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Industry looking to fine-tune performance as popularity grows
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 24/11/2010
» New 3G technology on the network side could mean a 30 percent improvement in battery life for smart phones, while development of 2G networks continue to increase data capacity in a world that will soon be dominated by handsets sending small amounts of data all day.
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Jabra expands in wireless market
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/12/2010
» Jabra might be known for its stylish consumer Bluetooth headsets but in fact 75 percent of its revenue comes from its enterprise solutions. Pick up the phone to a call centre, and chances are the operator is using a Jabra headset. Go into a modern open-plan office, and chances are the executives walking around are also using long-range Jabra wireless headsets to keep in touch. Ralph Ede, Managing Director for Jabra in South Asia, explained the other three quarters of his business.
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Loxley sees FTTx as the future
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/12/2010
» ToT's 3G network this week celebrates its first anniversary, yet the network today remains fundamentally identical to the one that was commercially launched on Dec 3, 2009. Roll-out has not been as expected and this has caused number two 3G mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Loxley to rethink its business plan. Suroj Lamsam, Executive-Vice President for Loxley PCL in charge of its 3G MVNO programme, explains what happened and his hopes for the future.
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The final nail, not a new era
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 01/12/2010
» As Thailand celebrates one year of ToT's 3G network, others will mourn the passing of the Frequency Allocation Act. Instead of marking the beginning of a new dawn in Thailand's telecommunications saga, the act marks the final nail in the coffin for our short-lived attempts to reform the telecommunications sector from a 90s-style state-run concession to a modern, deregulated licensed one.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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3G will create new business models
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 08/09/2010
» With the arrival of 3G in Thailand, mobile operators will need new business models and compete on more than just price. In many countries, vendors such as Amazon, HP and Nokia have bypassed the operator directly and become a MVNO, creating a relationship between themselves and the consumer, bypassing the network operator. Quite how the market will adjust will be seen soon as the pieces fall into place.
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The winding road to 4G
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 15/09/2010
» From a world with many technologies in 2G to one with a few in 3G, the world is moving towards LTE as a great harmonising standard. The standard for 1GBPS (that is 1,000MBPS) LTE, the speed that the ITU defines as 4G, is expected to be ratified this year and equipment available by 2014.
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