Tuesday April 24, 2007
Asia
KT selects Alcatel-Lucent IP-PBX technology (Korea, Republic of)
KDDI concludes lab trials on Novera's DWDM technology (Japan)
Unity Wireless opens South East Asia regional office (Asia)
Diallog, Worldcall sign interconnect agreement (Pakistan)
Napster, DoCoMo to launch OTA music service (Japan)
SLT wins voice, internet contract from Mt Lavinia Hotel (Sri Lanka)
KDDI sees net income fall on increased sales (Japan)
Nokia launches 3 mobile phones in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Singtel CEO promises double-digit growth (Asia)
Value-added telecoms market open to foreign investors (China)
AsiaInfo to work on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA trials (China)
Reliance rolls out rural telephone project (India)
Pakistan to offer 3 nationwide UMTS licences (Pakistan)
Thuraya signs service provider deal with China Satellite (China)
Vodafone step closer to approval for Hutch deal - repo (India)

Oceania, Pacific
Commander wins South Australian govt services contract (Australia)
Kordia runs DVB-H trial in Auckland, New Zealand (New Zealand)

South East Asia
REDtone posts Q3 revenue of MYR 27.11 million (Malaysia)

World
Polycom launches HD Readiness programme (World)
Endemol reports steady progress for Q1 (World)
Bandai, Acrodea partner on mobile game development platform (World)
Brandes holds 10 percent of Alcatel-Lucent (World)
OECD broadband users up 26% in 2006 - study (World)
TI reports revenue decrease, net profit drops to USD 560 mln (World)
Pace integrates Tandberg platform in set-top boxes (World)
Global cable telephony subscriber base hits 22 mln in 2006 (World)
TeliaSonera to restructure more in home markets (World)
Huawei, Symantec close to setting-up JV - report (World)
Carphone Warehouse to expand Best Buy Mobile in US (World)
O2 Ireland picks Supplierforce SRM (World)
A la Mobile adds streaming media feature to Linux platform (World)
TeleNav appoints chief marketing and sales officer (World)
Alcatel-Lucent revenue falls to EUR 3.9 bln in first quarter (World)
MFA Forum unveils IP/MPLS RAN backhaul initiative (World)
Starent unveils ST40 multimedia core platform (World)
RAD Data to unveil LA-210 EFM access device (World)
Samsung chooses Azimuth's WiMAX channel emulator (World)
Wintegra launches mobile WiMAX basestations chip (World)
Samsung extends Olympic Games sponsorship (World)
Number of global HSDPA networks rises to 107 - study (World)
Sun launches online sale to celebrate 25 years (World)
Fujitsu wins GBP 80 mln outsourcing contract from FSA (World)
RIM announces BlackBerry application suite for Windows (World)
MobiTV, Intel team to bring live TV to notebooks (World)

Headlines Monday April 23, 2007





Asia
Telenor Pakistan announces Hajj promotion (Pakistan)
Dialog to raise LKR 20.5 bln in debt, share issues (Sri Lanka)
DoCoMo launches 5 FOMA phones, mobile credit card (Japan)
China Telecom posts profit of CNY 6.14 billion in Q1 (China)
China Mobile's Q1 revenues up 19.5% (China)
Agilent opens China headquarter campus (China)
DoCoMo to add 11,000 base stations to FOMA network (Japan)
LG Dacom's net income rises 20% in Q1 (Korea, Republic of)
TRAI releases quality of service report (India)
WiMAX in China to hit 8.39 mln users in 2011 - study (China)
You teams up with Motorola, Sandvine (India)
Chinese IPTV operators must focus on customer needs (China)
China Netcom posts Q1 sales of CNY 20.03 bilion (China)
NTT DoCoMo launches P903iX with PacketVideo's pvPlayer (Japan)
NTT DoCoMo supports Red by selling Motorola handset (Japan)
Motorola opens own brand store in New Delhi (India)
PTA orders operators to improve Murree telecoms service (Pakistan)
Over 1.5 mln pre-paid GrameenPhone users get free talktime (Bangladesh)
Telecom NZ teams up with CSL for bundled roaming (Asia)

Oceania, Pacific
PowerTel shareholders back acquisition by TNZ (Australia)
Internode commissions data centre in Adelaide (Australia)
Internode launches NodePhone2 VoIP service (Australia)
Internode broadband subscriber base to hit 200,000 (Australia)
G9 group presents draft plan for FTTN network in Australia (Australia)
Telstra welcomes NRL support in court case (Australia)

South East Asia
Motorola wins Vietnam wireless broadband network contract (Viet Nam)
M1 launches prepaid 3G offer (Singapore)
AGI to sue govt over broadband network project - report (Philippines)
Clarity opens office in Singapore (Singapore)
Securities Commission prepared to face NasionCom in court (Malaysia)
DTAC to list on Thai stock exchange in June (Thailand)

World
SMC Networks announces new IP phone models (World)
Ericsson completes offer for Tandberg (World)
Liberty Global closes share repurchase offer (World)
3G widely available in every major country (World)
Mobile phone shipments up 10% to 256.4 mln units in Q1 (World)
Amdocs signs managed services contract with AT&T (World)
Mobile phones drive small/medium LCD sales - research (World)
Semiconductor capital equipment spend to fall in 2007 (World)
Spansion to carry out cost-reduction measures (World)
Intel applies 45nm process technology to Silverthorne chip (World)
NEC develops packet transport network technologies (World)
STMicro unveils new SIM card microcontrollers (World)
Marvell WLAN equipment support UMPC platform (World)
China and India to drive mobile growth up to 2011 (World)
Service provider, enterprise equipment sales up 9% in 2006 (World)
Soma introduces FlexMax MS-G100 gateway (World)
Option unveils strong demand for Express 7.2 data card (World)
Force10 teams with Isilon to deliver data centre services (World)
Google acquires Marratech's video conferencing software (World)


Headlines Friday April 20, 2007









Asia
Telecom NZ teams up with CSL for bundled roaming (Asia)
Over 1.5 mln pre-paid GrameenPhone users get free talktime (Bangladesh)
TRAI unveils proposals for routing of internet traffic (India)
Telenor Pakistan wins University mobile contract (Pakistan)
Promise, Index set up content JV (Japan)
China Unicom ends March with 146.9 mln subs (China)
Owtalk offers free VoIP calls in Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
TCS to expand in Hyderabad (India)
Lenovo, Microsoft to set up R&D centre in Beijing (China)
KTF claims over 300,000 HSDPA customers (Korea, Republic of)

Oceania, Pacific
Telstra's BigPond unveils HSDPA broadband card (Australia)
Vodafone New Zealand unveils new business toll prices (New Zealand)
Australian ICT exports rise to AUD 5.7 bln in 2006 (Australia)
Unwired sees AUD 394,000 net operating cashflow in Q1 (Australia)

South East Asia
DTAC to list on Thai stock exchange in June (Thailand)
Regulator seeks partners on spectrum research (Malaysia)
LG introduces Chocolate Platinum, Gold in Singapore (Singapore)
Nera Telecommunications sees profit rise slightly in Q1 (Singapore)
Telekom Malaysia raises stake in XL (Indonesia)

