Broadband Asia 2012

Biznet Networks president: “To deliver an affordable broadband service for the market is really the challenge.”

Adi Kusma is president of Biznet Networks, Indonesia

April 12, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Adi Kusma is president of Biznet Networks, one the leading telecoms providers in Indonesia. He is appearing on Day One of the Broadband ip&TV Asia 2012 conference, taking place on the 15th-16th May 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telecoms.com speaks to him about the major developments and challenges in the region.

Tags; Biznet, broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, Malaysia, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks, Operator

Indonesian regulator: “By 2015 half of the population will be connected to the internet”

April 12, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Heru Sutadi is Commissioner at the Indonesian Telecom Regulatory Authority. He is speaking on Day One of the Broadband Asia 2012 conference on the 15th-16th May 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ahead of the upcoming conference Telecoms.com talks to him about the challenges facing service providers and operators in rolling out broadband in the country.

Tags; broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, Indonesia, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks, Operator

DiGi Telecommunications, Malaysia: “Caps, quotas and throttling are crucial to ensure data profitability”

April 12, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Praveen Rajan, Head of Internet & Services, DiGi Telecommunications, Malaysia is speaking as part of the Emerging Market Experience Exchange the day before the Broadband ip&TV Asia 2012 conference, 15th-16th May 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telecoms.com catches up with him to see what the major concerns and issues are for this local operator.

Tags; broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, Malaysia, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks, Operator

Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority”

April 10, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Henry Yeung is head of network development at Hong Kong Broadband Network. He is speaking on the subject of Cloud TV on Day One of the Broadband ip&TV Asia 2012 conference, taking place on the 15th-16th May 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this interview he explains why network speed is at the core of what the operator does but that coverage remains a challenge.

Tags; broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, fibre, FTTH, HKBN, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks, Operator

Crown Fibre CEO, “FTTH will enable New Zealand to compete in a global marketplace”

Graham Mitchell is CEO of Crown Fibre Holdings, New Zealand

April 10, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Graham Mitchell is CEO of Crown Fibre Holdings, a group tasked with bringing ultra-fast broadband to New Zealand. He is speaking on Day Two of the Broadband ip&TV Asia 2012 conference taking place on the 15th-16th May 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He tells Telecoms.com how New Zealand’s ambitious initiative of rolling out fibre could help others learn from its experience.

Tags; broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, Crown Fibre, fibre, FTTH, FTTP, New Zealand, Ultra-Fast Broadband, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks

YTL Communications: “We need to deliver the service that customers demand. Not just hype.”

Ali Tabassi, chief operating officer for YTL Communications, Malaysia

March 19, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Ali Tabassi, chief operating officer for YTL Communications, which operates a mobile broadband in Malaysia under the brand name of Yes, believes his company’s service offerings stand up to the brand promise. While in many developed markets mobile broadband coverage often suffers from poor coverage and lacklustre speeds, in Malaysia, Yes will let you stream YouTube videos or conduct video calls whether you’re in downtown Kuala Lumpar or in the mountains near the border of Thailand.

Tags; broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, LTE, Malaysia, WiMAX, Yes, YTL Communications, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Interviews, Networks, Operator

Dileep Agrawal, CEO, WorldLink: “When things don’t happen fast enough it can get frustrating.”

March 12, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

If you have recently been frustrated by buffering while watching an HD video-on-demand stream, then hold that thought. For those in the less developed parts of the world, watching HD video at all, is, quite literally, something of a pipe dream. In these countries, for those fortunate enough to be able to move past existential concerns such as food and housing, internet connectivity and bandwidth is still a mere fraction of what those in developed countries are used to. It’s a pain point of which Dileep Agrawal, chief executive of Nepalese ISP WorldLink, and a speaker at the Broadband ip&TV Asia conference in May, is only too aware.

Tags; Asia, broadband, Broadband Asia 2012, developing markets, Ethernet, fiber, fibre, Google, landlocked, Nepal, Asia Pacific, Interviews, Networks