Archive for January, 2010
Smartphone Gains Boost Nokia Profits
ZDNet, Asia The company is battling back in the smartphone sector, but fourth-quarter sales overall were still down even as profits rose on cost cuts. Topics: Nokia, Asia, telecom, Smartphone
Malaysian USP Funds Slow To Be Distributed
Malaysia Star The fund was set up in 2003 as players were reluctant to go into non-profitable areas to offer telephony services. A lot has changed since and the fund can also now be used to deploy broadband and cellular services. Topics: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, MCMC, Malaysia, Singapore, telecom, USP
China Unicom Sales Lifter by iPhone
Trading Markets China Unicom saw its 3G subscribers increase 920,000 to 2.742 million in December 2009 several months since it introduced iPhone. Topics: China, China Unicom, iPhone, Google, 3G, Shanghai, wireless, telecom, China Telecom
FIPB Rejects Telstra-Etisalat Plans
Economic Times The foreign investment promotions board (FIPB) has rejected Australian telco Telstra Holding Ltd’s proposal to raise stake in Indian arm Telstra Telecommunication to 74% from 49% at present. Topics: Australia, Etisalat, telecom, Telstra
Telecom to Make “Powerful Proposition” for National Fiber Network
Computerworld Australia In a market update, the telco said it would today submit a “powerful proposition” in response to the Invitation to Participate in the UFB — New Zealand’s equivalent of the National Broadband Network. Topics: broadband, fibre, New Zealand, telecom
Unison Pitches Broadband Deal To New Zealand Government
Voxy Electricity lines company Unison Networks has launched a progressive bid to partner the Government in delivering ultra-fast fibre broadband across the central North Island and East Coast regions. Topics: fibre, government, New Zealand, Unison Networks
XT Outage Drags On Through Friday For Some
New Zealand Herald Tens of thousands of mobile customers south of Taupo have lost their connections for varying lengths of time over the past two days, after the network crashed about 11am Wednesday. Topics: Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, outage, telecom, XT network
$1 Million Profit For Kordia
New Zealand Herald Kordia Group has posted a net profit after tax of $1 million in the six months to December 31, compared to a $4.4 million loss in the same period last year. Topics: Kordia, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom
Apple Announces AT&T Pricing for iPad
SmarTrends, San Francisco, Calif. The cat is out of the Apple bag. The company’s latest wireless device follows Google’s lead and is not subsidized by any cellular service agreements. Instead, it carries an up-front price tag ranging from $499 to $899. The iPad is said to work on “any” GSM network in America, which narrows [...]
Good News For Wireless Cheaters!
China Wireless News, China There’s great news emanating from Beijing for guys with mistresses or people who want to separate their work-related mobile phone numbers from their personal phone numbers. Topics: China Mobile, Beijing, China Wireless News, China, wireless
China Claims That 3G Usage Soars
Xinhua In China however the 3G market is unique in that different telecom operators have adopted different 3G standards to deploy their networks. For the country’s largest cell-phone operator China Mobile, adoption of TD-SCMDA technology was mandated. Smaller carriers China Unicom and China Telecom have adopted WCDMA and CDMA2000 technologies respectively. Topics: China Mobile, AsiaInfo, [...]
More Delays In Telstra Separation Bill
Computerworld Australia A spokesperson for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the senator plans to have the bill heard “this year” but could not make the next sitting in the first week of February because of “more pressing considerations”. Topics: Australia, government, Stephen Conroy, telecom, Telstra
Pipe, iiNet Join in Filter Blackout Protest
ZDNet, Australia Pipe Networks, ISP iiNet and Greens Senator Scott Ludlam in an online protest against the Federal Government plans to filter the internet by blocking “refused classification” material. Topics: Australia, broadband, government, iiNet, ISP, Pipe Networks, security, Senate, The Australian
Fibre Cut Leaves Northland In the Dark
New Zealand Herald A roading contractor dug up a fibre optic cable and cut phone, internet and mobile connections between Mata and Waipu in Northland yesterday. The line was broken at 10.45am and Telecom contractor Chorus managed to restore the line by 7.30pm. Topics: Chorus, fiber cut, fibre, fibre cut, fibre optic, Internet, New Zealand, [...]
10,000 XT Wireless Customers Still Without Service
New Zealand Herald About 10,000 Telecom XT customers in the South Island are still unable to use their cellphones this morning after a major network crash yesterday.Customers south of Taupo had problems making and receiving phone calls, sending… Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, South Island, telecom, Telecom XT, XT network
BSNL Set To Expand Mobile Broadband
TelecomTiger PSU BSNL is all set to further expand its lead in the mobile broadband space as it now readies for launch of WiMAX services even as its private counterparts eagerly await the auction of 3G and BWA spectrum. Topics: WiMax, India, telecom, ZTE, BSNL
AT&T Wants to Settle Lawsuit for $16 Million
MobileBurn AT&T has agreed to settle in an effort to avoid any more litigation, and it’s currently offering $16 million in cash and $2 million in non-cash benefits as a settlement for those who file claim forms by June 14, 2010. Topics: termination fees, AT&T, lawsuit, laws, telecom, New Jersey
Google prepares 3G fix for Nexus One
CNET An over-the-air update to Google’s Android phone could help with 3G network connections and may arrive in about a week. Topics: 3G, NextG
AT&T Gets Support from Apple on iPhone Complaints
Mobile Tech Today AT&T, the exclusive wireless carrier for the Apple iPhone in the U.S., will improve its 3G network. The San Francisco-based company’s network has been at the core of many iPhone user complaints since the smartphone’s launch in 2007. Topics: 3G, carrier, iPhone, launch, San Francisco, USA, wireless
FCC asks Google, carriers about termination fees
CNET Commission asking Google and the four major wireless operators to explain how they inform customers about charges for canceling service before the contract expires. Topics: 3G, carrier, FCC, NextG, termination, termination fees, wireless
