Google has expanded its VoIP calling service beyond the US market, launching its service in 38 languages with payment options in four currencies.
The software giant had launched a rather limited VoIP service last year, but has now taken a giant leap forward, allowing people...
Bolivia’s government approved a controversial telecommunications law that authorizes wiretapping for “reasons of security,” and which gives two thirds of the electromagnetic spectrum to the government. President Evo Morales's opposition said the measure could threaten private radio and television interests.
The law provides 33% of...
Brazil's Ministry of Communications (MiniCom) announced that it is proposing changes to bidding for broadcasting spectrumthat include an increase in deposits from bidders and lump-sum payments from winning bidders in order to avoid having economically questionable companies participate in upcoming auctions.The MiniCom’s secretary of...
Vodafone | July 29, 2011 | Press Release
Vodafone Spain has been awarded a total of 60 MHz (2x30 MHz) of new spectrum in the Spanish government’s auction, enabling the Company to provide its customers with enhanced mobile internet services across the country, including in...
The rhetoric continues to heat up between proponents of releasing more spectrum for mobile broadband and the concerns of the National Association of Broadcasters, which fear its members will be forced to give up that spectrum.Mobile Future, which advocates releasing more spectrum for wireless...
Nextel Mexico has signed an agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) to receive a US$ 375 million loan in order to acquire 3G network infrastructure from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., a global provider of next-generation telecommunications network solutions. The announcement was made July 27 by...
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
BBC News | July 26, 2011
The upcoming 4G mobile auction should be used as an opportunity to upgrade the UK's mobile infrastructure, says an advisory group.
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Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
The Indian government will announce a new telecommunications policy by October, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said. India's telecom regulator had recently submitted its recommendations on the policy, and the minister said the Telecom Commission...
Three Colombian carriers - Telefónica Móviles Colombia SA (Movistar), Comcel SA and Colombia Móvil (Tigo) - have submitted their relevant application forms formally to participate in the upcoming spectrum auction set for Aug. 10.
The Colombian government plans to auction 30 megahertz of spectrum in the1850-1990 MHz band to be...
The National Association of Broadcasters released an analysis that criticized the Federal Communicaitons Commission's National Broadband Plan, noting that 40% of full-power local TV stations could have to vacate their channels in order for the FCC to reclaim 120 megazhertz of broadcast spectrum.CTIA immediately...
The World Bank has been in the news rather a lot recently, and not always for the most salubrious of reasons, but the global financial institution seems to want to clean up its image and make itself more transparent to citizens everywhere. How better to do this than with a mobile app? Or, in the World Bank's case of overkill, six iPhone/iPad apps, with a promise of "more great mobile applications" to come.
Ericsson | July 20, 2011
Deploying mobile broadband in 1800MHz spectrum is part of the solution to the rapid growth of mobile broadband, which is forcing operators to add both coverage and capacity, applying a holistic spectrum strategy that covers voice-centric and mobile broadband network...
The Hindu | July 20, 2011
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Department of Telecom (DoT) Wednesday said it is working on auctioning the broadband spectrum following the Finance Ministry's directive to speed up the process, but it did not specify any time frame for the auction.
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The largest fire in New Mexico history still has some life left in it. The Las Conchas fire may be around 70% contained but continues to burn in the northern and western parts of the state. The fire is dwindling,...
Peru's state agency for promoting private investment, ProInversión, has announced that it is starting a bidding process for two blocks of spectrum in bands between 1700 MHz and 2100MHz. The spectrum is intended for telecommunications services and will last 20 years, with possibility of...
The ongoing debate about whether the D-Block spectrum should be used for public safety is heating up again as House Republicans drafted legislation that does not include the provision, while leading House Democrats are circulating a measure that would reallocate the D-Block for public...
Economic Times | July 14, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: Tata Teleservices has demanded that the government 'immediately' award startup GSM airwaves in Delhi and 39 other districts across the country.
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The Uruguayan government said it will make the 698-806 MHz band available for mobile broadband services. The decision affects cable companies, such as Cablevision and Multiseñal. Countryside cable TV operators will be only be allowed to use 10 channels under the decision.
Citing international agreements, the decree notes...
Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones) has approved a resolution that classifies as open use of spectrum bands frequencies from 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz. These frequency bands can display multiple links of short range in areas at data rates that are...
A new telecommunication bill that would replace the existing one in Bolivia has been approved by Chamber of Deputies’s planning, economic policy and finance committee, but the proposed legislation is already creating controversy among players. The bill still depends on other approvals.
“If the bill...
