March 31st, 2008 by 
David Goldstein
The installed base of HSPA subscribers isn’t the only area of growth: The number of networks and devices has also exploded
The worldwide number of mobile broadband subscribers using HSPA has increased by 850 percent over the past year, according to the GSM Association. But carriers are also running the risk of becoming a victim of their own success. … more
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
Canada’s broadcast regulator has long acknowledged that Canadians enjoy limited competition for high-speed Internet services.
In response, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has supported independent Internet service providers, or ISPs, by requiring incumbents such as Bell Canada to provide wholesale broadband Internet service at regulated rates. … more
Posted in Broadband, Convergence |
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
Nokia Siemens Networks is positioning itself to take advantage of the booming telecom sector in the Middle East and African region.
The company, formed one year ago by the merger of Siemens Networks and Nokia Networks Business Group, says that it is investing in its applications and services portfolio to meet the needs of both existing telecom providers and new operators that have secured licences across the region. … more
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
China Netcom, China’s second largest fixed-line telephone company, will on Thursday open a London office that will be its European headquarters. … more
Posted in Telecom |
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
The future of a $1 billion subsidy for the Optus-led Opel consortium is hanging in the balance after the Government left the door open to cancelling the project.
Communications minister Stephen Conroy is examining the Opel rural broadband consortium’s plan as he approaches a decision on whether to proceed with a $958 million government grant to Opel that he opposed while in opposition. … more
Posted in Broadband, Governance, Telecom |
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
Mobile phone giant Vodafone was among the top fallers in a slide across the telecoms sector today, after Morgan Stanley warned that European regulators are gearing up to enforce reduced charges for calls between landlines and mobile phones. … more
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
Japan’s giant mobile operators look likely to adopt the same technology for their next-generation networks, local media has reported.
The change is likely to benefit the country’s 102 million mobile users, and may belatedly remove one of the stumbling blocks that has hindered Japanese mobile phone makers’ entry into the international market. … more
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
The Canadian wireless spectrum auctions took a surprising twist yesterday as the mysterious Niagara Networks Inc. withdrew its application and another player revealed tech legend Paul Allen is backing its bid. … more
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
“We are obliged to make an offer to the holders of SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom) - COLOMBO, April 1 - Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp sold its 35.2 percent stake in Sri Lanka Telecom to a Malaysian mobile network operator for $297 million, sending Sri Lanka Telecom shares to a record high. … more
Posted in Telecom |
March 31st, 2008 by David Goldstein
China Telecom will acquire Beijing Telecom from its parent group, China Telecom Corp, for 5.5 billion yuan.
Wang Xiaochu, chairman of Hong Kong-listed China Telecom, said the deal will boost its services to businesses in Beijing. … more
Posted in Mobile |
