The Next Gen NBN is expected to be available
nationwide by 2015, although consumers can begin to look forward to a
range of new and exciting Next Gen Services such as high-definition
video conferencing, telemedicine, Grid Computing-on-Demand, security and
immersive learning applications on the Next Gen NBN from about 2010...
"By including a stored value wallet with
Over-The-Air (OTA) capabilities, which covers wireless downloads and
top-ups of stored value to NFC phones, the trial becomes a first in
Asia...
"Under the payment solution being planned,
SingTel users will need to download a mNETS application, which will
allow them to store and top up value on the mNETS payment application in
their phones any time. Users will then be able to make payments using
NETS FlashPay by flashing their SingTel mobile phones at NETS
contactless terminals islandwide..."
"Subscribers who opt for the Set-Top Box with
recording function can pause, rewind and record live
TV programmes so that they no longer have to miss
anything.
"The mio
TV website allows subscribers to programme their
recordings even when they are not at home, and an
upcoming service that will enable them to do it via
their mobile phones..."
"In a recent survey conducted by IDA, the
number of infocomm job vacancies has more than doubled, from 2,100 in
2004 to 5,700 in 2005..
"Overall, the infocomm industry has
put in a sterling performance. Its revenue grew from $38 billion
in 2005 to cross the $40 billion mark for the first time in
2006..."
"Part I of
the Bill defines spam. A message is “spam” when it is
an unsolicited commercial electronic message sent more
than 100 times, with the same or similar
subject-matter, during a 24-hour period, or more than
1,000 times during a 30-day period, or more than
10,000 times during a one-year period...
"An opt-out approach
is adopted under the Bill as it balances the need of companies and
marketers to send unsolicited messages for business reasons...
"In order to balance
between consumer interests and industry needs the Bill will
require that each message contains a valid unsubscribe facility,
an ‘<ADV>’ label to mark it out as an advertisement,
accurate header information or subject titles and functional
contact details of the sender...
"The unsubscribe
process has been structured to be consumer-friendly so that even
individuals who receive small volumes of spam have a means of
recourse, without resorting to legal action. The Bill makes it
mandatory for senders to allow recipients to unsubscribe via the
same medium through which the spam was received. This ensures that
unsubscribing from spam can be done easily and conveniently by
replying to an email or SMS..."
"Theft and related offences 2,
which accounted for more than half (61%) of overall crime
reported, fell by 2,192 cases from 22,711 to 20,519 cases in 2006.
"The overall decrease was largely due
to fewer cases of shop theft, theft from person and other theft3
. In addition, handphone crimes4 also dropped from
4,825 to 4,594 cases...
"Youths made up 19% of total persons
arrested in 2006, compared to 23% last year..."
"Targeted at companies and individuals that
need to manage numerous large documents and files on a daily basis,
StarHub’s OSB lets customers store and back up files safely, send and
share information effortlessly and allow multiple users to access
documents from their notebook or PC on-the-go, be it text, graphics,
presentations, video, voice or any other digital media...
"Price packages for OSB starts as low
as S$60 per month for 10GB storage space and five User IDs, and
can scale to as high as 2TB (i.e. 2000GB) and up to 1000 User
IDs..."
Dr Lee
Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications
and the Arts
"The terrestrial and cable trials have
kicked off, making Singapore the first in Southeast Asia to launch
HDTV public trials.
"In tandem with the launch, MDA is
leading a drive to promote the development of local HD content and
speed up nationwide adoption and deployment of HD technology..."
"Come 2007, Singaporeans will be ushering
the new year with at least 24 months, or two years, of free (basic tier)
wireless connectivity at up to 512 kbps speeds almost everywhere -
thanks to IDA's 'Wireless@SG' programme...
"The three operators are extending
this two-year free offering with unlimited usage to all residents
and visitors in Singapore, including tourists and business
travellers. The sign-up details will be made known from December
2006 by the operators..."
"Having examined a number of outstanding
internal and external candidates for the role, the Board is pleased to
announce that Ms Chua Sock Koong has been selected as Group CEO.
"This appointment is expected to take effect
on 1 April 2007..."
"From the fourth quarter of 2007, consumers
can switch between telecoms service providers easily and yet have full
use of their existing number, rather than having to update family
members, friends and business contacts about a new one...
"Currently, mobile subscribers can switch
telecoms service providers and keep their numbers. But he gets in
essence a call-forwarding service as a call to his old number is routed
to his new one. His contacts will see only this new number when he makes
out-going calls and sends messages (SMS)..."
HITS contains the IMEI numbers of handphones
that have been reported stolen. This system allows the public to verify
if the handphone they intend to purchase is stolen or not.....
"As for snatch theft, where a person’s
belongings are forcibly snatched away from him, cases involving
handphones have increased from 160 cases in 2004 to 280 cases in
2005 and accounted for 45 per cent of the total number of snatch
theft cases in 2005.
"Of particular concern are the cases
specifically targeting the handphones of young victims, which has
increased from 50 cases in 2004 to 93 cases in 2005.
"Robbery and theft cases involving
handphones remain a key area of concern for the Police. The number
of such cases increased significantly by 42 per cent to 4,830 cases
in 2005.
"This is due to the higher mobile phone
penetration rate in Singapore, thereby giving rise to a larger pool
of potential victims. There are 4.3 million handphone subscribers in
Singapore..."
Robbery and theft cases involving handphones taken
remain a key area of concern for the Police. The number of such
cases increased significantly by 1,414 cases, from 3,411 to 4,825
cases in 2005.
Handphone crimes increased most notably for theft in
dwelling (excluding shop theft) from 832 to 1,119 cases (+287
cases), and for other thefts (from 1,096 to 1,837 cases in 2005).
Robbery (from 344 to 488 cases), snatch thefts (from
162 to 283 cases) and cheating and related offences (from 275 to 343
cases) also saw notable increases.
The increase in handphone crime may be due to the rise
in mobile phone penetration rate9 in Singapore indicating
a larger pool of potential victims...
by Second Year Media and Communication
students in Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Business
"Out of
the 795 respondents who owned handphones, Nokia had
the highest share at 56% while Samsung and
Sony-Ericsson tied for second place at 16% each.
"Respondents were asked to choose one item that they
would not be able to live without from a list that
included the handphone, PC, TV, portable music device,
PDA, portable game console and digital camera. 78% of
all the 800 respondents indicated that they could not
live without their handphone."
"I had
previously raised the issue of prepaid phone cards as
an area of security concern. The exploitation of the
anonymity given by prepaid cards to avoid detection is
not new. Criminals have exploited this. And terrorist
groups like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
have done so too...
"The
Homefront Security Division in MHA has been working
closely with the IDA and the commercial service
providers to work out a practical regulatory regime.
"These
regulatory controls are likely to be implemented from
early November. Details will be announced next
month..."
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