Month of December , 2007

Singapore's shock structural separation policy for NGN

In a surprise development, the Singapore Government has decreed the structural separation of new national broadband network infrastructure from the operating company that will operate its switches and routers. It also said it would provide up to S$750m of funding for the network which it is putting up for tender.

COMMSDAY SUMMIT 2008

PREPARING FOR THE GIGABIT AGE 
CommsDay announces that its 6th annual telecom summit will be held over two days on April 15 and 16, 2008 at Sydney's Swissotel.

COMMENT: Singapore's separation plan defies logic

Idiosyncratic, says Telstra. Over-thought and unworkable, opined the CEO of one Asia service provider. Quite stupid, said a technical expert with a major vendor in the FTTH field.

GSMA joins push for Thailand 3G spectrum

In one of the strongest messages to Thailand’s government to date, mobile operators and the GSM Association (GSMA) have called for urgent action and a licensing timeline for the introduction of 3G service following a meeting with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Friday.

COMMENT: We're from the ACCC, don't forget us!

Idle minds in the telecom industry would normally be turning to matters Yuletide at this time of year.

CommsDay takes a break

We're taking a break for Christmas and New Year. We return the second week of January. Seasons greetings from CommsDay.