Friday, 4 November 2011

Trial of Commercial LTE Network
---Fastest Indoor and Outdoor LTE Service with the maximum downlink speed of 75Mbps

Trial of Commercial LTE Network<br>---Fastest Indoor and Outdoor LTE Service with the maximum downlink speed of 75Mbps

(Japan mobile market)

eAccess Ltd. announced that it has now begun the trial of commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network using the 1.7GHz band, in preparation of service commencement in March 2012 in the Kanto area. eAccess Ltd. has been studying the launch of the next-generation mobile telecommunication system LTE.

The trial is intended to evaluate and verify the commercial LTE network prior to the start of service, including the quality of telecommunication and LTE with the maximum downlink speed of 75Mbps and the maximum uplink speed of 25Mbps, the fastest speeds for both indoor and outdoor LTE service.*

(*As of November 2011 for domestic services)

With a track record as the leading mobile broadband operator, eAccess Ltd. aims to rapidly build a nationwide network to deal with demands for fast mobile broadband services that utilize cutting-edge technologies.
The launch of LTE is currently underway at existing 3.9G (HSPA+) base stations, with a plan to offer new high speed networks by upgrading some of the base stations to make them compatible with LTE. This would allow us to offer ultra high speed LTE networks promptly, without establishing separate base stations that are compatible with LTE.

DiGi delivers record-high YoY revenue growth

Shah Alam, 24 October 2011: DiGi.Com Bhd continues to sustain the strong momentum of its data business, with mobile data accounting for close to 30% of the company's revenues for the first nine months of the current fiscal year. For the quarter under review, the revenue growth was additionally driven from seasonally strong voice and VAS revenues, the company said when releasing its 2011 third quarter results.

Chief Executive Officer Henrik Clausen said, "We've pushed harder to make data accessible and affordable to everyone on a mobile device. Today, we believe our 'Internet for All' proposition clearly responds to our customers' demand for accessible and quality mobile Internet. We see this reflected in continued strong growth in our data revenues, from a larger subscription base of 9.6 million customers. This was driven by product offerings aimed at encouraging new data users through attractive plans and handsets."

"We have also continued to strengthen the foundation of our data network to support future increase in mobile Internet adoption and traffic. Our network modernisation efforts remain a high priority for the Company, and we aim to further improve our capability in the areas of coverage, capacity, quality and efficiency to support mobile data growth, by putting in place a brand-new LTE-ready network by the end of 2012," Clausen explained.

The company is also streamlining its distribution set-up to improve its ability to anticipate and meet customer needs in a high data traffic environment. "Another key focus of our transformation agenda is to redefine our distribution network to significantly improve our presence and customers' experience across various touch-points nationwide," Clausen added.

DiGi's good traction on operational efficiency has again driven margin improvements during the quarter. "We remain committed to exploring industry collaboration aimed at further reducing network operating costs, and to drive improvements in our network quality and coverage. This would include leveraging on the scale and global initiatives of Telenor Group," Clausen explained.

For the quarter under review, DiGi recorded total revenue growth of 12.5% over the corresponding quarter last year, resulting in total revenues of RM1.52 billion.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA") and EBITDA margin for the third quarter also improved from RM593.8 million and 43.9% to RM708.3 million and 46.6% respectively. This was a result of solid revenue growth combined with continued focus on operational efficiency. DiGi will pay an interim single-tier tax exempt dividend of 37.0 sen per ordinary share for financial year ending 31 December 2011 on 8 December 2011.

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Mobile Internet Becomes Faster with New Modem from GSM Kazakhstan/Kcell

2 November 2011, Almaty – Operator of cellular communication GSM Kazakhstan, operating under the trademarks Kcell, Activ and Vegaline announces release on the market of the new high-speed USB-modem, ensuring data transfer rates of up to 7.2 megabits per second in the third-generation communication networks (3G).

New USB-modems ZTE MF-190 and ZTE MF-631 models (with a twist mechanism) enable unprecedented mobile Internet data transfer rate of up to 7.2 megabits per second, which is two times higher than the maximum speed of the previous models.

“It is less than a year since we started building the third-generation (3G) network, and we have already managed to bring some happiness to our customers, offering a range of tariffs, services and products in order to use the broadband mobile Internet. For example, we launched the tariff options “Mobile Internet Plus” with the reduced of up to 35 times cost per one megabyte of the traffic, “Unlimited Internet”, being connected to which there will not be any need to worry about the volume of the remaining traffic, “Unlimited Browsing” with Opera Mini and Nokia, free access to social networks Facebook and VKontakte . Putting on the market the even better, super-speed modem is the next logical step that we took in order our subscribers can comfortably use our services”, commented Veysel Aral, Chief Executive Officer of GSM Kazakhstan/Kcell.

Until 31 March 31 2012, the new high-speed modem KcellConnect will be available as part of the promo action “Unlimited as a gift” at a special price with the unlimited traffic, valid for one month from the date of activation. All the details of the promo action can be found on the

DOCOMO Releases Medium-Term Vision 2015 “Shaping a Smart Life”

DOCOMO Releases Medium-Term Vision 2015 “Shaping a Smart Life”

TOKYO, JAPAN, November 2, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. today announced its new Medium-Term Vision 2015 “Shaping a Smart Life” to establish clear steps and initiatives to be implemented in order to realize the company’s Corporate Vision for 2020, “Pursuing Smart Innovation: HEART”. By propelling service innovation and convergence of industries/services with “DOCOMO’s clouds”, DOCOMO will aim to offer enhanced safety and security and deliver more convenient and efficient solutions to people’s everyday lives and businesses, to fulfill smart lives.

