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Telstra, Optus could face $50 million flood repair bill

The Australian | January 14, 2011 | Mitchell Bingemann THE nation's major telecommunications companies are facing a bill in excess of $50 million and three months of build time. This, to repair communication systems damaged by the Queensland floods, reported The Australian. Tens of...

NTT Com's Japan – U.S. Backbone Bandwidth Reaches 400 Gbps

NTT Com | January 13, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on January 13 that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between the United States and Japan to an industry-leading...

Telstra assistance package for New South Wales customers affected by floodwaters and storms

Telstra | January 12, 2011 | Press Release Telstra today announced an assistance package for its residential and small business customers across New South Wales* who have been evacuated from their homes or whose phone services have been affected by the recent storms and flooding. Under...

Marvell ushers in the era of the mobile lifestyle @CES

Mobile chip maker Marvell had a particularly strong CES this time around, with the firm introducing a range of new products and technologies which it claims usher in the era of the true mobile lifestyle.

Telstra pursues copyright fight

Sydney Morning Herald | January 13, 2011 | Lucy Battersby TELSTRA will take its fight to keep copyright over the Yellow Pages and White Pages to the High Court to protect its lucrative Sensis business. Last year four Federal Court judges decided the directories were no...

Canada’s RIM hits back in row with Indonesia

AFP | January 12, 2011 NUSA DUA, Indonesia — The Canadian maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone hit back Thursday at Indonesian officials' claims it does not pay taxes or contribute to the Southeast Asian country's booming economy. Research in Motion (RIM) Southeast Asia managing director...

German Firm Asks EU To Continue Probe Of China Modem Makers

Wall Street Journal | January 12, 2011 | Matthew Dalton BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--A small German technology firm has asked the European Commission to continue its probe of unfair subsidies allegedly given by the Chinese government to help its wireless modem manufacturers, mainly Huawei Technologies Corp....

North Korea tops ranking of 3G adoption

TeleGeography | January 12, 2011 Data from TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database shows that there are half a dozen countries around the world where 3G subscribers account for more than half of all wireless customers. At the end of September 2010, North Korea – one of the...

VODone Limited Establishes China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Limited to be its Mobile Game Business Flagship Company and to Consolidate its Leading Position in the PRC Mobile Game Industry

Vodone | January 11, 2011 | Press Release HONG KONG, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Group": Stock code: 0082), a leading new media company in the PRC, has announced on 6 January 2011 that, China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group...

Telcos fight to keep phone services operating

Sydney Morning Herald | January 12, 2011 | Lucy Battersby HELICOPTERS and sandbags are being used to keep generators running and underground networks dry as telephone operators scramble to maintain services and minimise damage in Queensland's flooded areas. But mobile phone coverage will drop out where...

NTC spurns telcos on Internet download limits- Philippines

Business World Online | January 12, 2011 | Aura Marie P Dagcutan THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has junked a proposal setting a cap on Internet downloads after opposition from consumers. Jaime M. Fortes, NTC deputy commissioner, said in a speech at an industry forum yesterday...

Chunghwa Telecom to Launch Hami Digital Music Store

Trading Markets | January 12, 2011 BEIJING, Jan 12, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., a leading telecom operator in Taiwan, planned to launch Hami digital music store in the first half of 2011 to provide legal music downloading channel...

SK Telecom to launch LTE in Q3

Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) unveiled a new strategic direction for the new year that the company said will help spur growth both domestically and in international markets, and includes the roll out of LTE services in its home market later this...

2011 Taipei WiMAX Summit Draws Global Buyers of WiMAX Equipment to Taiwan

CENS | January 12, 2011 | Steve Chuang Taipei, Jan. 12, 2011 (CENS)--The 2011 Taipei WiMAX Summit, held by Taiwan`s Ministry of Economic Affair officials on Jan. 10 at Grand Hotel in conjunction with week-long IEEE Session and WiMAX Forum Global Operator Summit, have drawn...

Apple iPhone: China Telecom Next?

Wall Street Journal | January 10, 2011 | Matt Phillips Verizon, schmerizon. The Apple rumor mill will not be silenced by the mere appearance of an actual announcement on the next step for the hot-selling Apple iPhone in the states. Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White writes Monday...

China's ZTE targets 10 pct of LTE patents

Reuters | January 11, 2011 | Tarmo Virki * Holds 7 pct of essential LTE patents as of end-Nov 2010 * Targets 10 pct share by 2012 * Role of Chinese players in telecom patents rising fast HELSINKI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp...

China’s ZTE targets 10 pct of LTE patents

Reuters | January 11, 2011 | Tarmo Virki * Holds 7 pct of essential LTE patents as of end-Nov 2010 * Targets 10 pct share by 2012 * Role of Chinese players in telecom patents rising fast HELSINKI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp...

Audi and NVIDIA show off the future of car infotainment @CES

We may not have flying cars of the future just yet, but at CES 2011, German car maker Audi and graphics firm Nvidia went that little bit further towards making automobiles just a tad more tech-tastic.

Jerry Brown recalls 48,000 government cell phones in cost saving effort

In his first executive order since taking office, Californian governor Jerry Brown today ordered the return of 48,000 mobile handsets - half of the 96,000 currently issued - from public servants by June in an effort to reign in government spending.

Netgear prepares for an Internet everywhere future

San Jose based Networking firm Netgear was out in force at this year's CES show in Las Vegas, showing off a plethora of products it says will help push towards a fully internet enabled home, where content can move seamlessly from one device to another.

HTC announces Ray Yam as Corporate Vice President and Head of HTC Communication in China

HTC | January 10, 2011 | Press Release Yam will lead HTC’s sales, marketing and operations in China BEIJING – January 10, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the appointment of Ray Yam as corporate vice president...

Hotgate Signs important agreements with China Telecommunication operator/agency

Hotgate | January 10, 2011 | Press Release SHANGHAI, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Hotgate Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HTGT) wishes to announce that REDtone Telecommunications (Shanghai) Ltd ("REDtone China"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hotgate, has entered into an agreement with China Unicom...

British Chip shop ARM takes on the Valley

Everyone loves an underdog and that's why little British chip shop ARM has seen so much adulation, not only from its home crowd but from around the tech industry.

Intel and Razer wow CES crowds with Switchblade mobile gaming concept

A little device which created a rather big buzz at this year’s CES was the new Mobile Gaming PC from Razer – dubbed the “Switchblade” - based on Intel’s Atom chipset.