MANILA, Philippines – The networks of Globe Telecom and Bayan Telecommunications (BayanTel) are now 100% interconnected in all areas both companies serve in the Philippines, following their link-up in Northern and Western Samar.
The commercial activation of local interconnection between Globelines, Globe’s wireline service and...
LTE networks will account for 4 percent of the world's mobile connections within five years, according to a major new report by Wireless Intelligence. The new study, Global LTE network forecasts and assumptions 2010-2015, predicts that global LTE connections will surpass the 1 million...
One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more of the high-tech gadgets that the rest of the world craves.
Yet two academic researchers have found that Apple Inc.’s iPhone — one of the most iconic U.S. technology products...
Australia wireless operator Telstra announced today Whereis Navigator, an iPhone application powered by Garmin that is free to download for Telstra Next G subscribers with compatible iPhone 3, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 handsets.
The application uses off-board Australian maps from Sensis and data usage...
Semaphore, a CSE Global company, announces that the T-BOX ultra-low-power products have successfully passed all third party criteria and testing for Ingress Protection level 68 (IP68). Products with the new approval, including the T-BOX WM Wireless Monitor and T-BOX LP RTU, are now shipping from...
Thailand’s TOT PCL is planning to hold an electronic auction for US$580.8 million worth of equipment and installation contracts for its 3G mobile phone network on Jan. 28.
According to Senior Executive Vice President Kamthon Waithayakul, TOT aims to sign contracts with the winners around...
Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has drafted the 2011-16 Universal Service Obligation (USO) plan, aiming to achieve broadband coverage for at least 80 percent of the population by 2016, up from the current 37 percent, reports The Nation. It will also offer the plan...
Cultural institutions in the country are fully committed to embracing the smartphone revolution as the future of information communication, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday.
A recent survey conducted by the ministry predicted, among other major “cultural trends” of 2011,...
GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. said yesterday that it is now 100% interconnected with Bayan Telecommunications, Inc. (Bayantel) in all areas both companies serve in the Philippines.
This was announced following the opening of local interconnection between the two companies for the provinces of Northern Samar and...
Nokia is looking to grow global cellular share by selling more entry-level handsets in emerging markets, like India. With low-cost rivals pushing a pricing war, is the Finnish mobile phone maker running off in the wrong direction again?
The company is the top supplier of...
Repeatedly predicted and repeatedly delayed on many occasions, the transition from CRTs (cathode-ray tubes) to LCDs (liquid-crystal displays) has finally occurred, even in cost-sensitive emerging markets and across dominant application segments: computer monitors and televisions. Small-format LCDs also find wide use in diverse portable...
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have announced that its Telecommunication Laboratories and China Mobile's Research Institute signed an MOU for two-year cooperation in R&D and technological trials of C-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) on December 14 in Beijing, China.
With "C" standing for centralized processing, collaborative radio...
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have announced that its Telecommunication Laboratories and China Mobile's Research Institute signed an MOU for two-year cooperation in R&D and technological trials of C-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) on December 14 in Beijing, China.
With "C" standing for centralized processing, collaborative radio...
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) will launch CDMA2000 EV-DO (evolution-data optimized) Rev.B 3.5G mobile Internet-access services in April 2011, according to the company.
In line with the launch, APBT said it plans to procure 1.38 million terminal devices, of which 20-30% will be smartphones and...
One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more of the high-tech gadgets that the rest of the world craves.
Yet two academic researchers have found that Apple Inc.’s iPhone — one of the most iconic U.S. technology products...
China Mobile is preparing to launch new upgrades for its favored smartphone operating system that it believes will help turn the tide in boosting the appeal of the company's 3G network.
The carrier plans on launching version 2.5 of the OPhone mobile OS in February...
Maxthon, one of the most popular browsers in China has just released its mobile version, named Maxthon Mobile for Android. Maxthon Mobile comes with some nice features which are pretty easy to use:
RSS reader – allows you to read rss feeds on mobile
Super Gesture...
One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more of the high-tech gadgets that the rest of the world craves.
Yet two academic researchers have found that Apple Inc.'s iPhone—one of the most iconic U.S. technology products—actually added $1.9...
The world’s largest wireless operator, China Mobile has stated that China may start the commercial use of its homegrown 4G telecommunication technology in 2012, and large-scale commercial trials will begin next year.
According to Bill Huang, General Manager of the China Mobile Research Institute, TD-LTE,...
China will continue to boost the rapid development of its telecommunications industry and construct key network infrastructure in its 12th Five-Year Program period (2011-2015), said an official of the department of communications development of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
In the 2006...
Officials from China's three major telecom operators, namely China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, will come to Taiwan today to discuss partnership opportunities with their Taiwanese counterparts, the local United Evening News reported.
The officials will be part of a delegation led by Liu...
Bloomberg | By Eduardo Thomson | Dec 14, 2010 12:42 PM CT
Chile’s peso rose for the ninth time in 10 days as a bigger-than-forecast increase in U.S. retail sales in November bolstered the appetite for riskier assets and near-record copper prices signal increased export revenue.
The...
LG’s newest Android
2.2 Froyo smartphone, the LU3000, has been launched in South Korea under the name LG Optimus Mach.
What’s interesting about the Optimus Mach – besides the fact that it’s faster than other Froyo devices – is that LG has teamed up with...
Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC maker, expects its operating profit margin to trend upwards, helped by easing component shortages and an appreciating Chinese currency, its chief financial officersaid on Monday at the Reuters China Investment Summit.
"With an appreciating RMB and...
