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Google's $12.5b Motorola deal gets final OK

China regulators clear purchase - if Android kept free

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Smart takes home three trophies

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Philippines cellco and SingTel take top prizes in the 15th Telecom Asia Awards

Partnership strategies: Innovation requires new structure and mindset

Joseph Waring

Time-to-market issues and risk-adverse culture are huge obstacles to partnering with the OTT giants

Wind-powered data center more than hot air

Rachael King

Energy firm Baryonyx to spend $280m on the facility

Asia beating EU in digital economy: Verwaayen

Ragnhild Kjetland

Region leads by deployment of required infrastructure

ISPs' defense against Apple lies at home

Elan Migdal

The connected home, with its diverse devices, can help foil Apple’s snobbish gambit

Mass adoption of business apps is risky too

Joe Ong

The unstructured data created can clog network pipes

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LTE and 3G+: next-generation bundles

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• Location, simplicity crucial for apps evolution: CEOs
• Retailers urge cellcos to remove consumer barriers

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COMMENTARY

Is India ready for customized app stores?

Jayanth Kolla/Convergence Catalyst
Smartphone adoption driving demand for tailored offerings

South Korea: Exporting innovation and drama

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The country's internet and e-commerce players are making their mark beyond their shores

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CLOUD FOCUS
• Taiwan Mobile builds $170m green cloud data center
• Pacnet expands cloud facility in Australia
• Interoute mounts APAC push
• Minimizing hybrid cloud risks
• SaaS, online video lead tech M&As in Q1

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MAY 2012 ISSUE
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• Cover: 15th Telecom Asia Awards
• Roundtable: Partnering Strategies
• Country Focus: South Korea
• Tanner: Cybersecurity

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Top 10 Asian IP transit NSPs - 2011Q4

The market grew slightly in Q4 but most of the volatility in the ranking was due to the trading of customers and peers

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