Monthly Archives: January, 2009
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China’s telecom sector gets 3G licenses
China’s telecommunications supervisor on Wednesday issued long-awaited third-generation (3G) mobile phone licenses to three mobile operators, a move that is expected to lead to billions of dollars being invested in building new networks. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said China’s biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, was awarded a license for TD-SCDMA, the [...]
Sri Lanka: Different Codes for Different Folks
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) today published a list of short codes to be used in case of emergencies and to access other e-gov services. They will work on any phone, mobile or fixed from any operator. Emergency calls are free. To access a service, normal call charges apply. Public are advised to [...]
Another reason for terrorists to hate Mumbai
James Bamford is the chronicler of the National Security Agency, the outfit with 10-100 (who knows?) times the budget of the CIA; the agency whose founding legislation was itself classified back in the 1950s. I’ve grown beyond thinking sigint was bad, but the watcher must be watched. And it takes courage to do it, in [...]
“Take two asprin and call me in the morning” upgraded by broadband
A new service where patients can consult doctors over webcams is starting up in Hawai’i. The full article discusses weaknesses and strengths. Patients use the service by logging on to participating health plans’ Web sites. Doctors hold 10-minute appointments, which can be extended for a fee, and can file prescriptions and view patients’ medical histories [...]
Sri Lanka to regulate m payments?
One hopes of course that this will not detract from the Central Bank’s work on bringing inflation down to single digits and rebuilding trust in the banking system. Sri Lanka will issue new rules covering financial transactions through mobile phones, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said, as the island’s fast growing celcos join banks to [...]
India: 3G Auction on Jan 30
India’s Department of Telecommunications, or DoT, Friday said the auction of radio bandwidth for third generation, or 3G, mobile phone services will take place as per schedule on Jan. 30 and that there will be no further delay. Analysts and industry players, however, expect the process not just to be further delayed, but also to [...]
India: Telecom sector to create 150,000 jobs in 2009
While others worry about the looming recession and job losses, the country’s telecom companies beg to differ. The sector will need up to 1,50,000 additional hands in 2009, according to the hiring consultants. While new players are launching operations, existing ones are beginning to scale up. Now that the government has issued 120 new licences, [...]
India: Interconnection charges to change after 2002-3?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is set to review interconnect usage charges (IUC) after they were fixed back in 2002-03 and not revised since then. TRAI has set the ball rolling to revise IUC, particularly termination charge from Rs0.3/minute to Rs0.1/minute and carriage charge from Rs0.65/minute to as low as Rs0.16/minute. IUC is [...]
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