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US Spectrum Space Cleared For Wireless, Public Safety
The FCC adopted an order Friday that will clear the way for the deployment of the next generation of wireless devices and for the rollout of public safety communication services. The FCC’s order bans the further distribution and sale of wireless microphone and other devices that operate in the 700 megahertz band of spectrum.... »
FCC Won’t Force TV Broadcasters To Relinquish Airwaves
The FCC won’t force TV broadcasters to hand over their airwaves to free up spectrum for broadband.In fact, the agency was never seriously considering such a possibility, according to an interview in BroadcastingCable. Phil Bellaria, director of scenario planning for the FCC’s national broadband team, told BC the FCC would …(162 words) Related Topics: broadband,... »
FCC Won’t Force TV Broadcasters To Relinquish Airwaves
The FCC won’t force TV broadcasters to hand over their airwaves to free up spectrum for broadband.In fact, the agency was never seriously considering such a possibility, according to an interview in BroadcastingCable. Phil Bellaria, director of scenario planning for the FCC’s national broadband team, told BC the FCC would …(162 words) ... »
Views of the public sought on Australian wireless spectrum
A crucial piece of wireless spectrum needed to advance the nation’s mobile broadband services could soon be added to the government’s “digital dividend” auction block after the communications watchdog put out a public call for how the spectrum band should be best used. After the government’s announcement last week that it would auction off a... »
MagicJack ‘femtojack’ uses mobile phones to make VoIP calls
The people behind MagicJack, a plug-and-play VoIP device, have recognized the trend of consumers cutting their traditional landline voice connections like much of the telecom industry and have updated their offering to reflect that. MagicJack’s original offering was a USB device that came with a phone jack–plug your regular landline phone into the MagicJack,... »
Second leg of Australia’s 4G digital auction ramped up
Media and telecommunications companies will be forced to make more efficient use of the limited spectrum available to service the rapid growth in data-hungry devices such as smart phones as the federal government prepares for the launch of the second leg of its digital spectrum auction. After announcing last week that it had a identified... »
Mexico studies 700MHz spectrum tender launch
Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel will analyse throughout this year the opportunity of auctioning the 700MHz frequency band for provision of 4G services, TeleSemana reports, citing Cofetel president Hector Osuna. The initiative follows a 700 MHz spectrum tender proposal from the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT). To read this Telecom Paper report in full, see: www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=711633 Related... »
Australian telcos eye 4G networks in government spectrum sale
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Hutchison have begun formulating responses to the federal government’s proposed auction of broadcast spectrum, which is expected to lead to the creation of a high-speed 4G mobile broadband network. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has issued a green paper that argues that a “digital dividend” of spectrum vacated by the switch... »
US administration urges FCC to look at spectrum for wireless broadband
As the Federal Communications Commission works toward developing a national broadband plan by a congressionally mandated Feb. 17 deadline, the Obama administration on Monday weighed in with its views, urging the commission to identify spectrum for wireless broadband in an effort to increase competition in the residential broadband market. “Given the projections of explosive growth... »
Reaction to Google Nexus One and Spectrum Clarity
BlindReason submits: I feel somewhat bad for the guy from Google (GOOG) presenting the Nexus One phone. Hard to match Steve Jobs and his product introductions. However, the guy looks more than a tad nervous. The device is coming to Verizon (VZ) in the Spring. Given Google is insisting on lack of user control,... »
Justice Dept. to FCC: U.S. Needs More Spectrum
The U.S. Justice Department is calling on the FCC to open more spectrum to handle high-speed wireless Internet services. FCC officials, including Chairman Julius Genachowski, already have warned that demand for mobile data soon will outpace network capacity, so the Justice Department’s plea should fall on receptive ears. The Justice …(198 words) Related Topics: call,... »
US DOJ calls for FCC to release spectrum, focus on wireless broadband
The Department of Justice said wireless broadband services may be an attractive option for users without high-speed Internet access and could provide more competition to cable, fiber and DSL services. But such options can’t be possible unless federal regulators release more spectrum for mobile broadband services. The comments by the antitrust division of Justice were... »
Indian Telecom Sector To Be Most Vibrant In 2010
In 2010 we believe that Indian Telecom industry expects to continue with its fast pace of subscriber additions, at least 11 million per month, launch of 3G and WiMAX spectrum, while tariff would… ] Related... »
Texting was never actually designed for consumer market
For a technology that has become so all-pervasive that texting has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary, SMS (short message service) was not designed as a mass market consumer communications service at all. “It was designed to use some spectrum and provide an internal messaging service for engineers and maybe become the beginnings of... »
DataJack Promises Unlimited 3G Data in the USA for Under $40.00-Is It Too Good To Be True?
