CASBAA Announces Asia Subscription TV Figures Higher than Rest-Of-World Combined Nov 4, 2009
Hikari TV (Japan); Korea Telecom and SK Telecom (Korea); Cignal (PLDT), G-Sat (Global Destiny), PLDT/Smart (MyTV) (Philippines); Aora-TV and Okevision (Indonesia); Top Up TV (Next Step Co.) (Thailand); VSTV (VTV/Canal Overseas), VTC (HD channels), HTV (Ho Chi Minh TV), FPT Telecom and VNPT (Vietnam National Posts om) (Vietnam); Telecom Malaysia (Malaysia); Reliance, Videocon and Bharti Reliance (India). About Standard Chartered - Leading the Way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. (JCN Network, Japan)
TelcoTV Asia '09 Receives Government Support and Secures Industry's Top Speakers Aug 12, 2009
Tae Yol Yoo, Head of Economics and Management Research Lab, Korea Telecom. Wan Qianrong, Vice President, Oriental Cable Network. (PR Newswire)
Rwanda: Country Should Fast Track Access to Fibre Optic [editorial] Jul 22, 2009
Internet users in Kigali City are meant to be connected by a highly demanding broadband wireless technology called Wibro, to be built by Korea Telecom. In probably less than two years the multi-million dollar state-of-the-art National Data Centre (NDC), that is meant to churn out IT services to neighbouring countries like Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be unveiled. (allAfrica.com)
Tata Comm may sell stake in internet arm Jun 18, 2009
Companies, such as South Korea Telecom, Korea Telecom and US-based Sprint Nextel, were already in talks to partner the Indian firm, the executive said, adding that the Tata Communications was not interested in roping in just a financial investor. The company, formerly state-run overseas calls monopoly VSNL before it was acquired by the Tata group in a 2002 privatisation, confirmed it could look at roping in a minority partner in the broadband business. (India Times)
East Africa: Rwanda in Talks With Kenya to Connect to Undersea Cable Jun 17, 2009
Rwanda government signed a deal worth $40 million with South Korea's telecom giant Korea Telecom (KT) to build the country's broadband infra-structure. Rwanda is already represented in the EASSy consortium by MTN Rwanda and Rwandatel. (allAfrica.com)
Rwanda: KT Opens Regional Office in Country May 25, 2009
Kigali South Korea's telecom giant, Korea Telecom (KT), yesterday officially opened its offices in Rwanda. The offices located at Telecom House in Kacyiru will be home to the Korean firm contracted by the Rwandan government to construct a national back backbone project worth US $40m. (allAfrica.com)
Ventelo Implements Ascade's Routing & Trading Solution May 19, 2009
Customers include Reach, Telenor Global Services, SingTel, Telekom Malaysia, Etisalat, Allstream, Elisa, Gateway, TEO, Rostelecom, PT Telekom, Korea Telecom, Hrvatski Telekom, Telekom Serbia, Lattelecom, Sunrise, Telekom Austria, MobileOne, TATA, TeliaSonera IC and more. Ascade AB is a privately held company owned by founders and leading Nordic investment firms CapMan, listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and SEB Venture Capital, the venture capital division of Nordic financial services group... (PR Newswire)
