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China begins monitoring billions of text messages as censorship increases
China has started scanning text messages in the latest move in the country’s increasing censorship. Customers of China’s two largest mobile phone networks, China Mobile and China Unicom, have had their texting service blocked after sending risqué messages, the state media claims. To read this report in The Daily Telegraph in full, see: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6996885/China-begins-monitoring-billions-of-text-messages-as-censorship-increases.html Related Topics: Asia, blocked,... »
Skype for Business brings on new talent
As Skype gets more serious about its business VoIP offerings, it is bringing on new talent. David Gurle will be taking over for Stefan Oberg as the new General Manager and Vice President of the Skype for Business unit. Gurle came to Skype from Thomson Reuters where he served as Global Head of Collaboration Services... »
British Council Focussing on Digital Technology in Pakistan
The head of British Government agency that promotes the use of information and communications technology has appreciated the computer usage in Pakistan and said the country has a good level of computer literacy. Stephen Crowne, Chief Executive, BECTA, was speaking to the members of the international media at the opening of the three-day “The... »
Nortel gets court OK on GENBAND CVAS bid
Nortel has obtained Canadian and U.S. court approval for GENBAND’s stalking horse agreement as well as bidding procedures for the sale of its Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions business. Nortel announced that at a joint hearing it obtained orders from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Ontario Superior Court... »
The Wish List: 7 Things We Hope Will Come True in 2010
With 2009 coming to an end, it is not surprising that everyone is making predictions about what 2010 has in store. So instead, four of us — Liz, Stacey, Sebastian and I — have put together a wish list of seven things we hope come true in 2010. Facebook Goes Public – What Silicon Valley... »
The Androidification of Everything
A few days ago, Antonio Rodriguez, a Boston-based entrepreneur and founder of Tabblo, emailed to let me know that he was leaving Hewlett-Packard to go do something new. Rodriguez sold Tabblo to HP in 2007 and had been working on some cool stuff at HP, but now he’s decided that it’s time for him... »
PM Adoption of Modern ICT Applications to Improve Efficiency of Public Sector Organizations
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday called on Saturday for promoting Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) education and adopting modern ICT techniques to improve governance and efficiency of public sector organizations.E-government, he said, would not only improve efficiency but also cut down costs and contribute the austerity measures. He... »
1999-2009: How Broadband Changed Everything
2009 has started to pack up its belongings and get ready for its journey into the history books. As such it’s time to slow down and spend more time with our respective families, and to reflect on things. I, like so many others, have been reflecting not only on the year that’s drawing to... »
Increased Pakistan and China Cooperation On Science & Technology : Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that increased cooperation in science and technology between Pakistan and China would further strengthen their ties and benefit the two peoples. He was speaking at an agreement signing ceremony here at the PM House between Huawei Pakistan and Comsats Institute of Information Technology for setting... »
China proposes to meter all internet traffic passing borders
China wants to meter all internet traffic that passes through its borders, it has emerged. The move would require international agreement – but it is being discussed by the United Nations body in charge of internet standards. It would allow countries which currently receive no payment for use of their lines to generate income. But an EU... »
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Device Sales on Pace for Flat Growth in 2009, Increase 9 Per Cent in 2010
Stronger than expected sales in Western Europe and an acceleration in the grey market in the third quarter of this year will drive worldwide mobile device sales to end users to 1.214 billion units, a 0.67 per cent decline from 2008, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. In September, Gartner had forecast... »
Airvana’s Peculiar Acquisition Announcement
What should we make of Airvana’s (AIRV) announcement that a private equity group is buying the company for $530 million, or $7.65 a share in cash? With $205 million in cash and equivalents as of September, plus almost $40 million collected subsequently from Ericsson, Airvana has more cash than it needs, so this isn’t... »
Bandwidth.com opens wholesale voice on IP-network
Bandwidth.com, a nationwide CLEC and supplier of VoIP and SIP Trunking services, announced today the general availability of wholesale voice origination on its all-IP network, FlexNetwork. The offering will work as a platform for businesses looking to build nationwide VoIP services. The company already has businesses like Yext, Voxeo and OnState using the FlexNetwork for... »
Voxeo teams with Remego for contact centers in APAC
Florida-based VoIP platform provider Voxeo is teaming with Remego, a Sigapore-based VoIP provider to provide open source contact center services in the Asia Pacific region. Using Voxeo’s open technology platform in Interactive Voice Response (IVR), instant messaging, SIP, VoiceXML, CCXML and mobile web for the creation and management of unified communications and unified self-service applications,... »
Me, My MiFi and My Bag Of Tricks To Stay Connected
