Technology
CS Loxinfo to focus on corporate customers
CS Loxinfo (CSL), a leading Thai internet service provider, aims to target corporate customers in order to increase revenue after achieving 28 percent growth in net profit last year.
DTAC meets wireless data demand through 850 MHz
THAILAND - DTAC, the country's second-largest mobile operator, plans to focus on existing 2G and 3G services on its analogue spectrum as an interim solution this year to capitalise on high demand for wireless data services.
Telenor executive says 3G mobile services in Thailand overdue
Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor ASA is willing to discuss a settlement with the Thai government on the concession fees for access to a 2.5-generation mobile network, a senior executive said Wednesday.
SITA to revamp check-in at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) today announced that the 50 million passenger Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport will be among the first international gateways capable of providing a CUPPS platform - the new global IT standard for pass...
AIS plans Bangkok 3G service for Feb 1
Advanced Info Service (AIS) plans to start providing 3G wireless broadband services in Bangkok on Feb 1 along with TOT Plc's 3G services through a data roaming agreement.
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Lower Voice Plan Prices
The fight for cell phone users heated up Friday, as the country's two largest wireless carriers cut their calling plan prices.
Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone and Blackberry
Camera maker Kodak has said it will sue Apple and Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the iPhone and Blackberry, over technology used in their handsets.
China Says Internet Firms Abiding by Its Laws Welcome
Nigerian judges have adjourned three cases aimed at clarifying who rules while ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is in hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Microsoft Word and Office 'sales ban' begins
A ban on Microsoft selling certain versions of its flagship products Word and Office has begun.
Kodak, Samsung Settle Patent Suit
Eastman Kodak Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. agreed on a licensing pact that will give each company access to the other's patent portfolio.
Thai DTAC aims for 800,000 new clients in 2010
Total Access Communication Pcl DTAC.BK, Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Wednesday it was aiming for about 800,000 net new subscribers in 2010, below the one million won in 2009.
Thailand does badly in regional efficiency survey
New research reveals that a lack of metrics and accountability remains an impediment to successful service delivery in public sector IT projects in the Southeast Asia region. The survey showed that Thailand has more failed projects than Singapore ...
Nokia Accuses Apple in Patent Suit, Trade Body Case
Nokia Oyj said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging Apple Inc. infringes seven of its patents. Nokia filed a similar lawsuit in federal court in Delaware today over the same patents.
Advocacy groups urge FTC to bar Google-AdMob deal
Two advocacy groups asked U.S. antitrust regulators on Monday to block Google's (GOOG.O) purchase of AdMob, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones, on antitrust grounds and to address privacy issues raised by the deal.
McDonald's plans to offer free Wi-Fi
McDonald's Corp. said it will soon offer free wireless Internet access at most of its U.S. restaurants as it tries to broaden its appeal.
True Corp keen on digital exports
True Corp is upbeat about expanding business overseas next year with the planned export of its digital content products, said CEO Supachai Chearavanont.
CAT Telecom wary of True's 3G trial service
CAT Telecom has not yet decided whether it will allocate more bandwidth to True Move for the latter's planned 3G mobile broadband trial service.
Toshiba Lobbying to Set Up Design Centre in Thailand
Toshiba Thailand is considering setting up a design centre for electrical appliances, which would make it the first of its kind outside of Japan.
Thailand wants settlement of 2.5G concessions
The Thai government will ask mobile phone operators to settle concession fees for access to the domestic 2.5th-generation mobile service network for the remainder of their contracts as a precondition for the right to participate in the third-gener...
Thai telecommunications group Samart Corp said on Tuesday it has not been in talks with Singapore's Temasek Holdings to buy a stake in Thaicom, Thailand's leading satellite operator.