Report: FCC Close to Finalizing White Space Rules
CNET Wall Street Journal reports the commission has been meeting with TV broadcasters, others to finally hammer out details for opening up unused spectrum for unlicensed use. Topics: 3G, FCC, NextG, spectrum, telecom, WiMax, wireless
$73 Million Fine Against Telefonica Cancelled
Wireless Federation Telefonica took a breath of refief when Spain’s Supreme Court Cancelled a US$ 73.045 million fine against them. The Court for the Defence of Competition (TDC) fined Telefonica US$ 73.045 million – the biggest fine in telecom history – over a complaint made by the Spanish alternative operators’ association Astel. Topics: Supreme Court, [...]
Telkom and Indosat Plan Mutual Satellite Launch
Wireless Federation Indonesian communications firms, Telkom and Indosat have come together to install a satellite for telecom as well as for HDTV services for $200 million. As per the agreement, a new satellite will replace Indosat’s Palapa C-2, which will stop the course in 2014 Topics: launch, satellite, telecom, wireless
What’s Next For the Nation’s Roughly Four Dozen MVNOs?
Fierce Wireless News Remember, in 2007, when the MVNO died? In a series of high-profile flops, Disney Mobile met its untimely end just a few months after Amp’d Mobile went under. Those followed the demise of Mobile ESPN the year before. Topics: 3G, AT&T, attack, broadband, carrier, CDMA, cellular, Cingular, Clearwire, FCC, GPS, GSM, HSPA, [...]
Service Providers Penalized Over Unsolicited Commercial Calls In India
Wireless Federation Penalties have been imposed by Trai on various service providers, including state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) ,Vodafone, Reliance, Bharti, Tata, Spice, BPL, and Aircel for not heeding with regulation on unsolicited commercial calls. The service providers have been penalized for non-compliance under the Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulation, 2007. Topics: Bharti, MTN, [...]
Net Neutrality is Dead (On Wireless Networks)
CNET Reports of a Google-Verizon traffic-shaping deal only highlight what no one is saying out loud. Net neutrality won’t apply in the next network battleground: wireless. Topics: 3G, Google, NextG, telecom, Verizon, WiMax, wireless
Senior VP Of iPhone Engineering Departs Over Antennagate
InformationWeek Apple’s senior VP of iPhone engineering has left the company after less than two years on the job. While reasons weren’t given, it is hard to believe it is anything but the issues Apple has been dealing with on the iPhone 4′s antenna since its release. Topics: 3G, 4G, Apple, GSM, iPhone, telecom, wireless
RIM Responds to BlackBerry Ban in Middle East
CNET After the United Arab Emirates said it planned to block certain BlackBerry services, the device maker is insisting that its customer data will remain secure. Topics: 3G, BlackBerry, Middle East, NextG, telecom, WiMax, wireless
AT&T to Issue Fix For Slow iPhone Upload Speeds
CNET After a software glitch in some Alcatel-Lucent equipment slowed upload data speeds for some iPhone users, AT&T should issue a fix in the next three weeks. Topics: 3G, AT&T, iPhone, NextG, telecom, WiMax, wireless
Verizon Outage Hits Parts of New York City
CNET Company says that some Manhattan landline customers were unable to make calls due to an equipment issue. Some AT&T wireless customers also affected. Topics: 3G, AT&T, NextG, outage, telecom, Verizon, WiMax, wireless
A Reality Check On Jobs’ 3G Network Complaint
CNET The Apple CEO said it can take years to add new cell sites in cities like San Francisco. We set out to discover if that’s true. Topics: 3G, Apple, NextG, San Francisco, telecom, WiMax, wireless
CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Law
CNET Lobbying arm hopes to block San Francisco ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to display cell phone radiation information. Topics: 3G, ISP, NextG, San Francisco, telecom, WiMax, wireless
A Potential Net Neutrality Win-Win-Win
CNET Rules addressing communications over distances would improve the situation for network operators, consumers, and content providers alike, argues Amazon.com public-policy executive Paul Misener. Topics: 3G, consumer, NextG, telecom, WiMax, wireless
Verizon 4G Rollout Rumored for the 2010 Holiday Season
PC World Even though it’s been in the works for some time now, it appears Verizon’s 4G network roll-out is coming sooner than expected, according to Engadget. While Sprint beat Verizon in the race to 4G, Verizon may offer similar service in more markets at launch than Sprint currently supports in total. Topics: 3G, 4G, [...]
iPhone Helps AT&T Earnings Jump 26 Percent
CNET Boosted by a surge in iPhone activations in the second quarter, AT&T’s earnings hit $4 million, a 26 percent jump from $3.2 billion in the year-ago quarter. Topics: 3G, AT&T, iPhone, NextG, telecom, WiMax, wireless
