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Tellumat partners Vodacom on SME Business Bundle

tellumatadmin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:19:20 +0000

All-out success continues for all-in-one Sigma communications platform.

Tellumat’s success with the Sigma communications platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continues, as Vodacom Business signed to include the device in its SME Business Bundle.

Distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by Tellumat Telecoms, the Sigma has enjoyed critical as well as popular acclaim, notes Bennie Langenhoven, managing executive for Tellumat’s Telecoms and Technology Group business units.

In the UK, it has been used by BT to spearhead its SOHO (Small Office Home Office) broadband push. Locally, major network operators and broadband providers including Vox Telecom and iBurst have all agreed to market it to their customer bases.

And Gadget magazine (gadget.co.za) endorses the Sigma as putting small businesses on an equal footing with big companies, given the sheer wealth of converged communication functionality it gives them, affordably and with consummate ease of implementation and use.

Converged services in a box

Ermano Quartero, managing executive of Vodacom Business, says the role of the relatively new business unit within the mobile operator is to take it beyond mobile network services and into full converged telco service provision. It offers a full range of solutions ranging from customer equipment, last-mile fibre access to hosted applications, for SMEs right up to enterprises.

“The Tellumat association is key for us,” he continues. “They supply us with a platform that is vital to our mission, as regards SMEs.”

The Sigma will be re-branded as the Vodacom Business PBX and forms the core PABX and Internet gateway component of Vodacom’s SME Office Bundle, which will also include last-mile Internet access, phone handsets and application hosting.

Rigorous tender

Quartero says Vodacom went through a rigorous tender process. “We chose Tellumat for its credibility in the market, its local support, and of course this device. Everything Tellumat stands for and offers conformed to our requirements. We are pleased to note that their device is also the choice of our parent company in the UK, Vodafone.”

He adds the value of the Tellumat platform goes beyond the product-specific plaudits it has attracted. “Bundling allows us to offer easy monthly subscriptions, ranging from R1500 per month for a basic package to R3000 for the high-end package.”

The basic package includes 5GB of high-speed ADSL or WiMAX data access, Hosted Exchange and SharePoint Portal Services, a router and analogue as well as IP voice. The high-end subscription offers 10GB of data and more handsets.

A winner

“We know it is a winner and are hoping for an enduring relationship,” Quartero adds. “Based on how successful it is exactly, we may offer bigger SME packages based on the same hardware, or other hardware from Tellumat.”

He says Vodacom Business may further extend the bundle to smaller business customers or the home office market segment. “And as soon as we have traction in South Africa, we may take similar bundles to selected African markets, customised for local conditions.”

Langenhoven says the Sigma has spurred continued success for Tellumat, despite the recession. “Our aim is to continue to find the most enabling technologies at the best price for our customers and partners, contributing to the success of all concerned.”

PONSEL :Apa itu EDGE,3G,WiFi,WiBro,Wimax

andyset — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:28:13 +0000

Apa beda EDGE dengan 3G?

Fungsi EDGE dan 3G sama saja, yaitu teknologi transfer data. Namun tingkatannya berbeda, EDGE ada pada level 2,75G. EDGE merupakan teknologi data lebih lanjut dari GPRS, sehingga kecepatan transfer datanya lebih tinggi. Sedangkan teknologi 3G merupakan pengembangan lebih lanjut dari EDGE. Secara teori, kecepatan teknologi GPRS Class 10 adalah 32 – 48 Kbps, EDGE 236 Kbps, dan 3G sekitar 384 Kbps.

Apa perbedaan antara feature WiFi, WiBro, dan WiMax?
Pads dasarnya, ketiganya berangkat dari teknologi yang sama, yaitu WiFi. Yang berbeda hanya kecepatan clan days jangkaunya. WiFi merupakan sebuah teknologi pengiriman data lewat frekuensi, sekitar 2,4 Ghz, dengan jangkauan terbatas, yaitu 45 m di dalam ruangan clan 90 m di luar -jangan. WiFi ini Bering dipakai di rumah, kantor, atau hotspot di cafe atau restoran. WiMax adalah WiFi generasi kedua berfrekuensi 2.3-2.5 GHz clan 3.4-3.5 GHz, yang lebih kuat janggkaunya, lebih cepat dan mampu menampung lebih
jangkauan satu pemancar WiMax hingga 5.km kecepatan maksimal 12 Mbps dalam posisi diam_ Sedangkan WiBro adalah pengembangan WiMax oleh industri telekomunikasi di Korea Selatan, berfrekuensi 2,3 – 2,4 Ghz, clan mampu melayani kecepatan data 30 Mbps hingga 50 Mbps pada wilayah seluas 1-5 km. WiBro ini tetap bisa berkecepatan sekitar 10 Mbps meski digunakan dalam keaclaan bergerak (mobile) dengan kecepatan 120 km/jam.

HOW TO BECOME A CLEAR AUTHORIZED DEALER

your1minute — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:30:29 +0000

WHAT IS CLEAR?

Clear is a Wireless Mobile High Speed Internet Delivery Company
that is the next form of communications to hit the market. It is
owns the rights to a technology called Wimax. Clears Services are
deployed over an ever growing network of pre –existing cell phone
towers. Each tower emits an overlapping WiMax Signal to provide
users under that signal a rich high speed mobile internet
experience.

Clear is 51% owned by Sprint Nextel and is being implemented over
their cell phone towers as we speak. More than 80 new markets like
Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas are some of the markets already
online. Some of Clear’s Partnerships include: Google, Intel, Bright
House Networks, Motorola, Comcast and Time Warner.

