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India lays down tough new security rules

www.telecomasia.net— India has laid down strict new telecom security rules, putting the onus on operators to ensure their networks are secure… Continue…

Bharti joins CASBAA

www.telecomasia.net— Bharti Airtel has joined the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA)… Continue…

India seeks leaders for BSNL, MTNL boards

www.telecomasia.net— The Indian government is looking for candidates to head up state-owned operator BSNL and MTNL, as part of a plan to turn the struggling PSUs around… Continue…

Chunghwa sets up China subsidiary

www.telecomasia.net— Taiwan incumbent Chunghwa Telecom will establish a business on the Chinese mainland… Continue…

Hutchison mobile arm joins HK broadband war

www.telecomasia.net— PCCW’s lead in Hong Kong’s broadband market is under pressure, as rivals launch aggressive discounts for high-speed internet… Continue…

iPhone 4 to land in Asia Friday

www.telecomasia.net— Undaunted by the recent antenna dramas, Asian mobile operators have eagerly rolled out the welcome mat for Apple’s latest hit product, the iPhone 4… Continue…

Yahoo Japan sides with Google for search

www.telecomasia.net— Yahoo Japan,the country’s leading web portal, is dumping Yahoo as its search-engine provider and will use Google’s search technology instead… Continue…

Thailand set for Sept 3G auction

www.telecomasia.net— Thailand’s 3G licensing plan will become enshrined in law next week, paving way for a spectrum auction in September… Continue…

KDDI’s net plunges 17%

www.telecomasia.net— Rising handset costs and tough competition continue to plague KDDI, which posted a 16.8% decline in Q2 profit on Friday… Continue…

Ericsson doubles net but misses estimates

www.telecomasia.net— Ericsson doubled its second quarter profit but fell short of analysts’ expectations, thanks to a downturn in carrier spending and a component shortage… Continue…

Baidu seeks Android, Symbian search deals

www.telecomasia.net— Chinese search leader Baidu is seeking to strike deals to put its search box on all of the major handset operating systems… Continue…

Skype abandons plan to charge for mobile calls

SOURCE — Skype has dropped plans to charge for VoIP calls over 3G networks with the latest version of its mobile client for the iPhone.. Continue…

CSL begins dual-band 1800/2600 LTE rollout

www.telecomasia.net— Hong Kong cellco CSL has begun deploying a dual-band LTE network using equipment from ZTE that will refarm its 1800 MHz spectrum… Continue…

GTL Infra completes $150m Aircel tower buy

www.telecomasia.net— After completing the purchase of Aircel’s tower assets, GTL Infrastructure expects its revenue to grow by 7.2 billion rupees ($154.2 million) this financial year… Continue…

Motorola accuses Huawei of IP theft

www.telecomasia.net— US vendor Motorola is suing Chinese rival Huawei for allegedly stealing “proprietary trade secrets and confidential information,” according to US court documents… Continue…

IDA to push ahead with 3G spectrum sale

www.telecomasia.net— Singapore’s regulator IDA will auction additional 3G spectrum by October, despite the opposition of the country’s three mobile operators… Continue…