Thailand auctions 45 MHz of spectrum to three existing operators
Thailand auctioned 45 MHz of 2.1 GHz spectrum on 16 October 2012 to the three incumbent mobile operators AIS, DTAC and True. Despite expectations that the auction could …
Government policy
ADB’s Asia growth forecast highlights importance of services sector
When I opened my (electronic) Financial Times this morning, the headline ‘China slowdown hits Asian growth hopes’ seemed rather gloomy. As an expat European, I was bracing …
Singapore Personal Data Protection Bill introduced to parliament: Don’t panic!
Earlier this week, a draft of the Singapore Data Protection Bill was introduced to the Singapore parliament. This draft follows a MICA consultation on a prior …
Will 3G auctions finally happen in Thailand?
Regular readers will know that I am slowly working my way around the telecoms markets of SE Asia. Thailand has been a recent focus, culminating in …
How serious is India about foreign investment as an engine for growth?
I will be spending next week in Mumbai and Delhi (with @singarbitration), and in preparation have been contemplating the impact of the recent budget proposals on foreign …
Is Myanmar the next destination for investment in telecoms, media or technology?
Following recent political reforms in Myanmar and the recent electoral success of Aung San Suu Kyi‘s National League for Democracy, Myanmar is currently flavour of the month as …
Mobile broadband at heart of Europe’s recently adopted Radio Spectrum Policy Programme as WRC 12 concludes in Geneva
The wheels of European legislation have slowly turned, and last week Europe adopted a five-year radio spectrum policy programme, at Parliament’s second reading under the …
Will reforms to Cambodia’s telecoms regulatory regime reduce investment risk?
I have been experiencing an interesting shift in the way that I advise clients on risk as part of my move from Europe to Asia. …
New EU Data Protection Proposals: what you need to know
Today’s blog post is courtesy of my friends and colleagues Clive Gringras and Claire Walker who have published a helpful guide to the new European Data Protection …
What will the Trans-Pacific Partnership mean for the technology, media and telecoms industries?
Apologies to readers for the long hiatus between recent blog posts. With hindsight (and English understatement), I may have rather underestimated the time that would …