Currently the Federal Communications Commission has pledged to

“Unleash” 4G Mobile Broadband Spectrum said TG Daily and The
Federal Government has set more than $7 billion in the
Broadband Recovery Act to assist in the development and
deployment of this new high tech grid. Do to the growth of new
Green Jobs and the capabilities as a low cost global communications
tool.

WiMax Nation and PC Tech are qualifying new Authorized Dealerships
to help spread the word and earn sales commissions while doing
it.There is no cost to become a dealer, however we do encourage the
use of the service for demo purposes.

As a Clear authorized Dealer you will be able to offer the services
as well as grow a team of Dealers under you. As you take our
classes you will learn how to offer Clear. You will also learn how
to create, grow and support your team as they go out and offer this
service to others.

You will earn 50% of the commission they earn while offering the
service. For Example when you sell the Mobile and Home Combo
Package (Pick 2) as a service, you will earn $180.00

If one of your team mates sell that same combo, you will earn
$90.00

There are only 2 levels…You and Your Team.

The type of customers we can sign up as dealers are Non-Profits
like a church and Retailers like coffee shops that offer WiFi.

We also can offer our services to Municipalities like Police
Departments and School Systems. I have even signed up Apartment
Complexes and Rent to Own Stores.

Each time they buy or offer you will receive commissions. It is
very easy to get started.

We have 2 ways.

1. Online: Just fill out the online form below and request your
dealership application. We will email it to you. Then just mail it
back to our offices. We will work with you as an individual online
to get you set up and trained. This may be the fastest way to get
started. You can get started right now this way. You will not be
able to sell until we receive your written application in the mail.
Or you can scan your signed application forms and email them to our
offices and we will add you even faster. After review we will send
you a user name and password for your account via return email.
We will then train you over the phone and online.

2. If you are in the Atlanta area you can attend one of our New
Hire Classes. We will assign you a Clear Authorized Dealer’s ID and
teach you all the in’s and outs of how to offer this to your
contacts.

Classes are limited so if that is what you want to do please RSVP
at http://TheClearNetwork.ning.com

I hope this explains the opportunities Clear is offering. I have
been with them since July and have not had a week without earning a
great pay check.

Please feel free to call me anytime with your questions and I will
be very glad to help. I hope to see you on our team soon.

George Robbins, The Clear Network Team Leader 404-414-6131

TO BECOME AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT OUR NEW
RECRUITING CENTER
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LAWRENCEVILLE, GA

Announcing a new Meetup for Clear Wireless Internet!

What: New Dealers Class

When: No Class NOVEMBER 27TH 2009 Due To The Holiday HAPPY
HOLIDAYS! “GOBBLE GOBBLE”

Next Class: Dec 4, 2009 11:30AM – 1:00PM

Where: THE SINGING BEAN 195B n.Perry St. Lawrenceville , GA 30045
770-339-7464

If you are interested in learning about Clear Wireless Internet
Service
and how you can become an authorized dealer, then this is the
Meetup for you.
Please join us at The Singing Bean Coffee House located 195B
n.Perry St. 2nd Floor Lawrenceville GA 30045
PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOPS as we will be setting up your sales
programming that day.
Directly across from the historic downtown square.
Fridays 11:30 – 1:00pm Please bring your friends and contacts as
well. The more the better.

If you are looking to make great money and be a part of a new
utility service industry
that is worth over 13 billion dollars then please join us.

CLICK HERE TO GET AUTHORIZED

Augere Wireless has started WiMax Internet in Dhaka under banner QUBEE

mr91535 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:25:42 +0000

Augere Wireless has started WiMax Brandband Internet in Dhaka at some selected areas including Motij

Traveling with WiMAX this Holiday Season

Mari Silbey — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:08:42 +0000

Time Warner Cable is joining the WiMAX party this holiday season with launches in several North Carolina markets as well as Dallas on December 1st. Naturally these cities represent areas where Clear service is also available (TWC is a reseller), but if you’re looking for the quad-play bundle, then joining up through your cable provider is the way to go.

Serendipitously, my family is planning a trip down to North Carolina in mid-December – hitting the Raleigh/Durham area first, and then Charlotte. I’ll take along my WiMAX USB adapter (for test purposes, of course) and report back from the road. Meanwhile, as I mentioned earlier, there’s a next-gen version of the Motorola adapter coming out before the end of the year. That’s an updated pic you see to the right.

The P1 Net Show – Episode 5 - Unboxing of the Wiggy

fatbidin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:05:57 +0000

THE P1 NET SHOW

Episode 5 – Unboxing of the Wiggy

Know what a Wiggy is? It’s all explained in the unboxing.

THE P1 NET SHOW is a reality series which looks at the goings-on of P1, Malaysia’s first WIMAX Internet company. Click here to see all the episodes.

New CLEAR Towers

goknows — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:52:11 +0000

1543 Lilburn Stone Mountain Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Northwest Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 in Fulton County
106 Arnold Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30078
4089 Troup Smith Rd SE, Conyers, GA 30094
1050 Cole DriveSW, Lilburn, GA 30047
2466 Old Hamilton Rd, Dacula, GA 30019
4238 Peevy Trail, Buford, GA
3800 Kings Highway, Douglasville, GA 30135
4753 Highway 5, Winston, GA 30187

Telegent Files for IPO (TLG)

247wallst — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:32 +0000

Telegent Systems, Inc. has just become the latest company to file to come public via an Initial Public Offering. No terms were listed, but the initial prospectus filing is for up to $250 million in common stock. Telegent will list on the NYSE under the stock ticker “TLG.” Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are the lead underwriters, with co-managers listed as Jefferies & Co., Oppenheimer & Co., and Piper Jaffray.

