Industry Developments
Bangladesh
Teletalk Bangladesh, the state-owned Bangladeshi mobile operator, has awarded a network expansion contract to global telecoms equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). Under...
2008-10-07Hong Kong
Bids for broadband wireless access (BWA) licences, expected to be used for the provision of WiMAX services, are being invited by Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority...
2008-10-06Pakistan
US-based telecoms equipment vendor Motorola has signed its third Pakistan WiMAX contract deal in less than a year. The vendor was awarded a multi-year WiMAX contract by wi-tribe...
2008-10-02Thailand
Once again it would appear that Thailand's telecommunications industry has received unwanted attention through its affiliation with seni CS Loxinfo Public, an internet services provider...
2008-09-30Singapore
OpenNet, the consortium led by Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and Axis NetMedia, has won the bid to build the government's ultra high-speed broadband network. SingTel...
2008-09-29China
China Telecom has completed a CDMA network equipment tender valued at CNY27.9bn (US$4bn). The fixed-line operator is to take over the CDMA operating unit of China Unicom, the...
2008-09-25India
UAE-based telecoms operator Etisalat is to acquire a 45% stake in minor Indian mobile operator Swan Telecom at a cost of US$900mn, valuing the company at US$2bn. Earlier press...
2008-09-24Maldives
Telecom New Zealand's wholesale operating arm has launched a new service designed to allow internet service providers (ISP) the opportunity to provide real-time next generation...
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