Category Archives: News & Views
Peru to launch mobile spectrum auction
Peru’s Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión) is preparing to launch a bidding process for 25MHz of spectrum in the 1900MHz band, known as Band C and suitable for 3G services. With the new licence, the government hopes to attract a … Continue reading
Broadband development in South Korea
Dr Kim Seang-tae is the President of the South Korean National Information Society Agency (NIA). He is also one of the Commissioners of the ITU / UNESCO Broadband Commission for Digital Development. Dr Seang-Tae is the chief architect of the … Continue reading
Smart meter benefits to flow to consumers
An independent economic review of Victoria’s smart meter roll out has found that the benefits far outweigh the costs of vital infrastructure upgrade. Smart meter technology will benefit consumers and transform a critical piece of energy infrastructure from the mechanical … Continue reading
Solar powered GSM Cell phone system
A solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network is revolutionizing coverage in underprivileged and off-grid spots. It uses VoIP yet works with existing cell phones. The technology starts with open source software, OpenBTS which is built on Linux and distributed via … Continue reading
UK broadband prices fall but speed increases
Broadband prices in the UK remained stable during the recession, but have fallen in the past six months. The average price paid for a fixed broadband service bundle has declined by about €5 between the fourth quarter of 2009 and … Continue reading
LightSquared secures first customer for nationwide LTE network
After entering into a US$7 billion deal with Nokia Siemens Network last month to deploy infrastructure for its 4G LTE/satellite wholesale network, satellite company LightSquared has secured its first customer in Airspan Networks, a provider of connectivity to utilities for … Continue reading
Net neutrality debate heats up as FCC demands greater authority
The FCC has dismissed a joint proposal issued by Google and Verizon outlining how the government should approach Internet regulation and in particular the issue of net neutrality. The proposal was released shortly after the FCC called off a series … Continue reading
TeliaSonera’s LTE strategy showing progress
Sweden auctioned five technology and service neutral licenses in the 2.6GHz band in 2008. All but one of the licensees have focussed on providing mobile broadband services through LTE (Intel Capital acquired a licence which must be used with TDD, … Continue reading
Satellite speeds are upped in regional and rural Australia
The Australia Broadband Guarantee Scheme (ABG) has been running in one form or another since 2007. The Labor Government previously made a commitment to fund the scheme over four years to 2012. While services such as WiFi, mobile broadband, increased … Continue reading
Mobile satellite services and outback phone coverage
In August 2010 Telstra using satellite-fed 3G technology connected Birdsville, which is located about 1,600km west from Brisbane, 700km south of Mt Isa (Qld) and 1,600km north from Adelaide (SA). The town and surrounding region has a steady population of … Continue reading