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Articles in May, 2002 issue of Telecom Asia

• New technology for the Stone Age - Tanner - Brief Article
  by John C. Tanner
• Global Crossing says in a court filing that it will take an $8 billion goodwill write-down for last year's fourth quarter - movements - Brief Article
• Hong Kong: PCCW hires Michael Butcher, the former president of international operations for Lucent Technologies, as chief operating officer - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Tokyo: Japanese mobile operator J-Phone has launched two new mobile phones - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Sydney: Nortel Networks will supply its next generation optical and voice networks to Optus in a five-year - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Nortel Networks unveils compact softswitch - Premiere: latest products and services - Nortel Networks - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Networki2i taps new CEO - Telecom Career - Ng Seng Sum - Brief Article
• Post-crash, a little caring and sharing may be on the way; unwieldy consortia such as Inmarsat, Intelsat and Infonet have replaced their committee structures with a slicker corporatized approach - Telecom Planet - Brief Article - Interview
  by Grahame Lynch
• cdma2000-1x: China Unicom's technology bet: China Unicom is banking on the technology advantages of CDMA to steal a march on rival China Mobile. But that may not be enough for price-sensitive Chinese consumers - News Analysis - code division multiple acce
  by Fiona Chau
• Beijing: the China Mobile Communications Association urges the Chinese government to give a clearer indication of its roadmap - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Manila: Philippines cellcos Globe Telecom and FunMail launch what they claim is the world's first visual SMS messaging system—FunTXT - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Taipei: Far EasTone increased revenue in 2001 by 7% to NT$34.54 billion - $987 million - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Real-time mobile instant messaging solution - Premiere: latest products and services - from Siemens - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Alcatel's new SE Asia VP - Telecom Career - vice president for Southeast Asia, Constantin Scordidis - Brief Article
• Satellites, wireless and security the hot conference topics - Preview: CommunicAsia 2002
• Slimming down the big guys - Inside Line - NTT - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Robert Clark
• Worldcom is to cut 3,700 jobs in the US, or 4% of its global workforce - movements - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Hong Kong: PCCW and Beijing Telecom sign an agreement - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Singapore: Asia's first commercial trial of powerline technology is underway - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Sydney: Telstra Mobile will begin blocking mobile phones reported as lost or stolen - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Intelsat F-1 type approved antenna - Premiere: latest products and services - from Andrew Corp - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• New director joins UTStarcom - Telecom Career - Brief Article
• TA30 telecom stock index: for the period of 4 Mar-2 Apr, 2002 - Telecom Corporate - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Powerline goes commercial in Asia: Singapore Power is offering high-speed data over electricity lines, threatening the republic's broadband duopoly - News Analysis - SP Telecommunications - Brief Article
  by John C. Tanner
• Beijing: Motorola completes its first UMTS lab trial in partnership with the MII's Research Institute of Telecommunications and Transmission - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Jakarta: PT Telkom secures a $63.5 million loan from Citibank NA and Bank Central Asia - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Taipei: FITEL says it had 260,000 subscribers by mid-March 2002 on its PAS service using equipment provided by US-based UTStarcom - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Coated PolySwitch device for ADSL modems and MDF modules - Premiere: latest products and services - Tyco Electronics - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Optus CFO - Telecom Career - SingTel Optus, Pat O'Sullivan - Brief Article
• Getronics names Singapore GM - Telecom Career - Goh Chin Sin - Brief Article
• Bluetooth - Backpage Briefing - shipments - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Rebirth of the "dude": a new operator has been formed out of the ashes of collapsed Australian cellco One.Tel, led by two of its former executives. And while they are using salvaged equipment and staff, they've opted for a more cautious business model - N
  by Lachlan Colquhoun
• Shanghai: Shanghai Symphony Telecom—the JV between Shanghai Telecom and AT&T—launches Unisiti - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Singapore: SingTel will pay $429 million - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - additional stake in Telekomsel - Brief Article
• Melbourne: Telstra is to expand its CDMA mobile phone network - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Upgradeable 10/100 LAN switch - Premiere: latest products and services - from 3Com - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• New board members for Wharf New T&T - Telecom Career - Chan Wing Kee, Alan Smith - Brief Article
