- Hong Kong plans unified wireless broadband
licence.
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans for a unified licensing system to issue licences for wireless broadband services in Hong Kong in 2006 have been revealed. According to the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, all fixed and mobile operators will be subject to the same regulations under a unified ......
- Big ambitions in Greater China
A window of opportunity has opened up in Asian mobile markets. Telstra plans to take full advantage Some Asia-Pacific telcos, Telstra among them, possibly haven't heard that the mobile industry is in retrenchment mode. Even though European and North American operators are in retreat, regionaloperator valuations are often attractive, and ......
- Hong Kong rules Far East's new IPTV
service.
In 2003, PCCW Ltd., the largest telecommunications provider in Hong Kong, launched the "NOW broadband TV" IPTV service through its subsidiary, PCCW Media Ltd. At its launch, 23 channels were available--now there are over 70 channels of local, Asian and international content offered, with most of these international channels carrying ......
- News in Brief
- Few mobile operators will have missed the opportunity to promote SMS Valentine cards this year. Customers of M1 in Singapore were particularly affectionate; the operator reports 3.7 million text messages sent on or around the day and 2000 greeting cards were ordered by SMS. This equates to 1.2 messages ......
- MIPS Establishes China Ops, R&D Center
Responding to the explosive market opportunity in China, Mountain View, Calif.-based MIPS Technologies Inc. today said that it has established a local subsidiary, MIPS Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. that includes an R&D center, as well as sales and marketing operations. “Our expansion in China is an important step for us, ......
- Consultant Steed updates Chinese on sleep studies
Atlanta— Bedding veteran Ed Steed, an Atlanta native, found some strong hometown ties in his research on sleep studies. He was getting ready for a presentation he made last month at The Great Hall of The People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China — a talk that could help lead ......
- TELSTRA TANGO
HEADNOTE A telco minnow on the global scale, Telstra has also lost ground to rivals at home. So, just how does a telco go forth and multiply? It's all a question of scale IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 WHITHER TELSTRA? THAT IS A question without a clear answer. Few pundits are willing ......