Beidou navigation system will comprise 30 satellites by 2020, as China looks to improve its accuracy to within centimeters to better compete with the U.S. system, currently used by the world's majority.
Tim Cook's meeting with China Mobile's chairman Xi Guohua touched on issues related to potential partnership, which could see the world's largest mobile operator finally distributing Apple products in the country.
ISPs had not violated user service agreements in revealing their customers' personal data as they were responding to a court order. It remains to be seen how much these users will have to pay in damages as it is a "groundbreaking case" in Singapore.
Singapore telco clocks 4 percent increase in net profit but sees revenue drop of 8 percent, closing the year with S$3.65 billion in net profit and lower operating revenue of S$16.85 billion. Growth was muted by weakening regional currencies.
Country's ICT regulator declares that mobile consumers must be given access to all legitimate online content and apps, and telcos shouldn't be allowed to block such access or render these apps inaccessible.
Vodafone wants a neutral mediator to help resolve its long-standing dispute with the Indian government over claims the British telco owes US$3.27 billion in taxes form a 2007 deal.
Country's full number portability service, which will allow mobile users to retain their number across different telecom circles, faces a delay as the Indian Department of Telecom has yet to accept recommendations for it.
A disaster struck several nurseries in Singapore on Dec. 20.
In case you were wondering, ZDNet Asia wasn't on holiday yesterday.We were among the companies affected by the damage to undersea cables as a result of an earthquake that hit off the southern coast of Taiwan on Tuesday night.
Singapore telco introduces two mobile plans with unlimited voice and 6GB or 12GB data that can be consumed in selected global markets, but will need to do more if it wants to drive its enterprise strategy.