Articles tagged with: Digital Dividend and Eu

Making Use of Europe's Digital Dividend now to Counter the Economic Downturn

Following a meeting with Dániel Pataki, Head of the Hungarian Regulatory Authority and Chairman of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) - an advisory group on radio spectrum set up by the Commission in 2002, The EU's Commissioner Reding has stressed the importance of the "digital dividend" for stimulating growth and competition on Europe's telecoms markets.  more

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GSMA Urges Latin American Regulators to Relax radio Spectrum Limits

Tight spectrum caps in some Latin American countries are artificially curbing uptake and usage of broadband in the region, according to a study by consultancy Arthur D Little (ADL) for the GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry. The study found that rigid restrictions on the amount of spectrum available to mobile operators are undermining their ability to provide mobile broadband services that would enable millions of people to access the Internet, email and other online services via computers and handsets at high speeds in areas lacking DSL or cable broadband connections.  more

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Crucial decisions on spectrum needed to secure Ireland's wireless future

Wireless will be of paramount importance to IrelandĂ's broadband future but key issues regarding spectrum must be resolved to gain the greatest public benefit says Analysys Mason, adding that due to the higher rate of wireless broadband used in Ireland, decisions on wireless spectrum will have a greater impact than in many other nations.  more

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EU Economy Set for €95 Boost if TV Spectrum Used for Mobile Broadband

The European economy would receive a financial boost of at least €95 billion over the next 20 years if one quarter of the UHF band were instead allocated for mobile broadband services, a new independent study shows today.  more

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