New Zealand - Communications and IT Minister Steve Joyce says the government will go ahead and spend $1.5 billion on upgrading New Zealand's broadband fibre. Joyce confirmed that the spend will go ahead amid speculation over the government's plans for broadband, and whether it is committed to spending $1.5 billion. He says the government's focus will be on broadband infrastructure, such as the fibre. The main telecommunications companies have provided input into the strategy, and Joyce says … [Read more...] about Government’s $1.5b broadband spend to go ahead
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CommunicAsia celebrates 30 years of IT innovation & achievement
Singapore - Thirty years on, CommunicAsia is Asia's most established and relevant trade event for the infocomm industry. The event last year, together with BroadcastAsia and CGOverdrive, featured more than 2,200 exhibiting companies from 61 countries and attracted over 62,000 trade attendees from across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East regions. The shows will return to Singapore Expo from 16 - 19 June 2009. CommunicAsia2009 will feature key technologies that draw huge interest … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia celebrates 30 years of IT innovation & achievement
AXN HD debuts in Korea for the region
SPE Networks – Asia (SPENA), GlobeCast and MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT) are set to distribute the AXN HD channel across the Asia-Pacific Region, following its launch in Korea on 1 March 2009. AXN has been in operation in Korea since 2005, having first launched on the SkyLife DTH platform in July 2005. It then debuted on Korea Telecom’s (KT’s) IPTV service, MegaTV, in November 2008 along with the official launch of IPTV services nationwide. AXN Korea is the first … [Read more...] about AXN HD debuts in Korea for the region
Brand makeovers
Discovery Turbo 22 September 2008 saw Discovery Turbo replace Discovery Real Time in Australia, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Discovery Turbo is a new 24-hour channel dedicated to speed and all things motored - targeted at males 18-54. (This was not a rebrand per se, Discovery Real Time still exists as a brand in the UK and Europe.) Explains Tom Keaveny, executive vice president and managing director Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, “When we first launched Discovery Real Time in the region … [Read more...] about Brand makeovers
South Korea to speed up exports of IPTV, DMB and WiBRO
Korea - The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has said that it plans to speed up exports of homegrown IPTV, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) and Wireless Broadband (WiBRO) technologies, according to reports in local news portal ETNews, and will launch marketing strategies based on its market research. KOTRA has reportedly designated the US and Eastern Europe as its target markets for IPTV technology exports, Europe and Southeast Asia as its target markets for DMB exports, and … [Read more...] about South Korea to speed up exports of IPTV, DMB and WiBRO
Korea: IPTV postal service available from 2010
Korea - Officials at the Knowledge Economy Ministry say they will establish a postal service using Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology within this year to be commercialized in 2010. Koreans will soon be able to post and receive letters through the IPTV from as early as next year. The new system will also enable users to get access to various shopping and financial services. A test run is expected around September. … [Read more...] about Korea: IPTV postal service available from 2010
