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United Fiber System – Corporate moves

Eddy has been appointed non-ED wef Jan 25
Work experience: Finance & accounting division head, Sinarmas Mining Division, PT Kuansing Inti Makmer; vice director funding & legal affairs, Sinarmas Forestry & Mining Division, PT Arara Abadi
 

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Google Fiber Community Selection Delayed Until 2011

Google Dec. 15 said it is delaying its decision on who gets to sample its 1G-bps broadband network until early 2011, citing too many applicants. – Citing a glut of applications, Google delayed until 2011 choosing which
community or communities will test its ultra-high-speed broadband network.
Google Feb. 11 announced its plan to construct fiber networks to hurtle
Internet data at speeds of 1 gigabit per second. That’s more than 100 times
f…


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Internet and TV Connection Fiber Optic Rules! Posted By : Paddy Chang

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Google Fiber for Communities Clamors for Speedy Broadband

Google July 13 launched Google Fiber for Communities, a Website to keep people in the loop on the company’s plans to build ultra-high speed broadband networks. People can suggest policies to spur fiber deployments. – Google July 13 launched its Google Fiber for Communities
Website to keep people in
the loop on the company’s plans to build ultra-high speed broadband networks.
Google Feb. 11
said it will build these fiber meshes to hurtle Internet data at speeds of 1
gigabit per second. That’s more than 100 …


May 24: SIA, SATS, Cityspring, Property stocks, United Fiber, Bukit Sembawang

Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index fell 0.51% to 2,701.20 points on Friday.

Financials such as DBS and UOB may also take a cue from US stocks, where banks helped Wall Street snap a three-day losing streak on bets that a financial regulation bill pending in the US Congress won’t be as onerous as feared. Here are some stocks to watch:

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United Fiber System unit wins $58.5m contract to build apartment blocks

United Fiber System says wholly-owned subsidiary Poh Lian Construction has been awarded a building contract from Prime Residential Development, a subsidiary of Kajima Overseas Asia.

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May 19: Wilmar, China Fishery, United Envirotech, United Fiber System

Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index rose 0.38% to 2,844.35 points on Tuesday.

US stocks sank last night, driven lower as the strengthening of financial regulation from Wall Street to Frankfurt crushed bank stocks, adding to worries about the sustainability of the global economic recovery.

Here are some stocks and factors to watch:

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United Fiber buys Kutai Chipmill, sells controlling stake

United Fiber Systems agreed to buy PT Kutai Chipmill for US$65 million ($90.3 million) through the acquisition of Pacific Global Holding and Pacific Capital Holding from Masba Holding Inc.

At the same time, Falcon Capital Global Holding will buy about 53% of United Fiber Systems for $178 million in cash, including newly issued stock.

The funds invested will be used to fund the Kutai Chipmill purchase, to expand the group’s wood chip business and for working capital.

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United Fiber System – Corporate moves

Jaka Prasetya has resigned as non-ED wef March 29
Reason for cessation: Mr Prasetya has recently taken up a full-time employment with a company outside the Group and under the terms of his employment, he has undertaken to subsequently relinquish his directorships.

Google Helps Finance Latest Trans-Pacific Fiber Optic Cable Project

Laying fiber optic data transmission cable across the Pacific Ocean is a costly and risky operation. Not just any company with a seaworthy ship can hope to undertake this sort of operation. It takes specialized ships and companies that have developed the expertise to do it right. PacNet, the largest submarine cable operator in the Far East, and SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications) recently completed the latest trans-Pacific cable deployment project using the Global Sentinel, a 19-year-old purpose-built ship. In March 2010, Global Sentinel was docked on the San Francisco waterfront after spending nine months at sea completing the last phase of the two-year project that will connect overseas data networks and deliver the voice, data, graphics, video and database information needed to serve cities and enterprises along the Pacific Rim.
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10 Reasons Why a Google Fiber Network Could Reshape the ISP Landscape

News Analysis: Google announced recently that it plans to deliver a fiber network capable of delivering 1G-bps Web speeds. That’s no small feat. The impact it could have on both the Internet and the tech industry as a whole cannot be understated. It could force changes in the entire U.S. ISP market, depending on whether Google eventually commits to widely deploying this 1G-bps network.
– Google announced
Feb. 10 that it plans to deliver up to 1G-bps Web speeds to 50,000 people
across the United States as part of an experiment to gauge the quality of
next-generation apps, the viability of quot;new deployment techniques quot;
and interest in quot;openness. quot; Google might eve…


United Fiber Systems – Corporate moves

Pauline Lee has been appointed finance director wef Feb 1
Work experience: Group finance manager, Brothers (Holdings) Ltd; group accounting manager, Koh Brothers Group Ltd; group finance manager, Soilbuild Pte Ltd

Jan 8: Cosco, Frasers Centrepoint, Novo, Epure, United Fiber System

The following companies may have unusual price changes in trading today, say Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index slipped 0.6% to 2,913.25.

The Dow and the S&P 500 rose last night after Bank of America (BAC.N) and General Electric (GE.N) rallied on positive broker comments, but investors were cautious a day before the release of key monthly non-farm payrolls data.

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United Fiber secures $191m condo building contract from GuocoLand Group

United Fiber System says wholly-owned subsidiary Poh Lian Construction has been awarded a building contract from the GuocoLand Group to build a 12-storey condominium development at Bukit Timah Road.

The project is worth $191 million and the construction period is 30 months.

The project is expected to contribute positively to the group in 2010.

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United Fiber System unit wins $116m contract to build Sophia Residence

United Fiber System says wholly-owned subsidiary Poh Lian Construction has been awarded a $115.84 million contract from Sophia Residence Development, a member of the GuocoLand Group, to build a luxury condominium project on Sophia Road comprising five blocks of high-rise residential buildings with a total of 272 units, basement carparks and modern recreation facilities.

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