Internet pricing plans are now available. Topics: broadband, Malaysia, Asia, telecom, Starhub, Singapore, Internet
Malaysia’s Maxis Posts Q2 Profit of $532 Million
Reuters UK The company’s wireless broadband segment continued to show growth, with wireless broadband revenue growing by 32 percent due to an increase in the number of … Topics: telecom, broadband, Maxis, wireless, Singapore, Malaysia
Thai Telecoms Race For 3G Heats Up, Shares Hit
Reuters Thailand’s telecoms regulator said on Monday it had rejected an application from one bidder to join an auction for third-generation mobile phone licences, leaving only the top three telecoms operators in the running. Topics: Malaysia, Axia, telecoms, telecom, Singapore, 3G
Fibre-to-the-Home Comes to Singapore in September
Techgoondu Besides the better download speeds, this is also the first time a Singapore broadband service has listed “international” bandwidth as part of the plan. Topics: Asia, FCC, Malaysia, telecom, SingTel, Singapore, carrier, broadband
Singapore Aims to Raise Penalties for Telcos
PC World The changes being proposed by MICA aim to bring Singapore’s Telecommunications Act up to date with changes in the telecommunications industry. “Telecom … Topics: Singapore, MMS, telecom, telecommunications, Malaysia
Malaysia’s Rural Areas Lagging Behind With Broadband
ZDNet Asia The Malaysia government is following up on its promise to connect half of the country’s households with Internet broadband connection by end-2010. However, citizens in states far from the administrative capital feel that the government focus is more on the urban areas. Topics: broadband, telecom, Malaysia, Singapore, government, Internet
Singapore SMBs Step Up Data Protection
ZDNet, Asia Rosier economy led to fundamental change in awareness of data protection among Singapore small and midsize businesses, with more recognizing threats and willing to invest in IT security, finds new survey. Topics: IT security, Singapore, telecom, Asia, security, SMBs
APAC Smartphone Market to ‘Skyrocket’
ZDNet, Asia Smartphones to account for 54 percent of devices market in Asia-Pacific by 2015, up from 9 percent in 2009, helping to drive mobile broadband data usage which will bring in US$38 billion for telcos, according to new report. Topics: Asia, broadband, USA, Smartphone, telecom
Telekom Malaysia to review Broadband Rates Periodically
Sin Chew Jit Poh Telekom Malaysia (TM) will review broadband rates from time to time to keep the Internet service cheap to enable more people to subscribe to the service, says chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie. He said TM was giving this commitment in tandem with the government’s goal to ensure Internet penetration in the [...]
Data-Stealing ‘Mumba’ Botnet Hits 55,000 Systems
ZDNet, Asia The network of compromised computers has stolen over 60GB of data, including bank details and credit card numbers, according to security company AVG. Topics: telecom, security, Asia
‘UniFi’ to Bring In More Investments
New Straits Times ISKANDAR Malaysia is poised to attract more investors with the RM1.9 billion project by Telekom Malaysia Berhad to upgrade broadband services in the growth corridor in the next 10 years. Topics: Singapore, government, telecom, Malaysia, broadband
Mobile Data ‘To Drive SE Asian Telecom Sector’
AFP Data services will drive earnings growth in Southeast Asia’s telecommunications sector as cellphone subscriptions hit saturation levels, an industry report said Tuesday. Data use via services such as mobile broadband is expected to account for 40.4 percent, or slightly over 12.4 billion US dollars, of mobile revenues earned by the region’s telecom operators by [...]
Sungapore Looks to Plug Security Skills Hole
ZDNet, Asia New country-level IT security accreditation aims to address “huge gap” between number of industry practitioners in Singapore and those who possess certified security skills, says president of local professional body. Topics: telecom, security, IT security, Singapore, Asia
Tech Firms Warn US Privacy Bill Will Harm Economy
ZDNet, Asia A group representing Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and AOL warns that a proposal to regulate data collection and use practices in the United States will “hinder” e-commerce and cause economic harm. Topics: United States, Google, Microsoft, telecom
Singapore to Auction Remaining 3G Spectrum
ZDNet Asia SINGAPORE–The country may see a fourth 3G telco in the market by the end of the year, following the government’s decision to auction unused 3G spectrum. Local ICT regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), in March called for public consultation on its plans to put up for sale three lots of [...]
Report: Nokia Seeking New CEO
ZDNet, Asia Mobile phone giant, facing pressure from Apple and Google, is looking for a replacement for Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, The Wall Street Journal reports. Topics: Nokia
3G Spectrum Auction by October
Straits Times THE Government will go ahead with a proposed auction of unused frequency, over the objections of the three telcos. In an eight-page decision paper issued last week, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said that it will hold an auction of three lots of 3G spectrum by October. Topics: Singapore, Malaysia, Infocomm [...]
Spy Rootkit Goes After Key Indian, Iranian Systems
ZDNet, Asia Sophisticated malicious software which infects critical infrastructure systems is spreading in the wild, according to security companies. Finnish security company F-Secure, which is in the process of analyzing the malware, told ZDNet Asia’s sister site ZDNet UK that critical infrastructure in India and Iran had been affected. Topics: India, Asia, Indonesia, Iran, telecom, [...]
