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Mobile players need a new mindset to ensure survival, says Nicole McCormick.
Operators’ need a new mindset if they are to survive in today’s tough mobile business. That’s the message anybody who’s doing the conference circuit in Asia will take home with them.
Asia Pacific is at a turning point, mobilewise. Read the rest of this entry »
Indian ops consider straight-to-LTE option
With 3G still a pipe dream in India, it’s hardly surprising that the country’s mobile operators are at least pondering skipping 3G and jumping straight to Long Term Evolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Last week, India’s communications minister, Andimuthu Raja, referred two key 3G auction decisions – reserve prices and number of 3G slots to be auctioned – to a Group of Ministers, following the failure of the Department of Telecommunications and the regulator to reach consensus on the issues.
Voice won’t be Taiwanese WiMAX ops saving grace
The news that Taiwan’s yet to launch WiMAX licensees are badgering the National Communications Commission (NCC) to allow them to offer voice services alongside their mobile broadband offering is a sure sign that reality is dawning on the six licensees. Read the rest of this entry »
WiMAX operators demanding to offer voice services is nothing new, even South Korean giant KT has long argued – unsuccessfully so far - that it should be allowed to offer voice services in order to increase the attractiveness of its WiBRO network.
Distribution to villages vital to Indian success
It’s one thing for Indian operators to boast how many base stations they’ve rolled out, or how cheap their tariffs are, but how operators physically get services out to customers in the villages will be one of the key make-or-break differentiators for the country’s mobile operators.
The plain fact is that distribution right to the heart of the village will prove critical to any Indian operator. Read the rest of this entry »
Hong Kong snubbing WiMax raises questions over technology’s role
The fact that mobile WiMax will not become a commercial reality in Hong Kong should not come as a surprise given there is 99% WCDMA/HSPA network coverage in Hong Kong.
The country’s five mobile operators steered clear of bidding for the 100MHz of unpaired spectrum that was auctioned recently at 2.3GHz and 2.5-2.6GHz, which would have been suitable for rolling out mobile WiMax services. Read the rest of this entry »
China’s 3G licenses finally on the move
China’s cabinet, the State Council, has finally given its approval for three 3G licenses to be issued, some seven years after industry pundits first started speculating that 3G licenses may not be too far away. Read the rest of this entry »
The announcement of January 31 could ultimately see the mainland’s 3G licenses being actually issued to its three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom - come early 2009.
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Nicole McCormick
Senior Analyst covering the Asia Pacific mobile industry.
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