| AT&T Combines DSL and 3G Broadband Services with $50 Netbook Offer
28/03/2009
The number of IPTV users in North America more than doubled last year, reaching a total of more than 3,835,000 at the end of December, according to new data from The Broadband Forum.“During 2008, IPTV operators showed that TV over IP could be deployed on a large scale,” said Point Topic analyst, John Bonsell, who contributed to the research.Western Europe remains the biggest market... |
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| North American IPTV Market Grows 113%
24/03/2009
Australia’s rapid uptake of 3G mobile broadband technology has provided a significant boost to the country’s economic productivity, according to Concept Economics researcher, Dr. Paul Paterson.If Australia can maintain its current level of mobile broadband growth, its economy will benefit from additional productivity of A$7.4 billion (US$ 4.7 billion) annually, Paterson predicts. That... |
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| CTV Launches Web-Based HDTV Player
19/03/2009
Aspiring cell phone carrier, Globalive Wireless, is planning to make use of its recently-acquired spectrum licenses by launching networks in Toronto and Vancouver by the end of 2009.Globalive, which initially made a name for itself selling low-cost long distance phone services, plans to pursue a two-pronged strategy in the Canadian cell phone market, selling both discount and premium... |
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| Telus to Invest $500-Million in Broadband Infrastructure in 2009
18/03/2009
Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a new report predicting that Uruguay’s telecommunications sector will experience slower growth over the next few years, due to impending saturation of the consumer wireless market, as well as the weaker global economy.“By 2013 we estimate that the market for mobile lines in Uruguay will have achieved real service penetration in the order of... |
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| Zer01 to Offer Competitively-Priced Wireless VoIP Service
14/03/2009
Canada’s leading telecommunications carrier, BCE Inc., is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet to reverse a CRTC ruling requiring the company to offer the same bandwidth speeds to wholesale ISP customers as it does to its own subscribers.BCE argues that the December decision (which was reaffirmed by regulators on March 3) will cut into the revenues of top-tier carriers that... |
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| BCE Asks Canadian Government to Overturn CRTC Broadband Ruling
12/03/2009
America’s leading telecom provider, AT&T Inc., has announced plans to invest $18 billion and create 3,000 jobs during 2009, as it works to expand its broadband, IPTV, and wireless services.About two thirds of AT&T’s 2009 investment will go towards extending and improving wireless and high-speed internet networks, the company said. Cell phone coverage with expand... |
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| AT&T to Invest $18-Billion in Network Expansion
10/03/2009
America’s transition to all-digital TV broadcasting will free up plenty of airwaves for mobile television, creating an unprecedented opportunity for the budding technology, according to a new study by ABI Research.Rather than piggybacking on cellular data networks, the mobile TV services of the future will be independent features in their own right, available on any mobile device with a... |
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| Digital Broadcasting Transition to Create Opportunity in Mobile TV Market
08/03/2009
An increasing number of consumer are using Wi-Fi to access the internet via their mobile devices, according a recent ‘Mobile Metrics Report’ by AdMob, a leading wireless advertising agency.Worldwide ad views via mobile Wi-Fi connections increased 8% (month-over-month) to 6.8 billion in January 2009. Traffic from Western Europe showed the strongest growth, increasing a total of 132% in... |
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| Apple iPhone Helps Boost Mobile Wi-Fi Usage
05/03/2009
UK telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has approved BT’s plan to spend £1.5 billion on a new super-fast broadband network.In order to make the project economically viable, regulators will allow BT to set its own wholesale prices for access to the network. “Our message is clear: there are no regulatory barriers in the way of investment in super-fast broadband,” commented Ofcom... |
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| BT’s Next-Generation Broadband Plan Wins UK Regulatory Approval
03/03/2009
Telecommunications giant, Bell Canada, has announced plans to purchase all 750 Canadian outlets of ‘The Source’ from Circuit City.This acquisition will support Bell’s “strategic imperatives to accelerate wireless and leverage momentum in services like Bell TV, Bell Internet, and Bell Home Phone,” according to the company’s CEO, George Cope.The deal, described... |
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