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<strong>Contents</strong> 40 46 VoIP VoIP networking for economic development by Richard C. Grange, President and CEO, New Global Telecom Voice-over-Internet Protocol or VoIP is changing the worlds telecommunications. In the USA, VoIP is regulation free and growing rapidly. Skype, offering free computer-to-computer voice service, has millions of users. Operating companies routinely use IP services to carry long-distance traffic. Companies of all sizes and residences will soon be using VoIP for low-cost, affordable, communications. Wireless Internet Wireless Internet access as the key to knowledge-based growth and economic prosperity by Thomas A. Freeburg, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Strategy, MemoryLink Giving a farmer a telephone can double his income; connecting workers to the Internet provides a similar advantage. Two billion additional Internet connections are needed for Asia- Pacific to reach North American penetration levels. Wireless operating at unlicensed frequencies, with capital investments as low as US$9 per dwellingis an economical way to provide such connectivity. 55 58 New technology, new users, new possibilities in China by Charles Henshaw, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, China Resources Peoples Telephone Company Limited China, the worlds largest cellular user still has low market penetration, Hong Kong has one of the highest. In both, voice drives mobile usage, but data services are proliferating. Mobile growth in Hong Kong depends upon applications and content availability. In China, growth in mobile data is limited while awaiting government regulation of 3G. Location-based systems Locating everything–electronic trackers by Chris Wade, Chief Executive Officer, Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd.–CPS. New technology lets mobile operators accurately track users, even in crowded city centres and indoors. Device manufacturers are now integrating standardised, high accuracy, location technology into phones and other devices. The technology is used for everything from child and pet tracking, to fleet and workforce management, to locating laptops, cash boxes and other valuable assets. Billing Broadband wireless 61 Real-time billing makes its mark in emerging markets by Yossi Shabat, Comverse, Division Vice-President, Asia Pacific 48 The road to broadband wireless—An industry overview by Majed Sifri, President and CEO, Redline Communications Inc. There is great need for high performance voice, data and video communications for applications such as e-learning, e-government and surveillance. Broadband wireless can provide backhaul for mobile and fixed wireless networks and bridge widely separated local area WiFi-networks. It offers cost-effective, coverage, quality of service (QoS) and security in areas that preclude traditional broadband deployment. The Asia-Pacific region makes use of real-time billing; this reduces subscriber bad debt risk, lowers costs and assures revenues. Real-time authorisation, monitoring, tariffing, charging and account updating make prepaid systems possible. Consequently, they make possible mobile services in the developing regions of the world. Real-time billing lets emerging markets enjoy the same services available in developed markets. Mobile data 53 How clever mobile multimedia solutions can help operators across the telecom sphere by Olivier Graëff, co-founder and co-CEO of Swapcom Mobile operators in developing countries are attempting to popularise data services. SMS, multimedia and games play a major role in familiarising users with mobile data. Nevertheless, the complexities and costs of serving relatively unsophisticated users challenge operators. Device recognition software permits over-the-air troubleshooting, service updates, makes usage simpler for the customer, promotes usage of advanced services and reduces costs. Promotional Features CommunicAsia GSM India Telecomm India Submarine Networks IT Solutions 16 28 37 42 49 2 All articles are available online at: www.connect-world.com
CONNECTIONS, CONEXES, CONEXINES, CONNEXIONS The information and communication technology sector is entering what promises to be a period of steady and sustained growth. The sector will not return to the wild predot.com bust days. Those days are gone and the sector, the sector’s very structure, is different. The driving forces have changed, the economics have changed, the technology has changed and the market, what the market expects, has changed. The eternal more, better, cheaper, are still market drivers, but technologies long recognised as disruptive are now moving to the forefront and changing the nature of the market. Other, newer, technological contenders are clamouring for attention. Still, irrational exuberance especially when spun by sales and marketingis hard to cut through. Hype and enthusiasm sometimes mask real promises, but, then again, sometimes not. Fredric J Morris Editor-In-Chief Global Development—Ambassador Dr Makarim Wibisono of the Republic of Indonesia, a member of the UN-ICT Task Force and the former President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, argues persuasively that, although ICTs boost economic and social development, combat poverty, promote equality and gender empowerment, developing countries trying to implement ICTs have often failed due to the quality of the available human resources. National Development—The Honourable Dato Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysias Minister of Energy, Water and Communications, feels that Malaysia needs to build its ITC infrastructure and increase the effective use of information technology to transform itself from a low technology, labour-intensive economy, to a high value-added economyin part, by providing ITC access in government departments, schools, research institutions, hospitals, libraries and community centres. Lyn Maddock, the Acting Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Authority tells how, preparing for digital television broadcasting, Australia has taken care to protect the rights of consumers, create a competitive market place and foster the development of new broadcasting and data services during the transition to digital. The President/CEO of Koreas Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion, Dr Yeon- Gi Son, explains the policies that have made Korea so effective in promoting the digital inclusion of Korean society. The government has provided many citizens with subsidised or free equipment and Internet access, but now its focus is shifting towards promoting the more effective use of IT. Australias Tax Office has been working to make it easier and cheaper for people to comply with their tax obligations. According to Bill Gibson, the Chief Information Officer of the Australian Taxation Office, its Listening to the Community Program and Simulation Centre allow designers and users of the tax system to share experiences. As a result, a series of on-line systems now provide businesses and tax agents with higher quality, more timely, information. Developing Regions and Technology—Bill Owens, Nortels President and CEO, speaks of the worlds many inhabitants for whom the telephone is still a luxury. Half of Africas population and 75 per cent of China’s inhabitants have never made a phone call. Converged networks, using packet technologies, can make communications affordable and revolutionise the lives of such peoplehow they work, learn, receive medical services, travel and entertain. Business Development—Most large enterprises and governments across Asia Pacific have embraced Internet-based business processes and application, explains Derek Williams, the Executive Vice-President of Oracles Asia Pacific Division. A network of small and mid-size enterprises, though, dominates Asia Pacifics business and is the backbone of its global commercial value chain. Asia Pacifics smaller organisations can become more competitive through the strategic adoption of IT. All articles are available online at: www.connect-world.com
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