Sep 08, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
An executive briefing on the telecommunications industry for Sept 8, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http:/ www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
AUSTRALIAN TELCO OPTUS CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY REFORMS
SYDNEY - Telstra (ASX:TLS) chief executive David Thodey may be nice to deal with but the telco giant's behaviour will not change while industry regulation remains unchanged, Optus says.
The director of government and corporate affairs at Australia's number two telco, Maha Krishnapillai, on Tuesday reaffirmed Optus' call for significant legislative change as part of the federal government's implementation of a national broadband network (NBN).
SALES OF SAMSUNG'S 'HAPTIC' SMARTPHONE TOP 3 MLN IN S. KOREA
SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930), the world's second-largest handset maker, said Tuesday that sales of its "Haptic" smartphone in South Korea have surpassed the three million mark.
Sales of Haptic mobile phones have totaled some three million units since first going on sale in South Korea in March 2008, the company said in a statement.
INDIA'S TECH MAHINDRA WINS US$411.8 MLN IT DEAL FROM ETISALAT DB
NEW DELHI - Telecom service provider Etisalat DB, which is in the process of starting mobile services in 15 circles across India, on Monday said it has outsourced its IT applications to software firm Tech Mahindra (BSE:532755) in a deal valued at Rs 20 billion (US$411.8 million).
The pact between Etisalat DB Telecom, a joint venture between India's Swan Telecom and UAE-based Etisalat, and Tech Mahindra is intended to be spread over a period of 10 years, the telco said in a statement.
INDIAN CAB SEC CALLS MEETING WITH DOT, DEFENCE ON SPECTRUM RELEASE
NEW DELHI - With the Indian government firm on auctioning 3G spectrum before this year end, Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar has called a meeting on September 11 with Department of Telecom and Defence Ministry secretaries to expedite release of radio waves for sale.
"Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar will chair a meeting with the secretaries of both the ministries to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between them in May this year for release of spectrum", a senior DoT official said.
HARVARD INTRODUCES SK TELECOM'S SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
SEOUL - SK Telecom (KSE:017670), South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier, said Monday that its sustainability management policy has been made the focus of a case study at Harvard Business School.
The company said it is the first Korean enterprise to be published in a Harvard Business School case study in the field of corporate social responsibility.
CHINA UNICOM,TELEFONICA AGREE ON US$1 BLN SHARES SWAP
BEIJING - China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. Said Sunday that it signed a deal with Telefonica, the Spanish telecom operator, to enhance their alliance by spending US$1 billion each on share purchase.
China Unicom would acquire shares equal to about between 0.885 per cent to 0.892 per cent of stake in Telefonica, according to the company's statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
JAPAN CO SOFTBANK'S SECURITIZED RECEIVABLES TO MAKE US$644M IN Q3
TOKYO - Softbank Corp. (TSE:9984) is likely to raise some 60 billion yen (US$643.92 million) by securitizing the receivables of its cellular phone service business in the July-September quarter.
This is down roughly 10 billion yen, or 15 per cent, from the amount generated in the April-June period because of its reduced funding needs after issuing bonds.
JAPAN'S NTT EAST TO SELL I'NET SERVICES VIA REAL ESTATE BROKERS
TOKYO - Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp. plans to enlist real estate brokers to sell its Flet's fiber-optic communications services.
The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) unit has up to now marketed its broadband services directly to customers or via electronics retailers and Internet service providers.
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AUSTRALIAN TELCO OPTUS CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY REFORMS
SYDNEY - Telstra (ASX:TLS) chief executive David Thodey may be nice to deal with but the telco giant's behaviour will not change while industry regulation remains unchanged, Optus says.
The director of government and corporate affairs at Australia's number two telco, Maha Krishnapillai, on Tuesday reaffirmed Optus' call for significant legislative change as part of the federal government's implementation of a national broadband network (NBN).
SALES OF SAMSUNG'S 'HAPTIC' SMARTPHONE TOP 3 MLN IN S. KOREA
SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930), the world's second-largest handset maker, said Tuesday that sales of its "Haptic" smartphone in South Korea have surpassed the three million mark.
Sales of Haptic mobile phones have totaled some three million units since first going on sale in South Korea in March 2008, the company said in a statement.
INDIA'S TECH MAHINDRA WINS US$411.8 MLN IT DEAL FROM ETISALAT DB
NEW DELHI - Telecom service provider Etisalat DB, which is in the process of starting mobile services in 15 circles across India, on Monday said it has outsourced its IT applications to software firm Tech Mahindra (BSE:532755) in a deal valued at Rs 20 billion (US$411.8 million).
The pact between Etisalat DB Telecom, a joint venture between India's Swan Telecom and UAE-based Etisalat, and Tech Mahindra is intended to be spread over a period of 10 years, the telco said in a statement.
INDIAN CAB SEC CALLS MEETING WITH DOT, DEFENCE ON SPECTRUM RELEASE
NEW DELHI - With the Indian government firm on auctioning 3G spectrum before this year end, Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar has called a meeting on September 11 with Department of Telecom and Defence Ministry secretaries to expedite release of radio waves for sale.
"Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar will chair a meeting with the secretaries of both the ministries to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between them in May this year for release of spectrum", a senior DoT official said.
HARVARD INTRODUCES SK TELECOM'S SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
SEOUL - SK Telecom (KSE:017670), South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier, said Monday that its sustainability management policy has been made the focus of a case study at Harvard Business School.
The company said it is the first Korean enterprise to be published in a Harvard Business School case study in the field of corporate social responsibility.
CHINA UNICOM,TELEFONICA AGREE ON US$1 BLN SHARES SWAP
BEIJING - China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. Said Sunday that it signed a deal with Telefonica, the Spanish telecom operator, to enhance their alliance by spending US$1 billion each on share purchase.
China Unicom would acquire shares equal to about between 0.885 per cent to 0.892 per cent of stake in Telefonica, according to the company's statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
JAPAN CO SOFTBANK'S SECURITIZED RECEIVABLES TO MAKE US$644M IN Q3
TOKYO - Softbank Corp. (TSE:9984) is likely to raise some 60 billion yen (US$643.92 million) by securitizing the receivables of its cellular phone service business in the July-September quarter.
This is down roughly 10 billion yen, or 15 per cent, from the amount generated in the April-June period because of its reduced funding needs after issuing bonds.
JAPAN'S NTT EAST TO SELL I'NET SERVICES VIA REAL ESTATE BROKERS
TOKYO - Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp. plans to enlist real estate brokers to sell its Flet's fiber-optic communications services.
The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) unit has up to now marketed its broadband services directly to customers or via electronics retailers and Internet service providers.
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