India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that no pre-paid mobile connections should be issued and existing pre-paid SIM cards should not be renewed in Jammu and Kashmir from the beginning of next month.
A snooping application, called PhoneSnoop, allows an attacker to remotely activate a BlackBerry microphone and listen in on surrounding conversations.
Asia’s technology giants are showing mixed signs of recovery, with Japan’s electronics makers set to languish in the red this year while South Korean companies rebound sharply from a global industry slump.
Nera Networks has signed a contract with the Telenor Group subsidiary, PromonteGSM, to upgrade its complete wireless Backbone and Access transmission network in Montenegro.
Gilat Satellite Networks says that its long-time customer Kazakhtelecom, (KT), has added its cellular backhaul solution to its satellite communications network.
India’s Bharti Airtel says that its 3rd-quarter net profits grew by 13% to Rs. 2,321 crore (US$493.8 million), while revenues were up by 9% to Rs.9,846 crore ($2.1 billion).
Bangladesh based mobile network operator, Grameenphone (GP) says that it added almost 1 million new subscriptions in the third quarter of 2009, pushing the total subscription base near to 22 million. However, GP crossed 22 million subscription base mark on 1st October.
South Africa’s MTN Group has announced that it had a shade under 108.5 million subscribers at the end of September. This is a 5% increase for the quarter from 103.2 million subscribers recorded at the end of June 2009 and a 19.6% increase for the year to date.
The ratings also factor in the company’s strong operational and strategic ties with the Namibian government, given its 100% state ownership, and the assumed government support for the company.
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has reported a 1.7% decline in its 3rd-quarter revenues to US$1.54 billion, while net profits dropped by 17.9% to US4335 million.