Another focus of ICT development in 9MP includes the accelerated implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) to ensure rapid expansion and uptake of broadband service to reach 13% of the population by 2010, from only 1.9% now.
March 31 2006 || 12:29 pm
March 23 2006 || 12:52 pm
The software, which has attracted 500,000 users since its launch in the UK in 2004, is able to accelerate web browsing and the download time of attachments without the need for additional hardware.
March 22 2006 || 12:58 pm
VoIP is not threatening just landline-based phone services, though. It also poses a threat to mobile phone service providers. Once 3G becomes ubiquitous, what’s to stop two people from calling each other using VoIP on their smart phones (which are actually mini-handheld computers) and bypassing the mobile operator’s voice networks?The days of high rates for phone calls are certainly numbered. It’s just a matter of time before VoIP becomes so easy to use and so commonplace that people might find no need to have normal telephone lines anymore.
March 15 2006 || 12:10 pm
At under US$5,000 per pop with a coverage that approximates 70% of that of a micro-cell site, we just replaced 3G data coverage with an alternative that comes at a fraction of 3G’s cost.
March 15 2006 || 12:05 pm
DiGi.Com had failed to secure a 3G licence and two non-telcos had got one each instead.
Read the full article at The Edge Daily.
March 10 2006 || 12:04 pm
Telekom Malaysia Bhd ™ beat Maxis Communications Bhd to acquire a 49% stake in India’s Spice Communications Private Ltd for US$178.85 million (RM664 million), which would strengthen TM’s presence in the sub-continent.
March 9 2006 || 5:49 pm
“A new telecom ecosystem is emerging and partnerships will be crucial going forward and operators will play a key role materialising the opportunities with mobile broadband,”
March 8 2006 || 12:44 pm
The failure to secure a 3G spectrum means that DiGi will have to re-strategise. The company has already said that it is not keen to be a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), one that offers products and services under its own brand name but via capacity leased from third party network owners.
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