Internet access disrupted in India and Egypt
Egypt, India and Gulf Arab countries are facing issues with internet connectivity due to a breakdown in the international undersea cable network.
Egypt has said that it could take several days before normal connectivity is restored in these countries.
Egyptian ministry added in its statement: “This cut has affected Internet services [...]
Mobile number portability arrives in Canada
Canada is becoming the latest country to have implemented mobile number portability. With this service, mobile users are free to choose any mobile service provider while keeping the same number.
This freedom enables the consumer to have a choice in picking up his service provider while companies have to continuously innovate [...]
WiMAX expected to become popular in developing markets
Market experts believe that the higher-speed WiMAX is expected to become popular in the emerging markets for accessing the net in rural and remote areas.
The initiative would be supported by the mobile phone companies which are increasingly launched new solutions capable of enabling internet access on mobile devices.
David [...]
Repair work delayed again on the quake-hit Asia Internet cables
The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has said that bad weather continues to delay the repair work going on to fix the undersea cables damaged last year by an earthquake.
The damage affected the online services in several Asian countries. OFTA said in a statement that [...]
Ericsson to build a 3G mobile network for Dialog Telekom
Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson has said in a statement that they would now be building a third generation mobile network in Sri Lanka.
They would be building this network for the Dialog Telekom Company in the island country.
However, the company did not disclose the financial [...]
Hutchison Telecom Launches Vietnamese Operation
Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX; “Hutchison Telecom”) today announced the launch of HT Mobile, Vietnam’s newest nation- wide mobile communications service operator.
HT Mobile operates the leading CDMA2000 1XEV-DO network in Vietnam under the investment licence granted to the co-operation partnership between Hutchison Telecom and Hanoi Telecom Joint Stock [...]
Chunghwa Telecom: Two to three weeks for fixing new services in Asia
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has said that two ships are soon going to start working on fixing the undersea cables which were damaged recently in an earthquake.
This damage resulted in a major disruption to telephone and Internet links across Asia. While the services have been [...]
Singapore Telecommunication now has more than 100 million mobile subscribers
Singapore Telecommunication (SingTel) has reported that they now have more than 100 million mobile subscribers.
The company has gained from impressive growth in its Indian and Indonesian operations. SingTel had 100.8 million customers at end-September.
This is an improvement of around 36 percent from about 74 million [...]
China Mobile aiming to enter emerging Asian markets
China Mobile is the country’s largest mobile service provider and they are now aiming to get into emerging Asian markets for further growth.
The company has said that they are looking at nations in Asia and Latin America. China Mobile said in a statement that it would use its [...]
Swisscom launches Bluewin TV service
Switzerland’s telecom company Swisscom has launched a new service which enables the customers to get TV-over-broadband.
This service has on offer more than 100 television channels and more than 70 radio stations.
The company said that customers of their high-speed Internet connections would now be able to watch and record those stations through [...]
