PT Indosat plans to soon open a tender to build a new telecommunications satellite. Nine companies from various countries have indicated interest in building Palapa D, to replace Palapa C2, which will end its service in 2011, the company said.
Maxis begins WiMAX network testing in Kuala Lumpur, which marks equipment vendor Motorola's first live WiMAX trial in Southeast Asia. The trial is due for completion in the second quarter.
DoCoMo signs partnership deal with China-based UFIDA Software to enter China's corporate mobile solutions market. The two firms will form a joint venture for the project, DoCoMo said.
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