Voluntary separation mooted for Telstra

The Australian newspaper has revealed that the Australian Government is considering giving Telstra the opportunity to buy up to 49 per cent of its $43 billion national broadband network if the telco would voluntarily sell its wholesale arm. Read article…

Telco Deal First for China and Taiwan

In the first direct mainland Chinese investment in Taiwan since the Communist Party came to power in 1949, China Mobile has taken a 12 per cent stake in Taiwan’s Far EasTone for US$527 million. Read article…

Hong Kong running low on mobile bandwidth

It appears that the demand for mobile services in the Hong Kong market has outstripped the current supply of spectrum – hardly surprising as it has some of the lowest mobile call rates in the region.  Read article…