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July 2011 |
As the European Union looks at delivering faster broadband across its member states, a report by the chief executives of Alcatel-Lucent, Deutsche Telekom and Vivendi are asking that the EU allow ISPs to charge content providers for pushing bits across the ISPs pipes, according to a report in the Financial Times.
This is a fairly common theme in Europe and even in the U.S., although now with network neutrality laws almost on the books, we are getting closer to putting such schemes to dust. But if Europe o... |
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July 2011 |
Ofcom has joined a growing band of communications companies looking at so called "white spaces" to bring broadband to remote parts of the UK.
Whilst others have looked at taking advantage of freed up spectrum from the digital TV switchover, Ofcom has proposed doing the same with FM spectrum.
Spectrum is a resource that is in huge demand, fuelled by the recent explosion in smartphones and other wireless technologies,Ӕ said Ofcom chief executive (CEO) Ed Richards.
However, there is only a limit... |
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July 2011 |
Free Wi-Fi is something Internet addicts are constantly looking for, especially when travelling. Next time you're flying to Taiwan, perhaps to catch this year's IDEAS show 2011, looks like you're covered as the Taipei city government has just finished implementing the first stage of introducing free public wi-fi throughout Taipei.
Taiwan tech blog TechOrange reports that currently, the free wireless Internet connection is limited to public areas such as the MRT, shopping areas, office areas, hospitals, a... |
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June 2011 |
Australia plans to offer one of the fastest universal superfast broadband networks of any major economy seem secure following the decision of its two biggest telcos to join in the R262 billion project.
The system is aimed at delivering broadband speeds of 100 Mbps (megabits per second) to 90% of Australian homes, schools and businesses through fibre-optic cables connected directly to buildings - as much as 100x what most Antipodeans currently get. (around 60% currently get broadband, but at much lower sp... |
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June 2011 |
Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecoms operator and France Telecom's Kenya unit, Orange, plan to form a joint infrastructure management firm in the next three months, the two companies said on Monday.
Kenya's telecoms firms are under pressure to cut costs after price war on calling tariffs hit revenues hard. Bob Collymore, Safaricom's CEO, said infrastructure management costs for about half of operational expenses and needed to be cut.
"The two companies have over 4,000 towers between themselves and we e... |
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June 2011 |
Cambridge-based start-up Neul has unveiled a new radio protocol for providing local broadband and machine-to-machine services using the so-called 'white spaces' between TV transmissions.
Neul's chief executive James Collier has outlined the start-up's plans to use the 'white spaces' between TV broadcasts to transmit data. Photo credit: David Meyer
The Weightless protocol was launched on Monday alongside a system called NeulNet, which includes production base stations and terminals. At its launch event... |
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May 2011 |
With BT increasingly turning to its internet business to offset a downturn in its traditional fixed telephone arm, the company was boosted by adding 252,000 new broadband customers in its fourth quarter.
Overall, pre-tax profit for the year to March 31 hit 1.7bn from ã1bn in 2010. Revenues dipped 4pc to 20bn from ã21bn the year before.
Unveiling the full-year results, Ian Livingston, chief executive, said: We have delivered profits and free cash flow ahead of expectations for the year, while... |
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May 2011 |
The growing price gap between fixed and mobile broadband is emerging as a major telecommunications issue according to Market Clarity, which claims that mobile broadband can now be as much as 1333 times more expensive than fixed broadband on a per GB basis.
The figure, from the analyst firms Cost of Mobility report is in a large part due to the introduction of Terabyte per month plans in 2010.
"Based on the current tariffs from Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Hutchison Three, Market ClarityҒs analys... |
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May 2011 |
World will generate 127 Exabytes of mobile traffic per year in next decade, rising to 351 EB by 2025, according to new study.
Traffic on mobile networks worldwide will grow to 33 times the current level by 2020, with around half that growth coming from video, according to the UMTS Forum, citing data and forecasts provided by IDATE.
Traffic will reach a staggering 127 Exabytes annually by that date, the industry body revealed at a round table discussion in London on Tuesday. Further, by 2025 the figure... |
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May 2011 |
The U.S. government and the country's top mobile phone service providers on Tuesday launched a public safety program that will allow people to receive emergency alerts via text message.
New York will serve as the launch market for the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) service, which will be operational in that market by 2012, according to Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who spoke at a press conference. The remainder of the country will receive the service ... |
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May 2011 |
The European Commission will propose legislation in coming weeks to bring EU mobile phone roaming charges further into line with national tariffs, EU sources told Reuters on Thursday.
The move promises to further crimp the margins of major mobile telecoms providers in Europe, such as Britain's Vodafone, Spain's Telefonica, Germany's Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom.
But it also promises to raise the spirits of the more than 500 million mobile phone subscribers in Europe, many of whom have experienc... |
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May 2011 |
Young people at Starship, New Zealand's National Children's Hospital, will be able to use free WiFi to stay connected with friends and family thanks to a new partnership between The Starship Foundation and Vodafone New Zealand.
Vodafone is the latest organisation to become a Five Star Partner of the Foundation.
In addition to free WiFi on three levels of the hospital, the partnership will raise funds for Starship's National Air Ambulance Service by inviting Vodafone customers to regularly donate $5, $... |
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May 2011 |
The Zimbabwean telecommunications industry is set to enjoy another growth spurt following a trebling in growth between 2009 and mid-2010.
This is according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, which says demand for voice and Internet access is still high in the beleaguered country.
However, Frost & Sullivan analyst Protea Hirschel says increased political instability in the run-up to elections, expected anytime in the next two years, could have a negative effect on the market.
Hirschels research sh... |
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May 2011 |
Telecoms service providers throughout the world harvested a fortune in 2010, growing their revenues by 4 percent in 2010 to reach a massive US$1.85 trillion, according to new figures. Much of the growth was driven by mobile carriers in the new global engine economies, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China.
According to telecoms analyst, Ovum, which studied the 2010 financial performance of telecoms carriers across the globe for a new report, the 4 percent growth represents a notable improvement from 20... |
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May 2011 |
Zimbabwe is increasingly shifting from the expensive and slow satellite Internet data connection to fibre optic cable as the country seeks to bring both telecoms and internet connectivity to rural areas.
Next week the governments parastatal NetOne is set to resume work on its fibre optic cable linking the capital, Harare, the second largest city, Bulawayo, and the border post town of Beitbridge.
Beitbridge is AfricaҒs busiest border post linking Zimbabwe and South Africa where Harare seeks to i... |
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