The Indonesian commission for the supervision of business competition (KPPU) punished Singapore holdings, Temasek, for having 2 telecommunication operator by cross-ownership as there is indication about tariff monopoly. Temasek holds Telkomsel via Singtel and Indosat using STT Telemedia. Telkomsel and Indosat are state-own company as the largest telecommunication operator in Indonesia with more than 60 million subscribers all together.

Posted by Amir Karimuddin on November 20th, 2007 2 Comments »

This is another third generation (3G) mobile phone spectrum auction in Britain. The auction could come as early as 2009 although it would not be expected to fetch anything like as much as the £22.5bn the Government raised in 2000 by selling five third generation licences.

Posted by Budi Putra on September 21st, 2007 1 Comment »

The Indian government might announce their much awaited 3G policy soon. This is now possible as the defense ministry has agreed to vacate 40 MHz spectrum by July. Opening of the 3G market in India would enable the mobile service providers to launch high-speed data download and interactive services like video gaming and stock trading. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary DS Mathur said in a statement: “The 3G policy will come very soon hopefully by the month-end.” Source: Sifybroadband

Posted by Budi Putra on April 7th, 2007 No Comments »

Vietnam will follow its ASEAN partners to launch 3G services. The Ministry of Post and Telematics (MPT) is checking technical standards to prepare for the issuance of a regulation on using frequency bands for the 3G network. The MPT plans to issue a business licence to the first firm that meets conditions to offer 3G services next year. Doan Quang Hoan, Director of MPT’s Wireless Frequency Department, revealed that the policy on licencing 3G network services had been considered for a long time. Due to of a lack of management regulations, the MPT has not licenced any firm yet. “We are working with some big international telecom groups to learn about their experiences in frequency allocation before issuing the rule on frequency use and ...

Posted by Budi Putra on September 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Indonesia has five 3G licensed-operators. Yes, you got it right: Five. The problem is, none of them is actually operating. Telkomsel, Indonesia’s leading cellular operator, will launch commercial 3G services only later this year. Indosat and Excelcom, two other biggest GSM operators, did some trials in Jakarta last year, but we haven't heard much from them since then. What about the other two operators, Cyber Access Communications and Natrindo Telepon Seluler? Do not expect these new entrants to launch 3G services anytime soon. So far they have no broad existing subscribers, and they operate small coverage of cellular networks only. [3G] This post was originally published in Sarapan Ekonomi

Posted by Budi Putra on June 27th, 2006 1 Comment »

Sri Lanka yesterday offered third-generation (3G) mobile phone network licences to the country's four cellular phone operators at US$5 million each. The 3G licences will allow the companies to offer high-speed voice and data transmission. The largest mobile company in Sri Lanka, Dialog Telekom, was already carrying out 3G trials, while two other firms - Mobitel and Celltel - were also keen. Dialog, which inked plans for a US$150 million two-year expansion drive last week, hopes to offer high-speed Internet access on mobile phones later this year. [3G!] Source: AFP

Posted by Budi Putra on May 23rd, 2006 No Comments »

Telstra will seek Federal Government reassurance that it has no plans to ask the competition watchdog to regulate its new mobile phone network. Australia's Communications Minister Helen Coonan was yesterday quoted as saying Telstra would not be allowed to shut its CDMA mobile network, used in regional areas, until its third-generation (3G) network was operational. Whether it was fully operational would be determined by a "major independent technical audit", Senator Coonan told The Australian Financial Review. Telstra spokesman Rod Bruem said the suggestion of possible Government intervention had triggered "alarm" in Telstra management. "The major concern is … it would be left to the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) to regulate access to the network, rather than let Telstra come ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 28th, 2006 No Comments »