Communications & Telecom

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Although the government has yet to issue licenses to mobile operators, a global wireless industry body is already advocating the use of the 2.1GHz frequency for the deployment of third-generation (3G) mobile services in the Philippines.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has signed a definitive agreement to buy a consulting company that specializes in designing and implementing systems and applications based on Microsoft Corp.'s .Net architecture for Web services.

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) will launch its long-awaited 3G (third-generation) mobile network early next year in the city-state's central business district, the company said in a statement Wednesday.

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) and Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. will work together on developments related to third-generation (3G) mobile technology, including ensuring that subscribers to their 3G services can roam between the two countries, they said in separate statements Tuesday.

Five major Asian telecommunications carriers have joined forces to create a group called the Wireless Broadband Alliance which will integrate 8,600 Wi-Fi hotspots in five countries under a single service, the carriers said in a statement Friday.

The only thing preventing a digital trade route between New Zealand and Singapore is Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel), which controls the city-state's telecommunications last mile.

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