Monthly Archives: January, 2007
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Internet or internet?
The significance of capitalizing the Internet (which LIRNEasia religiously does) and latest effort to decapitalize it and bring it under the thrall of international bureaucracy:
What’s in an ‘i’? Internet governance – Technology & Media – International Herald Tribune
When David Gross heard last month that the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency, wanted [...]
Jaffna reconnected to the world?
A citizen journalist brings good news. But there is a question mark is regarding the comment on bills. Most of the phones in Jaffna are mobile and most of the mobiles are prepaid. So the line re bills must refer to Sri Lanka Telecom. Clarifications most welcome. [...]
Market power and anti-competitive practices in CDMA?
CDMA has been a major force in helping drive down per-line costs of telephony. Has this been possible even with excessive royalties extracted by Qualcomm?
Qualcomm Under Scrutiny by Korean Antitrust Agency – New York Times
The South Korean antitrust agency has formed a task force to investigate the licensing and business practices [...]
Laptop for USD 100 with WiFi and new interface
More on the Negroponte laptop. It has built-in wireless and a completely different interface.
BBC NEWS | Technology | $100 laptop project launches 2007
The so-called XO machine is being pioneered by Nicholas Negroponte, who launched the project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab in 2004.
Test machines are expected to reach children in [...]
Regulations hampering wireless infrastructure deployment in developing countries
The low-cost and quick deployment time of wireless technologies give them the potential to connect communities and regions that are currently disconnected. However, governments in many developing countries have not unlicensed the use of spectrum that is necessary to deploy wireless networks like Wi-Fi. In many countries, transmission of data using unlicensed spectrum over public [...]
Indonesia addresses the last mile problem
Thailand conducted tsunami preparedness drills in 2005. Now Indonesia has too. Organizations such as Sarvodaya/LIRNEasia in Sri Lanka have conducted drills, but isn’t it time the government got involved directly?
Northwest Herald – Asian nations remember those killed in 2004 natural disaster
Indonesia said its tsunami drill on Bali was aimed at raising [...]
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