Telegent is a fabless semiconductor company that has core expertise in RF mixed-signal design, communications signal processing, and multimedia processing. This is designed to offer live broadcast television on very small screens and the company says its technology is integrated into more than 50 million handsets globally.

The use of proceeds is earmarked for general corporate purposes, sales and marketing, and research and development.

In its fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, Telegent generated revenue of $123.9 million,representing 150% year-over-year growth. In the six months ended September 30, 2009, it turned in revenue of $111.1 million, representing 66% growth over the comparable period in 2008. The company also noted that it has been profitable for nine consecutive quarters.

JON C. OGG

Problem with P1 Wiggy on Windows 7?

godtrix — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:43 +0000

you know what?? i rather they don’t release any updated software for windows 7 to use on their Wiggy modem…

they released the software but it only support 32bit windows 7… what the hell?? if they’re not ready, then please just wait till all is ready then only release it~… what they do now really give people very bad impressions… my customer is complaining to me already~…

what can i say???

“yaya… P1… aiyo… they’re service very bad la… i’ll feedback to them and get them to release 64bit support asap~… sorry for the inconveniences~…”

=.=|||

Going Deutsche? T-Mobile U.S. parent looking for a dance partner

David Scott — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:07 +0000

With the Sprint-Nextel merger reportedly off the table, Deutsche Telekom (DT), T-Mobile U.S. parent company is seeking partners to help finance its network expansion. T-Mobile is building out its 3G network with plans to upgrade its network to HSPA+ to handle the burgeoning growth in mobile data.

The German telecom giant is reporting looking at AT&T Mobility, Clearwire, and MetroPCS as possible partners – at first blush, the obvious choice is AT&T as both have the same GSM technology and seem to be migrating to 4G along the same path. On the flip side, both Clearwire and Metro PCS are potential partners due to significant spectrum holdings; technology issues may preclude the latter 2 as Clearwire is using WiMAX and MetroPCS CDMA which aren’t compatible with T-Mobile’s GSM/EDGE/HSPA+ network infrastructure. The view that DT may be using Clearwire and MetroPCS spectrum to build out it’s 4G network and it’s deep pockets may just make this a reality.

All of this comes on the heels of Q3 results showing T-Mobile further losing ground to Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, with their struggles more apparent with losing 77,000 subscribers in the quarter; DT isn’t known for sitting idly by while they lose market share, so expect something to transpire soon.

T-Mobile is banking on new, low-cost, unlimited plans plus new Android smartphones such as the Motorola Cliq to stem the losses; will it be enough to get them competitive with the other, much larger competitors?

24/7 Wall St. Interview With Dan Hesse, CEO Sprint Nextel (S)

247wallst — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:13:02 +0000

24/7 Wall St. sat down with Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) to talk about the company’s current subscriber growth issues, the firm’s WiMax roll-out, and the future of broadband telecommunications.

The interview:

24/7 Wall St: It’s obvious that Wall Street’s perception of Sprint has changed markedly in just the last week, and obviously you all have watched that. Are there one or two things that you think have changed in terms of perception in the direction of what’s going on in the company that were not as easily visible before?

Hesse: Well I can’t speak for why the shares have gone up in the past week. What I will say is that I hope that investors have seen continued improvement at Sprint in terms of the customer experience. We’ve reported seven consecutive quarters of improved customer satisfaction, improved first-call resolution, improved customer satisfaction at retail, improved network performance, so an overall improved overall customer experience. And the past quarter, the 3rd quarter, we saw the largest sequential improvement in gross adds, which is the industry vernacular for new customers, since we’ve been keeping records, which is over 5 years.   So perhaps these are being noticed by the Street. In addition, as you know, we recently bought down another $1 billion of Sprint debt, which perhaps is viewed as increasing confidence in our ability to generate free cash flow and improve the balance sheet.

24/7 Wall St: One of the things that I’ve seen in writing, and I wanted to get your reaction to this, there’s certainly a perception that you make more money per customer than your major competitors in terms of the data that people use from their phones to the people they’re talking to or doing business with. Is that a fair perception?

Hesse: We have a higher average revenue per user that is attributed to data. And Sprint has been effective at attracting customers that want to use their phone for more than just voice. So we have very simple pricing plans, like Simply Everything which we introduced in the 1st quarter of 2008, and our Everything data plans have recently been enhanced by adding Any Mobile Any Time to them so that the data-centric customer who’s looking for a great 3G network, as you know we have the most dependable 3G network, we have the first 4G network, and we have very good rate plans for those data and text-centric customers that we tend to attract. And as a result our ARPU, or average revenue per user, that is attributable to data for our CDMA customer base. We have two networks. We have a CDMA and we have an iDEN network.   But the customers that go to the CDMA network are very heavy data users so we do have the highest average revenue per user among those customers in the industry.

24/7 Wall St: I suspect that if we asked 99 out of 100 analysts and institutional investors what they think will be the tipping point for Sprint, it will be when you start to add subscribers the way that AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Wireless NYSE:VZ)(NYSE:VOD) have. Do you have a feel for when that may start to happen or what the triggers are for that?

