The telecom ministry is not duty-bound to follow the industry regulator’s advice on policy issues, the solicitor general has said, fuelling concerns that roles of regulators are increasingly getting diluted under this government. Continue reading '‘Telecom ministry not bound to follow regulator’s advice on policy issues’'»
Television subscribers of digital platforms such as DTH and IPTV will soon be able to pick and choose the pay channels they want to watch. Continue reading 'DTH players told to offer pay channels on la carte basis'»
The smart phone market continues to see impressive growth around the world, and in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region particularly. Shipments in the region are expected to grow 53% year-on-year in 2010 to reach 76.7 million units and are projected to easily surpass 100 million units in 2011. Continue reading 'Asia Pacific to become the largest smart phone market by 2012'»
Professional media content will reach far broader markets, and open up whole new revenue streams, thanks to the Video Convergence Forum’s (VCF’s) program to develop standard profile definitions for online video – announced this week at NetEvents APAC Press Summit, Singapore. This program is the latest in a range of activities being undertaking by the VCF to meet the enormous opportunities – and challenges – presented by online video profile proliferation. Continue reading 'Maximizing Revenue From Existing Video Content: Video Convergence Forum addresses need for standard profile definitions'»
Alex Smith, Analyst, Canalys, at 2010 NetEvents APAC Press Summit, Singapore, said that Unified Communications is a critical aspect of any organisation. It facilitates productivity within employees and helps companies communicate with external sources as well including partners, suppliers and even customers. And traditionally a lot of companies initially focus on the voice or the telephony side of the market. And the PBX market really came about as a way to facilitate cost effective and efficient forms of voice communications within companies. Continue reading 'Commentary: Unified communications and collaboration'»
Vidyo, Inc., the first to deliver personal telepresence, is now the first to deliver telepresence to the executive desktop in an easy-to-use touch screen form factor, for the price of a computer. The VidyoDesktop Executive, selected as Best of Interop Finalist in the Collaboration category, offers a full 1080p HD experience. Continue reading 'Vidyo’s videoconferencing touch screen desktop for under $1000'»
Right in the middle of a fierce fight for India’s mobile telecom market, Bharti Airtel has declared that the worst may have passed. Investors would be wise to ignore such proclamations. Continue reading 'India’s Telecom War Isn’t Over Yet'»
There is a strong sign that 2010 could be a watershed year for telecom with lasting and permanent changes in the market structure and competitive landscape. This, in turn, can affect service delivery, coverage, pace of rollout, and ultimately tariffs. Continue reading '2010 likely to be a year of telecom M&As'»
Indian telcos are joining communication majors such as Vodafone, AT&T and France Telecom in a bid to capitalise on the global boom in the mobile applications space. On Tuesday, mobile operator Aircel, along with software major Infosys, will unveil the country’s first mobile application store. Continue reading 'Indian telcos follow global peers, tap mobile apps biz for growth'»
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), an organisation that promotes the development and sustainability of mobile marketing, has announced its Top10 predictions for the mobile telecommunications industry in Asia for 2010. Continue reading 'Top10 Predictions for Asian Mobile Industry 2010'»