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ITU approves WiMax
U.N. Agency Gives Boost to WiMax – New York Times
The United Nations telecommunications agency in Geneva gave the upstart technology called WiMax a vote of approval, providing a sizable victory for Intel and something of a defeat for competing technologies from Qualcomm and Ericsson.
The International Telecommunication Union’s radio assembly agreed late Thursday to [...]
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 [...]
Latin American Operators Target Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP)
The battle for mobile customers in Latin America is hotting up as 319 million Latin Americans or 56% of the population already own a mobile phone. Telefonica of Spain and America Movil controlled by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim are going head-to-head to expand their market-share in South America and are increasingly targeting the “bottom of [...]
UK city gets into free wi-fi game
“Norwich is pioneering a free wi-fi project which covers three sectors of the UK city and its centre.
The £1.1m, 18-month pilot has been live for three weeks and is backed by the East of England Development Agency.
Paul Adams, from Norfolk county council said: “It allows people to see the benefit of wireless technology.”
The city centre, [...]
Intel to Join in a Project to Extend Wireless Use
The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by samarajiva AT lirne DOT net.
By JOHN MARKOFF,
SAN FRANCISCO,
In an effort to create a global wireless alternative to cable and telephone Internet service, Intel said on Monday that it would collaborate with Clearwire, a wireless broadband company, in developing and deploying the new technology. [...]
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