Third undersea cable to bring faster Internet to Asia

September 3rd, 2009 11 signs of Internet addictionSigns of Internet addiction, according to Hilarie Cash, executive director of the ReSTART center for Internet addiction near Seattle. Three of the following symptoms suggest abuse, five or more addiction: —Increasing amounts of time spent on Internet —Failed attempts to control behavior —Heightened euphoria while on Internet —Craving more time on Internet, restless when not there —Neglecting family and friends —Lying to others about use —Internet interfering with job and school —Feeling guilty or ashamed of behavior —Changes in sleep patterns —Weight changes, backaches, headaches, carpal tunnel —Withdrawl from other activities

August 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - The installation, testing and commissioning of the 6,700 km TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA) cable system was complete, telecom service provider Tata Communications and undersea communications technology leader Tyco Telecommunications announced Tuesday. "The fully operational 6,700 km TGN-IA system links Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Vietnam and the Philippines, providing route diversity throughout the Asia Pacific region, Tata Communications said in a regulatory statement.

August 14th, 2009 Typhoon disrupts Asia Internet, telephone serviceTAIPEI, Taiwan — Seabed movements believed caused by Typhoon Morakat damaged seven undersea cables linking Asian nations, disrupting Internet and telephone services, a Taiwanese telephone company said Friday. Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, which jointly operates four cables in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, said service has been slow since the typhoon pummeled Taiwan last weekend.

July 26th, 2009 Moderate earthquake strikes eastern TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities say a 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Taiwan rattling buildings in Taipei but causing no casualties or damage. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck at 2:10 p.m.

July 14th, 2009 Moderate earthquake strikes offshore TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese authorities say a 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of the island, rattling buildings in Taipei, but causing no casualties or damage. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck at 2:05 a.m.

June 24th, 2009 Time Warner Cable prices debt offeringNEW YORK — Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday it priced a $1.5 billion underwritten public offering of 6.75 percent debentures due 2039.

April 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Power cable manufacturer Universal, an M.P. Birla group company, has signed a pact with the Japan-based Furukawa Electric for manufacturing and marketing optical fibre in India.

April 16th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India's Tata Communications Thursday said they had joined a global consortium to build a $600-million cable system to extend faster international connectivity to countries in Africa at cheaper tariff. The network, expected to be ready by 2011, will cover South Africa, Namibia, Angola, the two Congos, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Portugal and Britain, a company statement said.

April 12th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South and East African broadband consumers will see dramatic cost cuts when the Seacom cable system, being developed in partnership with India's Tata Communications, comes on line in July this year. Tata Communications will be an anchor tenant customer on the privately-owned Seacom cable, with the Tata-led South African consortium Neotel playing a major role in rolling out broadband access in the country in anticipation of increased uptake due to the lower cost.

February 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The telecom watchdog Tuesday introduced regulations that seek to improve the quality of service provided by cable TV operators in areas where set-top boxes are not mandatory. The regulations will come into effect April 1.

February 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Time Warner plans to split the company's media content and distribution businesses through a 'spin-off' of Time Warner Cable by the end of March. The process will involve a pro-rata dividend of all Time Warner Cable stock held by Time Warner, the companies announced Thursday, but did not say how this would be done.

February 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Time Warner plans to split the company's media content and distribution businesses through a 'spin-off' of Time Warner Cable by the end of March. The process will involve a pro-rata dividend of all Time Warner Cable stock held by Time Warner, the companies announced Thursday, but did not say how this would be done.

February 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Time Warner plans to split the company's media content and distribution businesses through a 'spin-off' of Time Warner Cable by the end of March. The process will involve a pro-rata dividend of all Time Warner Cable stock held by Time Warner, the companies announced Thursday, but did not say how this would be done.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Private telecom major Tata Commununications Thursday announced that it will invest around $430 million (Rs.21 billion/Rs.2,100 crore) in the Asia Pacific region to expand its operations. The investments will be used for developing its internet data centre Tata Communications Exchange (TCE) and for the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable system, a company statement said.

January 7th, 2009 SINGAPORE - French bank BNP Paribas has predicted a faster Asian economic recovery next year, citing aggressive government spending and region-wide interest rate cuts, according to a news report Thursday. The scale of the global policy response, monetary and fiscal, should ensure the recovery is more V-shaped, indicating a steep rise after a decline, than a slower, U-shaped recovery, said BNP Paribas economist Richard Iley.