World
PicoChip powers Axiom's new femtocell architecture (World)
Crown Castle declares quarterly dividend rate (World)
ArrowSpan simplifies Wi-Fi mesh network deployment (World)
Wippit adds new Beatles video to content portfolio (World)
Nokia responds to Somo rapport with own investigation (World)
Vivendi appoints CFO Philippe Capron (World)
Sony Ericsson reports 63% revenue growth, net profit up (World)
Microsoft, Samsung sign patent cross-licensing deal (World)
TomTom, Garmin eye mobile phone market - report (World)
Companies can benefit from Web 2.0 technology - study (World)
Microsoft offers free trial of Exchange Server 2007 (World)
Microsoft expands Unlimited Potential programme (World)
LG, Harris unveil DTV system for consumers on the move (World)
Silicon Motion to acquire FCI (World)
Swisscom Hospitality Services launches Room 2.0 service (World)
T-Systems wins five yrs outsourcing deal from Mapfre (World)
PC market growth accelerates in Q1 (World)
DeTe appoints 2nd advisor to find partner for T-Systems (World)
Monstermob appoints non-executive chairman (World)
Nokia posts 7% drop in Q1 net profit (World)

Headlines Thursday April 19, 2007









Asia
Ericsson builds IMS network for China Netcom (China)
TCL Communication to issue shares for takeover (China)
Bell-Park ups H1 guidance on increased sales (Japan)
ITonis announces IPTV project in Shandong province (China)
Mobilink agrees new financing (Pakistan)
Thuraya signs service provider agreement with APSI (Korea, Republic of)
China handset production up 35% in Jan-Feb (China)
MTouche takes M-Bit Network to Japan (Japan)

Oceania, Pacific
Verizon Business launches VoIP portfolio in Australia (Australia)
TelstraClear unveils BizLine calling packages (New Zealand)
TNZ broadband service outage blamed on fault in Auckland (New Zealand)
ACMA enables evaluation of airline mobile services (Australia)

South East Asia
Indosat plans IDR 2 trillion bonds issue (Indonesia)
MoBif plans private share placement (Malaysia)
NasionCom wins appeal on accounts review (Malaysia)

World
Verizon Business expands Application Aware tools rollout (World)
Push e-mail, triple play drive telecom industry - survey (World)
Metro Ethernet equipment sales to grow 73% by 2010 - study (World)
Broadband used by 77% of online population at end-2006 (World)
CSR pays USD 15 mln in Bluetooth patent settlement (World)
Modelabs unveils concept phones using renewable energy (World)
Solectek unveils SkyWay-FSO Series of products (World)
Getronics AGM approves appointment of Henderson in board (World)
Andrew adds HSPA capabilities to micro, pico node products (World)
Texas Instruments prepares for LTE development (World)
Ebay net profit up 52% in Q1 (World)
JDSU appoints president of optical communications group (World)
LGE posts net loss despite solid mobile business results (World)
Mobile entertainment provider Gofresh sees revenues double (World)
Icahn pushes for Motorola board seat (World)
HCL Technologies Q3 revenue up 44.1% year-on-year (World)
Leap, Samsung introduce Siren SCH-a870 (World)
ZTE net profit down 32% in 2006 (World)
Atmel adds to MAX-Link transceiver range (World)
Unity Wireless sales up 50% after takeovers (World)
Motorola posts net loss of USD 181 mln in Q1 (World)
ICQ releases latest messenger version (World)
EMusic tops 300,000 subscribers (World)
HTC Shift to use Intel ultra mobile platform (World)

Headlines Wednesday April 18, 2007









Asia
Chunghwa Telecom selects Intel media processor (Taiwan, Province of China)
PacificNet posts disappointing FY results (China)
China commissions Compass navigation satellite (China)
EBT Mobile announces share option programme (China)
Reliance to outsource IT operations - report (India)
Japan, NTT to support fibre networks in SE Asia (Asia)

Oceania, Pacific
TelstraClear wins Workbridge WAN upgrade contract (New Zealand)
Beam wins Telstra order for Iridium satellite systems (Australia)
New Zealand phone services among OECD's most expensive (New Zealand)
Australia's Labor faces possible broadband fibre cost rise (Australia)
Optus urges competitive tender for FTTN infrastructure (Australia)
Some 16 projects win Clever Networks funding in Australia (Australia)

South East Asia
Infineon Technologies expands R&D activities in Singapore (Singapore)
MobiFone offers 30% discount on 26 April (Viet Nam)
Regulator seeks views on VoIP access pricing (Malaysia)
Singapore passes anti-spam law (Singapore)

World
EMI Records, ShoZu in artist mobile content delivery deal (World)
DigiSoft, Tech Mahindra team to provide global IPTV service (World)
BT, Ciba Specialty Chemicals in global supplier deal (World)
HF Company Q1 sales up 18.4 percent to EUR 36.6 million (World)
Prime Carrier unveils MOST Carrier Management System (World)
Vodafone appoints Accenture for implementation of ERP system (World)
DVB Project demos HDTV, mobile TV in single 6MHz channel (World)
France 24's 13 mln viewers place it third after CNN, BBC (World)
Cisco, Jafco Asia, TVP invest in Avega (World)
Siemens introduces IP contact centre platform (World)
TeliaSonera wins Global Netoptex IP connectivity contract (World)
GPS helps firms go green, save on phone costs - study (World)
Pykse worm hits Skype for Windows (World)
Intel net profit up 19% in Q1 (World)
Yahoo! Q1 revenues up 7%, profits down (World)
MonVia launches mobile payment service (World)
Mobile Streams appoints finance director (World)
International Datacasting expands SuperFlex product range (World)
Global Bluetooth module shipments to hit 1.63 bln in 2010 (World)
Tandberg, Intel announces broadband TV alliance (World)
Sharp develops mobile LCD with high contrast ratio (World)
Stratos Global connects 3,000th BGAN activation (World)
Transmode names Karl Thedeen as CEO (World)
Cameraphone growth leads to drop in wallpaper sales (World)
Interoute launches Virtual Hosting platform (World)
TomTom launches new navigation maps (World)
Wi-Fi Alliance publishes white paper for retailers (World)
Fujitsu sees lower results from optical transmission (World)
SurfControl picks NeuStar managed external DNS service (World)
Scientific Atlanta releases stat mux technology (World)
NEC, Unisys expand strategic collaboration (World)
Avaya launches audio conferencing, call centre systems (World)
Envivio launches IP gateway for IPTV, mobile TV providers (World)
Knewtrino launches mobile financial services (World)
SR Telecom unveils cost-cutting plan (World)
Toshiba unveils new NAND Flash memory devices (World)
VSNL International unveils mobile messaging service (World)
Adtran posts small rise in Q1 results (World)
New Edge Networks appoints agent council (World)
D-Link introduces wireless smart switch (World)
Nokia launches HSDPA handset 6120 (World)
Harris selects SecureMedia as IPTV content security partner (World)
Tracient, Narian announce NFC Enabler (World)
Acuity Mobile launches EMAP with spot relevance (World)
Harmonic offers near VoD on StreamLiner 2000 servers (World)
EA, Endemol unveil Virtual Me online entertainment service (World)

