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ISSUE 93 - Jan  2012
 
 
Do you approve of the government’s proposal to ban bars from residential buildings?
Are there non-residential buildings in Macau aside from hotels and casinos?
Bars should be allowed, provided they close at midnight
No
Yes
 
 

Internet market expands

Last year posted two-digit increases for both subscribers and number of hours online
 

BeeCrazy partners with CTM

Group buying website extends offers to Macau
 

1.35 million mobile phone subscribers in December

Macau ended December 2011 with around 1.35 million mobile phone subscribers
 

CTM launches Digital Campus Programme

The Digital Campus is a solution combining network services with information exchange platforms
 

2G to end in July

From the second half of 2012, telecom operators will only offer 3G plans for local mobile users
 

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2012

Encompassing: - Mobile Payments & Mobile Wallets - NFC Technologies - Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance - Mobile Banking - Banking the Unbanked & Microfinance Services Winning Strategies to Profit from Innovative & Sustainable Mobile Payments Services Conference: 19-20 April 2012 Hong Kong Corporate Sponsor: Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2012 will draw together highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile network [...]
 

Macau to get two more telecom operators

The government wants two additional telecommunication operators to join CTM in providing fixed telephone services
 

Technically challenged

The almost 50 percent of Macau businesses who are on the information superhighway are hampered by shortages of specialist IT skills
 

CTM and Cisco ink deal

CTM and Cisco announce collaboration eyeing on cloud computing
 

3Macau to Offer iPhone 4S in Macau on November 25

Macau.November 24, 2011- 3Macau, the Macau mobile telecommunications division of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH, Stock Code: 215), today announced it will offer iPhone 4S to customers in Macau beginning this Friday, November 25. iPhone 4S will be available starting at $0 for all models. Customers can pre-order iPhone 4S at 3Shops and [...]
 

Apple flavoured

It might be a small market but Apple products are thick on the ground in Macau and Steve Jobs’ death is unlikely to change that
 

Macau leading in cell phone subscriptions per capita

Macau has become the place in the world with the most cell phone subscriptions per capita.
 

Defences down

Information technology security breaches are common in Macau but little is being done to secure digital data
 

Seminar explains how to use new media to boost business

Social media channels such as Facebook or Twitter and other mobile media like iPhone, iPad and Android have become increasingly popular around the world and are being used more and more for commercial purposes.
 

Liberalisation of telecom market “a must”: govt

The secretary for transport and public works, Lau Si Io, said today that the liberalisation of Macau’s telecommunication market “is considered a must”.
 

Groupon and Macau.com announce partnership

Collective buying website Groupon Hong Kong and Macau.com have announced a new partnership.
 

CTM launches data roaming package for travellers

CTM has launched what is being dubbed as Macau’s first Roaming Data Package (One Day).
 

CTM reduces Internet prices for businesses

CTM announced a 30 percent reduction on the tariff for its business broadband service starting next month.
 

CTM’s major shareholder bullish on Macau

British phone group Cable & Wireless Communications, which owns 51 percent of local operator CTM, is bullish on the growth prospects for the Macau market.
 

Cyber crime wave

Malware attacks are on the rise worldwide
 

Digital discounts

For the money-minded, the emerging format of online collective purchasing can create a brand buzz
 

Netizens stage protest over high charges of Internet service

A group of youths staged a “planking” protest on Tuesday over poor service and high charges by CTM, the city’s sole landline Internet service provider.
 

CTM offers free mobile services tomorrow

To celebrate the annual World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, tomorrow all CTM mobile customers can enjoy free sending and receiving of local SMS, MMS and making local 3G video calls within the CTM network, the company announced.
 

More connected

Macau’s population is increasingly more connected to the internet and spending more time on-line.
 

iPad 2 arrives tomorrow

It’s official. Apple’s iPad 2 will be launched in Macau tomorrow, according to an official release from the company.
 
1. Okada breaks ground on Manila casino
2. Gas emission restrictions on imported vehicles
3. CNY starting strong in Macau
4. Jetstar to stop flying to Macau
5. Sands China hearing on parcels 7 and 8 underway
 
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