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Verizon and AT&T Wireless unveil femtocells – and more coming
Verizon Wireless launched its Network Extender yesterday and a link appeared on the AT&T Wireless website for its new 3G Microcell. The operators weren’t the first out of the blocks given earlier launches by Sprint and Starhub, but the moves show that 2009 will be a year for femtocell launches despite the economic downturn.
Time for India to get its regulatory house in order
A little bit of authoritarianism from a government can sometimes be a good thing – especially if it means getting your country’s telecoms industry in working order.
India is praised for being the world’s largest democracy, but there is little doubt that its admirable ethos of allowing every man to have a say on every issue – including critical regulatory ones – is holding back its telecoms market in many respects.
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Give It Away Now
We’re entering a recession, budgets are being slashed, people laid off and there is little positive sentiment to be found. Exactly the scenario in which the savvy content owner should prove they are ahead of the curve… and start giving away their content.
Crunch time as Nortel files for bankruptcy protection
Canadian telecoms-network provider Nortel, which last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, faces an uphill struggle to survive amid worsening economic gloom and plummeting revenues. Read more »
Etisalat will take advantage of its 3G exclusivity in Iran
The members of Etisalat’s international investment team must be feeling pleased with themselves.
Not only has the firm won Iran’s third mobile license – and therefore become a player in one of the last major growth markets in the Middle East – but it has secured the right to be the only 3G operator in Iran for two years. Read more »
Broadband as a universal service: a (dumb) pipe dream?
Lord Carter, the UK government’s new communications minister, has wasted little time in creating a splash in his new role. At a Westminster eForum event earlier this week, he hinted heavily that the government was to make broadband a universal service obligation. Read more »
Community features in Mobile Services are driving uptake of Mobile Content
The last two years have seen mobile social networking and community based services and applications receiving growing attention and investment from the mobile industry.
In September 2008, Informa Telecoms & Media conducted the annual Mobile Content & Services Industry Survey. Of the 307 telecom industry professionals who participated in the survey, 71% believed that social networking & community services will have a significant impact on driving P2P uptake of mobile content. Read more »
Etisalat wins in Teheran for Gulf’s last big growth play
In winning Iran’s third mobile license, Etisalat has secured one of the last pure growth opportunities in the Middle East market.
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Need a job? Call Skype
The current economic crisis is producing winners as well as losers and likely represents a seismic shift regarding the business models that will come to dominate world economies in the coming decade. This was obvious at the microcosm that is the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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The spotlight has turned from content to applications on mobile
There was a time when the mobile entertainment industry was all about content – about music, images and video produced by the big media brands and about how mobile could act as a new distribution channel for that content.
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