Taiwan WiMAX users number to hit 782,000 by the year 2012
Soon, the number of WiMAX users in Taiwan will reach 782,000 by the end of 2011 according to the Report of ‘2007 Asia – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Taiwan’.
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Malaysia to get high speed broadband
The Malaysia Government is willing to fund 30 percent of a proposed multi-billion dollar high-speed broadband services project, which will include provisions for a “last-mile” fiber-optic network.
Zain launches nationwide broadband access in Bahrain
Telecom operator Zain formally known as Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), has launched the world’s first nationwide wireless broadband network in Bahrain.
Indian Government targets for 9 million broadband connections in 2007
Indian Government is expecting that the government has provided about 2.5 million in more than 1,000 towns in the country by the end of June, 2007.
DOTC renews call for broadband network project
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) stated that there is a need to implement the national broadband network (NBN) project in Philippines to compete with its neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
A Raja, Indian IT Minister: one lakh broadband centres to be set up by 2008
A Raja, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology announced that about one lakh broadband enabled service centres will come up in the country by March, 2008 at a total cost of INR 5,400 crore.
Indian Defence Ministry agrees to vacate 42.5 Mhz spectrum
The Indian Defence force is ready to vacate 42.5 Mhz spectrum, including the 3G spectrum by September, 2007.
Dialog Telekom launches CDMA fixed wireless network in Sri-Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Dialog Telekom has launched a fixed wireless network, which is based on CDMA through a subsidiary company, Dialog Broadband Networks.
ICTs infrastructure in Africa
Level of poverty has remained very high in Africa in the past, and also the present. The 2006 report on the United Nation
World Bank grants US $8 million fund to Mongolia
The World Bank is funding to Mongolia to upgrade information and communications services across the country with the help from Japan.
