Asia-Pacific
IDC: IT transformation strong despite modest economy
11 February 2010
Governments in APEJ, that is, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan will continue to spend until their countries recover from recession. Ten predictions are recorded in IDC’s recently released Asia/Pacific Public Sector 2010 Top Ten Predictions...
Qualcomm: 40 million 3G subscribers in Philippines by 2012?
28 January 2010
The Philippines may see a quadrupling of its citizens signing up for high-speed Internet by 2012. Source of the forecast is silicon-chip-maker Qualcomm, which maintains representatives in Manila...
3G in China - China Mobile all the way?
04 December 2009
A recent feature from Reuters compared the markets for 3G in China and looked forward towards 4G. In particular, it reviewed the successes of China’s three major players. Michael Schwartz reviews the article and adds his own thoughts...
Research and Markets: lower barriers will mean 73 million smartphones in China by 2013
01 December 2009
Research and Markets estimate that smartphone sales in China are set for real growth: over 73 million by 2013, which equates to 31% of all handset sales...
Fixed-line numbers in Myanmar continue growth; 10% for this year, say Companies and Markets
28 October 2009
Growth in fixed-line in Myanmar is to ease upwards with annual growth appearing to be around 10% for 2008-9. This accords with a plan drawn up by the Myanmar administration back in 1990. Companies and Markets’ new report details Myanmar’s telecoms market...
Research and Markets: Laos experiencing mobile boom, attracting investment
07 October 2009
After years of under-performance, Laos is on the way to economic growth. The mobile sector is attracting investment for many reasons including supplying telecoms to successful hydro-electric and mining projects...
Digital Divide? Asia can’t shake it off
25 September 2009
Michael Schwartz looks at the graph of Internet usage in Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2009, recently issued by the Asian Development Bank. Only 16 out of 47 countries surveyed have an Internet rate of 20% or more. The Digital Divide is still a major issue in this region...
China Mobile, Symbian Foundation collaborate for better mobile ecosystem and TD-SCDMA in China
21 September 2009
China Mobile Communications Corporation, the world’s largest mobile network operator, and the Symbian Foundation have agreed to collaborate on a series of key initiatives to improve the mobile ecosystem in China and also to stimulate the development of the market for CCMC’s locally developed 3G network standard, TD-SCDMA...
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