T&A: A new case study (in PDF form) on the successful rollout of Packet One Networks (P1)’s WiMAX in Malaysia has been released by Green Packet Berhad (Green Packet). The latter is a leading developer of next-gen mobile broadband & networking solutions.

P1 rolled out Malaysia’s and South-east Asia’s first 802.16e 2.3GHz commercial WiMAX network in August 2008. We covered its Johor Bahru launch here. Since then, it has acquired over 80K subscribers and maintained a respectable ARPU (average revenue per user) of above US$26 (RM93).

Part of the success is attributable to the the tech from P1’s partner, Green Packet, who provided the innovative plug-and-play fixed and mobile devices and connectivity solutions. The case study explains how Green Packet took on this challenge to supply the products and solutions which helped accelerate P1’s launch and traction in Malaysia today. (Editor opinions: 1)

Navin Danapal, Technical Editor, HWM Malaysia

Navin (HWM Malaysia): It’s no surprise that Malaysia’s P1 WiMAX service owes its success to its parent company Green Packet. P1 is Green Packet’s portfolio to sell its CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) to the Middle-East markets, as well as South America.

This was outlined by Mr. Kevin Lee, Senior General Manager, Green Packet Malaysia, in a December 2008 interview with HWM Malaysia. (more…)

Mr. Yoshihiko Ikemoto, Manager for NEC Display Solutions, demonstrating the useful applications and features behind the NEC X461UN Public Display Monitor.

SHOWCASE: NEC Asia held its Business and Technology Convention at the Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore earlier today and unveiled new multimedia business products like the NP4100/4100W projector and X461UN Public Display Monitor.

Mr. Vincent Koh, Vice President for the Multimedia Business Platform Unit of NEC Asia opened the convention and emphasized NEC’s committed dedication to eco-friendliness. For example, he shared how some NEC products let users switch to an Eco Mode based on a Carbon Footprint Meter. (more…)

It's a smartphone! It's a notebook! No, it's a Booklet 3G!

SHOWCASE: Nokia has unveiled the new Windows-based Nokia Booklet 3G to the world just a few minutes ago. The mini-notebook is powered by Intel’s Atom processor, with promises of a 12-hour battery life, 1.25kg weight and a thickness slightly over 2cm.

Connections wise, it will come with 3G/HSPA and Wi-Fi (with Nokia’s broad suite of Ovi services of course), as well as HDMI, front facing camera (video conferencing), integrated Bluetooth and an SD card reader.

The display itself is 10.1-inch HD-ready while there’s an integrated A-GPS which will work with Ovi Maps gadget. Of course, expect access to millions of tracks via Nokia Music Store, and Ovi Suite to sync with your Nokia smartphones.

Here’s a quick video on Booklet 3G:

Further information, including detailed specifications, market availability and pricing, will be announced at Nokia World on September 2. Meanwhile, here are some shots of the Booklet 3G.

SHOWCASE: HardwareZone.com managed to get some exclusive face-time with three of Sony Ericsson’s latest phones — the Satio, Aino and Yari — previously unveiled during the CommunicAsia 2009 period (for those of you who participated in our liveblog, you would probably have seen the commercials).

Anyway, the Singapore team wrote a summary of the features and produced a video highlighting the three different phones. We’ve reproduced the video here.

Popular Thai actress, Chompoo, has been selected as the product ambassador of Samsung's latest range of cameras, exclusively for the Thai market.

SHOWCASE: HardwareZone.com Singapore attended Samsung’s regional camera launch in Bangkok, Thailand recently. There, the company unveiled three new cameras, two of which are the Samsung ST550 and ST500 compact digital cameras.

Both feature an additional LCD screen on the front of the camera. This screen allows users to snap self portraits for social media posts or when travelling alone.

The secondary screen also doubles up as a numeric countdown for timer shots, with additional features like Samsung’s Smart Gesture User Interface and built-in Gravity Sensor.

This means photographers can tilt or hand gesture to quickly access the camera functions. The LCD touch screen uses Samsung’s haptic technology, providing slight vibration whenever an option is selected on-screen.

Both the ST550 and ST500 will be available by end-August. They’re identical except that the ST550 comes with a 1,152K pixel resolution 3.5″ touch-screen while the ST500 has a smaller 3.0″ 230K pixel resolution screen.

The third camera launched is the ST1000, which has a built-in GPS for you to geo-tag your photos. It also comes with Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and DLNA compatibility. The ST1000 features only a single 3.5″ wide 1,152K display.

Here are some photos taken from the launch event.