Operators must "harness" changing user behaviour
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators are facing a challenge in responding to changing user behaviour and need to "harness" this in order to develop new services and design networks that meet evolving customer needs, according to Suresh Sidhu, Chief Corp...
Competition driving telco/broadcast partnerships
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Telecom operators and broadcasters are both facing challenges which make partnerships more attractive, according to Jimmy Kim, CEO of Ustream Korea and SVP, head of the Global Media Business Unit at Korea Telecom. The executi...
HP: Business needs key to big data choices
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators looking to exploit the data at their disposal to drive new business opportunites need to start by defining their target use cases, rather than getting caught up with the enabling technologies at their disposal, HP's ...
Carphone Warehouse chief gives major backing to Huawei
Edit Post LIVE FROM HUAWEI ASCEND P6 LAUNCH, LONDON: Sir Charles Dunstone, the chairman of Carphone Warehouse (pictured), announced that Huawei’s new flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, will be the first device from the Chinese company to be offered by the European...Four Asian markets pledge 700MHz mobile broadband commitment
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Communications regulators from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore today announced a commitment to align with the APT 700MHz band plan. At an event held today in Singapore, the group noted the potential for...
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Huawei denies Nokia bid plan
Edit Post Huawei has denied it has plans to acquire ailing handset vendor Nokia after a report linked the companies. The Financial Times report came on the back of comments made by Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, at the launch of the company’s... -
AlcaLu reveals 'Shift Plan' to revive company
Edit Post Alcatel-Lucent’s new CEO Michel Combes (pictured) has announced his strategy for turning around the ailing telecoms manufacturer, and it involves a focus on high-speed wireless services and IP networking as well as cost-cutting, asset sales and debt-reduc... -
Dish pulls back on battle for Sprint
Edit Post Satellite TV company Dish Network said it will not submit a revised bid for Sprint after the US number-three operator’s board recently recommended a fresh bid from SoftBank. Sprint said it would accept a revised offer from Dish by 18 June, but Dish sai...
