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September 9, 2010

FASTTAKES: Google, NSN, China Mobile, CAT Telecom, CSL, VNPT, Aricent

Google has upgraded its search engine with Google Instant, which provides search results as users input their queries. 
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September 8, 2010

Why the rush to LTE?

Filed under: 3G,3GPP,4G,Blogs,CSL,Hong Kong,LTE,WiFi,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

3G was a huge disappointment for customers. It took seven to eight years for what many operators are calling the "true 3G experience" to be delivered via HSPA+. Two upgrades later.

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September 7, 2010

HK cellcos pledge 99.99% web uptime

Hong Kong’s four mobile operators have promised 99.99% uptime in their mobile broadband networks.
 
In performance pledges given to regulator Ofta, they are also aiming to acknowledge 90% of customer complaints within one working day.
 
The commitments, which do not constitute guarantees, were made as part of an initiative to improve service l

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August 23, 2010

CSL plans to transform customer experience

After making a huge investment to consolidate its infrastructure into a single, all-IP network, CSL is preparing for the next transformational step — monetize the network and become a more customer-centric business.
 

August 17, 2010

FASTTAKES: BellTel, CSL, Apple, PTCL, Wimax Forum, Google

Philippines conglomerate San Miguel has bought a controlling stake in local operator Bell Telecom for an undisclosed sum.
 
Hong Kong cellco CSL, which has just reported a 22% dive in revenue, has created a new mass market business unit to manage all consumer sales

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August 2, 2010

Telstra cuts forecast on CSL writedown

In a last-minute reversal, Australia’s Telstra has warned its FY10 ebitda will decline due to an impairment charge on its Hong Kong mobile unit.
 
The A$170 million ($153.6m) non-cash charge on CSL New World is likely to impact both ebitda and ebit for FY10, Telstra said in a stock

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July 30, 2010

Never mind the antennas, it’s the iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 landed in Hong Kong and other Asia-Pac markets at midnight last night with varying degrees of flair, but the burning question is: does anyone care about Antennagate?
 
If they do, you wouldn’t know it from the events across the city and the queues at shop outlets prior to the midnight launch.
 
CSL pulled out the most stops

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July 28, 2010

iPhone 4 to land in Asia Friday

Undaunted by the recent antenna dramas, Asian mobile operators have eagerly rolled out the welcome mat for Apple’s latest hit product, the iPhone 4.
 
The device goes on sale in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday and is expected to dock shortly also in China, India and South Korea.
 
Apple has sold

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July 23, 2010

CSL begins dual-band 1800/2600 LTE rollout

Hong Kong cellco CSL has begun deploying a dual-band LTE network using equipment from ZTE that will refarm its 1800 MHz spectrum.
 
The deployment, announced Thursday, is part of a contract under which ZTE will supply CSL with its entire LTE infrastructure, includin

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June 23, 2010

UMTS900 gives CSL an edge in network performance: study

CSL’s strategy of refarming its 900-MHz spectrum for 3G has paid off in terms of coverage and data performance, according to a study commissioned by the Hong Kong operator.
 
CSL says that in tests by Portugal-based wireless consultancy Celfinet it  outperformed the competition in most data test configurations, particularly in terms of downlink and uplink d

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