Interview:

Barry Sim, Singapore Economic Development Board.  Singapore is on the leading edge in the deployment and development of mobile technologies, including HSCSD, GPRS, and Third Generation.  Sim discusses Singapore's overall vision, current trials and partnerships with international companies.

"Part of our vision is to develop Singapore into an information and communications hub.  We want to exploit information technology as a productivity tool, in the way we conduct business, and in the way we operate as a nation."

Interview:

Kang Aik Siang of SingTel Mobile, discusses SingTel's launch of High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) in early 1999. This would make SingTel among the first operators in the world to break the 9.6Kbps data speed barrier. SingTel is also involved in pioneering third generation W-CDMA trials.

Market Analysis:

Internet Market Forecasts: Global Internet Growth 1998-2005   
New report from Ovum.

Documentary:

GSM Networks in India
The MDI went to India and documented how well data services work on GSM networks there. Read our account.

Paper: ATTENTION IT MANAGERS!  Virtual Private Networks. Information on secure, cost-effective remote access.

• How to deploy a VPN server 
• How to access intranet information remotely via a VPN
• Privacy issues in mobile data communications
  

Paper: GPRS General Packet Radio Service may profoundly alter the end-user experience of mobile data computing, by enabling much higher data transmission speeds and  constant connectivity. Peter Rysavy explains GPRS ins and outs, with a roadmap and special section for network managers.

Interview:

Janne Jormalainen of Nokia Asia Pacific
Janne Jormalainen spoke with GSM Data Today about Nokia's products related to data computing with laptops, marketing of data products and services in Asia, and Nokia's involvement with two-plus and 3rd generation mobile technologies.