• Bouncing back after the crash; Primus Telecommunications claims to have found an alternative survival strategy to the Chapter 11 option pursued by many ailing independent telcos - Telecom Corporate - Statistical Data Included
  by Grahame Lynch
• Network i2i, a 50:50 joint venture between Bharti and SingTel, completes the $250 million i2i cable network - movements - Brief Article
• Nanning: Alcatel signs a multi-million dollar contract to supply access - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Singapore: M1 says it has grabbed more than 1 million subscribers and 35% market share - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Sydney: AAPT and Telstra reach an agreement to resolve disputes - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• AT&T's new MPLS-based VPN services - Premiere: latest products and services - virtual private network - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Nortel names ASEAN MD - Telecom Career - managing director, Francois Lancon - Brief Article
• Asia telecom transactions index - Telecom Corporate - Brief Article - Illustration
• Galileo is go, despite Pentagon pressure - First Mile - Brief Article
  by John C. Tanner
• Asia Global Crossing confirms 19 potential investors have signed nondisclosure agreements that gain them the right to have a look at the company's books - movements - Brief Article
• Hong Kong: AsiaSat signs a long-term agreement with UAERTV-Dubai - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Tokyo: NTT DoCoMo chief executive Keiji Tachikawa says the company expects to sign up 30% fewer new subscribers - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Top 10 ways to beat the slump: Telco executives are being tested as never before. When not dealing with shrinking margins and unproven technologies, it's unsympathetic bankers and hostile headlines. But Asia's best carriers are using the slump to steal a
  by Robert Clark
• SingTel, e-Cop.net join forces to deliver e-security services - Premiere: latest products and services - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Magic4 Asia head - Telecom Career - Gordon Tsang - Brief Article
• Napstered - Backpage Briefing - Napster case settlement - Brief Article
• Refile service announcement at Asia Telecom draws fire - Telecom Asia, July 1997 - Resend: flashbacks, updates and nostalgia - USA Global Link - Brief Article
  by John C. Tanner
• Inmarsat has launched a 64-kbps service that allows provides private corporate jets with circuit-switched ISDN, allowing passengers to send email, transfer files and access video streaming - movements - Brief Article
• Bangalore: Data Access, a JV between PCCW and Delhi-based SPA Enterprises - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - to establish gateway in Calcutta - Brief Article
• Taipei: SingTel-led submarine cable operator C2C cuts its prices - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Billing must get real-time; 2.5G and 3G networks can expand cellco service offerings like never before, but it won't mean a thing unless their billing platforms can keep up with user activity in real-time - Billing
  by John C. Tanner
• Equant names Asia Pacific Australasia S&M head - Telecom Career - David Nishball - Brief Article
• Unisphere Networks names regional head - Telecom Career - Eric Yu - Brief Article
• Tele-ban - Backpage Briefing - Afghan Wireless Communications Co - Brief Article
• Stat snap - First Mile - merger and acquisition activity in the telecoms industry - Brief Article - Polling Data
  by John C. Tanner
• Japan Telecom and Qwest Communications International join forces - movements - Brief Article
• Beijing: China Unicom begins CDMA on a commercial basis - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Seoul: Broadband providers Hanaro Telecom and Korea Thrunet call off a planned merger after Hanaro accuses Thrunet of "secretly" signing a preliminary agreement - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Why tunable lasers are hot: four different approaches and at least four different applications—no wonder no one wants to pick a winner - Network
  by Dan Sweeney
• Multiport test sets and firmware enhancements for ENA network analyzers - Premiere: latest products and services - Agilent Technologies - Brief Article
  by Fiona Chau
• Comverse appointment - Telecom Career - Daniel Liew - Brief Article
• Scrutiny - Backpage Briefing - Global Crossing and Qwest CEOs under scrutiny - Brief Article
• M&A drivers for service providers - First Mile - mergers and acquisitions - Brief Article - Illustration - Statistical Data Included
  by John C. Tanner
• Alcatel Space and Gilat Satellite Networks form a strategic alliance to develop the Gilat 360 broadband satellite platform - movements - Brief Article
• Beijing: China Mobile has signed global US wholesaler ITXC - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article
• Taipei: Chunghwa Telecom reports a net profit of NT$37.265 billion - $1.06 billion - News analysis: Asian telecoms this month - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Unfinished symphony - One-To-One - Shanghai Symphony
  by Robert Clark
• PCCW taps former Lucent executive - Telecom Career - Michael Butcher - Brief Article
• Radiant Networks CEO - Telecom Career - Geoff Butcher - Brief Article
• Gamble - Backpage Briefing - internet-based lottery joint venture in Korea - Brief Article