Initiatives for evolution of mobile services
DOCOMO will provide customers with greater enjoyment and convenience through flexible and expandable services and content in an open environment, in addition to enhancing operability through a diverse lineup of devices centered on smartphones. In addition to offering customers enhanced security environment and customer-support for greater peace of mind, DOCOMO will deliver a highly stable data-communication environment by steadily expanding the capacity and coverage of its ultra high-speed LTE mobile service, Xi™ (“crossy”). Through such efforts to promote the growth of smartphones and Xi usage, DOCOMO aims to increase smartphone subscriptions to 40 million and Xi subscriptions to 30 million by fiscal 2015. As a result of such growth, DOCOMO seeks growth in packet revenue of 1.5 times between fiscal 2011 and 2015.
New value creation through convergence of industries/services
With an aim to become an Integrated Service Company, DOCOMO will drive innovation through convergence with various industries and services by collaborating with alliance partners, especially in fields that offer great synergy with DOCOMO’s mobile business. New value will be created in a wide range of business domains covering media/content business, finance/payment business, commerce business, medical/healthcare business, machine-to-machine (M2M) business, aggregation/platform business, environment/ecology business, and safety/security business. Through these efforts, DOCOMO aims to raise revenue from new business to approximately one trillion yen by fiscal 2015, an approximately 2.5 increase over fiscal 2011.
Use of cloud and initiatives for building customer trust and delivering peace of mind
DOCOMO will propel service innovation and convergence of industries/services leveraging “DOCOMO’s clouds” (“personal,” “business” and network clouds), to allow people to lead a smart life characterized by enhanced convenience, fulfillment, efficiency and safety/security. DOCOMO will leverage its customer-relations expertise to provide enhanced support to mobile customers and customers in its new businesses. At the same time, the company will expand its social responsibility initiatives and other new countermeasures for enhanced safety and security based on experiences from the Great East Japan Earthquake and aim to become a company trusted by customers even in its new businesses.

mio TV presents the hottest in Korean entertainment with ONE

mio TV presents the hottest in Korean entertainment with ONE

Singapore, 31 October 2011 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) in partnership with Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia announced today that mio TV will premiere the ONE channel on 1 November.

ONE is the first Asian general entertainment high-definition TV channel from Sony Pictures Television’s networks in Asia and will be available to mio TV customers on Channel 39. The channel will be offered as part of mio TV’s Jingxuan Pack and will bring customers the newest dramas and shows produced by Seoul-based broadcaster and content supplier SBS. To allow all mio TV customers to experience the channel, ONE will be offered for free from 1 to 30 November.

Korean pop culture and entertainment draws immense interest across the region and Singapore is no different. Feedback from our customers indicates that Korean dramas and variety shows have strong appeal across a wide audience,” said Mr Goh Seow Eng, Chief, Digital Home. “With ONE offering the hippest Korean content in high definition, we are confident that the channel will be an irresistible entertainment destination, especially for ‘Hallyu’ fans in Singapore.”

Mr Goh adds, “We are especially pleased to offer this highly attractive channel at no extra charge to our Jingxuan pack customers, who recently had Celestial Movies (天映频道) and SingTel’s self-packaged Jia Le Channel (佳乐台) added to their Jingxuan pack at no extra charge too. We are always looking to expand our customers’ entertainment options while adding value.”

Korean fans can enjoy the latest Korean dramas, some as early as a few weeks after the South Korea premiere dates on ONE exclusively. The Korean dramas will air with Chinese subtitles and some shows will be dubbed in Mandarin. Additionally, the programming line-up also includes the most current K-pop variety, reality and music programmes.

“There is great demand for fresh Korean content of high quality and ONE offers just that to viewers in the region. We are confident ONE will be a must-have channel for fans on mio TV and are pleased to find a great partner such as SingTel, to bring ONE to a wider audience base in Singapore,” said Mr Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.

Subscribers of ONE can look forward to enjoy the following shows in November: “Athena: Goddess of War”, an espionage thriller featuring Cha Seung-Won (City Hall) and Super Junior’s Choi Si-Won (Oh! My Lady), will premiere on 12 November and airs on Saturdays at 8.45pm.

New period drama “Deep Rooted Tree” starring Jang Hyuk (Midas) premieres 14 November and airs on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9.05pm. “Scent of a Woman” starring Korean heartthrob Lee Dong Wook (My Girl) and Kim Suna (My Lovely Samsoon), will premiere on 30 November, and will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9.05pm. Family drama “Pure Pumpkin Flower” is set to premiere on 21 November and airs Mondays through Fridays at 10.20pm.

ONE is available from 1 November as part of the Jingxuan Pack or $6.42 per month on an a la carte basis.

Current mio TV subscribers can subscribe to ONE directly by using the mio TV on-screen interface or by contacting the SingTel Hotline at 1800 555 6000 from Monday to Saturday, 8.00am to 6.00pm. For new subscribers, sign-ups for mio TV services are available at any SingTel shop or SingTel exclusive retailers.