SingTel launches ‘BroadBand on Mobile’

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Singapore, 24 May 2007 — Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that its BroadBand on Mobile service is now commercially available.

 

‘BroadBand on Mobile’ uses next generation mobile technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, also known as HSDPA or 3.5G.  

 

A commercial trial involving more than 400 customers was announced last November, making the telco the first in Singapore to introduce such a service. 

 

The BroadBand on Mobile service will initially be available in the Orchard Road and CBD areas, promising download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps, a significant step up from 3G’s maximum speed of 384kbps.

VSNL Selects Quiconnect As Its WBA WRIX Partner To Deliver Bilateral Wi-Fi Roaming Access For Consumers By Working With The World’s Leading Telcos

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May 24, 2007 – Quiconnect today announces that it has been chosen by VSNL[1], a leading international telecoms solutions provider, to be its WRIX[2]integration partner as VSNL signs bilateral Wi-Fi roaming deals with international carriers.  This will see VSNL considerably extend Wi-Fi coverage for its customers as they travel worldwide, as well as providing foreign telcos access to its network of around 300 public hotspots throughout India. Quiconnect will deliver the Wi-Fi technical roaming integration and implementation services required to deliver this for all parties, branded to the consumer’s familiar telecoms provider.

Analysys Reveals Increasing Concentration Of Market Power In BSS/OSS

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LONDON, UK, 24 May 2007 – The number of system sales announcements for telecoms IT (BSS/OSS) solutions dropped markedly in 2006, according to a new report, Billing and OSS Trends: the transition to telecoms IT, published by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media (http://research.analysys.com). In 2006 there were 456 system sales announced globally, compared with 569 in 2005 and 514 in 2004, according to Analysys.

“We’re still in a tough market but the decline in system sales announcements isn’t indicative of another recession,” says the report’s author, Teresa Cottam. “The decline is being caused by a combination of market factors, such as mergers and acquisitions on the supply side of the market, consolidation on the demand side and the investment cycle moving from system selection and purchasing to system implementation.”

Aptilo Networks Premiers First Integrated Wireless Broadband Data and Voice Services Solution for Standards Compliant Mobile WiMAX AAA and Service Control

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15 May 2007—Stockholm, Sweden, Dallas, TX (US) and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Aptilo Networks today announced the launch of the new Aptilo WiMAX CSN (Connectivity Service Network) service management platform, the market’s first integrated wireless broadband data and voice services solution for standards compliant Mobile WiMAX AAA and Service Control. Based on the field-proven, feature-rich Aptilo Service Management Platform™, the Aptilo WiMAX CSN Platform™ was specifically designed to give service providers a flexible, cost effective approach to deliver and meet their time to market and time to revenue objectives for small-to-medium initial WiMAX network installations that need support for rapid expansion. The company also announced that the new Aptilo WiMAX CSN Platform has been selected by Nortel for use in Wind Telecom WiMAX network deployment in the Dominican Republic.

Changes Sweep Mobile Roaming, Financial And Data Clearing Industry

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Luxembourg, 15th May 2007 – MACH, the leading global clearing and settlement partner for mobile based transactions and Cibernet, the leading mobile roaming business solutions provider announced that the two companies have officially merged to form a new company with a global reach, serving over 650 mobile operator clients. The new look business will continue under the name of MACH; it will draw on the heritage, skills and expertise of both companies to serve mobile operators that aim to develop their mobile roaming, data clearing and financial settlement businesses.

Cibernet is a name synonymous with mobile roaming in North America, while MACH is the leading provider of clearing and settlement systems to operators in the rest of the world. The two entered into a merger agreement in March 2007, announcing their strategy to form a company that would have the capability and reach to support mobile operators across the world as the demand for mobile roaming and related services from mobile subscribers continues to increase.