Hesse: Our focus is on increasing revenue and getting to the point where our revenues as a company grow. We have post-paid wireless customers, pre-paid wireless customers, wholesale wireless customers, and then we also have a wireline division. We have made a lot of progress in growing our pre-paid customer base this year in 2009. As a matter of fact in the first three quarters of 2009 we’ve added 2.1 million net adds, or net new subscribers in pre-paid, which is more new customers than any U.S. pre-paid provider added on all of 2008. On the post-paid side, we are still lose losing customers, but at an improving rate. We’re losing fewer customers than we have in previous quarters, which we believe is attributable to the fact that we’ve improved customer service and network quality immensely. We do have a goal of getting to total subscriber growth. We want our customers to choose what is the best rate plan or service for them. For some customers, they prefer prepaid which means there is no contract. And some customers prefer post-paid, where they get a subsidized phone and in exchange they sign a 2-year contract. We want the customer to make that choice. And I think that the Street sometimes can tend to over-emphasize one area over another.   We tend to take a more balanced view. So the appropriate way of looking at our turnaround is total revenue.   And that is still declining, but we do have clear goals to get that moving in a positive direction.

24/7 Wall St: so just as a quick follow-up, the notion that adding a 1 or 1.5 million net total subscribers every quarter is an incredibly important benchmark for you or any or your competitors is somewhat overstated?

Hesse: No I think the way look at it is that you have to walk before you run. For us the goal is to grow revenues. And whether that comes from post-paid subscribers of pre-paid subscribers isn’t the issue a much as just growing the revenue stream. So we do have a goal to grow and obviously the more the revenues or the more new subscribers you’re adding the better. Your question may have been is there a particular number of subscribers that you’ll guide to as a goal going forward. And our number one goal is to get to revenue growth.   And later on perhaps we’ll have goals around the particular number of subscribers that we’re growing. But right now our pre-paid business is growing subscribers in a very healthy way. We need to get where the combination of our pre-paid business, post-paid business, our wholesale customer base, as well as our wire line business are working together to growth the overall revenue stream?

24/7 Wall St: You’re currently building out your WiMax network with your partner Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR). At what point will you be able to aggressively offer that service in the top 20 markets, be able to really market it throughout that area?

Hesse: Well, it takes a while to build a national 4G market. Our target is to have 25 markets, not the top 25, but 25 markets covering 30 million people operating by then of this year, 2009. And 80 markets, covering about 120 million people, which will cover most of the major markets by the end of next year, 2010. This year we’ve already launched Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Atlanta, Las Vegas, very major markets. And of course there are very big markets planned for launching in 2010. And as we get more markets build it becomes easier to market 4G because the national coverage gets better.   Because it does take a long time to build a national 4G footprint, very much like we did when we built 2G and when we built our 3G, we’ll offer dual-mode devices that operate on the existing large coverage network that we have in 3G. We have a very large 3G network at Sprint, 14 times larger than T-Mobile’s for example. So our devices will operate on 3G and also 4G so that if you happen to be in a market or location where 4G isn’t built out yet it will downshift, if you will, to 3G. So we have begun marketing Sprint 4G services in the markets that indicated have already been launched this year, in 2009. But you’ll be seeing much more market of 4G services in 2010 as we get more of a critical mass of markets. And again by the end of 2010 our goal is to have 120 million what we call pops covered, which is equivalent to 120 million people that could get the service if they choose.

24/7 Wall St: Your partner Clearwire obviously just got a new round of funding. Is there any assumption that gets them to profitability or is the assumption that just in essence gets them more runway as you build our WiMax?

Hesse: Well I’ll let Clearwire, which is a separate public company, talk about what the funding means. It depends upon how rapidly Clearwire builds out the network. The more rapidly they build out the network the more likely they are to need funding to build it out more aggressively before the revenue comes in from new customers. So it is a corporate decision that Clearwire makes on whether time the funding of capex investment or market expansion with revenues coming in, which would mean they may not have to go out and get additional funding, or if in fact they intend to aggressively build out the network so that the cash or capital requirements go out before the revenues come in, which would mean they would need to raise additional capital. But there is a significant likelihood that Clearwire would need to raise additional money, whether that be debt or equity, in the future.

24/7 Wall St: how important in terms of picking up net new customers that WiMax is being deployed well ahead of the LTE technology that people like AT&T and Verizon will offer?

Hesse: We think it’s quite important, because as opposed to any other new generations of wireless technology where it took a while for the market to develop, because the applications needed to developed.   3G is a good case and point. 3G technology was available really before a lot of the applications where there, and on the network side available before the devices for 3G were out on the markets place. The beauty of 4G is that in a very short period of time data growth has exploded on the mobile networks. A lot is being written about, for example, AT&T’s network not being able to handle the heavy data users on the iPhones. So need for additional speed and capacity on the wireless networks is there, that’s number one. So the applications don’t need to be developed; it’s not like we’re waiting for those to come. Secondly, we’re not really waiting for the new 4G devices to come either. Because with what we call a MyFi, we offer a 3G MyFi which is like a small wireless router that’s about the size of a thick credit card, the 3G versions. And we have a 4G version that operates on 4G and 3G that’s larger, but the size will come down over time. This means that anything that anything that I have has WiFi on it can be a 4G device.   So any of my 3G or 2G cell phones that have WiFi can operate at 4G as long as I have one of these mobile hot spots with me. So can my MP3 player, or my iTouch, or my gaming device, or my camera, or my video camera, or my PC, or my netbook. These can all be mobile 4G devices as long as they have WiFi on them because what these small routers do is they take that WiFi signal from all these devices that are out there on the market today that I’ve just described, and it goes WiFi to this mini-router and then 4G, or 3G depending on what’s available, out to the internet. So the hot spot now is no longer the size of a WiFi hot spot, no longer the size of a coffee shop or your apartment, but it’s the size of the entire city. So both the applications are there and the devices are there for 4G now. So we can take real advantage of time-to-market advantage for 4G. So we think it will make a very big difference to be first to market.

