07.10.2008
South Korea: Phone record inspection, wiretapping up
In 2007 phone record inspection went up 38 percent in South Korea and wiretapping (what we call legal intercept in the U.S.) went up 11 percent.South Korean lawmakers in the opposition party say that police, prosecutors and the National Intelligence Service inspected almost 142,000 telephone... |
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03.10.2008
France Telecom to upgrade broadband backhaul
Word out of Broadband World Forum Europe is that France Telecom is planning a "significant upgrade" to its fixed broadband backhaul capabilities, which will include the purchase of a significant number of network edge boxes.An extensive equipment tender process involving 20... |
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03.10.2008
Schwarzenegger signs Calif. rural phone service bills
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a pair of bills designed to preserve phone services to people in rural and high-cost areas of California. Under the new laws, funding will continue to flow into subsidy programs for basic phone services in rural areas. The California... |
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02.10.2008
SPOTLIGHT: JD Power highlights landline losses to wireless
According to a new survey by J.D. Power and Associates, U.S. citizens continue to dump landline phones for cellular service, with improved user experience helping to fuel the move.In its 2008 wireless customer satisfaction index, more than one fourth of wireless phone customers reported... |
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01.10.2008
AT&T alters structure with wireless, convergence in mind
AT&T made some structural and management changes to re-align the company for a future in which wireless increasingly replaces landline, and fixed-mobile convergence capabilities and multi-screen strategies become key. The company is moving to a structure of four divisions -- consumer,... |
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30.09.2008
CFI: Customers prefer telco bundles to cable
Research firm the CFI Group, which sprang forth from the University of Michigan to study customer satisfaction issues across multiple industries, has announced the results of its annual Telecom-Cable Industry Satisfaction Study. The survey, which consulted more than 1,200 consumer households, found... |
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30.09.2008
Canada finally launches do-not-call list
After much hype and delay, Canada finally rolled out its do-not-call service for citizens tired of pesky telemarketers` frequent calls. Landlines, cellular lines, and fax lines are eligible to be added to the do-not-call list, and customers can get on the list by calling one of two toll-free... |
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30.09.2008
New Trans-Pacific undersea cable turned on
The first phase of the Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) submarine cable system has been activated. The new 18,000 kilometer (over 11,000 mile) fiber optic undersea cable directly connects Mainland China, the U.S., South Korea and Taiwan.Currently, the system runs at 5.12 terabits. When phase two is... |
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30.09.2008
Chicago CIO calls for telecom-gov't broadband cooperation
Ir wasn`t so long ago that major cities around the country were pursuing their own plans for municipal broadband, with ideas to use tools such as Wi-Fi or fiber to make broader broadband coverage a reality. Those plans put cities in competition with traditional broadband service... |
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28.09.2008
EU telecom reforms fall short of proposals
European telecom commissioner Viviane Reding has long argued for the creation of a pan-European telecom regulatory body that would have more authority than any individual national regulatory group on the continent. The European Parliament last week voted to support the creation of a new... |
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