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Articles tagged with: Itu and Satellite
ITU deploys 100 satellite terminals in flood-affected Pakistan
The itu says that it has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan. In the aftermath of the disaster, itu's emergency telecommunications team has been working closely with the Pakistan administration to restore vital communication links. The satellite terminals are being deployed to restore communications and provide a platform from which telemedicine applications/services will be provided in remote areas that remain difficult to access and where medical attention is a priority in the aftermath of the disaster. more
Related Tags: emergency, Pakistan
Nepal Telecom to Offer Mobile Coverage on top of Mount Everest
..e antenna, which will soon be installed in Gorak Shep, located at an altitude of 5,160 meters. NT has installed satellite antennas in around seven locations in the Mt Everest region, including Lukla and Namche Bazar, located at 2,800 meters and more
Related Tags: , base-station, huawei, lte, china-mobile, ovi, mount-kilimanjaro, base-stations, seven, gsm, cell-phone, planning, army, Nepal
Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks
When asked about what measures they would take if they had to reduce their personal expenditure in 2009, very few consumers said they would stop using their mobile phone or switch to a cheaper mobile service, but consumer electronics purchases will be hit much more severely, according to a survey of 2,400 consumers across France, Germany and the UK conducted by Canalys in March. more
Related Tags: sim, text-messaging, gps, iden, vas, mobile-broadband, netbooks, personal, portable-navigation-device, maps, navigation, churn, music, France
Turning Soldiers' Helmets into a Wireless Mesh Network
.. caliber and type of weapons they are firing. Engineers at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) have developed a system that can give soldiers just such an edge by turning their combat helmets into "sma more
Related Tags: sim, eu, ict, edge, gps, wind, lte, ovi, iden, personal, berkeley, smart, batteries, display, maps, darpa, national-institute-of-standards-and-technology, wave, isis, military, army
European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession
..r the 2008-2015 period.The current economic situation has opened a window of opportunity for telecom operators, being more resilient than internet and systems competitors. The existing infrastructure and commercial assets of telecom more
Related Tags: eu, arpu, ict, wind, lte, arthur-d.-little, mobile-broadband, comcast, sfr, tele2, billing, aol, era, iliad, video-on-demand, television
Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
..neered use of new technologies for media applications in developing countries since running instant message chats live from Baghdad in December 1998 to 14,000 AOL users during US bomb attacks. In 1999, he won the prestigious European Internet J more
Related Tags: sim-card, sms, text-messaging, rural, text-messages, earthquake, bomb, baghdad, health, fm-radio, aol, farmers, emergency
Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Congo
..in France to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The team reached the city of Dungu situated near the Sudanese border in the eastern province of this central African country Sunday. Trapped in a conflict between the Congolese armed for more
Related Tags: pccw, rsa, ict, vodafone, telecoms-sans-frontieres, tsf, united-nations, emergency, army, Congo
Satellite Operators Welcome Plans for International Harmonisation of Radio Spectrum
The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) has welcomed the result of the Telecoms Council vote on the Telecoms Package especially in regard to the provisions that call for coordination and harmonisation with international regulation and the exceptions to technology and service neutrality. The Telecoms Council also recognised the fact that radio frequencies are a public good that has an important social, cultural and economic value. more
Related Tags: eu, borders, union, health, blind, digital-divide, emergency, parliament
ITU Sends 100 Satellite Phones to Chinese Earthquake Zone
..itarian workers and the victims of this disaster. "I am shocked by the magnitude of this disaster, which has wreaked havoc in the Sichuan province of China," said Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Develo more
Related Tags: gps, sichuan-province, union, thuraya, China
Zambia Flood Victims Offered Satellite Phone Services
The International Telecommunication Union (itu) has deployed 25 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of severe floods that have inundated low-lying districts across Zambia. more
Related Tags: gps, inmarsat, union, thuraya, Zambia
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