24/7 Wall St: Is WiMax, once it’s broadly distributed, a fast enough technology so that it will actually compete with wired broadband to the home. So as an example could there be a set-top box that in essence operates wirelessly that allows for broadband and TV to come in the way they might with cable or fiber now?

Hesse: Well there are landline technologies that are capable of faster speeds than wireless 4G, like WiMax. WiMax of course is theoretical capable of going at 40 megabits per second and is faster, but that in the real world with the number of users sharing bandwidth thing of something more in the range of 4 megabits per second, maybe 5 megabits per second, as being the kinds of speeds that customers might expect on 4G. It will compete very effectively against, from a speed point of view, with DSL. There are cable modem speeds, and as you mentioned fiber, that are capable of going faster than that. The real question is from a price performance perspective, if I’m a customer and I have 4G service available at let’s say 4 megabits per second, that’s very fast for most applications. Is it worth it to also buy a landline on top of that, because we believe that everybody will want to have and need to have that capability from a mobile point of view.   So the real question is “is it worth the extra money when I’m home to buy another subscription to another service to get what could go faster?”. So the question is a good one. There will be landline solutions available to everyone that’s within service range, because everybody can’t get high-speed cable modem service for example, or fiber service like a Fios or a U-Verse. They may not have that available to them. But those services are capable of even faster transmission speeds than wireless 4G.

24/7 Wall St.: Thank you.

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Marujuana and Porcupines

4nomadic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:07 +0000

I am writing this from my bedroom. I have no idea whether I am going to be able to upload this online – so far my attempts to upload using the password “hotel1” have failed, so it may well have to wait for my return. Funny to have connections problems when the research says that Pakistan has the biggest WiMax network in the world. I guess no-one has switched it on yet. It’s the communicators wet dream – the big red switch that opens up global communications…TURN THE WIMAX ON.

I thought I would share with you some glimpses of my ride back from the airport in Rawalpindi. Just a couple of average street scenes. No dramas, no speeding, no jams. Although I do love the image of the guy using his mobile phone on the road side as he tries to mitigate for the breakdown of his rather ornate vehicle.

The drive back was fairly dull – and try as I might to capture the dramas of the city out the window of the rather imposing bus I was travelling in, the dramas didn’t exist, and it was a fairly mundane event. I blogged briefly before on my feelings that Islamabad is not the heart beat of the nation. As every day goes by I am more inclined to believe this. It’s more of a dull pulse. I did go a to two separate French restaurants two days in a row – which unsurprisingly still produced no dramatic revelations. French food was certainly not my choice – oh to ramble alone – but Nomadic has company this time.

The climate is sunny but tepid, still and fresh. The streets are laden with security guards exercising their biceps by lifting ropey barriers. Eagles circle and crows murder, but nothing really seems to happen.

The most exciting development was discovering that the streets are edged with wild marijuana. Begs the question why everyone isn’t more stoned. And very late last night I spotted a rather brusque looking porcupine. It looked like a character from “The Village”, and was the size of a Labrador, and merrily ambled on during closer inspection.

I really hope to report more next time, but one thing is clear in my mind – I want to come back. To explore this nation beyond the bland capital, come mountain or valley (both plentiful), come rain or shine – I want to know more.

This Week in Mobility #81

stonemonk — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:50 +0000

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”
~Margaret Fuller

Tips
1. Tel: Again
2. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts
3. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia
BlackBerry
4. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700
5. T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service
iPhone
6. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area
Windows Mobile
7. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010
8. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures
9. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices
Google
10. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android
Other News
11. Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71%
12. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks
13. Palm Releases $99 Pixi
14. Mobile money on the rise in U.S.
15. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder
16. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile

“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.”
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Tips

1. Going to CES?

Let me know if you’re going to CES in Las Vegas 1.7-10.2010.

2. Tel: Again

Dan Whipple reports… I used the following formula on my 8310 (v4.5.0.110) and it worked like a champ…

Tel:8666578888×2188888#,,*,8888#,1 (note “x” after dial in number). Also had to switch to “Wait for: My Response” (in Phone > Options) to make it work.

3. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts

RIM offers this page with a few BB calendar tips and a list of shortcuts. RIM

4. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia

This week, I gave my first tax-deductable Wikipedia donation to reciprocate for the times it helped a not-so-smart guy, like me, appear almost intelligent. (Thanks Wikipedia)

BlackBerry

5. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700

T-Mobile USA says the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi calling is now available. Wireless Week

6. T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service

T-Mobile will allow customers to buy a BlackBerry Curve 8520 without signing a contract as part of its new “Complete” package that the carrier will sell for $60, including a free month of service. Chicago Tribune

iPhone

7. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area

AT&T says it has invested nearly $65 million from 2008 through the third quarter of 2009 to complete a “substantial upgrade of its local 3G wireless network in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.” The upgrade includes additional spectrum in the 850 MHz band, which generally delivers better in-building coverage. Wireless Week

Windows Mobile

8. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010

It’s always weird to hear that a company is announcing that it will make an announcement, but Microsoft is announcing that Windows Mobile 7 will make its grand official appearance at the MIX 2010 conference in March 2010. The new OS is rumored to have a Q3 2010 launch. Unwired

9. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures

The mere handful of apps in Windows Marketplace for Mobile shows the downside to a business model like Microsoft’s: users have the luxury of choosing the phone design they prefer, but it comes with limitations in interoperability. InfoWorld

10. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices

A second take on the same topic… Microsoft is making its 800-application Windows Marketplace available to a wider audience of Windows Mobile users. The Marketplace, which launched on Windows Mobile 6.5 about a month ago, now will be available to Windows 6.0 and 6.1 users, a market that is estimated to be about 30 million devices worldwide. MocoNews.net

Google

11. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android

With only one week of Droid sales under its belt, Flurry Analytics’ latest statistics on Verizon Wireless’ exclusive Motorola Droid suggest VZW’s $100 million integrated marketing campaign paid off. Telephony Unfiltered

Other News

12. Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71%

71% of U.S. households now have a cell phone. HOUSTON CHRONICLE

13. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks

Smartphones could be used in the future to target and bring down wireless carrier’s cellular networks via distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Computer World

14. Palm Releases $99 Pixi

Last Sunday, Palm launched the $99 Pixi. CEO Jon Rubinstein said Palm did not have to be a huge company to compete. New York Times

15. Mobile money on the rise in U.S.

Already a presence in Europe and Japan, person-to-person mobile money services — the ability to send someone cash by cell phone or e-mail — are beginning to gain traction in the U.S. New York Times / BusinessWeek

16. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder

With the flu and cold season upon us (not to mention the H1N1 scare), recent findings offer a harsh reminder that our mobile devices are considered a main culprit for collecting and spreading germs. Fear not: you can still use your cell phone without it becoming a petri dish — and win the “germ warfare” game just in time for the holidays.Mobile Enterprise Mag

17. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile

Now are you nervous about germs on your mobile? Delicate use of normal anti-bacterial wipes will do (avoid charging and headset ports), but here is a specifically designed solution… Wireless Wipes

WiMAX or LTE - what will connect us in in 2030?

Mark Hawkins — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:23 +0000

As we slump over our cornflakes browsing a “newspaper” in the future (my bet is it keeps the term in the same way “video” has), how will it be reaching us? On our mobile device via 3G data? Using a Wifi connection? Or with a new adaptation: 4G, WiMAX, or even LTE?

Today WiMAX and LTE (Long Term Evolution) technologies are commonly spoken of with the same sweeping breadth as the digital coverage it hopes to attain. So it can be tricky to get a definitive handle on precisely what they are, how they’re being used and what we hope to achieve with them.

This was what I hoped to address by attending Wednesday’s WiMAX event at City University, London.

Jointly hosted by the MDA and the DCKTN (Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network), the line-up included a number of speakers who have been working at the coalface of these technologies for a number of years. Their full presentations can be accessed via the secure members area of the MDA site.

WiMAX Network Operator, Freedom4 opened with a number-heavy discussion of today’s 4G network and how it impacts the speed of CDMA and OFDMA data transmission through Mobile WiMAX, IMT-Advanced and LTE, amongst other media.

Graham Currier described WiMAX as a purpose designed high capacity mobile data access technology, taking advantage of Internet Protocol network scaling, flexibility and low cost.

Graham MacDonald of Intel, who make the enviable claim of being The World’s Largest Semiconductor Manufacturer, outlined the global WiMAX ecosystem.

With eleven globally dispersed Test Sites, Intel is supporting ubiquitous broadband coverage with a preference for today’s 4G, because LTE is not commercially available and won’t be for another two to three years.

Around 500 WiMAX trials and commercial deployments are currently in place across 141 countries in the world, whereas there are no LTE commercial deployments at all.

Spectrum, Intel believe, is the true enabler of a wireless broadband world.

Milton Keynes Council assigned Connect MK with the mission to raise active broadband use from 60-65% in 2007 to over 90% by 2010/11 through broadly enabling access to PCs and broadband. Adepteq, the company behind Connect MK, persuaded Microsoft to produce a Social Software Licensing Model which has led to PCs being loaded with a fully licensed operating system and loaned out at £1.50 per week. Freedom4’s widespread WiMAX solutions enable the service’s users generous connectivity.

Next up, WiMAX network operator, Airspan – a founding member of the WiMAX forum, explained how WiMAX might not be perceived as a 4G technology. And how you might argue that nothing is. It extolled the virtues of next generation technologies converging and accommodating both data and voice services for the masses.

How? Obviously by using Airspan’s cutting edge products.. Its smart applications included machine-to-machine communications, which will become increasingly topical with the approaching smart metering juggernaut, and embedding WiMAX inside devices such as cameras and Sat-Navs.

While the level of audience interaction, extended debate and conjecture was encouraging for the space, it also suggested many competing viewpoints in a space where assertive direction is needed for significantly progressive infrastructure.

Nobody really knows how these technologies and robust infrastructures will develop in the coming years, or how much cash is available to develop them. Or how much of a priority they really are. I left the event with more questions than answers.

- Will the development of voice technologies through LTE have the edge over data and WiMAX?
- Can WiMAX pilot projects encouraging digital social inclusion in marginalised areas, be transposed into larger cities?
- Or do they benefit from more flexible infrastructures allowed by unique, arguably anomalous locations such as the UK’s new town, Milton Keynes?
- Is consumer WiMAX more of an immediately compelling proposition for remote towns and islands than it is for large cities?

These were slightly narrower questions than those which I entered with: the sign of an informative and engaging event.

