PCCW presents advanced Wi-Fi network offloading solutions during Mobile World Congress

PCCW presents advanced Wi-Fi network offloading solutions during Mobile World Congress

PCCW will showcase the Next Generation Hotspot technology during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain next week. More than 50,000 senior mobile industry leaders from 200 countries who attend the Congress may witness the power of the technology which enables seamless roaming between 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

The demonstration will be held at the Cisco exhibition booth at the Congress (Booth No. A70, Hall 8) between February 14 and 17. The Next Generation Hotspot technology rides on IEEE 802.11u and 802.1x specifications in conjunction with Cisco's Wi-Fi equipment technology, Aicent's Wi-Fi roaming connectivity and PCCW's state-of-the-art EAP-SIM authentication infrastructure that is showcased on an 802.11u enabled Samsung Galaxy S smartphone."

Vodafone Fiji extends 3G network in tourism belt

Vodafone Fiji extends 3G network in tourism belt

Vodafone Fiji's 3G network along the tourism belt of the Coral Coast and in the Yasawa group has been strengthened further with the commissioning of 3G base stations at the Warwick Resort near Korolevu, the Naviti Resort and on Tavewa Island.

Areas now receiving 3G coverage from the two new additions on the Coral Coast include both resorts, the Queen's Highway from the Warwick toward the Beach House, and Maui Bay and the Queens Highway towards Korolevu. Other popular Coral Coast destinations already enjoying Vodafone's 3G coverage include The Hide Away, Outrigger on the Lagoon, Shangri-La's Fijian and Tabua Sands.

Meanwhile, visitors and locals on the Yasawa islands of Nacula, Tavewa, Matacawa Levu, Turtle Island, Nanuya Levu and Nanuya Lailai are also now enjoying the benefits of 3G including video calling and high speed internet services on wireless mobile broadband.

Banglalink launches billpay service with Cwasa

Banglalink launches billpay service with Cwasa

dhaka, bangladesh-banglalink further strengthened its position as a leader in mobile financial services (mfs) today with the launch of billpay service with cwasa. the launching ceremony was held today, the 10th of february, 2011, at chittagong.

banglalink has already established itself in mobile financial services (mfs) by launching billpay services, international remittance services and mobile train ticketing service. billpay service with cwasa is a continuation of this endeavor, which has a potential of bringing benefits to over 50,000 subscribers of cwasa.

Telstra reports encouraging sales momentum, confirms guidance, maintains dividend, reaches NBN milestone

Telstra reports encouraging sales momentum, confirms guidance, maintains dividend, reaches NBN milestone

The reported results for the December 2010 half year are:

Sales revenue declined 0.5% or $60 million to $12,263 million

EBITDA declined by 13.9% or $737 million to $4,580 million

EBIT declined by 24.1% or $756 million to $2,376 million

Net Profit After Tax declined by 36.0% to $1,207 million

A capex to sales ratio of 11.8%, with $1,451 million invested in the half

On a guidance basis -

Sales revenue declined 0.5% in-line with guidance of a flattish result

EBITDA declined by 12.5% in-line with guidance of a low double-digit decline (excluding a $59 million net gain on the sale of SouFun, KeyCorp and Telstra UK and $133 million impairment in Octave investments)

Telstra’s initiatives to attract new customers resulted in:

919,000 additional mobile customers, including 297,000 additional postpaid handheld and 505,000 additional wireless broadband subscribers

139,000 additional fixed broadband customers, compared with a decline of 30,000 in the first half of 2010

214,000 additional T-Box™ and T-Hub™ services

420,000 more customers on bundled multi-product plans.

SingTel Group’s mobile customer base reaches 383 million

SingTel Group’s mobile customer base reaches 383 million

SingTel added 62,000 mobile customers in the quarter. The Singapore total customer base grew 2 per cent from a year ago to 3.2 million as at 31 December 2010. SingTel maintains its lead in the mobile market with an overall market share of 44.2 per cent as at 30 November 2010.

