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Thailand Will Create ‘Level’ Field for Telecoms, Abhisit Says

time March 21st, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Thailand’s government will present a plan in two months to “create a level playing field” for telecom companies that includes possible compensation for changes to concessions, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said. … more

Posted in Mobile, Telecom |

China Mobile Mulls Investments in Asia, Africa to Fuel Growth

time March 21st, 2010 by author David Goldstein

China Mobile logoChina Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest mobile operator by subscribers, is looking at acquisition and investment targets in Asia and Africa as profit growth slows at home, its chairman said Friday. … more

Posted in Mobile, Telecom |

Australia’s Telstra to trial LTE in May

time March 21st, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Telstra logoTelstra has announced that it is months away from testing 4G technology that could push the maximum capacity of its mobile broadband services up to 172Mbps within five years. … more

Posted in Broadband, Mobile |

Smart phone maker Palm facing fight for survival

time March 20th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

After nearly two decades of putting cutting-edge personal electronic devices in the hands of consumers, Palm Inc.’s grip on survival may finally be slipping. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Nigerian web first-timers long to be ‘part of the world’

time March 18th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The world has become smaller. The connections established by e-mail and websites have significantly shortened the distances between people. We can live in London and shop in Johannesburg; we can be based in Brussels and run a business out of Bombay. … more

Posted in Mobile, Telecom |

Beijing warned of business damage from text crackdown

time March 18th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Tencent, the world’s third-largest internet company by market capitalisation, said China’s crackdown on mobile text messaging was starting to hurt its business. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Mobile application sales to reach ‘$17.5bn by 2012′

time March 17th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The global appetite for mobile applications will explode over the next two years, new research shows. … more

Posted in Mobile |

HTC ‘Disagrees Strongly’ with Apple’s Patent Claims

time March 17th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

HTC, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, is stepping forward and publicly addressing allegations made by Apple that it infringed on 20 patents hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Philippines opens bid for final 3G license

time March 17th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The Philippine telecom regulator has initiated the auction process for the country’s fifth, and final 3G license, albeit amid protests from telecom operators. … more

Posted in Mobile, Telecom |

Internet use increasing but one in six Kiwis still offline, mobile internet still to take off

time March 17th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The number of online New Zealanders is increasing but one in six of us is still not using the technology, an Auckland University of Technology survey has found. … more

Posted in Broadband, Mobile, Telecom |

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