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NBN to roll out to rural areas first |
Australia's NBN will be deployed first in regional centers outside the major cities in a compromise that the project's critics have claimed will cost billions and could undermine its business case.
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SmarTone boosts 1H profit sevenfold |
The economic recovery and a spike in data sales have helped Hong Kong’s SmarTone boost first half income sevenfold.
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AOL and Google partner for mobile search |
AOL and Google have announced a five year renewal and expansion of what was described as “one of the largest and longest-standing partnerships in Internet history.
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VNA launches new TV channel |
Vietnam’s News Agency (VNA) on Wednesday launched its first TV channel (VNEWS) on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of its establishment (September 15, 1945).
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Unicom net dives 62% on 3G cost |
China Unicom has blamed a 62% plunge in first-half earnings on handset subsidies and 3G costs.
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Telkom, Indosat plan joint satellite launch |
Indonesian operators PT Telkom and PT Indosat have teamed up to deploy a satellite for telecom and HDTV services at a cost of up to $200 million.
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FPT licensed to test pre-4G technology |
The Ministry of Information and Communications has allowed FPT Telecom to test LTE technology in Hanoi and HCM City within one year.
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RCom net plunges 85% |
Reliance Communications (RCom) has become the latest Indian operator to report a sharp slump in earnings as a result of intense mobile price competition.
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Pilot cities named for US m-payments project |
The new US mobile payments initiative being led by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile is to launch pilot services in major cities in Texas, Minnesota and Utah next year, according to sources at Bloomberg.
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StarHub profit falls 25% on higher costs |
Singapore telco StarHub has posted 25% slide in earnings due to higher costs.
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