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Google may have breached Australia’s Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, but the Australian Federal Police won’t prosecute, saying the chances of a successful prosecution are “low.” Google collected private data, …

By Patrick O’Connor 6 December 2010 The final parliamentary session in Canberra concluded late last month with the Senate approving government legislation that breaks up Australia’s dominant telecommunications provider, Telstra, …

Washington, D.C. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, commends President Obama and …

The chairman of TOT Plc says he will resign if the bid for the state telecom enterprise’s 19-billion-baht 3G network expansion project fails to materialise by the end of this …

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ANN) — The number of smartphone users in Korea is expected to surpass 7 million by the year end, according to industry sources. The total number of …

Prepaid mobile-phone customers in Thailand have been clearly treated like second-class citizens as they are tied to substandard service contracts, says an independent telecom researcher. Anuparb Thiralarb slammed the National …

Malaysian communications firm Maxis in partnership with Bridge Alliance has launched its one-flat rate unlimited data roaming plans across ten countries starting from MYR 33 per day. As a Bridge …

After years of solid growth, the mobile segment of the telecom market in the Philippines slowed dramatically in 2009, reflecting a general downturn in the economy. Whilst growth in mobile …

BEIJING, Dec 06, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — Ma Daojie, general manager of eSurfing Telecom Terminal Co., Ltd. under the aegis of China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: …

China, Dec 6, 2010 (IRG) – China’s three major communications firms added a combined 9.523 million mobile customers in October, ending the month with a total of 824.327 million mobile …

SK Telecom, the largest wireless network carrier in South Korea, last week introduced what it claims is the world’s first commercial “mobile telematics” service in China. The so-called E-MIV service, …

Dec 06, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) — China Unicom has added Andrew Solutions, a CommScope, Inc. division that is a provider of wireless communication systems and products, to its …

BEIJING, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Telestone Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: TSTC) (“Telestone” or the “Company”), a leading developer and provider of telecommunications local access networks in China, today …

By Melanie Lee SHANGHAI technology firms overseas, fueled by the country’s ambitious drive to converge its television, telephone and Internet networks. Potential deals could come from companies such as Huawei …

Sony’s new concept store in Singapore is designed as an ‘experience zone’ Housed in Nex, the new shopping mall in the Northeast of the island, ‘HTC Concept Store’ in Singapore …

MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release Kuala Lumpur, 5 December 2010 Maxis Berhad (‘Maxis’), Malaysia’s leading integrated communications player, in partnership with Machines (an Apple Premium Reseller), brought the coveted iPad …

Samsung Group yesterday conducted its largest-ever management restructuring with the appointment of 490 executives at many of the conglomerate’s 67 affiliates. The reshuffle is seen as marking the start of …

By Yang Sung-jin KT, a major telecom operator of Korea and the sole provider of Apple’s iPhone and iPad, has blocked many of its subscribers from using free mobile Internet …

China Telecom and Samsung have announced the Samsung W899. Instead of the traditional flat design, Sammy is offering a flip Android smartphone. You’re probably thinking “this is just a flip …

Optus today announced a significant update to its fixed broadband and home phone plans, providing loads more value for both new and existing customers. Including updates to its ‘Fusion’ broadband …

Telstra today launched a new high definition video conferencing solution to give the more than 6.5 million regional and rural Australians greater access to care from city health professionals. The …

By Tiernan Ray Interesting piece by Matthew Campbell and Jonathan Browning over at Bloomberg this morning, who write that European telecoms are demanding that Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Facebook and …

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — On December 10, 2010, “2010 China International New Generation of Wireless Communication and China 4G Summit” is being held at the Chengdu High-tech …

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — On December 10, 2010, “2010 China International New Generation of Wireless Communication and China 4G Summit” is being held at the Chengdu High-tech …

By: Maravedis Over the week of  November 22nd I had the opportunity to speak at the “WiMAX Forum Southeast Asia Regional Focus 2010” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference was …