Archive for November, 2009
Australian national broadband network turning into a hard sell to consumers
November 29, 09 by David GoldsteinThe company set up to build the national broadband network doesn’t believe most consumers will be willing to pay for the maximum high-speed broadband service promised by the Rudd government, reports The Australian.
The government announced in April it would create a fibre-to-the-h...
Viviane Reding picked to re-write EU data protection laws
November 29, 09 by David GoldsteinViviane Reding, the European Commissioner who for the past five years has championed consumer rights in the telecommunications and IT arenas, has been picked to take charge of a re-write of the European Union’s 15-year-old data protection laws due to start next year.
Reding is fam...
Newcomer From China Roils Mobile Network Field
November 29, 09 by David GoldsteinWhen Telenor decided to upgrade its mobile phone network in Norway, the job drew bids from the companies that had built its original grid: Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks.
Instead, Telenor this month chose Huawei Technologies, a Chinese equipment maker, to build its ultrafast networ...
The Mobile Difference: those connected more active in many facets of digital life
November 29, 09 by David GoldsteinOverview: Some 39% of Americans have positive and improving attitudes about their mobile communication devices, which in turn draws them further into engagement with digital resources - on both wireless and wireline platforms.
Mobile connectivity is now a powerful differentiator among t...