Video: Austin WiMAX Launch Event

Stacey Higginbotham — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:29 +0000

Verizon Test

WiMAX Test

Sprint (s S) held a happy hour last night to show off the WiMAX launch in here Austin, Texas, so I wandered over for some BBQ and broadband. I want to love WiMAX, but I can’t get excited about the promise of upload speeds of some 400 kilobits per second, which are only a wee bit more than what my Verizon (s vz) 3G connection delivers. However, on the download side things are decent for a wired network and awesome for a wireless one.

And before any WiMAX boosters despair, I was told that the local 4G network should continue to improve over the next few weeks, which is why I’m holding off on an all-out review. For a sneak peak, check out the experience in the video below. You can see some freezing in the Hulu video stream during the demo; John Taylor, the Sprint spokesman I interviewed, said the location we were in had only two bars of coverage, which may have been the problem. Given the paucity of devices on display for mobile use and the lackluster network quality so far, I’m still thinking the bet that Clearwire (s clwr) (which is powering the 4G part of the Sprint network) and Sprint made on WiMAX is a bad one, but I’m hoping to be proven wrong.

Banda larga: non basta portarla in tutta Italia

idl3 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:06 +0000

Quando si parla di banda larga, molti vedono in essa una grande opportunita’ di sviluppo per il Paese, ma non tutti per la stessa ragione, ad esempio c’e’ chi pensa che lo sviluppo sia dovuto ai cantieri che verranno aperti per l’ampliamento della copertura, altri meno incompetenti sull’argomento vedono invece la possibilita’ di colmare il digital divide, di creare nuove imprese legate al web, di incrementare la cultura tecnologica [1].

Per molti in Italia la banda larga e’ sinonimo di rete ADSL via cavo telefonico, in realta’ non e’ cosi’, esistono tante piccole e medie imprese che colmano gli spazi lasciati liberi da Telecom Italia per crearsi un proprio mercato, soprattutto col WiFi, ma anche con altre tecnologie alternative. Il vero problema e’ che nessuno sa oggi quante siano le reti wireless attive e dove sia davvero il digital divide.

Cosi’, mentre tutti si lamentano perche’ le risorse sono scarse, nessuna istituzione si prende la briga di capire “quante reti wireless ci sono gia’ attive per mirare meglio l’utilizzo delle gia’ scarse risorse“. Si pensa solo all’opportunita’ di spendere o meno quegli 800 milioni di euro [2], senza neppure pensare a come spenderli, senza un minimo di progettualita’. Cosi’ le solite medio-gradi imprese si fregano gia’ le mani pregustando il lauto banchetto di commesse che Telecom Italia assegnera’ loro con i fondi dello Stato. Ma in tutto questo, il mercato dov’e'?

IL MERCATO DIMENTICATO – Come al solito le istituzioni sembrano scordare che il mercato della banda larga non puo’ e non deve essere solo Telecom, ci sono tanti altri operatori, alcuni piccoli, ma con grandi progetti, che stanno gia’ colmando i buchi lasciati dal monopolista. Cosi’ dopo lo stop iniziale ai fondi per la banda larga, Scajola pensa solo ai cantieri che potranno essere aperti. Cosi’ le vere opportunita’ di un investimento intelligente (e mirato) sul mercato resta solo un miraggio. E’ inoltre interessante notare come Scajola associ questi eventuali lavori per la banda larga all’Autostrada del Sole, pensando che ci sono voluti 8 anni di lavori non e’ certo una buona notizia [3].

Esistono due grandi problemi che neppure l’investimento di 800 milioni di euro riuscira’ a risolvere. Il primo problema e’ dato dalla mancata separazione della proprieta’ e gestione della rete dalla distribuzione del servizio. Finche’ la Telecom sara’ non solo il piu’ grande operatore, ma anche il gestore della rete, non potra’ esserci un vero mercato. Questi 800 milioni rischiano cosi’ di finire semplicemente nelle tasche di Telecom Italia (e delle medio-grandi imprese a cui verranno appaltati i lavori), senza un effettivo incremento ne’ nella qualita’ ne’ nella fruibilita’ del servizio.

Il secondo problema (ben piu’ grave) e’ dato dalla non immediata correlazione tra la possibilita’ di accedere alla banda larga in tutte le case con l’effettivo accesso. Primo per i costi che il problema esposto in precedenza contribuisce a lasciare alti, secondo per la mancata diffusione di cultura informatica, che porta semplicemente a un disinteresse verso questa tecnologia. Il fatto che ancora non si sia fatto nulla indica (oltre ad una serie di altre ragioni politiche ed economiche) anche la mancanza di un diffuso bisogno di banda larga. Bisogno che solo la cultura informatica potra’ contribuire a creare. Per fare un esempio (che il ministro Scajola sembra apprezzare) e’ come se costruissimo un’immensa rete di strade ed autostrade per un Paese i cui pochissimi abitanti hanno la patente e vogliono la macchina.

LA BANDA LARGA SENZA FILI E IL DIGITALE TERRESTRE – Visto che ci sono voglio spendere due parole anche riguardo il digitale terrestre. “Cosa c’entra?” direte voi. Piu’ di quanto pensiate. Ma andiamo per gradi, in questi giorni si sta spegnendo il segnale analogico nel Lazio, l’anno scorso (o due anni fa non ricordo piu’) si era spento in Sardegna e in Valle D’Aosta, a poco a poco il passaggio proseguira’ in tutte le Regioni fino a spegnere il segnale analogico in tutta Italia, segnando cosi’ il passaggio completo al digitale nel 2012. Ci saranno problemi di disturbo (l’analogico crea interferenze al digitale) finche’ il segnale analogico non verra’ spento in tutto il Paese. In Finlandia, Germania, Lussemburgo, Paesi Bassi e Svezia il passaggio completo e’ gia’ stato completato, lo dico giusto per smorzare gli entusiasmi di quanti affermano che l’Italia in questo campo sia capofila.

