Feb 16, 2011, prepared by Asia Pulse (http:/ www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA AXES OVER 100 CALL CENTRE JOBS IN VICTORIA
MELBOURNE - More than 100 Telstra (ASX:TLS) call centre workers in the eastern part of Australia's Victoria state have been told their jobs will be axed, with some going to the Philippines.
Telstra will close its Moe call centre on April 13, meaning its 114 workers will have to look for new jobs.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS UPDATES BADA MOBILE PLATFORM
BARCELONA - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930), the world's second-largest maker of mobile phones, said Wednesday that it has released the updated version of bada, the company's proprietary mobile operating system.
Samsung added a multitasking feature and mobile payment technology called Near Field Communication (NFC) and voice recognition functions to the second generation of its mobile software, bada 2.0, it said
AUSTRALIAN GOV'T BRUSHES OFF NBN THREAT FROM WIRELESS
CANBERRA - The Australian federal government has dismissed suggestions wireless technology is a threat to the national broadband network (NBN) as Telstra (ASX:TLS) plans to boost mobile internet speeds.
The telco giant aims to have the new 4G technology ready in capital cities and some regional areas by the end of the year.
INDIA'S TULIP TELECOM SEES Q3 NET PROFIT SOAR 42%
NEW DELHI - Enterprise communication services provider Tulip Telecom (BSE:532691) yesterday reported an increase of 42 per cent in its net profit at Rs 81.7 crore (US$18 million) for the quarter ending December 31, 2010.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 57.4 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal year.
RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS' Q3 PROFIT SLUMPS 55%
NEW DELHI - India's Reliance Communications (BSE:532712) yesterday posted a decline of 54.84 per cent at Rs 525.99 crore (US$116 million) in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31.
The company's revenue were down by 7.9 per cent at Rs 4,864.98 crore in Q3 from Rs 5,283.57 crore posted in the same period in the previous fiscal year.
TATA TELCOS MOVE COURT AGAINST ORDER ON SPECTRUM CHARGES
NEW DELHI - Tata group firms Tata Tele Services and Tata Tele Services Maharastra (BSE:532371) yesterday challenged the hike in spectrum usage charge in the Indian Supreme Court.
The two companies challenged the order of the industry tribunal Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), which has declined to stay Department of Telecom (DoT)'s hike in the spectrum charge.
INDIAN TELCO TTSL ATTEMPTS TO DIFFERENTIATE ITSELF ON DUAL TECH.
NEW DELHI - India's Tata Teleservices (TTSL, BSE:532371) yesterday said it is unfair and incorrect to compare the company with dual technology operators like Reliance Communications (RCom, BSE:532712) and others as they had applied and got the approval even before the policy came into effect.
TTSL's statement came in response to RCom's claim that it had to wait since February 2006 for more than 18 months to get the dual technology (GSM and CDMA) licence.
INDIAN TELCO JV UNINOR FINED BY TELCO TRIBUNAL FOR 2G DELAYS
NEW DELHI - India's telecoms tribunal TDSAT yesterday directed Uninor to pay Rs 3.8 crore (US$837,748) to the government as penalty for delay in rolling out services in Mumbai circle, as per its license conditions.
Passing an interim order, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) directed Uninor to pay Rs 3.8 crore, 60 per cent of the penalty imposed by the Department of Telecom (DoT), in Mumbai circle.
INDIA'S TIMES INTERNET TIES UP WITH RCOM FOR WORLD CUP CONTENT
NEW DELHI - Indian internet and mobile services provider Times Internet said it has tied up with Reliance Communication (BSE:532712) to provide content related to the upcoming ICC World Cup to other telecom users.
"We will distribute mobile content related to the World Cup, including SMS, voice and video alerts, live audio commentary and others to a large number of people using services of operators other than Reliance Communication," Times Internet Director (Telecom) Ajay Vaishnavi said.
PHILIPPINE TELCO EASTERN COMPLETES US$20MLN INFRA EXPANSION
MANILA - Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc. on Monday said it has completed its infrastructure expansion program to service the Philippines' emerging business areas in Luzon, Cebu and the growing international market.
In a statement, Eastern said its 240 km fiber network has been completed to serve multinational corporations and business process outsourcing firms, located in various economic zones and industrial parks.
UAE TELCO ETISALAT POSTS US$2BLN IN 2010 NET PROFIT
ABU DHABI - UAE telco giant Etisalat has posted a 2 per cent rise in net revenue for the 2010 year at AED 31.9 billion (US$8.6 billion), as compared to 2009's AED 31.3 billion.
Net assets for 2010 grew 5 per cent over 2009 figures, from AED 40.4 billion to AED 42.6 billion.
