Sabah, Sarawak Not Marginalised In Broadband Iniative
Bernama
Sabah and Sarawak will not be marginalised in the National Broadband Initiative (NBI), which will be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Wednesday. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Tan Sri Khalid Ramli said although high-speed broadband would be implemented in high-impact areas, broadband would be extended to rural areas [...]
ST Telemedia Invests In Malaysian 3G Operator U Mobile
Channel News Asia
Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) has acquired a 33 percent stake in Malaysian 3G operator U Mobile, the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday.
Topics: U Mobile, 3G, ST Telemedia, cellular, Asia, telecom, Singapore Technologies Telemedia, India, Singapore, Malaysia
Southeast Asia Telcos Shine, Tap Mobile Data for Growth
Malaya Business Insight
From the saturated markets of Singapore and Malaysia to fast-developing Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, telecoms operators are seeing increases in data revenue, a trend analysts see continuing for five years in some markets.
Topics: Indonesia, telecom, Singapore, broadband, Asia, Malaysia, wireless
Telekom Malaysia Set To Launch High-Speed Broadband Service
Bernama
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is set to launch its next-generation High Speed Broadband (HSBB) retail service on March 24 at the Dataran Merdeka here. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be the guest of honour at the main event in Dataran Merdeka, where he is also expected to launch the new National Broadband [...]
Malaysia’s Telecom Billionaire Gives Back
Forbes
In 1985 he helped the Live Aid rock concert project that raised some $240 million around the world for African famine relief. Since that time the publicity-phobic tycoon has donated tens of millions to education, the arts, sports and humanitarian causes in Malaysia through his privately owned holding company, Usaha Tegas, and its three main [...]
Malaysia Broadband Target Reachable, Says Minister
Malaysia Star
Malaysia’s broadband penetration is now 34.2% and the nation is on schedule to reach its 50% target by year end, said Information, Communications, Culture and Arts Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Topics: broadband, Malaysia
Singapore Could Be Ready for LTE As Early As 2011
CNET Asia
If local telco MobileOne (M1) had its way, Singapore could be ready for a Long Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed mobile broadband network by the second quarter of 2011.
Topics: telecom, broadband, M1, Malaysia, Singapore, MobileOne, Asia
Bharti Says It Will De-Leverage Books
Financial Express
Bharti Airtel is looking at de-leveraging its books within 3-4 years after it acquires Zain’s African operations at an enterprise valuation of $10.7 billion. The road map for de-leveraging its combined balance sheet will have many components, including roping in global private equity investors at a later stage.
Topics: Zain, NBN, Bharti, SingTel, Malaysia, [...]
SingTel’s Strategy After Bharti Bid “Puzzles” Deutsche Bank
BusinessWeek
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. should explain to shareholders why the company allowed associate Bharti Airtel Ltd. to bid for Zain’s African wireless assets, instead of offering to buy the businesses directly, analysts at Deutsche Bank AG said.
Topics: Zain, SingTel, Bharti, telecommunications, telecom, India, Malaysia, Singapore
Zain Deal a Stretch for Bharti?
New York Times
Bharti’s challenge, however, will be convincing its own investors that the African venture is worthwhile, according to Reuters Breakingviews. Investors wiped 9.2 percent off the company’s shares on Monday after the announcement that the two companies were in talks.
Topics: Malaysia, Africa, Bharti, Asia, Zain, Singapore, India, telecom
Ruckus Wireless Readying For IPO
USA Today
Ruckus makes industrial-strength wireless technology to stream any kind of media — especially video — to hotels, airports, schools, universities, train stations, coffee shops and some homes without the hassle of cables snaking around doorways and under desks. Its products have also become a staple among mobile operators such as China Telecom and Deutsche [...]
Malaysia Tops Among Developing Countries In Broadband
Bernama
Malaysia scored the highest for deployment and usage of information communication technology (ICT) among 25 resource and efficiency-driven countries in the Nokia Siemens Network’s Connectivity Scorecard 2010. It led the group for the third consecutive year.
Topics: Malaysia, telecom, broadband, Singapore, government, telecoms, Google, USA
Telenor’s Net Profits Down
Monsters and Critics.com
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor on Wednesday reported a drop in net profit for 2009, a year it described as ‘challenging.’
Topics: Pakistan, Ukraine, Singapore, Thailand, Telenor, Norway, telecom, Malaysia
P1 To Double Subscriber Base, Intro WiMAX-Embedded Devices
TeleGeography
Malaysian WiMAX provider Packet One Networks (P1) has said that it aims to double its subscriber base by the end of 2010, according to Bernama. Michael Lai, the operator’s chief executive, revealed that P1 will look to enhance its product range, while expanding coverage, in a bid to drive uptake, noting in particular that it [...]
SingTel Profits Rise 24%
Business Standard
Singapore’s leading telecom firm SingTel today reported 24 per cent increase in net profit at 991 million Singapore dollars (about $699 million) for the three months ending December 31, 2009, fuelled by strong growth in regional telecom businesses.
Topics: telecom, Indonesia, Malaysia, IPO, SingTel, Sydney, Singapore