Call me the rogue agent. The nomad. The wanderer. But do call me connected. I’m holed up in Madrid, for all the right reasons. It’s a great walking town, and I need to walk. It’s not Paris, where I have spent far too many days and nights, so despite the allure of Le Web, and... »
Even as S&P 500 Rises, There Are Remaining Bright Spots Among DRs
Global Investing Editor submits: Gold hit another new high. The exchange-traded funds are buying the precious metal. But they may not be the best placement for investors. An Asia reader criticized my failure to whoop and holler about the new Japanese CB measures (mistakenly called quantitative easing by the Japanese). Rhett Butler in Gone with the... »
India blocks millions of mobiles for security reasons
Millions of Indian mobile phones with no valid unique identification code have been blocked for security reasons. The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number is a 15-digit code which appears on the operator’s network whenever a call is made. The absence of this number makes it impossible to trace either the caller or the phone or... »
Technology, Media and Telecommunications: News from Asia
Japan Telecommunications • Softbank Corp. (SFTBF.PK) is interested in buying stakes in Indian and Chinese companies. The company is eying companies engaged in mobile applications and technology. Softbank bought an additional stake in U.S. application provider RockYou Inc. for US$50 million. Softbank has a 33 percent stake in... »
India’s 3G auction faces further delays: report
India’s 3G spectrum auction could be delayed yet again, as the Department of Telecom sorts out the last of its issues with the nation’s armed forces, according to a government source. To read this telecomasia.net report in full, see: www.telecomasia.net/content/indias-3g-auction-faces-further-delays-report … >>> Rest of the Story Related Topics: 3g, Asia, government, India, LEC, spectrum, telecom »
Asia mobile recycling yield beats Europe
The raw material recovery rate for one handset vendor is higher in Asia than in Europe due to low labor costs that allow workers to be employed to separate materials before the recycling process, said a Nokia spokesperson. “In the West, it’s about 80 to 85 percent yield. Here, because we segregate the materials, we... »
Should Page Speed Influence Google PageRank?
Matt Cutts, a software engineer and an eloquent corporate spokesman for Google, spoke at PubCon earlier this month and later gave a video interview to Web Pro News, in which he said that the speed at which web pages are available might become a factor in SEO moving into 2010. He said that because... »
Australia’s Optus to trial LTE, successor to 3G
Optus will be the first telco in the nation to trial a new mobile broadband technology that transmits data 20 times faster than current 3G systems. The technology — which is known as LTE (long term evolution) and is being positioned as a successor to current 3G mobile networks — is capable of transmitting data... »
How Much Money Did Joyent Really Raise?
Intel today said it had invested an undisclosed amount in Joyent, the 6-year-old Sausalito, Calif.-based startup that started out as a web hosting company but eventually evolved into a cloud service provider. Neither Intel nor Joyent disclosed the amount of money invested, but Intel’s investment in the company is a strategic bet for... »
Cheap Calls to Indonesia
Indonesia was once one of the costliest destinations to call but thanks to VOIP now it’s even cheaper to call than most other Asian countries. Betamax outfit Voipgain is now offering industry… Learn how to make FREE calls worldwide. … >>> Rest of the Story Related Topics: Asia,... »
Voice Is Cable’s Secret Weapon for Growth
Earlier this decade, when cable companies started their foray into the phone business, not many gave them much of a chance to succeed. Sure, they could sell a lot of broadband connections, but no one thought they would be players in telecom services such as voice. Fast-forward to today, and the situation is entirely... »
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone
Yesterday at the urging of a friend, I ordered “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock on my iPod touch via the Amazon Kindle app. In doing so, I became one of many people who are helping the iPhone become more than just a phone. It’s latest role: e-reader. Book-related apps saw an upsurge... »
Cutting AsiaInfo Position in Half on Strong Earnings
Trader Mark submits: Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good – but it’s always preferable to be both. Mid-month we cut back our position in AsiaInfo Holdings (ASIA) by half on a spike around $23. Since then, as the stock has fallen back, we’ve made some small purchases, including one this week... »
Research Report Shows VoIP Kicking PSTN’s Ass
According to Infonetics Research, VoIP services brought in $21 billion for service providers in the first half of 2009. According to their report, the number of residential/SOHO VoIP subscribers is forecast to top 225 million by 2013. In other words, with about 310 million Americans that means 75% of all residential subscribers will be... »
AdMob Sees Explosive Mobile Phone Internet Usage
A fascinating if not predictable report from AdMob was just released yesterday showing explosive mobile phone web surfing growth. In their September 2009 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report AdMob received more than 100 million ad requests from 14 countries, and more than 10 million ad requests from 64 countries. This data was collected using AdMob’s... »
Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
Malaysia’s telecommunications regulator has fined three of the country’s four WiMax licensees a total of 3.8 million ringgit (US$1.1 million) for failing to meet the required network coverage. According to local media reports, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) earlier this month sent letters containing the result of its audit on network coverage by... »