The Digital Dividend The Digital Dividend

iTnews explores what the Australian Government plans to do with the 700 MHz spectrum currently being phased out of use for analog TV. Will the spectrum be auctioned off to the highest bidder for telcos building LTE/4G networks? Or will the emergency services sector gain a slice? Stay tuned for our news and analysis.

Voice over LTE gets boost from new alliance

Voice over LTE gets boost from new alliance

Several of the biggest players in the wireless industry have joined forces to form the Voice over LTE via Generic Access Forum (VoLGA Forum).
Ian Williams Mar 11 2009 6:17AM Telco/ISP
Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

An economic analyst from Germany’s WIK Institute has said it would be both unfortunate and unusual for the Government to continue Telstra’s exclusion from the NBN process.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2009 3:20PM Telco/ISP
Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Will the Australian operations of Vodafone and Hutchison be forced to offload 3G spectrum as part of their proposed merger?
Brett Winterford Feb 28 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
MWC: Telstra weighs in on spectrum issue

MWC: Telstra weighs in on spectrum issue

Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo has called on the Australian Government to provide clarity on how much radio spectrum might be opened up to advance the local mobile broadband industry.
Brett Winterford Feb 23 2009 3:28PM Telco/ISP
MWC: Hot tech picks from Mobile World Congress 2009

MWC: Hot tech picks from Mobile World Congress 2009

iTnews editor Brett Winterford discusses new mobile telephony innovations with Telstra's Hugh Bradlow and Optus' Michael Smith at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Brett Winterford Feb 23 2009 6:44AM Telco/ISP
4G LTE network for US planned

4G LTE network for US planned

US mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has laid out plans for its 4G network.
Shaun Nichols Feb 19 2009 3:34PM Telco/ISP
Nortel: Not drowning, waving the LTE flag

Nortel: Not drowning, waving the LTE flag

Cash-strapped networking vendor Nortel places its bets on Long-Term Evolution mobile technology to secure a stable future for the company.
Brett Winterford Feb 18 2009 3:18PM Telco/ISP
MWC: Mobile industry begs for more spectrum

MWC: Mobile industry begs for more spectrum

Heavyweights from the mobile telephony industry combined today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to plea with world governments to allocate more spectrum to mobile data services.
Brett Winterford Feb 17 2009 6:39AM Telco/ISP
Technology giants propose white space plan

Technology giants propose white space plan

A collection of companies including Microsoft, Google and Motorola are teaming up for a new white space wireless network plan.
Shaun Nichols Feb 5 2009 3:11PM Networking
Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID devices up to four watts have been approved for use by the Australian Communications and Media Authority following four years of successful tests.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2009 2:05PM Hardware
LTE plans brought forward despite downturn

LTE plans brought forward despite downturn

More than eighteen operators globally have announced LTE deployment plans with most set to launch in the 2011 or 2012 timeframe, according to ABI Research.
Staff Writers Jan 12 2009 2:59PM Telco/ISP
How Telstra proposes to cut noise on the NBN

How Telstra proposes to cut noise on the NBN

Telstra claims it has focused much of the engineering attention for its NBN proposal on mitigating noise and cross-talk between the node and customer premise.
Ry Crozier Dec 5 2008 12:25PM Telco/ISP
Mobile broadband achieves LTE handover

Mobile broadband achieves LTE handover

T-Mobile and Nortel have announced what they claim is the first handover and data transmission between a moving vehicle and a mobile operator base station using the Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband standard.
Dave Bailey Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Telco/ISP
Nortel shifts R&D funding to LTE

Nortel shifts R&D funding to LTE

Nortel is pulling in-house research and development funds out of WiMax and concentrating on LTE (Long Term Evolution), the next generation of cellular mobile broadband..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Networking
FCC closes $19bn wireless spectrum auction

FCC closes $19bn wireless spectrum auction

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially ended the auction for the highly-contested 700MHz spectrum..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Telco/ISP
EU frees spectrum for advanced mobile services

EU frees spectrum for advanced mobile services

The European Commission is to repeal the GSM Directive of 1987, effectively freeing up large swathes of radio spectrum for advanced mobile data and multimedia services.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 27 2007 4:56PM Telco/ISP
Insight Enterprises to acquire Software Spectrum from Level 3

Insight Enterprises to acquire Software Spectrum from Level 3

Insight Enterprises has agreed to purchase Software Spectrum from Level 3 Communications for about $287 million in cash, according to the companies..
Dan Neel & Scott Campbell Jul 21 2006 10:05AM Software
Austar, Unwired swap spectrum in $15m deal

Austar, Unwired swap spectrum in $15m deal

Austar has agreed to trade some of its 2.3GHz spectrum licences to Unwired in a deal aimed at spreading interoperable wireless broadband further around Australia.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2005 4:11PM Networking
ACA earmarks spectrum for regional wireless

ACA earmarks spectrum for regional wireless

The Australian Communications Authority has set aside a band of spectrum for future regional wireless broadband systems.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2005 4:16PM Telco/ISP

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