Industry Developments

Hong Kong's regulatory authorities seem likely to claw back 3G spectrum from the country's leading mobile network operators as part of a spectrum renewal process that will begin later... 2013-02-06

Pure telecoms growth in mature markets is becoming increasingly challenging even though the introduction of new technologies, particularly LTE, have provided some relief. Expansion... 2013-02-05

India's Bharti Infratel announced that its net profit for the quarter ended December 31 2012 increased by 31% year-on-year (y-o-y), and BMI believes that the company is poised for further... 2013-02-04

Local media reported that the Chinese government is considering lifting a decade-long ban on gaming consoles, and investors of Nintendo and Sony have responded accordingly in the financial... 2013-01-31

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has agreed to sell its 30% stake in Pakistan-based Warid Telecom after a strategic review revealed that it was unlikely to improve its current... 2013-01-30

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved an application from the country's five mobile operators and smartcard system firm EasyCard to jointly run a near field communication... 2013-01-28

Indian mobile operators Bharti Airtel and IDEA Cellular hiked their voice tariff rates by almost 100% in late January 2013 as companies try to recover from the damages and low prices... 2013-01-25

Vietnam's Global Telecommunications (GTel Mobile), which markets under the brand Gmobile, has reportedly signed a principle agreement with the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group... 2013-01-24

The excitement around Myanmar's telecoms industry liberalisation reached a new high when the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced on January 15 2013... 2013-01-24

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is to permit mobile network operators to lease access to their transmission towers to each other. This welcome development... 2013-01-23