Headlines Tuesday April 17, 2007








Asia
Grameenphone relaunches djuice (Bangladesh)
Former regulator chairman calls for easing of VoIP rules (Bangladesh)
KT in media ventures with Orion - report (Korea, Republic of)
Chunghwa unveils regional plans (Asia)
J:COM's subscriber base up 22.4% (Japan)
China Telecom, Hunan TV to set-up IPTV service - report (China)
Amoi, Microsoft, Lintu unveil GPS-capable handsets in China (China)
Chinese telco spending up 18 percent - study (China)
Yozan, Jaleco dissolve WiMAX gaming alliance (Japan)
AsiaInfo wins device management contract from China Mobile (China)
Platinum offers HKD 110.52 million for ABC Comms Holdings (Asia)
BTTB prepaid card fails to attract customers (Bangladesh)
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan in Caspian Sea cable talks (Asia)
China Netcom starts business in Japan (Japan)
DoCoMo to launch unlimited music download service (Japan)
Comba Telecom 2006 sales up 32.5% to HKD 1.55 bln (Hong Kong)
Motorola drops lawsuit against BSNL (India)
Hutch Essar planning USD 2 bln GSM tender - report (India)

Oceania, Pacific
Vodafone NZ responds to TelstraClear accusations (New Zealand)

South East Asia
True not interested in strategic partner, denies rumours (Thailand)
Telkom wins USD 1.3 mln satellite contract from RTTL (Indonesia)
Mobile-8 to launch 30 CDMA handsets this year (Indonesia)

World
EA, Endemol unveil Virtual Me online entertainment service (World)
Sierra launches 3G rugged modems (World)
Tecnomen wins orders in Latin America, Africa (World)
VeriSign launches three-screen platform, consulting services (World)
Sun to launch movable data centre (World)
Ikanos launches FTTH residential gateway (World)
NXP names general manager of mobile unit (World)
Avaya, Nortel, Siemens, Alcatel top business switch market (World)
Kasenna, HP, Intel complete IPTV benchmark test (World)
GlobeCast chooses Intelsat satellites for Cricket World Cup (World)
Intelsat, Spaceconnection in OU space segment capacity deal (World)
Palm to release Linux OS by year-end - CEO (World)
I-mate sees small FY loss (World)
Sanyo starts sale of semiconductor business (World)
Intelsat put up for sale - report (World)
Scientific Atlanta launches satellite receiver (World)
Fiberlink launches Enterprise Mobility Platform, Mobile NAC (World)
Orb MyCasting software available for Nokia N800 (World)
Globecomm unveils SkyBorne Mobile media centre (World)
Avaya launches IP-based mobile devices (World)
Scopus, Neotion team to provide H.264 decoding solution (World)
IPTV revenue to grow to USD 20.3 billion in 2011 (World)
Flash Networks launches ATCA based mobile internet platforms (World)
ECtel appoints Weinstein as CEO (World)
Wayfinder signs agreement with top mobile phone maker (World)
Samsung demos A-VSB system (World)
Microsoft unveils media manager, Silverlight at NAB (World)
Nokia introduces widget support for S60 (World)
Qimonda, Advantest develop GDDR5 DRAM test kit (World)
Jalipo starts online video marketplace (World)
Irdeto CA system combined with Thomson NexGuard (World)
Huawei-3Com changes name to H3C Technologies (World)
TomTom unveils TomTom ONE XL range (World)

Headlines Monday April 16, 2007









Asia
IIJ teams with Hirata, Taihei Computer on reward programmes (Japan)
Nokia Siemens Networks wins GSM-R contract in China (China)
Vodafone still working on Hutch Essar deal approval (India)
Infravalley wins KRW 2.6 bln contract from KTF (Korea, Republic of)
Jiangsu Wuxi Mobile picks CDC Mobile as content provider (China)
Along launches new WAP delivery platform (China)
India's Doordarshan picks Envivio mobile TV headend (India)
STMicroelectronics announces support for Chinese AVS (China)
Motorola agrees handset distribution with Suning (China)
BSNL planning WiMAX tender - report (India)
Nortel to open centre of excellence in China (China)

Oceania, Pacific
Optus, Huawei finish UMTS900 trial, plan further tests (Australia)
Telecom New Zealand ends 2006 with 522,000 broadband users (New Zealand)
TNZ required to submit terms for LLU co-location (New Zealand)
TelstraClear pulls out of converged service in Tauranga (New Zealand)
Australian govt promotes rural right to telecom services (Australia)

South East Asia
NTC approves PLDT's next generation network plans (Philippines)
Mobileklub WAP portal to offer Buena Vista trailers (Malaysia)
Mobile-8 plans fixed wireless launch in Q3 (Indonesia)

World
Jan de Nul picks Lancom for WLAN equipment (World)
Trolltech launches Linux-based mobile app contest (World)
Microsoft adds IPTV suppliers (World)
GlobeTel announces departure of CTO Huff (World)
Nokia launches 8800 Sirocco Gold (World)
Irdeto integrates CA service with Quantum DVB-H pocket TV (World)
Samsung, Nokia partner on DVB-H development (World)
Philips net profit up sharply in Q1 on TSMC gain (World)
IPTV industry experiences volatility - MRG (World)
Vertu phones start at EUR 4,300 at Baselworld (World)
Google to acquire DoubleClick for USD 3.1 billion (World)
Raketu adds Jabber support (World)
Gigabeam prepares for 70-80 GHz spectrum services (World)
SurfControl reports billings up 24% (World)
Hopling integrates WiMAX and Wi-Fi with Metro Topology (World)
Babelgum plans beta release (World)
MobileAware launches partner programme (World)
Philips to acquire Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (World)
On2 Technologies picks Widevine for VP6 (World)
Sun Microsystems to acquire assets from SavaJe Technologies (World)

Headlines Friday April 13, 2007








Asia
Index partners with digital content companies (Japan)
Oberthur completes I'M Technologies acquisition (Asia)
DoCoMo launches FOMA Raku-Raku phone based on Symbian OS (Japan)
Sify appoints Big Bang as internet ad sales concessionaire (India)
Astellia audits Vodafone Essar's New Delhi network (India)
Korea lifts ceiling on foreign investment in telcos (Korea, Republic of)
ITU, ATP work on IP network development (Asia)
Standard Bank to collect Warid Telecom bills (Bangladesh)
Reliance ties up with Sun Network (India)
Tele Talk targets 2 million customers by 2008 (Bangladesh)
GrameenPhone launches Bengali New Year promotions (Bangladesh)
Indian mobile subscriber base to triple from 2006 to 2011 (India)
Motorola India chooses Unity Wireless indoor repeaters (India)
Huawei set to win USD 1 bln contract from Reliance - report (India)

Oceania, Pacific
Macquarie Telecom wins NSW govt tender (Australia)
Telecom outlines own separation plan (New Zealand)
New Zealand's Yellow Pages to offer online directory service (New Zealand)
Southern Cross launches Mytalk digital TV, internet service (Australia)
Optus abandons wholesale line rental case vs Telstra (Australia)
Cantv launches new fixed-to-mobile phone tariff (Vanuatu)
Coonan unveils more info on Australian Broadband Guarantee (Australia)

