Wireless - Broadband Breakfast (Page 30)

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

Mobile

WiMax Forum Agrees Upon WiMax2 Standard

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 – The WiMax Forum has announced that the WiMax 2 standard has been agreed upon. The official standard will be presented to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in November.

FCC

Complaints to the FCC Jumped 230 Percent in the First Quarter of 2010

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010 – Complaints to the Federal Communication Commission about various issues increased 230 percent during the first quarter of this year over the fourth quarter of last year, largely thanks to broadcast indecency incidents. General inquires increased 7 percent during this ti

Mobile

Rostelecom to Launch LTE in Russia

WASHINGTON August 13, 2010- Russian telecom firm Rostelecom has announced plans to build an LTE network.

FCC

Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Protect Consumers

WASHINGTON August 9, 2010 -In an effort to promote the issue of network neutrality representatives from eight of the major public interest think tanks met with officials from the Federal Communications Commission.

Expert Opinion

Broadband Initiatives: Impact will depend on Wireless & Fixed Strategies

With the advent of continued proliferation from wireless coverage throughout the U.S., and the projected exponential growth in mobile access, adoption and affordability through LTE to 4G technology; the realities of serving less populated areas becomes increasingly more likely. The strides being mad

Mobile

WiMax is Dead. Long Live WiMax?

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2010 – WiMax has always been seen as one of the ideal solutions to bring high-speed internet access to rural America, but it has yet to achieve its full potential. With the majority of mobile providers choosing long term evolution, or LTE, as their preferred 4G technology, WiMa

FCC

FCC Adopts New Rules on Disabilities, Spectrum Deregulation

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2010 –The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to pass all items on the agenda before closing business.

Mobile

UAE BlackBerry Ban Highlights State Threat to Broadband Freedom

LONDON, August 4, 2010 – The plan announced this week by the United Arab Emirates to ban use of BlackBerry Messenger, e-mail and web browsing services by Oct. 11 unless the company allows it to access the encrypted messages on demand has drawn universal condemnation from freedom and privacy groups,

Mobile

Pakistan Announces Potential 3G Auction

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2010 – Dr. Muhammad Yaseen, chair of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that his group would be auctioning third-generation spectrum within three to four months.

UK’s Information Commissioner Office Clears Google of Wifi Snooping

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2010 – According to the UK’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO), data Google accidentally collected about WiFi networks is unlikely to cause damage to those networks’ owners. As Google Street View cars logged WiFi hotspots, they also logged information passing between personal computers and those WiFi networks. The

Mobile

Indonesian Government Rescinds Licenses of 4 WiMax Auction Winners

WASHINGTON August 3, 2010- The Indonesian government has repealed the licenses of four WiMax auction winners.

Cosmote to Launch Greece’s First LTE Network

WASHINGTON August 3, 2010 – Greek mobile provider Cosmote to launch a LTE network based just outside of Athens. The pilot network will span the suburbs of Marousi and Chalandri. It will then spread across Athens. The network will offers users speeds of up to 100Mbps down and 45Mbps up.