September 21st, 2007
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Vietnam, as the second fastest growing telecom market in ASEAN, has been a ‘hot’ point in the region for foreign investors.
The statistics show that over 40 million people have access to the telephone and 17 percent of its population currently use the Internet.
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August 13th, 2007
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According to Business Week, by focusing on the development of a domestic standard, TD-SCDMA, the mainland is missing out on an explosion of innovation.
But I think China had its own logic and consideration before deciding to choose its own platform…
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August 13th, 2007
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Everything about Apple’s iPhone was always interesting…
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July 12th, 2007
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Thai Mobile will team-up with two European telecom operators and investment funds from China and Russia.
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July 12th, 2007
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Malaysia’s Maxis has 350,000 3G subscribers. Most of Maxis 3G subscribers are using their mobile phones to surf on the Internet as well as video calls and TV programmes.
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July 12th, 2007
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The Asia Pacific region is leading the world in adopting HSPA, the higher-speed version of 3G.
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May 18th, 2007
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China’s Ministry of Information Industry said Wednesday it has set the technical specifications for two third-generation mobile-phone technologies developed abroad (WCDMA and CDMA2000), bringing China one step closer to issuing 3G licenses.
In a statement on its Web site, the ministry said the standards for WCDMA and CDMA2000, together with that for a locally developed 3G [...]
May 18th, 2007
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The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua News has reported that Nepal Telecom launched a 3G network yesterday.
According to Nepal Telecom director Buddhi Acharya, the SIM card for 3G service will cost 4,195 Nepali rupees (US$64.50) and its charges will be similar to that of prepaid mobiles.
For the time being, the 3G services will be made [...]
May 15th, 2007
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SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile service operator, said it has attracted 237,000 customers over the past year to its third-generation HSDPA service and nearly half of them were tech-savvy consumers in their 20s and 30s.
SK Telecom said it analyzed its subscription base and found that around 47 percent of its 3G service users [...]
April 24th, 2007
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In the development of China’s 3G licence strategy, the involvement of foreign telecoms companies has been uncertain as the government is seemingly plumping for a homegrown standard. Now the country’s Ministry of Information Industry has said the licenses will be technology-neutral.
According to reports in the Chinese press, the Ministry is considering established flavors of 3G [...]
