Asia Pacific

Singapore operator StarHub claims to be able to offer an improved mobile broadband experience due to a recent core network upgrade from Nokia Siemens Networks.

Huawei today announced deployment of a packet-based mobile backhaul network supporting TD-SCDMA technology for China Mobile in Zhejiang, which it claims is the world's first to comply with the IEEE 1588v2 standard allowing the operator to eventually upgrade the network to LTE technology.

Japanese operator eMobile - focused on providing HSPA services via a data-centric business model - has stolen a march on domestic rivals by launching what it claims is the country's first commercial HSPA+ network.

China Mobile is inviting equipment makers to supply datacard products based on the TD-LTE technology for a commercial trial at the Shanghai World Expo next year, reports Telecompaper, citing the South China Morning Post

Nokia will launch a handset in China before the end of the year in partnership with China Mobile based on the country's homegrown TD-SCDMA 3G network, reports Reuters.

Indian state-owned operator BSNL aims to provide 3G services in 760 cities in the first phase of its deployment of the technology, Sindh Today reports, notes TeleGeography.

China Mobile's high-profile upcoming application store - Mobile Market - will be launched this month, according to a Xinhua report cited by Telecompaper.