China Mobile opens up messaging service Fetion
Instant messaging service Fetion, previously solely operated by Beijing Ultrapower Software but owned by China Mobile, will be restructured to better compete with rival offerings such as WeChat.
Instant messaging service Fetion, previously solely operated by Beijing Ultrapower Software but owned by China Mobile, will be restructured to better compete with rival offerings such as WeChat.
State-owned Indonesian telco looks to expand into 5 new markets by end-2013, and hopes this will increase its overseas earnings to 10 percent of overall revenue by 2015.
Trade body says the unique number of mobile subscribers worldwide will stand at 3.2 billion by end-2012, which points to a "significant growth opportunity" for mobile operators to capitalize on.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology wants the growth of Internet users to boost revenues of the local telecommunications and software industries.
Telcos tend not to excel in software-related businesses or vertical channels, but they will need to work on these areas to stay relevant in 2013.
Southeast Asian minnow requires investors who can look beyond mid-term losses and have a strong talent pool with technical know-how to help with liberalizing and regulating its telecoms market.
Singapore telco experiences 2.4 percent growth in revenue to S$382 million in first half of 2012, but net profit drops by 11.5 percent due to higher handset subsidies.
SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus release joint integrated platform, which touts the ability to allow users to message, call and send files to other subscribers regardless of network or device.
Indian telco petitions the Delhi High Court to overturn the Department of Telecommunications' directive for operators to stop 3G roaming services outside their license area.
Country's Union Cabinet sets base price for 5MHz of pan-India 2G spectrum in 1800MHz band at US$2.5 billion, which is US$739.2 million below telecom regulator's recommendation.