South East Asia
MoBif to invest MYR 500 mln in wireless broadband (Malaysia)
Malaysian govt mulls cancelling 3.5GHz spectrum licences (Malaysia)
Alcatel-Lucent wins GSM/EDGE network deal from Indosat (Indonesia)
DiGi, Citigroup launch mobile remittance service (Malaysia)
Indosat has high hopes for metro ethernet service (Indonesia)

World
Qualcomm rejects Nokia's royalty payment (World)
WiFiMobile launches mobile VoIP application for Nokia S60 (World)
Altimo launches mobile development index (World)
Brightpoint, Sonim establish OEM reseller agreement (World)
Ericsson introduces EDGE handset platform (World)
Telco spending to grow only 1.6% to USD 41 bln - iSuppli (World)
Ericsson shareholders reject compensation plan (World)
Internet users not interested in mobile broadband - study (World)
Ibahn names managing director EMEA (World)
Samsung ships 34.8 mln mobile phones in Q1 (World)
Oracle announces Siebel support for BlackBerry handsets (World)
Alcatel-Lucent enhances IP/MPLS product portfolio (World)
Taiwanese EMS firms may take part in USD 10-handset project (World)
Cantv share purchase offer begins in NY, Caracas (World)
Marvell launches Bluetooth single-chip system (World)
ActivIdentity, BT team up for authentication service (World)
ZyXEL launches IES-6000 IP DSLAM product (World)
Samsung Electronics unveils three mobile WiMAX devices (World)
BT wins CLSA contract for comms, IT services (World)
Micron Technology unveils 3-megapixel camera SoC (World)

Headlines Thursday April 12, 2007

Asia
COAI welcomes TRAI's mobile network sharing recommendations (India)
Indian GSM users grow 5.2% to 121.4 million in March (India)
Panasonic begins delivering P903iX phones to DoCoMo (Japan)
Indian regulator backs mobile infrastructure sharing (India)
SMEs in Taiwan to up ICT spending by 0.7% - study (Taiwan, Province of China)
APT's turnover rises, losses improve in 2006 (Asia)
Ministry allows China TieTong to offer international comms (China)
Connect offers USD 10 per share for PacNet shares (Asia)
Bangladesh interconnection rates come down (Bangladesh)
KDDI subscribers download more than 7 mln Brew applications (Japan)
Cirius, Mainichi plan interactive mobile advertising (Japan)
Redknee, CommVerge sign Asian reseller agreement (Asia)
BPL Mobile put up for sale - report (India)
Yahoo! China launches social networking service (China)
Music companies sue Yahoo! China (China)

Oceania, Pacific
New Zealand govt to re-auction cellular spectrum rights (New Zealand)
Telstra broadband competition campaign sees opposition (Australia)
Freshtel Holdings sees John Butkiewicz resign as CEO (Australia)
TNZ starts work on Coromandel fibre-optic ring (New Zealand)

South East Asia
SingTel opens 'hello!' shop at AMK Hub (Singapore)
Philippine regulator issues draft VAS rules (Philippines)
TT&T prepares test of IPTV service (Thailand)
Chunghwa to take stake in MobiFone - report (Viet Nam)
EVN partners with VSNL on undersea link (Viet Nam)

World
MetaSwitch, SOMA partner to provide VoIP over WiMAX service (World)
EMEA thin client market sees 1.2 mln units shipped in 2006 (World)
Nokia pays less than 3% licence fees on WCDMA handsets (World)
Operators back mobile TV interoperability plans (World)
Philips launches forensic watermarking tool to combat piracy (World)
Dahan named president, CEO of Comverse Technology (World)
RIM revenues up 66% in Q4 to USD 561 mln (World)
Opera brings Speed Dial to PCs (World)
Embarq launches messaging services with Unisys (World)
Spansion, Qimonda to provide mobile memory chipsets (World)
Marvell unveils 88W8689 Bluetooth single-chip product (World)
Sobha Renaissance to acquire Objective Systems Integrators (World)
Global mobile TV broadcast networks to number 13 in 2007 (World)
TomTom launches TomTom Rider navigation product for bikers (World)
Global broadband equipment sales to hit USD 15.1 bln by 2011 (World)
Envivio unveils Extreme Encoding Core (XEC) technology (World)
Irdeto, Rohde & Schwarz complete DVB-H testing (World)
Continental extends existing network contract with AT&T (World)
SES Americom launches HD SNG neighborhood (World)

Headlines Wednesday April 11, 2007









Asia
Sohu.com, Google in IP spat (China)
Korea Telecom deploys Dasan's FTTH equipment for Megapass TV (Korea, Republic of)
Broadcaster CRI wins third mobile TV licence (China)
Infravalley to supply WCDMA number routing system to KTF (Korea, Republic of)
FET sees revenues, income drop (Taiwan, Province of China)
ZTE picks IDT SPI for 3G network equipment (China)
Lanka Bell launches voice-based short message service (Sri Lanka)
IPMobile changes hands, denies 2GHz spectrum rumours (Japan)
Tele Atlas expands Asia Pacific presence with new offices (Asia)
Datang, Alcatel-Lucent win TD-SCDMA deal from China Mobile (China)
SCB credit card holders to get Banglalink subscription (Bangladesh)
SmartPay partners with Net263 (China)
IIJ in joint venture with GDX Network (Japan)
Lenovo Mobile chooses Sasken Application Framework (China)
NEC launches system-on-glass LCD module (Japan)
ZTE gets China Mobile 3G order (China)
IPMobile abandons mobile service plans - report (Japan)
Taiwan Mobile's revenues down, income up in March (Taiwan, Province of China)

Oceania, Pacific
Optus completes new mobile facilities in Queensland (Australia)
Irdeto Access to run mobile TV trial in Sydney, Australia (Australia)
Unwired plans entry into software market (Australia)
Australia's NSW state divides up telecoms contracts (Australia)
Optus chooses Arianespace to launch D3 satellite (Australia)
New Zealand to allocate 2.3GHz spectrum for BWA services (New Zealand)

South East Asia
PacNet Philippines to invest USD 12 mln in WiMAX network (Philippines)
NUS deploys Juniper's SSL VPN platform for online exams (Singapore)
PLDT plans free simulcast over mobiles, internet (Philippines)
Celcom, MiTV sign roaming agreement (Malaysia)
Malaysian operators consider WiMAX infrastructure venture (Malaysia)

World
Vyke retail billing up 28% sequentially to over USD 10 mln (World)
New mobile, wireless services are key to growth - survey (World)
Motorola, ECI Telecom team up on broadband equipment (World)
Vanu, Globecomm partner on rural mobile network platform (World)
Global mobile marketing, ad market to hit USD 3 bln - study (World)
Quiconnect, Vex in wireless broadband integration deal (World)
Alltel, JumpTap launch carrier-branded mobile search tool (World)
Harmonic unveils StreamLiner 2000 video servers (World)
Volantis, Mobixell announce joint mobile video service (World)
Telecom Italia Sparkle, CPCNet in MPLS interconnection deal (World)
FON tests ad-financed Wi-Fi access (World)
Citrix Systems unveils new version of NetScaler (World)
Vodafone, G&D to develop secure storage for NFC phone (World)
HTC Q1 revenue down 1.7 percent (World)
WJ Communications changes to fabless business model (World)
UTStarcom picks Motorola AdvancedTCA communications servers (World)
Warner Music to offer videos on Joost (World)

