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Articles tagged with: Ict and Rural
Brazil Leads Lat-Am in Deployments, Connections and Demand for WiMAX and 3G Services
..then consumption on demand. This means that the market is still at a restricted access stage that prevents network saturation, to be able to offer an acceptable Internet navigation experience, allowing a differential to be charged for the servi more
Related Tags: wimax, 3g, signals-telecom-consulting, mobile-number-portability, wi-fi, rcom, mts, hspa, ovi, iden, virgin-mobile, mvno, itu, telefonica, number-portability, anatel, virgin, caribbean, Brazil
Telecom Policy Makers Urged to Focus on Rural Connectivity
The Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has urged the 850 delegates attending the World Telecom Policy Forum in Lisbon, Portugal to make affordable access to information and communication technologies (icts) by the rural communities the central focus of their policy-making. Dr. Spio-Garbrah was among a number of heads of international organisations and ministers of telecommunications and icts who addressed the plenary session of the three-day forum. more
Related Tags: commonwealth-telecommunications-organisation, itu, rsa, edge, , tim, ovi, compete, play, union, connect
Wireless Mesh Delivers Broadband to Underserved Areas in Iceland
..rough telephone lines, these rural businesses have, until now, been restricted to expensive 128 Kbps ISDN. After reviewing options for delivering high-performance broadband over a large area, the company decided a wireless network using Fireti more
Related Tags: firetide, mesh-network, isdn, , voip, tim, iden, farmers, isp, mesh, connect, Iceland
Telefonica and Nokia partner to mobilize education in Latin America
Telefonica and Nokia have signed an agreement to bring educational content to remote schools in Latin America through the use of mobile technology. The agreement will expand the current scope of Telefonica Foundation's "Proniņo" and "Educared" social programs - two private initiatives focused on using information and communications technologies in the improvement of the quality of education in the region. more
Related Tags: , nokia, mobile-broadband, telefonica, latin-america, Chile
Tower Sharing Could Save $8 Billion Over 5 Years in MEA Region
..y viable way to access rural areas and penetrate lower end segments", says Victor Font, Managing Partner. "We believe that over $8 billion can be saved in the next 5 years if operators collaborate and start sharing their networks asse more
Related Tags: , eu, vodafone, capex, telefonica, infrastructure-sharing, opex, towers, network-sharing
Vietnamese Network Signs Network Upgrade Contract
.. 2000 BTSs in order to ensure that mobile coverage would reach every district nation-wide, with a strong focus on border and rural areas. For 2008, Vinaphone plans to deploy another 3000 BTSs to reach a total of 8000. Vinaphone's strategy for 2 more
Related Tags: , base-station, edge, alcatel-lucent, ovi, iden, shanghai, gsm, vinaphone, Vietnam
Caribbean & Latin America - CDMA Enters its "Sunset" Phase
..cision to move to GSM, that is unlikely to be repeated in 09. GSM has, predictably, been the main beneficiary. The range of low priced handsets available for this technology gives it a material advantage and over the year, it added a further 87m u more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, w-cdma, tim, cdma, iden, gsm, vivo, latin-america, tdma, caribbean
Coalition Supports Bill to Ban Teenage Texting While Driving
..ppi Department of Public Safety is supporting efforts to win passage of a bill that would restrict cell phone texting while driving by teenagers. Led by State Senate Pro Tempore Billy Hewes, R-Gulfport, the coalition includes Senators Tom King, more
Related Tags: sim, text-messaging, driving, iden, hands-free, teenagers, seven, cellular-south, cell-phone, texting,
Telenor Wins Rural Pakistan Coverage Deal
.. the population in the yet un-served areas of Sanghar, Tharparkar Umerkot and Mirpur Khas districts. Telenor and the USF have already signed two similar contracts earlier - for Malakand and Bahawalpur Lots. Chief Executive Officer of USF, Parve more
Related Tags: sim, rsa, telenor, telenor-pakistan, universal-service-fund, Pakistan
Telecom Operators in Emerging Markets to Benefit from Technology Transfer in 2009
..5 years in the developing world is a testimony to the unpredictability and yet, the phenomenal potential of this industry for accelerating economic development. Reaching out to the unconnected will be easier with more government policy foresigh more
Related Tags: 3g, wimax, voip, edge, wimax,, africa, caribbean
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