Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following the bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City last Tuesday that killed five passengers...
The National Association of Broadcasters accused Time Warner Cable Co. of hoarding spectrum in a letter sent to several members of Congress Friday. The broadcaster lobbying group said that if a spectrum crisis truly exists, companies like TWC should not be allowed to hoard...
This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave nine firms, including Google, backing to manage databases which will coordinate the usage of "white spaces" for high-speed wireless broadband networking.
TeleGeography | January 26, 2011
Argentina’s telecommunications ministry, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom), has granted a mobile network operator licence to triple-play provider Telecentro. According to a report by local daily La Nacion, the cable company will be able to bid for frequencies to provide wireless...
Bangkok Post | January 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana
TOT Plc may have to postpone its planned auction for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion in the wake of allegations by some bidders of unfair treatment and poor transparency.
Chuti Krairiksh, the Information and Communications...
Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong
* Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity
* To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3
* 2011 revenue seen in line with industry's 3-5 pct growth
* Shares down almost 5 pct on worries about...
Business News Americas | January 21, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski
As Latin America's LTE market takes shape this year, media companies will join mobile service providers in the rush to meet client demand, the VP for research and consulting at IDC, Ricardo Villate, told an...
Business News Americas | January 20, 2011 | Josh Miller
Brazil could see a rise in mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) throughout 2011, with airlines, supermarkets and sports associations potentially entering the mobile phone arena, formercommunications minister Juarez Quadros do Nascimento told BNamericas.
After a year...
Bangkok Post | January 20, 2011 | Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Komsan Tortermvasana
Ericsson of Sweden has accused TOT Plc of being unfair and non-transparent in the bidding process for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion worth nearly 20 billion baht.
The company's Stockholm headquarters warned...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is looking to put its recent tumultuous past behind it and move aggressively forward with ambitious plans to jump past current rival Sprint Nextel Corp. as the nation’s third largest operator. During an investor conference today in New York City,...
AUSTIN, Texas--A new wireless tracking trend may soon become a large part of mobile broadband applications. Locally, investment in the industry is starting to heat up. As the brainchild of RFMicron, Shariar Rokshaz graduated from the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) in July 2010 with...
Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the technology, but a lack of regulatory clarity is the main obstacle holding back Latin America,...
The Star Online | January 15, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DiGi.Com Bhd, has submitted its application to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for spectrum in the 2600MHz band.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, DiGi said it...
Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) is delaying the launch of its wireless service until early 2012, pushing off its entrance into the increasingly competitive market by about three months.The company noted during its first fiscal quarter release that its previous plans to...
Huawei | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has been selected by TeliaSonera to expand and upgrade its GSM/HSPA+/LTE network throughout southern Norway. The enhanced network coverage will embrace Norway's...
Huawei | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has been selected by TeliaSonera to expand and upgrade its GSM/HSPA+/LTE network throughout southern Norway. The enhanced network coverage will embrace Norway's...
Business News Americas | January 10, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
Mexico's newly appointed communications and transport minister, Dionisio Perez-Jacome, will face the task of strengthening policy in the highly politicized telecoms sector, while outgoing Juan Molinar Horcasitas can look back on achievements that include a...
CDG | January 10, 2011 | Press Release
New regulations provide for more effective use of 450-470 MHz band for fixed and mobile broadband, telephony and multimedia services to bridge the digital divide
COSTA MESA, CA — January 10, 2011 — The CDMA Development Group (CDG)...
Bangkok Post | January 10, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana
3G contender field narrowed from 10
Only four groups are expected to pursue bids for TOT's 3G wireless broadband nationwide expansion worth 19.98 billion baht when bid documents are submitted today.
The field has been thinned from 10...
Reuters | January 7, 2011 | Alex Leff
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's telecoms regulator on Friday awarded licenses to Spain's Telefonica and Mexico's America Movil to become the first private firms to provide mobile service in the country's relatively...
With executive-level representatives from both companies speaking at this week's Citi 21st Annual Global Entertainment Media & Telecommunications Conference, there was little doubt one of the topics of discussion would be the current temperature of the relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire...
Business News Americas | January 4, 2011
Brazil's communications ministry (Minicom) has thrown its support behind the development of optical communication systems that aim to reach broadband transmission rates of 100 Gbps.
Brazilian research and development institute CPqD launched the project in 2010 and the ministry's...
4G Americas | January 5, 2011 | Press Release
BELLEVUE, Wash. –
4G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the 3GPP family of technologies, today announced that Neville Ray, Chief Technology Officer for T-Mobile USA, has been re-elected to serve as 2011 Chairperson of the...
Bloomberg | December 29, 2010 | Andre Soliani
Brazilian telecommunications companies will be invited to share with state-owned Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA leadership of the government’s plan to extend broadband Internet services to all homes, incoming Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo told Folha de S. Paulo newspaper.
The...
