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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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; their investment in the technology is estimated to be upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars. The potential damage to Taiwan’s economy could be devastating.
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.
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 up a server locally so encrypted information sent by the phones will not have to be routed through the Canadian company’s overseas computers.
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 microprocessors based on ARM`s intellectual properties.
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.
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 through a public tender offer, aiming for a complete purchase by April 2011. Shares in the target companies soared while Panasonic tumbled.
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.
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 Co., parent firm of Foxconn, told a news conference Wednesday night. She did not name the clients.
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 cover 92 percent of the population by 2015.
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…