INDIA'S WIPRO, CONTINUOUS COMP TIE UP TO OFFER 3G, LTE SOLUTIONS
NEW DELHI - Indian IT firm Wipro Technologies said yesterday it has partnered with US-based Continuous Computing to provide solutions to 3G and Long Term Evolution (LTE) network equipment-makers.
The two companies are working together to provide Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and Femtocell products for network equipment providers supplying 3G and LTE network infrastructure, Wipro said in a statement.
TRAI RECOMMENDATIONS ON 2G ARBITRARY: INDIA'S IDEA CELLULAR
NEW DELHI - Aditya Birla group company Idea Cellular (BSE:532822) said the TRAI recommendations on 2G spectrum pricing were flawed and adopting them would be like "slaughtering the goose laying golden eggs of progress".
"We are dismayed by the continual flip-flops in policy formulation in the telecom sector. In the same breath, the principles of transparency and auction-based spectrum pricing are touted, whereas arbitrary and unreal administered numbers are sought to be portrayed as 'market based'," Idea said in a statement Friday.
S.AUSTRALIA WARNS PUBLIC OF ONGOING TAX PHONE CALL SCAM
ADELAIDE - Sophisticated scammers are ringing or emailing people claiming to represent the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and offering refunds for anyone who will transfer cash to a charity.
South Australia's Consumer Affairs Minister Gail Gago says people should beware such calls from people who often have detailed knowledge of their victim's personal details.
AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA TO USHER IN 4G TECHNOLOGY BY YEAR-END
SYDNEY - Australia's Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) will upgrade its mobile network to 4G (fourth generation) technology in the central business districts of major cities by the end of this year.
Australia's biggest telecommunications company says it will upgrade its Next G network using Long Term Evolution technology.
TELSTRA PLAN TO UPGRADE WIRELESS SPARKS AUST BROADBAND DEBATE
CANBERRA - Telstra's (ASX:TLS) plan to significantly upgrade its wireless internet services has sparked fresh debate in Australia over the viability of the country's national broadband network (NBN).
The telco will use new 4G technology to boost mobile internet speeds in capital cities and some regional areas by the end of the year.
KT CORP'S SHARE SEEN AS 'UNDERVALUED' AMONG FOREIGN INVESTORS
HONG KONG - Shares of South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. (KSE:030200) are seen as undervalued among foreign investors, as South Korea's telecom industry is expected to further expand, boosted by smartphones, financial sources here said Monday.
"Institutional investors in Hong Kong as well as in Singapore are looking into opportunities to buy KT shares, as they consider those shares are substantially undervalued," a Hong Kong-based financial official told Yonhap News Agency, asking for an anonymity.
CHINA'S MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION REACHES 64.4% IN 2010
BEIJING - The number of China's mobile phone users topped 859 million by the end of 2010, and the penetration rate was 64.4 per cent. In Shanghai, the cell phone penetration rate reached 122.9 per cent, ranking the country's first place.
Beijing and Guangzhou respectively took up the second and third places, with the penetration rates reaching 121.4 per cent and 99.9 per cent.
TOP GLOBAL MOBILE FAIR OPENS WITH FANFARE
BARCELONA - The world's largest trade fair for the mobile industry kicked off in this Spanish coastal city on Monday, providing global tech giants and wireless carriers a venue for showcasing the next generation of high-speed mobile Internet technology and a torrent of multimedia-oriented wireless devices.
The Mobile World Congress 2011, which runs for four days through Thursday, has drawn some 1,300 global tech and wireless companies. Top executives from global mobile carriers including Vodafone Group Plc., AT&T Inc., China Mobile Ltd. (SEHK:0941) and many others have flown into Barcelona to discuss the industry's challenges and their network investment strategies.
CHINA'S MOBILE PHONE GAME MARKET FALLS 4.9% IN DECEMBER QTR
BEIJING - The size of China's mobile phone game market slid 4.9 per cent quarter on quarter in October-December 2010 to 877 million yuan (US$132.99 million), due mainly to a change in policy by Chinese telecom operators, according to the market research firm Analysys International.
The market believes that Chinese carriers' policy of sending text messages asking for confirmation from mobile phone game players directly impacted revenues from standalone games.
INDIA'S SUJANA TOWERS NET RISES OVER 2-FOLD TO US$2.98 MLN IN Q3
MUMBAI - Indian power transmission and telecom tower maker Sujana Towers (BSE:532887) said its net profit grew more than two-fold to Rs 13.58 crore (US$2.98 million) in the third quarter ended December 31, 2010.
The company had a net profit of Rs 5.62 crore in the same quarter last fiscal year, Sujana Towers said in a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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