Headlines Tuesday April 10, 2007

Asia
NeoAccel opens second development centre in India (India)
KDDI unveils business mobiles, wireless LAN handset (Japan)
SK Telecom opens TD-SCDMA test-bed (Korea, Republic of)
J:COM deploys Arris FlexPath product in Japan (Japan)
KDDI claims 10 mln PC Site Viewer users (Japan)
Reliance captures 1.2 mln mobile subscribers in March (India)
Mobitel launches M Calls in rural areas (Sri Lanka)
Japanese operators add 955,600 new customers in March (Japan)
Softbank tests quantum encryption (Japan)

Oceania, Pacific
BigPond to offer AFL coverage online, via Next G mobiles (Australia)
NEC integrates Australian operations (Australia)

South East Asia
Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) deploys Avaya comms software (Thailand)
Hutchison launch sparks price war in Indonesia (Indonesia)
Malaysian regulator proposes broadband quality standards (Malaysia)

World
NextWave to acquire IPWireless (World)
Microsoft to add Windows Live Messenger to Xbox in May (World)
Apple sells 100 million iPods (World)
mTouche, N2N Consulting unveil mobile P2P network (World)
AMD issues sales warning for Q1 (World)
Deutsche Telekom ICSS joins Arbinet global peering platform (World)
AOL launches keyword ads for search engine (World)
Fujitsu unveils new environmental protection program (World)
Philips transfers remaining mobile phone activities to CEC (World)
Alcatel-Lucent renews syndicated credit facility (World)
VeriSign to increase .com, .net domain registration fees (World)
I-Tracing helps stem corporate leaks with Qosmos (World)
Voltaire gets investment from Palm chairman (World)
Intel launches Xeon processor for embedded computing (World)

Headlines Friday April 6, 2007

Asia
NTT unveils H.264 based HDTV real-time Codec LSI chipset (Japan)
Japanese operators add 955,600 new customers in March (Japan)
China VoIP, ZhongBao to market each other's products (China)
IIJ changes group structure (Japan)
Beijing TV, i-Vision partner on mobile TV (China)
KBS, MBC get nationwide mobile TV licences (Korea, Republic of)
H3C to build campus network for Indian college (India)
Tata Teleservices to implement thinMME for mobile data (India)
Asia Pacific set for strong growth in WiMAX market - study (Asia)
Along Mobile doubles Q1 sales, profit (China)
EBT Mobile posts FY sales up 60% (China)
Trimble, Rosum sign technology licensing, distribution deal (Korea, Republic of)
Ittiam Systems secures Wi-Fi certification for 802.11g IP (India)
Global Music, Sony sign content licensing agreement (China)

Oceania, Pacific
Young Australian drivers distracted when sending texts (Australia)

South East Asia
TOT to buy CAT's stake in Thai Mobile for THB 2.4 bln (Thailand)
DTAC withdraws suit against TOT in number connection spat (Thailand)
DTAC supports TOT's 3G network leasing plan (Thailand)
M1 secures SGD 250 million credit facility (Singapore)
REDtone has to provide WiMAX business plan (Malaysia)

World
VeriSign to increase .com, .net domain registration fees (World)
Call prices come down (with some exceptions) in 2006 - study (World)
Qualcomm files arbitration suit over Nokia patent use (World)
Silicon MEM microphones in cellphones double in 2006 - study (World)
CallWave launches free text messaging widget (World)
Google launches customised map service (World)
Mobile device security software set for growth - study (World)
Nokia offers developer plug-in for S60 devices (World)
Harmonic's ProStream 1000 platform includes FEC support (World)
Cellfish raises USD 10 million (World)
ND SatCom introduces mobile VSAT antenna system (World)
Motorola ships 1 millionth IP set-top box (World)
Veraz IPO raises USD 72 million (World)
Nokia, Sony Ericsson head Greenpeace survey (World)
Tecnomen in the red in Q1 due to deferred orders (World)
Wizzard Software's WizzTones chosen for Skype extras gallery (World)
Some 254 HSDPA-capable devices launched - GSA (World)
Global semiconductor revenues increase 10.2% - Gartner (World)
Fastmobile, Helio team up for Ocean integrated messaging (World)

Headlines Thursday April 5, 2007





Asia
Index, Cybozu establish mobile thin client JV (Japan)
KT to expand WiBro to cover Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Samsung sells 100,000 colour jacket phones (Korea, Republic of)
PacificNet faces delisting from Nasdaq (China)
Hurray! teams up with Beijing TV for mobile content services (China)
Softbank Mobile reports 3 million S! FeliCa handset users (Japan)
Korean operators add 329,000 new customers in March (Korea, Republic of)
Mirics Semiconductor, ELJ in mobile TV development deal (Asia)
Telenor favours Grameenphone IPO (Bangladesh)
Orange Business boosts DSL, Ethernet, Wi-Fi access in China (China)
Mobio, TIL bring mobile mash-up applications to India (India)
ZTE launches new ZIMS IMS-based platform (China)

Oceania, Pacific
Federal Court rules ACCC acted llegally with Telstra notice (Australia)
More broadband wireless access spectrum offered in N Zealand (New Zealand)
Consultation document released on TNZ operational separation (New Zealand)
TNZ required to submit LLU terms proposals (New Zealand)
Macquarie Telecom certified to ISO 27001 systems (Australia)
Telstra upgrades Willow Tree local exchange with broadband (Australia)

South East Asia
StarHub launches instant conference call application (Singapore)
True Move launches colour ringtone promotion (Thailand)
Telkom launches early retirement programme again (Indonesia)
CAT, Hutchison-CAT collaborate on SMS roaming (Thailand)
Mobifone deploys Unity Wireless products (Viet Nam)
Thai mobile network AIS selects Red Hat Linux servers (Thailand)

World
HelloSoft launches mobile VoIP for Symbian OS (World)
Napster reports more than 830,000 paid subscribers (World)
Nokia pays UMTS patent licence fees to Qualcomm (World)
HP unveils online, mobile, PC gaming strategy (World)
Sagem to produce Vodafone-only branded mobile handset (World)
Thomson SmartVision is top IPTV service platform - study (World)
Samsung, VoiceIndigo team for mobile podcasts (World)
Cisco introduces advancements to benefit SMBs (World)
MaxStream introduces mesh-enabled ZigBee module (World)
Eagle Broadband signs USD 6.4 mln IPTV STB contract (World)
Mobile backhaul service charges reach USD 19.5 bln - study (World)
Huawei launches CDMA2000 all-IP BTS series (World)
Teleopti 2006 revenue up 30% to USD 11 million (World)
Linux OS mobile devices to reach 127 mln in 2012 - study (World)
Acme picks Navtel Communications testing platform (World)
Tellabs launches new Gigabit Ethernet card (World)