A Texas company has released a product called DataJAck that is promising an unlimited amount of 3G data in the USA for $39.95. To top off the offer, they are claiming no activation or termination fees and no contract, you can turn the service on and off as you wish. It would appear they... »
BT warns of court fight over digital spectrum plans
The government’s plans to bring broadband within the reach of every home by 2012 have been put in jeopardy by BT. The telecoms operator has warned that it will take legal action if the government presses ahead in the new year with plans to liberalise the nation’s mobile phone spectrum. BT’s move could derail a... »
CableVision WiFi Is Really Working
From the earliest of days of public WiFi I have always felt the biggest players that would benefit from it were the cable operators. Seems I was right as Cablevision is proving how in the contiguous areas around New York City that their WiFi cloud is attracting users. And, they are all their already... »
NZ’s digital dividend: 112 MHz cleared for 4G use
Mobile services are the winners in the government’s planned reallocation of radio spectrum after the switch to digital television transmission — while proposals to use spare spectrum for rural broadband delivery have missed out, for now at least, due to “lack of enthusiasm”. The date for New Zealand’s digital switchover has not yet been set... »
PTA Annual Telecom Report 2008-09
Every year Pakistan Telecommunication Authority publish a PTA Annual Report covering all the major sectors of our telecommunication industry. The report is very useful for all those people who are either part of the telecommunication industry or are associated with it. This report also helps analyst in their analysis of Pakistan Telecom sector since... »
New Zealand issues 4G spectrum
New Zealand has made a push towards 4G network services, with its government confirming the initial frequency allocation from the old analog tv spectrum. Some will go towards digital television, with the remainder for 4G networks and other “new uses”. “These decisions will enable New Zealand to realise the productivity and economic benefits of emerging... »
India’s 3G spectrum auction on schedule
The auction of 3G spectrum and operating licenses in India will be held as planned on Jan. 14, the country’s Minister of Communications and IT, A. Raja told reporters in Delhi on Monday, according to media reports. The spectrum will be allocated to the winning bidders by August of next year, the minister said. To read... »
Free Gets 3G License in France
I recall once having a cigar with the founder of Free at Atelier Berger, on Rue Berger in Paris one rainy night back in 2006. As a disruptive force in telecom they have clearly been that in France. Now they have 3G spectrum, which can't be good news for Orange and SFR. Related Topics: 3g, call,... »
New European Telecoms Rules enter into force
New EU telecoms rules will officially become EU law tomorrow following their publication in today’s Official Journal of the European Union. The new rules composed of the Better Regulation Directive and the Citizens’ Rights Directive will need to be transposed into national laws of the 27 EU Member States by June 2011. The new... »
Airvana’s Peculiar Acquisition Announcement
What should we make of Airvana’s (AIRV) announcement that a private equity group is buying the company for $530 million, or $7.65 a share in cash? With $205 million in cash and equivalents as of September, plus almost $40 million collected subsequently from Ericsson, Airvana has more cash than it needs, so this isn’t... »
Being Quoted More and More
As many of you know, I end up being quoted quite a bit about VOIP, leading the life of a tech savvy road warrior and even sometimes about business travel in general. What you may not know is that I also get cited regularly on business and marketing related matters, and usually they are... »
Sponsored WiFi Access, Sending Party Pays and The Future Of Media
We continue to see more of what I am calling the sponsored model of public WiFi. After all the municipal models failed, with city and county governments in many places buying into a very flawed model that was heavily overplayed by Earthlink and a group of advisors to cities, plus an over dependence on... »
Sprint Gets All Regulatory Approvals for iPCS Deal
The day after completing its takeover of Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has secured all of the regulatory approvals needed to wrap the acquisition of its affiliate, iPCS Inc., as well. The FCC yesterday approved a spectrum transfer and, on Monday, West Virginia’s public service commission gave the Sprint-iPCS …(160 words) ... »
India’s 3G auction faces further delays: report
India’s 3G spectrum auction could be delayed yet again, as the Department of Telecom sorts out the last of its issues with the nation’s armed forces, according to a government source. To read this telecomasia.net report in full, see: www.telecomasia.net/content/indias-3g-auction-faces-further-delays-report … >>> Rest of the Story Related Topics: 3g, Asia, government, India, LEC, spectrum, telecom »
EU Telecoms Reform: 12 reforms to pave way for stronger consumer rights, an open internet, a single European telecoms market and high-speed internet connections for all citizens
“The EU telecoms reform brings about consumer choice, a new dose of competition, an effective European system of independent telecoms regulators, new investment into competitive infrastructures, more space for new wireless services and a more open Internet for all citizens. The reform also strengthens the single telecoms market by promoting effective competition... »
British government lays out digital plans
The government has laid out its plans to deal with illegal file-sharers as part of its Digital Economy Bill, outlined in the Queen’s Speech. It includes the power to disconnect persistent pirates. But its controversial broadband tax is not mentioned and will be launched as part of the Finance Bill, due next year. Other elements of the... »