Policy

PR Newswire | February 3, 2011 — Telecommunications companies in the United States, represented by COMPTEL, express concern about the independence of COFETEL and hope it will achieve the autonomy …

Wall Street Journal | January 31, 2011 | Taos Turner BUENOS AIRES—The presidents of Argentina and Brazil signed a broad range of agreements Monday to cooperate on everything from nuclear …

Bangkok Post | January 28, 2011 Samart Corporation won today’s TOT Plc auction for a 20-billion-baht 3G (third generation) wireless broadband network expansion. The e-auction was held on Friday morning …

TeleGeography | January 31, 2011 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vietnamese military-run mobile network operator Viettel has won Peru’s fourth mobile operator licence, citing an announcement from the …

Maravedis | January 26, 2011 | Cintia Garza Latin America is the quietest region in terms of LTE deployments and operator commitments. Other regions such as Europe and Asia Pacific …

The head of the National Cable Telecommunications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to prevent technology mandates, arguing they prevent innovation and could hinder the development of smart video devices. …

Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following …

This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave nine firms, including Google, backing to manage databases which will coordinate the usage of “white spaces” for high-speed wireless broadband networking.

TeleGeography | January 26, 2011 Argentina’s telecommunications ministry, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom), has granted a mobile network operator licence to triple-play provider Telecentro. According to a report by local daily …

Bangkok Post | January 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana TOT Plc may have to postpone its planned auction for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion in the wake of …

Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong * Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity * To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3 * 2011 …

Business News Americas | January 21, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski As Latin America’s LTE market takes shape this year, media companies will join mobile service providers in the rush to …

Business News Americas | January 20, 2011 | Josh Miller Brazil could see a rise in mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) throughout 2011, with airlines, supermarkets and sports associations potentially …

Bangkok Post | January 20, 2011 | Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Komsan Tortermvasana Ericsson of Sweden has accused TOT Plc of being unfair and non-transparent in the bidding process for its …

AUSTIN, Texas–A new wireless tracking trend may soon become a large part of mobile broadband applications. Locally, investment in the industry is starting to heat up. As the brainchild of …

Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the …

The Star Online | January 15, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DiGi.Com Bhd, has submitted its application to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission …

Huawei | January 11, 2011 | Press Release [Oslo, Norway, 11 January, 2011] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has been selected …

Business News Americas | January 10, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Mexico’s newly appointed communications and transport minister, Dionisio Perez-Jacome, will face the task of strengthening policy in the highly politicized …

CDG | January 10, 2011 | Press Release New regulations provide for more effective use of 450-470 MHz band for fixed and mobile broadband, telephony and multimedia services to bridge …