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March 16, 2010

Consumer group slams HK bandwidth throttling

Filed under: Blogs, CSL, FUP, Fixed Access, Fixed Broadband, Hong Kong, OFTA, Operator Services, Public, SmarTone, wireless broadband — fmmonteverde @ 7:44 am

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has weighed into local mobile providers over bandwidth throttling – prompting a stout defense by Ofta of its consumer protection efforts.

“If unlimited usage and high speed are two factors that determine your choice of a mobile broadband service plan for your computer, you may be in for a big disappointment,” the

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ST Telemedia to bail out U Mobile

Filed under: 3G, Blogs, Business and managed services, DoCoMo, KTF, Malaysia, Merger and acquisition, Operator Services, Public, ST Telemedia, U Mobile, Wireless Acccess — fmmonteverde @ 7:11 am

ST Telemedia has inked a deal to buy a 33% stake in tiny Malaysian 3G operator U Mobile, but it will need deep pockets if the embattled startup can make head-way in the saturated market.

The company said on March 10 it had signed an agreement to buy a 33% stake in Vincet Tan-co

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Google: Talks go on as Chinese govt cautions partners

Filed under: Business and managed services, Censorship, China, Daily News, Google, Operator Services, Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Google says it is still in talks with the Chinese government over censorship of its search engine, despite reports that it is almost certain to leave the market.

However, authorities have warned Google’s major search partners that they should prepare backup plans in case Google stopped censoring its results.

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Global outsourcing demand will return to growth in ‘10: Gartner

Filed under: Business and managed services, Daily News, Gartner, Operator Services, Outsourcing, Public, Research Notes — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Demand for outsourced IT services will return to growth as world economy revives in 2010 – but demand will vary wildly between markets, Gartner predicts.

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FASTTAKES: Reliance, Bharti, UQC, China Mobile, HTC, SK Telecom

Filed under: Bharti, China Mobile, Daily News, Fixed Access, HTC, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Reliance, SK Telecom, UQC, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Japanese Wimax operator UQ Communications aims to deploy more than 6,000 Wimax base stations by March, 2,000 more base stations than originally planned.

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March 15, 2010

Google “99.9% certain” to close China search engine

Filed under: Business and managed services, China, Daily News, Google, Operator Services, Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

Google is “99.9% certain” it will shutter it China search business after talks with Chinese authorities on censorship have failed to make progress.

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FASTTAKES: Viettel, NTC, BSNL, T-Systems, DTAC

Filed under: BSNL, DTAC, Daily News, Fixed Access, Mobile Apps and Content, NTC, Operator Services, Public, T-Systems, Viettel, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Vietnamese cellcos Viettel and EVN Telecom have each brought forward their 3G launch timetables by two months. Viettel will launch its 3G outfit this week, with EVN Telecom to deploy its 3G operation in early April.

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March 12, 2010

EU votes down ACTA treaty

Filed under: ACTA, Daily News, EU, Europe, Fixed Access, Operator Services, Piracy — root @ 8:39 am

The European Parliament has rejected an EU proposal to subscribe to the controversial ACTA piracy agreement.

Just 13 MEPs voted in favor of signing up to the Anti-Counterfeiting and Trade agreement, which isn’t even close to the 663 who voted against.

They were concerned the agreement flouted EU laws on counterfeiting and piracy, Euroactiv reported.

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THE WRAP: Cisco’s super-router, Slim’s rich pickings

Filed under: América Movile, China Mobile, Cisco, Daily News, Fixed Access, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, The Wrap, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 7:13 am

This week Cisco unwrapped the world’s biggest router and Carlos Slim proved there’s money to be made in telecoms.

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