Articles on Telecom

Apple sells unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong - Sep 28, 2008

Blogs Apple has made an unlocked version of the iPhone 3G available from its own stores in Hong Kong. The 8GB version is available for HK$5,500 (about US$694), while the 16GB iPhone ... Read story »

3G arrives in China--now where's my iPhone? - Jan 8, 2009

Blogs The wait is over. Nary 24 hours ago, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT, as in "got their MIITs in everything", for short) issued China's first 3G licenses. China's ... Read story »

How do we block SMS spam? - Nov 1, 2008

Blogs Just the other day, a friend of mine asked me if there was a way to totally block mobile phone text spams? It was a question that made me really think ... Read story »

Thailand's 3G development is a downright mess - Jan 16, 2009

Blogs True Move has given birth to Thailand's legitimate iPhone 3G today and is scheduled to deploy its 3G service some time in April. True Move was awarded permission by state-owned CAT ... Read story »

The truth behind the expiration of cell phone credits - Feb 25, 2009

Blogs Last week, the Philippine Congress conducted an inquiry as to why mobile phone prepaid credits come with an expiration date. Representatives from Smart Communications, Inc., Globe Telecom, Inc., and Sun Cellular were there to ... Read story »

From unlimited texting to unlimited voice calls - Nov 17, 2008

Blogs Globe Telecom recently announced its latest offering called UnliCalls Nyt which allows Globe subscribers to make unlimited calls from 11pm to 6am for only 20 pesos. The service is available within ... Read story »

iriver's upcoming models in 2009! - Dec 3, 2008

Blogs iriver, one of the giant MP3P manufacturers based in Korea and former No. 1 Flash MP3 player until the iPod came along into the flash player market, introduced us to quite ... Read story »

HK is top Asia country in IPTV penetration - Oct 8, 2008

Crave Business research & consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has just published a study on IPTV uptake in Asia Pacific. Based on the news release, Hong Kong and China are leading the ... Read story »

Samsung T-Omnia smart phone at U$646.20 (4GB) - Nov 25, 2008

Blogs Finally, Samsung and SK Telecom have come to an agreed MRP of U$646.20 for the T-Omnia (SCH-M490) smart phone 4GB version that we've all been waiting for! Some of you might ... Read story »

Check the train schedule while you eat sushi...in Japan - Feb 12, 2009

Crave Tech-On reports that Fujitsu is currently conducting a test of the Kindle-like FLEPia mobile information terminal in Tokyo at the Termina Kinshicho Fujiya Restaurant. The test is being conducted as a ... Read story »

StarHub, Huawei to launch first HSPA+ network in APAC - Mar 27, 2009

Crave Singapore telco StarHub today announced that it will be introducing Asia-Pacific's first HSPA+ network in Singapore. This mobile broadband service, which will allow customers to enjoy surfing speeds of up to ... Read story »

Adding fiber to the digital diet - Jan 9, 2009

Blogs One of the nice things about Taiwan is the excellent Internet service. If there's an upside to high population density, it's that it is fairly easy to send power, telephone, and ... Read story »

Help a data center in Asia Pacific win Hitachi's Best Green Strategy Award - Sep 25, 2008

Blogs I don't know of any data center that has deployed an interesting green strategy, but it could be because I am like a katak dibawah tempurung here, i.e. a frog hidden ... Read story »

Will Huawei finally make it big in America? - Mar 27, 2009

Crave Chinese communications equipment maker Huawei has nailed an important deal and is close to striking a second one with American service providers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company, ... Read story »

TOT sets date for 3G auction - May 13, 2009

Blogs Finally, after what seems like decades, some light coming through the 3G tunnel in Thailand. TOT has inked July as the time frame when it will hold bids for contracts to ... Read story »

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