China, one of the world's largest Internet markets, could be out of reach of Facebook because of the Chinese government's strict censorship policies, the company said in its filing for an initial public offering (IPO). (here is the story…) Related items Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests Reports: Yahoo examining complex $17 billion...
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Qihoo 360 Announces Cross-Platform Strategic Partnership with Sina Weibo
BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ("Qihoo 360" or the "Company," NYSE: QIHU), a leading Internet company in China as measured by active user base, … (here is the story…) Related items A New Question of Internet Freedoms Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle...
India Court Scraps 2G Telecom Licenses Given Post Jan 2008
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Indian top court scraps scandal-hit telecom licenses
India's supreme court Thursday ordered the cancellation of 122 cellular permits that have been at the center of a multibillion-dollar scandal involving the country's booming telecommunication sector, attorneys said. (here is the story…) Related items India court orders licenses cancelled in telecom scandal Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests Nikkei, Asia Markets Close...
SmartCEO Magazine Honors Global Telecom & Technology with the 2012 Future 50 Award
Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. , a global network operator delivering managed data services to large enterprise, government and carrier customers in over (here is the story…) Related items A New Question of Internet Freedoms Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle of the Platforms: both Native and Web Apps...
Asia Stocks to Watch: India’s telecoms reshuffled on court verdict
In the latest twist in one of India’s biggest corruption scandals, the Supreme Court suspends 122 telecom licenses issued since 2008 under jailed former minister Andimuthu Raja, a move which could substantially alter the subcontinent’s communications landscape. (here is the story…) Related items A New Question of Internet Freedoms Research and Markets: Apps and...
India court orders licenses cancelled in telecom scandal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Supreme Court ordered on Thursday telecoms licenses issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country and roiling the world's second biggest cellular market. The ruling applies to 122 licenses held by eight operators but potentially affects fewer than 5...
Occupy this: 5 Internet regulations we need to destroy
On January 18, millions of concerned Internet citizens and companies banded together to successfully combat the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) and the “PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA), pieces of legislation that many believe could annihilate the Web as we know it. Thanks to this mass effort, those bills are now political poison, and have...
Facebooks Asia Strategy? India, Japan, South Korea
Given the huge hurdles Facebook has in China where Internet censorship has left it with near zero penetration, the giant tech company is turning instead to markets like India, Japan and South Korea to spur its growth in Asia. (here is the story…) Related items A New Question of Internet Freedoms Research and Markets:...
Japan's Softbank Q3 net profit halves on year
Japan's third-biggest mobile phone operator Softbank's third-quarter net profit halved year-on-year to 32.8 billion yen, it said Thursday, with rising revenue offset by higher costs. (here is the story…) Related items A New Question of Internet Freedoms Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle of the Platforms: both Native and...
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