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Challenges ahead for telco firms
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 29/12/2010
» The new Frequency Allocation Act has failed to keep up with technology according to an NTC commissioner while all the major telcos agree that concession conversion is needed for a level playing field and to prepare the industry for imminent AFTA and WTO trade liberalisation.
Qualcomm promises a revolution
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 15/12/2010
» HONG KONG: Dual core snapdragons, e-readers based on the design of a butterfly's wings and body area networks that will revolutionise e-Health are just some of the things that telecommunications giant Qualcomm says we can expect to see and buy in 2011.
Confusion reigns over three-point-whatever
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 15/09/2010
» Just what is 3.9G? To most of the world, 3.9G means LTE, long term evolution, but for Thai people 3.9G is a vague concept of 42MBPS, but quite what technology it is seems to be beyond most of the people I asked at the 3.9G Thailand Human DNA event.
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.
Perhaps we can just skip 3G altogether?
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 18/08/2010
» Should we skip 3G and go straight for 4G? Or do we need to walk before we run and evolve? A couple of years ago, I was all for leapfrogging to 4G. Then, the telcos convinced me that 3G had economies of scale that could not be ignored. But more recently, the technical limitations of 3G are becoming more and more painful as smart phones get smarter and notebooks get more bandwidth-hungry.
Unclogging the networks
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 04/08/2010
» While most of today's modern 3G data plans talk of megabytes of data, airtime minutes are still important and telcos need tools to help them see the hidden congestion that is clogging up their networks to provide a better end user experience.
Parties need to work together to break deadlock
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 28/07/2010
» Four parties need to work together to break the deadlock in the telecommunications sector and allow the 3G auction to achieve its full potential, according to a leading think-tank.
Johnsen calls for clarification
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» There is a need to restructure the telco industry and move on from the era of concessions and revenue sharing. It should happen now, before the 3G auction, as the cost of proceeding with an auction on top of this regulatory mess now to fix it at a later date will be much higher than a six-month delay today.
Qualcomm's TD-LTE to bridge divide
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 07/07/2010
» TD-LTE is ready today to be deployed for Broadband Wireless Access and bridge the digital divide, according telecom giant and chipmaker Qualcomm, which has just seen the biggest roll-out so far of the technology in Shanghai.
Intel keen to promote broadband
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 23/06/2010
» WiMAX is the only technology mature enough to do the job of Broadband Wireless Access and help bridge the digital divide, according to Kevin Lim, Intel WiMAX Managing Director for the region.