Optus added 88,000 new mobile customers in the quarter, bringing nine months net additions to 468,000.

Bharti had a total mobile customer base of 199.6 million across its operations in 19 countries covering India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and across Africa, an increase of 6 per cent from a quarter ago.

In India, its mobile customer base increased 33.6 million or 28 per cent from a year ago to 152 million as at 31 December 2010. In Africa, Bharti’s mobile customer base grew 2.0 million or 5 per cent from a quarter ago.

Telkomsel’s mobile customer base grew to 94.0 million, an increase of 15 per cent or 12.4 million from a year ago. AIS’ mobile customer base grew 2.4 million or 8 per cent from a year ago to 31.2 million.

Globe had 26.5 million mobile customers, an increase of 14 per cent or 3.2 million from a year ago. Warid had a mobile customer base of 17.5 million, a decline of 1.3 million or 7 per cent from a year ago as it deactivated some of its customers to comply with regulatory requirements in the March 2010 quarter.

PBTL's total mobile customer base was 1.8 million, 138,000 or 7 per cent lower than a year ago resulting from a change in regulatory definition of active customer base.

Telenor Pakistan retains 24.5% market share at Q4 2010

Telenor Pakistan retains 24.5% market share at Q4 2010

Telenor Pakistan has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Pakistan’s second largest cellular company continued to out-perform the industry by registering above average growth. At the end of Q4 2010, the number of subscribers reached 24.7 million, showing a year-on-year growth of 10%. EBITDA margin has remained strong in the quarter, growing by 9% as compared to the same period last year. The year closed with Telenor Pakistan retaining its subscriber market share of 24.5%."

DOCOMO Begins Field Experiments of 4G LTE-Advanced System

DOCOMO Begins Field Experiments of 4G LTE-Advanced System

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that on January 27 it was pre-licensed by the Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for field experiments of LTE-Advanced, a true fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication technology that provides data rates much faster than currently possible with LTE.

Once the license is issued, DOCOMO will begin field experiments of LTE-Advanced in real radio environments in the cities of Yokosuka and Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Maxis launches managed M2M

Maxis launches managed M2M

Maxis Berhad ('Maxis'), introduces Maxis Managed M2M, the country's first managed wireless machine-to-machine service. The launch was officiated by Ms Ng Wan Peng, Chief Operating Officer of the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) at a one-day seminar at the KL Convention Centre entitled Wireless M2M - Emerging Market and Business Opportunities on 28 January 2011.

Maxis' launch of Managed M2M drives innovative wireless capabilities into a wide variety of devices beyond traditional handsets for businesses. The service includes a web-based self-service platform which enables bulk SIM customers to manage their own M2M solutions. The website will serve as an entry point for businesses interested in connecting devices to Maxis' nationwide wireless network at competitive rates. Other Maxis Managed M2M features are: Integrated SIM provisioning, Billing & Reporting tools and also an Application Programming Interface (API) for developing custom business applications.

Said Ms Ng Wan Peng, Chief Operating Officer of the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC): "A thriving data centre industry in Malaysia will provide the critical infrastructure needed to make M2M work, in particular low latency data communications from devices to the cloud."

Telecom NZ and Vodafone get the RBI

Telecom NZ and Vodafone get the RBI

Telecom and Vodafone say they are pleased with today’s announcement that their joint bid for the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) has been selected for commercial negotiations.

The companies say their proposal, based on using their significant existing infrastructure, capability and experience, will deliver the quickest possible results. A fast start will come from building out from the investment both parties have already made in fibre, mobile and fixed line networks.

An open access approach is at the heart of the Telecom Vodafone bid, which will allow other operators to access the infrastructure on equal terms. This will provide strong retail competition from different technologies and service providers and a real choice of solutions and providers for rural New Zealanders.

The two companies will continue to compete fiercely for rural customers.

The Telecom Vodafone bid is based on working together at the infrastructure level to minimise unnecessary infrastructure duplication, and both companies will look to continue this collaborative approach with other parties.

Both Vodafone and Telecom look forward to working with the Government through this stage of the process.