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Kapil Sibal’s attempt at sorting rift between telcos on airwaves fails

Economic Times | March 9, 2011 NEW DELHI: An attempt by telecom minister Kapil Sibal to help the country's warring mobile service providers find some common ground failed with companies sticking to their positions in a slew of issues concerning the allocation of airwaves. Top executives...

Kapil Sibal's attempt at sorting rift between telcos on airwaves fails

Economic Times | March 9, 2011 NEW DELHI: An attempt by telecom minister Kapil Sibal to help the country's warring mobile service providers find some common ground failed with companies sticking to their positions in a slew of issues concerning the allocation of airwaves. Top executives...

Release of telecommunications industry ombudsman scheme discussion paper- Australia

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | March 4, 2011 | Press Release Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy...

Telcos push for added broadband spectrum

ABS - CBN | March 1, 2011 | Lenie Lectura MANILA, Philippines - Telecom companies want the government should provide adequate broadband spectrum and enforce the right policy to protect consumers and their investments so they can deliver uninterrupted, fast and efficient broadband service to consumers. Phone...

Online MP3 venders fined for price fixing

Korea JoongAng Daily | March 2, 2011   Korea’s antitrust watchdog said yesterday that it has slapped major digital music providers with a combined 18.8 billion won ($16.6 million) in fines for rigging prices of digital music content and online download services. Loen Entertainment and Mnet Media...

Independent board should run NBN, says Optus chief

The Australian | February 28, 2011 | Ian Grayson Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan said tenders for operation of the giant fibre network should be issued on a state-by-state basis to enhance competition and ensure the NBN has the best chance of delivering acceptable levels...

Harris Corporation receives $14 million in orders from Brazilian Ministry of Defence for Falcon Tactical Radio Systems

Harris Corporation | February 28, 2011 | Press Release MELBOURNE, FL/ROCHESTER, NY, February 28, 2011 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received $14 million in orders from the Federative Republic of Brazil to provide Falcon III® and Falcon II®...

Huawei challenges U.S. government to find evidence of wrongdoing

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. appears ready to try just about anything to break into the U.S. market in a more meaningful way. While the company sits very much in the driver seat of the global infrastructure market, behind only Ericsson AG in volume, the...

Regulator decides not to allow fourth telecom

Korea Herald | February 25, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun The Korea Communications Commission said Thursday that it decided not to allow a fourth telecom to establish in the local market due to its lack of business strategies and funding abilities. During the weekly general meeting, commissioners...

Home internet may get even faster in South Korea

New York Times | February 21, 2011 | Mark McDonald SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea already claims the world’s fastest Internet connections — the fastest globally by far — but that is hardly good enough for the government here. By the end of 2012, South...

Wireless camp uninformed about cable, says NBN boss

Sydney Morning Herald | February 23, 2011 | Clancy Yeates THE man responsible for rolling out the national broadband network, Mike Quigley, has bluntly rejected opposition claims the $36 billion project is threatened by Telstra's plans for a super-fast wireless network. Mr Quigley, the chief executive...

Peru challenging Colombia's IT service rise, analyst says

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Government support has given a shot in the arm to Colombia's nascent position as an IT hub, but the local industry is increasingly seen on a collision course with neighboring Peru, Frost & Sullivan research...

Peru challenging Colombia’s IT service rise, analyst says

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Government support has given a shot in the arm to Colombia's nascent position as an IT hub, but the local industry is increasingly seen on a collision course with neighboring Peru, Frost & Sullivan research...

Cuba welcomes new internet cable link with Venezuela

BBC | February 9, 2011 Cuba has welcomed the arrival of an undersea fibre-optic cable linking it to Venezuela as a blow to the US economic embargo. The cable will transform communications in Cuba, which has among the slowest internet speeds in the world. The new connection...

Australia's broadband plan too expensive, report finds

Fox Business News | February 9, 2011 | Rebecca Thurlow SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Australia's plan to build a high-speed Internet network across the country will cost taxpayers 24 times more than South Korea's broadband plan but deliver services at one tenth the speed, according to a...

Australia’s broadband plan too expensive, report finds

Fox Business News | February 9, 2011 | Rebecca Thurlow SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Australia's plan to build a high-speed Internet network across the country will cost taxpayers 24 times more than South Korea's broadband plan but deliver services at one tenth the speed, according to a...

Telecommunications Companies in the U.S. Condemn the lack of action of the Mexican government against the Telmex monopoly in Mexico

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 to resolve the conflict of telecommunications in Mexico. -- COMPTEL demonstrates that despite years of complaints...

Cuban revolution meets digital revolution

ABC News | February 8, 2011 | Marc Frank Fiber Optics Finally Reach Cuba But Access to Personal Computers Still Long Way Off The Caribbean Basin teams with underwater fiber optic cables, but not a one touched the largest island until today when the Ile de...

DFAT eyes IPTV for Asian relations

Computer World Australia | February 7, 2011 The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) intends to include internet protocol television (IPTV) as a core requirement of the Australia Network as the international-facing channel goes to competitive tender for a new operator. Australia Network, which has...

Erasmo Rojas on Mexican Market

February 7, 2011 A brief RCR Unplugged interview with Erasmo Rojas, Director of Latin America/Caribbean for 4G Americas.

N.Z. selects Telecom, Vodafone for rural broadband

Bloomberg | February 7, 2011 | Iain Wilson New Zealand’s government selected Telecom Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc as partners to build a broadband Internet network across New Zealand’s rural areas. Commercial negotiations with the two companies have begun and are likely to be concluded by...

Rais: Cabinet to rule on enforcement of law against online media

The Star | February 3, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR: The guidelines on laws governing the dissemination of information through the media, including the Internet, will be tabled at the Cabinet meeting soon. Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the guidelines covered the...

CAT seeks to allay doubts over three-way deals

The Nation | February 3, 2011 | Usanee Mongkolporn The National Telecommunications Commission will examine details of the CAT Telecom-True Corp-Hutchison group deals to decide which aspects of the contracts it should involve itself in. NTC member Natee Sukonrat yesterday said the watchdog should demonstrate a...

BTL board changes: Anwar & Alan Leave, make room for SSB

7 News Belize | February 1, 2011 Government took over Telemedia 17 months ago - and the Board of Directors has undergone its first significant change. Anwar Barrow and Alan Slusher have moved on to make way for the two directors from the Social Security...