Headlines Tuesday April 3, 2007









Asia
Softbank Mobile wins 3 mln customers for on-net flatrate (Japan)
Huawei to invest in mobile phone plant in Guangdong - report (China)
Rojam, AnyMusic to enter Chinese mobile content market (China)
Indian SMBs spend USD 5 bln on telecoms in 2006 - study (India)
Increased choice in handsets for women, children - study (Japan)
Dasan picks Ikanos multi-mode VDSL2 chipsets (Korea, Republic of)
Alcatel-Lucent provides WLAN gear to Taegu Science College (Korea, Republic of)
AsiaInfo wins further BI system contracts from China Mobile (China)
SmarTone targets teens with new mobile plans (Hong Kong)
Spice, Telekom Malaysia plan international calling cards (India)
Bharti Airtel cuts ISD tariffs for mobile customers (India)
Asia-Pacific corporate e-mail revenue to hit USD 856 mln (Asia)
China Netcom sees 2006 revenue rise to CNY 85.5 bln (China)
China Netcom unveils CNC MAX broadband brand (China)
Hong Kong broadband internet accounts rise to 1.78 mln (Hong Kong)
ZyXEL supplies Gigabit Ethernet switches to Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan, Province of China)

Oceania, Pacific
TelstraClear concludes preparations for number portability (New Zealand)
InternetNZ starts peering, local interconnection discussions (New Zealand)
Yahoo!Xtra names Kevin Bowler as CEO (New Zealand)
Australian enterprise telephony market sees slower growth (Australia)
IiNet receives draft ACCC decision on Telstra dispute (Australia)

South East Asia
TM appoints two senior executives (Malaysia)
Viettel eyes Cambodian mobile launch by end-2007 (Cambodia)

World
ARC Wireless posts 2006 net loss of USD 742,000 (World)
Carlson, Enpocket in mobile marketing alliance (World)
Mobile phone flash sales up 16.4% in 2006 - study (World)
Xfone 2006 group sales up 37% to GBP 19.35 million (World)
Vyke improves mobile VoIP service for Nokia handsets (World)
Tanla Mobile appoints global head of sales (World)
Cisco ships 4 mlnth wireless access point (World)
AT&T wins hosting services contract from MIR3 (World)
Nominum signs reseller agreement with Siemens Networks (World)
EMI Music offers DRM-free tracks on iTunes store (World)
PacketFront launches NPU-based ASR 5000 (World)
Fixed broadband essential for mobile operators - study (World)
SR Telecom delays Q4, FY 2006 results, talks with investors (World)
Global Crossing provide telecoms services to AT&T (World)
Subex Azure completes acquisition of Syndesis (World)
Syniverse to acquire BSG's mobile clearing unit (World)
US women lag behind men in online video viewing - study (World)
Fred Olsen Cruise selects MCP GSM CellAtSea service (World)

Headlines Monday April 2, 2007









Asia
Huawei completes mobile WiMAX trials in Japan (Japan)
EBT Mobile announces joint venture in China (China)
PT loses EUR 3.5 mln with TV Cabo Macau sale (Macau)
China asks Intel to support WAPI (China)
AsiaInfo to upgrade BOSS for China Mobile (China)
ST, Chinese academy start sampling cheap 64-bit processor (China)
Spice Nepal overhauls free talk time option (Nepal)
IIJ opens 13th data centre (Japan)
JSAT to own five transponders on Intelsat 15 (Asia)
ARC signs licensing deals with Asian chip firms (Asia)
TechFaith forms handset joint venture (China)
BigBand wins 6 digital video customers in China (China)
China Unicom FY revenues up 8.3 percent (China)
Verso to provide MetroNet VoIP overlay to MyTel (Pakistan)
FON gets investment from Excite (Japan)

Oceania, Pacific
Vodafone Australia cuts 3G mobile data charges (Australia)
Telstra issues single monthly bill for comms services (Australia)
PowerTel deploys Nortel equipment in Australia (Australia)
Optus set to launch HSDPA-based mobile service (Australia)

South East Asia
M1 gives away 10,000 free 3G handsets to customers (Singapore)
StarHub unveils pfingo mobile internet service suite (Singapore)
SingTel appoints Chua Sock Koong to group CEO (Singapore)
Smart offers 3G mobile surveillance service (Philippines)
Telekom Malaysia starts broadband promotion (Malaysia)
Cisco, i-City agree cooperation (Malaysia)
True, five banks launch internet access campaign in Thailand (Thailand)
Nera wins purchase orders for IP network equipment (Singapore)

World
Motorola, Coding Technologies sign patent licensing deal (World)
VPN port prices lowest in N America, W Europe - study (World)
Emblaze 2006 revenue up 179% to USD 351.5 million (World)
Nokia Siemens Networks starts operations (World)
RIM delays FY Q4, full-year, previous reports (World)
Brightpoint concludes purchase of some CellStar operations (World)
Gridpoint, Resolute Networks in Carrier Ethernet deal (World)
Gridpoint to unveil Carrier Ethernet products (World)
Aplix forms business and capital alliances with Ecrio (World)
TruePosition acquires Useful Networks (World)
Microsoft unveils mobile browser Deepfish (World)
SES completes asset swap with GE (World)
Femtocells may greatly boost indoor 3G coverage - study (World)
ADC teams with ip.access to deliver GSM/EDGE portfolio (World)
IBM, 3Com partner on unified communications platform (World)
Tele Atlas expands maps to 140 countries (World)
Easynet to sponsor FIA World Rally Championship (World)
3Com closes H3C acquisition (World)
Icann rejects .xxx domain application (World)
Airspan unveils product enhancements at CTIA (World)
Ip.access, Tatara collaborate on femtocells (World)
TruePosition teams with GPShopper to offer location services (World)
IMS Forum plans second Plugfest (World)
Option ships 3 millionth 3G device (World)

Headlines Friday March 30, 2007









Asia
Hanarotelecom ready for 100 Mbps service launch (Korea, Republic of)
Along Mobile to spend USD 4 million on expansion (China)
OKI develops session border controller for IP networks (Japan)
Hutch Essar may outsource IT to IBM - report (India)
Tatung to bid for WiMAX licence (Taiwan, Province of China)

Oceania, Pacific
New Zealand number portability to start up on 01 April (New Zealand)
Telstra unveils new accreditation program in Australia (Australia)
TNZ installs Webphone at Auckland shopping centre (New Zealand)
InternetNZ cuts wholesale domain name fee in New Zealand (New Zealand)
TelstraClear wins DBM Consultants deal in New Zealand (New Zealand)

South East Asia
Hutchison launches in Indonesia (Indonesia)

World
Inside Contactless co-operates with Infineon for NFC (World)
Mercora, Microsoft launches mobile music player (World)
Sonus Networks partners with Apertio (World)
Thumbplay to distribute Glu Mobile games (World)
Sony sets up B2B division (World)
IPC to acquire WestCom (World)
Oasys Mobile announces 2007 mobile games lineup (World)
UTStarcom unveils CDMA camera phone (World)
RFID ships Polaris total radio transceivers to Asus (World)
Cisco picks Sierra modules for wireless WAN card (World)
Novatel upgrades Ovation, Merlin broadband family products (World)
DotMobi gets investment from Visa (World)
MTN FY revenues up 49% after Investcom takeover (World)
Novatel launches Expedite EV-DO PCI mini card (World)
NEC launches mobile WiMAX BWA system (World)
TV Cabo picks ResponseTek to improve customer care (World)
RFMD sees market slowdown in Q2 (World)

