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IBM to build Asia’s largest cloud computing data center

International Business Times | January 25, 2011 | Gabriel Perna International Business Machines' ever-expanding cloud computing services will continue development in Asia. The company announced it is collaborating with Range Technology Development, out of China, to build a state of the art cloud computing data center...

Yahoo Japan Profit Rises; Google Tie-Up Moves Ahead

Wall Street Journal | January 25, 2011 | Juro Osawa TOKYO—Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday its net profit for the October-December quarter rose 19% from a year earlier amid solid growth in advertising revenue, and said its planned search-technology tie-up with Google Inc. is...

M1's full-year net profit up 4.5% to S$157m – Singapore

Channel News Asia | January 19, 2011 | Rachel Kelly Singapore’s smallest operator M1 has announced a 4.5% increase in profits for the year ending 31 December 2010. The firm’s net profit after tax stood at S$157.1 million ($122.2 million). M1’s operating revenue went up 25.3%...

M1’s full-year net profit up 4.5% to S$157m – Singapore

Channel News Asia | January 19, 2011 | Rachel Kelly Singapore’s smallest operator M1 has announced a 4.5% increase in profits for the year ending 31 December 2010. The firm’s net profit after tax stood at S$157.1 million ($122.2 million). M1’s operating revenue went up 25.3%...

DTAC taps new Thai chief

The Bangkok Post | January 19, 2011 DTAC, the country's second-largest mobile phone operator, has announced the appointment of Jon Eddy Abdullah as chief executive for its Thailand operation, succeeding Torre Johnsen, who will oversee the Bangladesh operation, effective March 1. The appointment is part of...

SOFTBANK MOBILE in Japan Selects Gemalto for Mobile Contactless Payment Trial

Gemalto | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Partnership also involves MasterCard Worldwide, Orient Corporation, Credit Saison and Kyodo Printing Amsterdam, Jan 18, 2011 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by SOFTBANK MOBILE for the latest mobile contactless payment trial...

HTC Fourth-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on Android Mobile Phone Sales

Bloomberg | January 6, 2011 | Tim Culpan HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. Android and Microsoft Corp. Windows operating systems, more than doubled profit after new models spurred sales to a record. Fourth-quarter net income climbed to NT$14.6 billion ($500...

India is largest mobile advertising market in APAC with 5.8 billion impressions monthly

Frontier India | January 6, 2011 InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile ad network, has released its updated network research report closing the year with a snapshot of mobile advertising trends in India between July 2010 and October 2010. “The Indian mobile advertising market continues to...

Apple woes continue as some sleep in Asia, Europe

Reuters |January 3, 2010 | Kelvin Soh and Tarmo Virki HONG KONG/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Some iPhone users in Asia and Europe complained of malfunctioning alarms on the first working day of 2011, even after Apple reassured users that its phones' built-in clocks will work from...

ZTE named Broadband Network Vendor of the Year in Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards 2010

17 December 2010, Shenzhen – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, was named Broadband Network Vendor of the Year in Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards 2010. ZTE...

ZTE named Broadband Network Vendor of the Year in Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards 2010

17 December 2010 |  Shenzhen | ZTE Press Release ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, was named Broadband Network Vendor of the Year in Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards 2010. ZTE...

Brightstar expands into Vietnam, Thailand

Brightstar Corp. said it expanded into Thailand and Vietnam to further support its strategy to have a local presence in key Asia-Pacific markets. The wireless distributor and supply-chain management company recently named Patrick Aronson managing director for Thailand and Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh...

Price Erosion in Telco Sector, but Asia Tech Consumer Goods Markets Remain Buoyant

The total year-to-date (YTD) 2010 Asia 9* market panels generally continue to experience positive growth across the board in terms of value and volume during October. However, the Telco market registered slight price erosion of -1.3% this month when compared to...

The Hidden Gem of Asia’s Android Boom

It’s true. You have to be smart to use a smartphone. It is also true that my smartphone is a lot smarter than I am because I’ve yet to figure out how to use all of its bells and whistles. Smartphones are the newest generation...

FOCUS: Asian Carriers Eye Data Revenue Growth From 4G Network

By Lorraine Luk Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Asia's major mobile operators are moving to launch a fourth-generation wireless technology known as long-term evolution, as they look to boost stagnant revenue and tap into booming demand for data services with the popularity...