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Censorship versus security
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 18/08/2010
» Freedom of speech, abuse of power by the government, and the new norms of a democratic society empowered by the Internet were all topics discussed by a wide variety of speakers at a seminar on the third anniversary of the Computer Misuse Act, often known as the Cybercrime law, hosted by the Thai Netizen Network, Media 4 Democracy and the Southeast Asia Press Alliance.
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Fixing the broken ISP model
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 25/08/2010
» The business model for providing Internet services is broken. Content owners are paying specialist content delivery networks more and more to deliver content which consumers expect for free, leaving the ISP squeezed in the middle with no incentive to invest in more infrastructure to improve quality of service needed for video. That is, until a small British company suddenly found itself in a unique position with the right technology at the right time to fix it.
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The case of the missing data privacy law
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 25/08/2010
» The problem with the computer crime law is not the law itself, but the fact that it was designed as a pair of laws and the thrust of criticism levelled at the law today is really a reflection of the missing data privacy law that was drafted alongside it - the yin to the cyber crime law's yang.
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Amendments needed to avert 3G disaster
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» It will be a disaster if the 3G bid goes ahead now without amendments. Operators have a choice either to boycott the auction, or to sign a document they have no intention of abiding by - in other words, doing things the Thai way. The problem stems from three clauses added at the last moment, after the last hearing and appearing in the final draft for the auction information memorandum (IM) calling for the return of frequency; for no core network and for no roaming from 2G to 3G.
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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.
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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.
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The few hopes and many frustrations of a telco boss
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 16/06/2010
» Everything stopped after the latest round of public hearings. The key points that have led to the delay are the mixed political signals regarding concession conversion (ending 2G concessions and turning them into licenses) and the migration to 3G, and the effect this would have on the revenue streams of CAT and ToT. Then there was the question of the legitimacy and power of the caretaker National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). This had to be referred to the Council of State and things got bogged down there.
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NTC attempts to force out the squatters
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 16/06/2010
» Use it or lose it. That is the message the National Telecommunications Commission is telling ToT and other agencies who are now squatting on the lucrative 2.3GHz band, telling them to apply for 10-year licences and go commercial with Broadband Wireless Access via WiMAX soon, perhaps as early as September.
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Mobiles 'to become key to finance'
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/05/2010
» The mobile phone will definitely be the centrepiece of consumer interaction for financial services in the future, but the real battle is being fought behind the scenes by major players to establish the ecosystem that empowers it.
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Gorilla in the midst of digital broadcasting revolution
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 28/04/2010
» Digital broadcasting is changing the way broadcast media works, with real-time high definition streams being shown across the globe and archives suddenly becoming alive and easily accessible.
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