Industry Developments

Thai mobile market leader AIS expects the launch of its 3G network to help it boost non-voice revenues to 25% of its total revenues in 2009. The operator launched its 3G network... 2009-01-05

Indian telecoms operator Reliance Communications has launched its GSM network across the country. The second-ranked mobile operator already has a minor presence in the GSM market,... 2008-12-31

Indian telecoms operator Shyam Telelink will be rebranded as MTS, according to cellular-news. MTS is 52.8% controlled by Russia's Sistema, which has a majority interest in Shyam... 2008-12-30

Qatar Telecom will proceed with its original tender offer of IDR7,388 (US$0.67) per share to acquire a majority holding in Indonesia's second-ranked telecoms operator Indosat.... 2008-12-29

Two mobile TV licenses are to be auctioned in Hong Kong by mid-2009, with commercial services to commence at the end of 2010, according to The Standard. The licenses, valid for a... 2008-12-24

Malaysia's smallest mobile operator, DiGi, has announced that it will spend MYR300mn (US$86.2mn) on its high-speed mobile services in 2009. In total, the company will spend between... 2008-12-22

Thailand's state-owned operator CAT Telecom has launched its prepaid service over its 3G network. Based on its CDMA2000 1x platform, extending to 67% of the country's 76 provinces,... 2008-12-19

Serbian fixed-line incumbent Telekom Srbija is planning to invest RSD21bn (US$346mn) on network and service development in 2009, with 57% being spent on fixed telephony services,... 2008-12-18

Japanese telecoms operator KDDI plans to acquire two local cable TV operations, TEPCO Cable Television and Kawagoe Cablevision Corp, both of which belong to the Tokyo Electric... 2008-12-17

Australia's incumbent operator, Telstra, has been ruled out of the country's high-speed broadband network auction. Of the handful of non-negotiable legal requirements outlined by... 2008-12-15