Regional WiMAX Licences Granted in France
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French telecommunications regulator ARCEP has awarded regional licences for WiMAX as part of its plan to ensure nationwide coverage by June 2008. Fifteen companies and six regional councils shared the licences, earning the state 125 million euro (US$159.2 million) in revenue. Maxtel, a group including motorway operator APRR and Iliad,...
Winning the Fraud Game
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For telcos, effectively managing fraud risk is closely linked to revenue protection, reputation, and commercial integrity. Fraud should not be seen in isolation. While there are specific technical issues around telecom fraud, the risks and solutions are actually grounded in the general good governance principles for any corporation in...
To Build or to Buy?
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The promise of a converged, all-IP future is one of the big drivers cable operators-particularly the larger ones-are contemplating as they cobble together massive, high-capacity broadband backbone infrastructures. While some have had that groundwork completed for a number of years, others are polishing theirs off or just getting...
Cord-Cutters Pose Threat to Landline
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It may not make the headlines that it did a few years ago, but landline displacement is alive and well in the United States. In fact, big-bucket wireless calling plans and the go-anywhere convenience of mobile phones are threatening the stronghold of traditional telephone carriers. The threat comes in two forms. Some consumers are...
Big Three Mobile Operators in Russia Reportedly Hike Interconnection Tariffs
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Russia's 'troika' of leading mobile operators, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), VimpelCom and MegaFon, are to raise their interconnection tariffs for other operators four-fold, reports Kommersant. The three companies have also agreed to set low interconnection charges for calls from one another's networks. The big three have...
AWS Auction Process Moves Ahead
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WASHINGTON -- Some familiar and not so familiar names have turned up on the FCC's list of applications to participate in the August auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum. The agency posted a list on its Website of 81 applications for the sale of 1,122 licenses in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz (AWS-1) bands....
AT&T To FCC: Erase 'Ma Bell Breakup' Requirements
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AT&T is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to eliminate the regulatory requirements for separate digital subscriber line (DSL) wholesale subsidiaries -- requirements that grew out of those originally imposed as a result of the breakup of the 'old' ATT, or Ma Bell -- so the company can meld the activities...
A Prof on Your iPod
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Even as professors wage an uphill struggle to keep cell phones out of classrooms, universities and community colleges are developing new ways to use mobile and wireless technology to enhance learning, reach new groups of non-traditional students, and stretch educational budgets further. The groundswell in mLearning will...
Lucent Drags Down Alcatel
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A profit warning issued late Monday by Lucent Technologies Inc. hit Alcatel's share price in Tuesday morning trading on the Paris bourse, even though the French giant announced trading in line with expectations. The two companies announced their intention to merge in April this year. Lucent said revenues...
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