Headlines Thursday March 29, 2007









Asia
Alcatel-Lucent provides network gear to Hunan Netcom (China)
Hunan Netcom, Alcatel-Lucent in NGN services deal in China (China)
IIJ buys hi-ho internet business from Panasonic (Japan)
PCCW changes managing director (Hong Kong)
NTT DoCoMo unveils Dolce & Gabbana M720iS handset (Japan)
Mobile subs in APAC to hit 1.14 billion by end-2007 - study (Asia)
Hong Kong mobile market contracts in January (Hong Kong)
SK Telecom picks LG-Nortel for mobile backhaul upgrade (Korea, Republic of)
Japanese interested in paid mobile broadcasting - survey (Japan)
China has 12.66 mln digital cable TV subs end-2006 - govt (China)
PCCW posts 14% rise in FY revenues (Hong Kong)

Oceania, Pacific
HealthTechnology deploys IP phones system in Australia (Australia)
Foxtel wins over AUD 1 mln damages in signal piracy case (Australia)
Epitiro opens office in New Zealand (New Zealand)
IiNet, Fairfax Digital, Anytime in VoD service deal (Australia)

South East Asia
Telesat to consult on Vietnam's satellite programme (Viet Nam)
Nokia, Nexwave offer internet call service on N-series (Singapore)
Telkom lowers broadband access tariffs (Indonesia)
Nextnation's revenues grow 60 percent in Q3 (Malaysia)

World
Veraz launches softclient and web portal (World)
Nokia announces the 5700 Xpress Music, 5070 handsets (World)
RealNetworks, Comedy Central launch South Park mobile game (World)
Orange Business Services launches new Ethernet service (World)
NTT Photonics Laboratories unveils dual-mode optical fiber (World)
Tango introduces hybrid mobile phone-PBX service (World)
NXP unveils new set-top box system products (World)
Nokia partners with EMI to promote music phones (World)
Nearly 500 million mobile TV viewers by 2010 - study (World)
Nokia launches CDMA handset for L'Amour Collection (World)
Alcatel-Lucent sets optical transmission record (World)
PCTel unveils new antenna models at CTIA Wireless (World)
Blue Ocean Wireless launches maritime GSM network (World)
IP Unity Glenayre unveils Versera ICE 3.0 product (World)
Agilent unveils WiMAX protocol test system (World)
LG to pre-install Google services on mobile phones (World)
Siemens announces 100 Gbps network breakthrough (World)
Tatara, picoChip plan IP femtocell reference design (World)
TruePosition unveils SUPL Server product for A-GPS (World)
Gameloft, NBC Universal in Heroes mobile game deal (World)
Motorola launches applications for public networks (World)
Nortel, Microsoft partner on SME unified communications (World)
MEF initiative to set mobile content user standards (World)
Inside Contactless, Infineon plan NFC architecture (World)
LogicaCMG introduces friends and family billing platform (World)
AuthenTec launches biometric fingerprint sensor for mobiles (World)
Brightstar, Skinit partner on phone personalisation service (World)
Google adds new features to Google Pack service (World)
Giga-Byte licenses Radvision's 3G VT application (World)
Kyocera Wireless unveils global branding initiative (World)
Glu Mobile unveils spring range of mobile games (World)
Qualcomm supports UMB standard, CDMA2000 smartphones (World)
Tropos announces MetroMesh NG picocell system (World)
Redline, Tropos unveil wireless mesh network alliance (World)
Computacenter extends outsourcing contract at BT (World)
Isochron selects Sierra Wireless embedded modules (World)
FlipStart PC uses Sierra Wireless embedded 3G modules (World)
Palm announces Windows Mobile update for Treo 750 (World)
EVDO Rev A roll-outs number 21 networks (World)
Openwave launches Mobile Widget platform (World)
RFMD introduces GSM/GPRS amplifier for dual-band handsets (World)
Kyocera launches two M2M modules for CDMA 1xRTT networks (World)
2waytraffic posts sharp rise in annual results (World)
Cisco enhances IP video surveillance product portfolio (World)
DotMobi introduces mobile developer certification (World)
Axesstel launches portable EV-DO Rev A USB modems (World)
DiBcom, SkyCross to collaborate to provide mobile TV service (World)
RIM adds to BlackBerry application development platform (World)
Jajah claims 2 million VoIP users, appoints CEO (World)
Airwide launches modular message storage system (World)
Airvana unveils flat-architecture RAN software (World)
Infineon unveils SMART WiMAX RF transceiver (World)

Headlines Wednesday March 28, 2007









Asia
NeuStar wins two-year extension of domain contract (Hong Kong)
Chunghwa Telecom to launch mobile FlashCast service (Taiwan, Province of China)
India questions Hutch Essar foreign shareholdings (India)
CSDC, GSMA form partnership in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Japanese comms exports fall, imports rise in 2006 (Japan)
NTT DoCoMo cancels treasury stock (Japan)
J:COM reorganises divisions (Japan)
IIJ to develop HD content delivery platform (Japan)
JRC, Runcom unveil mobile WiMAX equipment (Japan)
SK Telecom deploys Coding's aacPlus audio codec (Korea, Republic of)
Nepal Telecom to launch mobile wallet service (Nepal)
China Spacecom plans Iridium gateway in Beijing (China)
Reliance ties up with Intrex to launch ITZCash card in India (India)
GSMA pushes for end to Pakistan mobile tax (Pakistan)

Oceania, Pacific
Terms start to be set for access to TNZ phone exchanges (New Zealand)
NZ Communications, Huawei sign New Zealand mobile net deal (New Zealand)
TNZ to deploy AccuROAM product for global roaming footprint (New Zealand)

South East Asia
AIS to share revenues from IDD trial with CAT Telecom (Thailand)
True launches tutoring courses on IPTV platform (Thailand)

