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Azenqos bridges digital divide
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» A Thai telecommunications start-up has taken off-the-shelf smart phones and turned them into powerful network monitoring tools thanks to a lot of hard work and a grant from the NBTC. The drive test tool costs a small fraction of the cost of similar units from the big name telecommunication equipment makers.
Ericsson sets out smart pipe plan
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» Ericsson has set out a plan to help mobile operators return to profitability and evolve into a smart pipe, while the longer term focus is now on LTE and 50 billion connected devices by 2020.
The pitfalls that need to be addressed
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» If all sectors of society of the future are to be online, Thailand will need leadership who can set the tone and put in motion the strong regulation needed so that back haul and spectrum re-allocation, the gold-rush of the 21st century can be done in an efficient and fair way. Professor Rohan Samarajiva, CEO of think-tank LIRNEAsia, was in Bangkok and set out the questions and pitfalls that Thailand needs to address going forward.
Teradata launches new text analytics
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 08/12/2010
» Thailand has reached a stage of maturity where the rush to acquire new customers is over and businesses are turning to intelligence, and in particular to data warehousing, to better understand the customer and increase revenue.
Brocade mulling move into IP networking space
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 17/11/2010
» BALI, INDONESIA : Brocade, ruler of the SAN (storage area network) in the data centre is looking to move into the IP networking space to bring data-centre class resiliency, security and performance to the greater Internet as the explosion of connectivity continues.
The task of restoring investor confidence
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/09/2010
» Thailand has a unique history when it comes to the telecommunications sector.
Arianespace to focus on Asia-Pacific
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» Arianespace has celebrated its 30th anniversary in bringing affordable satellite launches by focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which is poised to see high levels of growth in the new few years.
BlackBerry style service for the masses
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 30/06/2010
» Imagine a BlackBerry style service for the masses with monthly fees for push mail at just 18 baht a week that gives telcos the opportunity to get back in on the game and offer value and stickiness to their customers. Tippingpoint provides the software and PT Superphone is providing the hardware, and after success in Indonesia the company is now setting its sights on Thailand.
Seven years of frustration
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 19/05/2010
» Seven years. That is how long I have been writing for the Bangkok Post. I almost did not make it to this milestone, but somehow I managed. I could go on about how disillusioned I am with the Thai IT scene, the government, the Ministry of Truth and the Knights of Truffle and Cake, but why bother? When I started in 2003, we were on the cusp of digital inclusion; of bridging the digital divide and of a new era in 3G communications. Fast forward to 2010 we are still, erm, nowhere.
Telco to help rural majority access banking services
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/05/2010
» Telenor Pakistan, the country's number two mobile operator, has recently purchased a bank and is now using its banking license through its network of franchisees and top-up agents to offer banking services to Pakistan's largely unbanked population, with savings, insurance and international remittance soon to follow.