Articles on Telecom

Apple expands iPhone reach globally - May 18, 2008

Blogs A few months ago, it was reported here in the Philippines that a possible deal between local telecom providers Smart and Globe to bring Apple's iPhone in the Philippines collapsed for ... Read story »

An end to mobile phone SIM locking - May 4, 2008

Blogs Here in the Philippines, you have two options if you want to buy a new mobile phone. One, buy it directly from the shop. Or two, buy it from the telecom ... Read story »

New Samsung Bluetooth headset is a boneful - Dec 4, 2006

Crave We hear yer, Samsung, loud and clear, even though it's chaos here at ITU Telecom World in Hong Kong, thanks to your new Bluetooth headset equipped with Bone Conduction Microphone technology. ... Read story »

WiBro adopted as global 3G standard - Oct 21, 2007

Blogs WiBro, the famous South Korean wireless Internet technology, gets approval from the International Telecommunication Union as a standard for 3G communications. This means that countries other than South Korea now have ... Read story »

Indonesia's CDMA fast growing - Mar 17, 2008

Blogs Ah yes. Nowadays, CDMA2000 1x is no longer a new kid on the block in Indonesia's mobile industry The Jakarta Post (its print edition) reported today that PT Bakrie Telecom, the ... Read story »

Free broadband for all - May 2, 2007

Blogs The Government of India is planning to introduce free 2Mbps broadband by 2009 through government-owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL. Similar to free municipal broadband in some US cities, the idea ... Read story »

Suing the Great Firewall? - May 29, 2007

Blogs I bet you didn't think it was possible. Check out this interesting post from Danwei on how one intrepid Chinese Internet user is actually suing the mighty China Telecom since his ... Read story »

47,000 Koreans have over four mobile phones each - Oct 4, 2007

Blogs I was already flustered carrying my personal phone with the corporate BlackBerry (as though the wallet and the keychain were not already shape-busting carry-ons), Korea shows there are bigger addicts who ... Read story »

Indonesia's telecoms war hots up - Apr 13, 2007

Blogs Indonesia's cellular market has a newcomer: Hutchison Charoen Pokphand Telecom (HCPT). HCPT is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based global cellular giant Hutchison Telecommunications International (HTIL) and Thai agroindustry group Charoen Pokphand. ... Read story »

BlackBerry Bold will be here in August? - May 13, 2008

Blogs WSJ has released news that RIM's BlackBerry will be here in Korea soon through SK Telecom (the largest mobile network provider in Korea). It will import BlackBerry mobiles for the domestic ... Read story »

The coming avalanche of mobile searches - Nov 24, 2006

Blogs Search and wireless, arguably the two foremost buzzwords in the high-tech world, converge into a single application in Korea as cell phone-based search services gain popularity. According to the nation's three ... Read story »

iPhone 3G = cheaper 3G voice & data plans in HK - Jul 9, 2008

Blogs With the launch of the iPhone around the corner, the other network providers are quickly launching new voice and data plans to counter the 3G iPhone plan offered by Hutchison Telecom ... Read story »

Vodafone buys Hutch - Feb 13, 2007

Blogs %IMAGE=vodafone.jpg% World's second-largest mobile operator (largest by revenue), Vodafone has acquired a majority stake in India's fourth-largest operator Hutch. It will pay US$11.1 billion for a 67 percent stake, which values ... Read story »

Apple decides to launch iPhone 3G in Korea? Really? - Jul 17, 2008

Blogs What an impact it has had here in Korea today. I read an article that Apple is hiring staff who will manage the Korea iPhone account. What does this opportunity give ... Read story »

Too early for Skype on cell phones? - Jan 12, 2007

Crave Skype's chief of Hardware and Software Business Development, Eric Lagier, said in a recent interview at CES that it's not time yet to introduce its Internet telephone service on mobile phones. ... Read story »

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