Broadband's Impact
India Gives RIM Two More Months to Comply
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – India’s government has given BlackBerry-maker RIM two more months to comply with a request for increased access to e-mail from its users.
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Mobile
Intel Buys German LTE Chip Maker
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – Intel has announced that it will purchase German firm Infineon’s wireless chip division. Infineon’s wireless division primarily works with various LTE technologies.
Broadband's Impact
Clearwire to Offer Pay-As-You-Go WiMax
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 – Clearwire has announced the first pay-as-you-go service for WiMax. Marketed as the Rover, it offers users unlimited usage for various time periods. The product is marketed toward younger people who are unable to afford recurring monthly charges.
Verizon
Verizon Seeks to Offer an LTE Network in Alaska
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 – A recent filing by Verizon to the Federal Communications Commission shows that the firm may set up a long-term evolution network in Alaska. The filing was an application for the acquisition of the 700 megahertz band from Triad
Broadband's Impact
Association Study Shows LTE Networks Continue to Expand Globally
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 – The Global Mobile Suppliers Association has published new data showing that 101 firm LTE network deployments are in progress or planned in 41 countries. The number of network commitments is 71 percent higher than GSA reported in a similar survey six months ago.
EU
Hungary to Auction More Spectrum
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2010 – Hungary’s newly formed National Media and Telecommunications Authority has announced the nation will hold new wireless auctions. The auctions will be for the 450 megahertz band and a portion of the 900 MHz band.
Broadband's Impact
UAE Expects to Offer All Fiber Network by 2011
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2010 – The United Arab Emirites plans to have a fully fiber network by the end of 2011. The Pyramid Research group is reporting that this new network is expected to provide the nation with a growth of $1.01 billion by 2015.
Broadband's Impact
Sprint to Purchase Wirefree Spectrum
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2010 – Sprint Nextel has announced that it will purchase 10 megahertz of spectrum from Wirefree Partners. The spectrum will span 16 markets including Austin, Texas as well as Seattle and Cincinnati.
EU
TeliaSonera Launches LTE Network in Sweden
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2010 – TeliaSonera will launch an LTE network in Gothenburg, Sweden. The firm plans to roll out its network across 25 cities by the end of 2010 and 218 different locations by the end of 2011
Broadband's Impact
NTIA Institute Offers Training and Educational Videos for the Public
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2010 – Ever wanted to know how to build your own radar or the science of signal strength? The Institute of Telecommunications Sciences has released a collection of online training and educational videos [http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/video/] for the public that explain various te
700 Mhz
Court Overturns FCC Auction Rules
WASHINGTON, August 26, 2010 – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that the Federal Communications Commission auction rules have violated the Administrative Procedures Act. The rules mandated that small businesses hold their spectrum for 10 years prior to selling it and prevented them fr
FCC
FCC Heads to L.A. to Boost Broadband Awareness Among Asian Communities
WASHINGTON, August 24, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission is headed out to Los Angeles next week to host a forum, a consumer awareness Fair and release translations of the National Broadband Plan’s executive summary in six Asian languages.
FCC
California Rolls Out Telehealth Network
WASHINGTON, August 23, 2010 – The state of California last week officially launched its Telehealth Network [http://www.caltelehealth.org], which is funded by $30 million in federal, state and private money.
Infrastructure
Copps Takes Broadcasting, Cable and More Out to the Woodshed
WASHINGTON, August 20, 2010 – Michael Copps, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, spoke in Minneapolis Thursday at a public hearing on the future of the internet, touting the important of broadband to the future of the United States and slamming the broadcasting and cable industr
Infrastructure
Grupo Televisa and Nextel Mexico Win Spectrum Auction
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2010 – Mexico has completed its most recent spectrum auction for the 1700 megahertz band.
International
RIM Agrees to Give India Access to Networks
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2010 – India is the latest nation to require Research in Motion to provide a government with access to the traffic across the RIM network. The nation gave the Canadian phone maker until the end of the month to comply with a request for access to its network. RIM has acquiesced
