Faster internet access for everyone does not come cheap - and the whole industry may have to chip in, write Richard Wray and James Robinson in The Observer. … more

As President Obama’s motorcade rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, federal authorities deployed a closely held law enforcement tool: equipment that can jam cellphones and other wireless devices to foil remote-controlled bombs, sources said. … more

Fans of the T-Mobile G1 are in luck, as an executive has confirmed that the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier will launch successors later this year. … more

Four words buried in a provision to help subsidize high-speed Internet service contained in the latest Senate version of the economic stimulus legislation could mean hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tax credits for Verizon Communications, according to telecommunications analysts. … more

As part of the ongoing implementation of the EU recovery plan endorsed by the European Council in December 2008, the European Commission has today presented proposals to invest in key energy and Internet broadband infrastructure projects. These will deliver a much needed stimulus to the EU economy in the short term, while at the same time targeting strategic goals such as energy security. All Member States will benefit from the package of measures. … more

Nortel Networks Corp, the ailing telecom equipment provider, has decided to abandon its WiMax wireless technology business as it restructures in bankruptcy protection. … more

Ofcom has been lauded as the best telecoms regulator in Europe. The UK’s national regulatory authority (NRA) has topped the latest Regulatory Scorecard published by the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA). … more

A €30m contract has been awarded for the laying of an undersea cable providing a direct telecommunications link between Ireland and North America. … more

After the approval of the issuance of 3G licenses earlier this year, China confirms it will invest RMB 400 billion (US$58.82 billion) in 3G over the next three years. … more

Saudi Telecom, STC, has won Bahrain’s third mobile license with a BHD 86.68m ($230m) bid. The country’s other two mobile operators are Zain and Bahrain Telecommunications, Batelco. … more