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Cost of broadband still beyond many in Asia

By Jon Russell Tue, Aug 16, 2011 2:30PM UTC View Comments

I’ve often talked about a “digital divide” in Asia and research from Ovum provides further fuel for the fire concluding that many customers in emerging markets are priced out of broadband internet. Via the write-up at Telecom Asia: (The) study of prices in countries including Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Pakistan found that prices have...

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Ovum: APAC will hold half of world’s mobile broadband users by 2015

By Jon Russell Thu, Apr 21, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

Analyst first Ovum is predicting that the ever increasing mobile broadband market in Asia Pacific will grow to account for almost half (49%) of the world’s connections by 2015 with the region’s market value tipped to double during the same period. With smartphones continuing to grow from a relatively small base across much of Asia the...

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Smartphones, tablets key to mobile broadband in Asia say telcos

By Jon Russell Thu, Apr 07, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

Smartphones remain Asia’s biggest generator of mobile broadband usage according to a telecom industry survey from Ovum, which also revealed tablet computers as the second highest driver securing 25% of responses. It is important to note that the research, conducted in December 2010 and January 2011, polled 178 telecoms executives from across Asia-Pacific so while...

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Netizens reject Philippine broadband cap

By Tonyo Cruz Thu, Dec 30, 2010 1:16PM UTC View Comments

Filipino netizens are up in arms over a draft memorandum-circular of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) imposing caps on broadband internet services. Netizens’ opening salvo: Want to poke the telcos? Want to superpoke the NTC? Sign your name now to the netizens’ petition against the broadband cap, for #betterinternet What irks us most is that...

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