Voting for change

Great Britain went to the polls last and is still waiting for a result. It may take days or even weeks for negotiations to form a coalition government to be completed. At worst, the Queen may have to exercise her powers and call for another general election. However,...

NBN – maker or breaker of governments

Any country wanting to embark on a National Broadband Network (NBN) project would be well advised to take a close look at the Australian experience – and learn from it. Even though the story is not complete the book should be a best-seller. Governments have...

The $200 billion gamble

I’m sure you’ve heard of Steve Jobs but I wonder if you’ve ever heard of Charles Stross. Last week his name came up twice in dispatches, firstly from my TM Forum colleague, Josh Goldfein, and secondly in a TelecomAsia article written by my good...

Bharti targets 10 million Indian roamers

Indian mobile operator, Bharti Airtel yesterday announced it has launched a new SIM card for its international travelers claiming savings of up to 85 per cent on international calls in 190 countries! The process to achieve these saving is rather interesting. A Bharti...

1 night in Bangkok hits 3 in Hong Kong

I dread ‘bill shock’ stories more than calls from my bank manager, but this one reported in Hong Kong’s, South China Morning Post is so topical I just had to write about it. As previously mentioned, mobile operators in Asia, keen to capitalize on roaming customers...