World

PMC-Sierra announces GPON ONT reference design (World)
Motorola launches location services framework (World)
RadioFrame unveils femtocell base station subsystem (World)
RAD Data to unveil IPmux-116 pseudowire gateway at CTIA 2007 (World)
Qualcomm unveils new EV-DO Rev A, Rev B products (World)
TCS unveils Wireless Intelligent Gateway application server (World)
TCS unveils Xypoint Reference Network (World)
MobileAware launches ExpressQ 4.3 platform (World)
Atlas Air, Gaz Metro Plus deploy MobileAware platforms (World)
AT&T reports strong demand for iPhone (World)
TI develops boost converter for portable devices (World)
Over 281 mln broadband subscribers end-2006 - research (World)
Hopling releases Xspot UMTS, Xspot 3G+ (World)
AT&T offers Wireless WAN service with Cisco 3G WAN Card (World)
Globalstar receives GSP-1720 module shipments from Qualcomm (World)
Huawei-3Com launches MSR routers (World)
Sitronics and ZTE collaborate on communications equipment (World)
Reliance confirms London listing for FLAG (World)
Sybase 365 integrates blueapple.mobi into mFolio (World)
FreeMove, Bridge Mobile Alliance team up (World)
Narus unveils NarusInsight Secure Suite wireless module (World)
Tekelec, HP announce IMS multimedia service alliance (World)
Bango launches Bango 2Go mobile web service (World)
Aeroflex announces WiMAX product strategy (World)
RFMD samples RF3161 quad-band EDGE PA module (World)
Yahoo! announces mobile ad alliance with MobiTV (World)
Avanex unveils PowerReach 5G transponder module (World)
Telenor, Verso win NASA satellite communications contract (World)
Avanex unveils 25GHz PowerMux interleaver products (World)
Cisco adds wireless features to integrated services routers (World)
Kyocera unveils new CDMA handsets, PC card (World)
ADC expands range of OmniReach FTTX products (World)
Alcatel-Lucent unveils IA platform for CDMA2000 operators (World)
Radcom adds QTrace product to Omni-Q system (World)
Motorola unveils MC35 Enterprise Digital Assistant (World)
Motorola unveils universal base station, picocell at CTIA (World)
Motorola launches Motodev Studio (World)
RadioFrame selects Continuous Computing for picocell (World)
Huawei launches optical network products at C5 forum (World)
Samsung unveils LCD, chipset for mobile devices (World)
McAfee unveils mobile content inspection program (World)
HTC unveils HTC Shift, Advantage mobile devices (World)
Spirent launches test system for MediaFLO devices (World)
Palm unveils new hands-free car kits, accessories (World)
PCTel offers integrated Roaming Client VE, IM Client product (World)
Philips launches mobile phones with back-up AAA battery (World)
NTT DoCoMo invests in Ecrio (World)
AOL adds more AIM features to AOL Web Mail (World)
Tandberg Television to launch mobile TV platform (World)
Motorola expands Motomobile, CDMA handset ranges (World)
Bluetooth SIG issues version 2.1 plus EDR (World)
I-play unveils new mobile games titles (World)
Fujitsu develops DQPSK LN optical modulator (World)
Microsoft launches mobile content unit ZenZui (World)
Fujitsu develops XFP-type optical transceiver (World)
Novatel raises Q1 earnings guidance (World)
AT&T announces new services for business customers (World)

Headlines Tuesday March 27, 2007









Asia

CNNIC, NIDA sign internet technology research MoU (Asia)
IPC builds network connecting Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (China)
Index Holdings targets JPY 9 billion profit for FY2007 (Japan)
PT negotiates sale of Directel Macau with CTM - report (Macau)
Index, Wellnet provide mobile banking services to Sony Bank (Japan)
BT activates MPLS node in India (India)
Japan's Faith spins off distribution platform business (Japan)
Sri Lanka Telecom upgrades SLTnet (Sri Lanka)
Japanese cable operators partner for WiMAX launch (Japan)
Vodafone to have 38 mln users in India end-2007 - research (India)
EMobile selects InnoPath's iMDM service (Japan)

Oceania, Pacific
Freshtel offers internet telephony for Country Energy trial (Australia)
Iinet to support 3 mobile's XSeries service in Australia (Australia)
BigPond, SBS in Wilfred episodes download deal (Australia)
Australian private telecoms firms to launch fast broadband (Australia)

South East Asia
CAT Telecom interested in fibre-optic services with PEA (Thailand)
CAT complains about AIS' international calling trial (Thailand)
TOT, CAT agree on national telecom company (Thailand)
DiGi launches prepaid offer targeting youth segment (Malaysia)
TeleChoice appoints Wong Loke Mei as CFO (Singapore)
MobiFone launches SMS stock information service (Viet Nam)
True Move launches major marketing effort to up sales (Thailand)
PacNet Philippines launches VoIP service (Philippines)
SingTel introduces '360' suite of business communications (Singapore)
Sybase 365 opens office in Indonesia (Indonesia)
Indosat FY profits down on higher costs (Indonesia)
True buys 70% in Wave Worker (Thailand)

World
Broadcom launches network controller chipset (World)
Cisco expands offerings for channel partners (World)
Sony Ericsson announces HSDPA/EDGE, Walkman phones (World)
Cisco releases IP Interoperability Collaboration System 2.0 (World)
Juniper enhances steel-belted radius SIM server (World)
UTStarcom introduces GSM capability on MovingMedia 2000 (World)
Gameloft launches games for BlackBerry smartphones (World)
UTStarcom deploys MovingMedia 2000 with SeaMobile (World)
JDSU shows SAN extension, mini-ROADM (World)
Symbian ships ARM Cortex-A8 technology for smartphones (World)
Agere Systems updates Q2 sales forecast (World)
Multi-Source Agreement signed for 40 Gbps optical devices (World)
Qualcomm conducts VoIP EV-DO field trial (World)
Symbian releases Symbian OS v9.5 (World)
AMD enhances efficiency with Cisco services (World)
Texas Instruments unveils NaviLink 5.0 single-chip device (World)
FON unveils outdoor antenna (World)
PCTel introduces SeeGull scanning receiver for 3G networks (World)
Emblaze-VCon launches set-top video conferencing system (World)
NXP forecasts drop in Q1 sales (World)
Comverse Q4 sales boosted by takeovers, posts opg loss (World)
Sequans releases mobile WIMAX wave 2 chip (World)
M:Metrics launches mobile measurement service (World)
Siemens picks Sequans wave 2 chips for Wimax devices (World)
Digi introduces Digi JumpStart kits (World)
Vanco gets USD 104 mln WAN contract from Ernst & Young (World)

Headlines Monday March 26, 2007

Asia
Ericsson, Compal in licence deal for U310 mobile system (Taiwan, Province of China)
Intel to set up USD 2.5 bln wafer fab in China (China)
China Telecom net profit up 5% in 2006 (China)
BPL brings Kirusa's voice SMS to subscribers in Mumbai (India)
Pakistan selects Telcordia for mobile number portability (Pakistan)
JapanTelecom Invoice posts monthly operating profit (Japan)
Indian Cabinet approves telecoms FDI revised guidelines (India)
BT mulls low-powered GSM launch in India - executive (India)
TRAI cuts access deficit charges (India)
Reliance rolls out telephone service in rural areas of India (India)

Oceania, Pacific
Telecom NZ sells directories for NZD 2.24 billion (New Zealand)
Australian govt approves TNZ purchase of PowerTel (Australia)
New Zealand mobile number portability leads to new entrants (New Zealand)
PacNet wins Victorian govt internet tender in Australia (Australia)

South East Asia
Telenor, Inmarsat complete BGAN technology roadshow (Indonesia)
DTAC may disconnect inactive lines in Thailand (Thailand)
AIS promotes CTO to CEO position (Thailand)

World
Helio unveils Ocean dual-slider phone (World)
Thin launches mobile user-generated content platform (World)
MobiTV selects GlobeCast for live TV content ingestion (World)
Global mobile phone display shipments grow 7% in Q4 (World)
Thin Multimedia to develop mobile TV platform with Siano (World)
Sony Ericsson, Sagem partner on entry-level phone development (World)
Schmid Telecom expands Watson product ranges (World)
Eagle Broadband acquires Alliance's satel