Il passaggio al digitale terrestre serve per “razionalizzazione la sezione dello spettro elettromagnetico dedicata alle frequenze televisive, per incrementare i canali disponibili, migliorare la qualita’ video e audio, e permettere l’attivazione di servizi interattivi“. C’e’ anche la possibilita’ di usare la banda UHF V nell’intervallo di frequenze da 790 a 862 MHz, per nuovi usi, come la banda larga senza fili. Un riordino delle onde dello spettro creerebbe lo spazio per trasmissioni Wi-Fi, UWB (con raggio limitato), WiMax e il nuovo standard della telefonia mobile LTE (Long Term Evolution) integrato con l’UMTS, che puo’ operare sulle frequenze sotto il GHz. E l’utilizzo dei cosiddetti “spazi bianchi” (white spaces), liberati dal passaggio al digitale terrestre. In questo modo si calcola che si potrebbe tranquillamente colmare il digital divide delle zone rurali del nostro Paese. Si potrebbe, ma, come ho gia’ scritto, le istituzioni stanno ignorando tutto cio’. Non solo non sembrano essere intenzionate a cogliere e incentivare queste opportunita’, ma nemmeno si interessano alle imprese che lo stanno facendo o lo vorrebbero fare.

Tanto per essere chiari, mentre negli altri Paesi dell’Unione Europe il passaggio al digitale terrestre e’ avvenuto o averra’ in modo decente (con un progetto e secondo le regole del mercato), in Italia le frequenze comprese fra i 200 MHz e gli 862 MHz sono state assegnate alle societa’ che gia’ detenevano licenze nell’analogico, non e’ stata fatta nessuna assegnazione di merito e nessuna gara pubblica. Insomma, si sono ignorate le piu’ elementari regole del mercato, trasferendo semplicemente l’oligopolio televisivo dall’analogico al digitale. Per di piu’ non sono state minimamente considerate applicazioni diverse dai segnali televisivi. Questo la dice lunga sulla cultura informatica della nostra classe dirigente, che vede come unica fonte di informazione e di diffusione la televisione, ignorando internet [4].

Riassumendo, l’investimento rischia di andare a esclusivo beneficio di Telecom e poche altre grandi imprese, senza cultura informatica la banda larga sara’ diffusa fisicamente nel Paese ma non nelle case, finche’ ci sara’ un monopolio privato della rete e finche’ le istituzioni non si accorgeranno delle reti alternative a quella tradizionale il mercato non fara’ molta strada. Dopo tutte queste tristi considerazioni meglio farsi qualche (amara) risata con le incredibili evoluzioni delle nostre istituzioni in quest’ultimo mese.

LE INCREDIBILI EVOLUZIONI DELLE ISTITUZIONI – Infatti sulla banda larga a novembre c’e’ stato un susseguirsi di notizie veramente divertenti, mi sembra giusto quindi ripercorrerle.

Prima alcuni dati:

4 agosto 2009
L’Italia e’ ultima nell’Ue per l’uso di Internet mentre e’ 1/a in Europa e nel mondo per l’uso di cellulari. Lo rileva la Commissione Ue.’Solo una minoranza di italiani usa Internet con regolarita’ e meta’ della popolazione (30 mln) non ha mai aperto una pagina web’, si legge nel rapporto. Quanto alla diffusione della banda larga, e’ salita coprendo il 31% delle case, ma resta il 4% piu’ bassa della media Ue. L’Italia resta pero’ 1/a per l’uso dei telefonini con una diffusione del 152,2%.

9 settembre 2009
L’Italia e’ l’ottavo Paese al mondo per numero di utenti di Internet a banda larga,secondo un rapporto della societa’ di ricerca Point-Topic. A fine giugno- stando alla ricerca per il Broadband World Forum di Parigi-c’erano 12,85 mln di connessioni Internet ad alta velocita’: una crescita esile rispetto al giugno 2008, quando le linee erano 11,53 mln. Al primo posto la Cina con 93,55 mln di utenti, poi gli Usa (86,23), Giappone(31),Germania(24),Francia (18,3),Regno Unito (17,8),Corea Sud (15,8).

Poi le critiche di Corrado Calabrò (presidente dell’Autorita’ per le Garanzie nella Comunicazioni):

6 ottobre 2009
“Mi fa piacere che oggi tutti invocano la larga banda, di cui sono stato un precursore. Ma mi farebbe più piacere se venissero messi i soldi”. E’ l’auspicio del presidente dell’Autorità per le Garanzie nella Comunicazioni, Corrado Calabrò, intervenuto a un convegno sull’audiovisivo organizzato a Roma dalla Fondazione Luca Barbareschi. “I 15 miliardi per la realizzazione delle reti di nuova generazione – ha aggiunto Calabrò – non si vedono. Speriamo che si concretizzino con interventi sia pubblici che privati, anche se la prima iniziativa deve essere degli stessi operatori”. “Spero di vedere realizzato questo obbiettivo – ha concluso il presidente dell’Agcom – entro la fine del mio mandato, fra un anno e mezzo”.

Le promesse di Brunetta con le rassicurazioni di Romani (I):

18 ottobre 2009
”Conto di avere due mega di banda larga per tutti a partire dal 2010”. E’ questa la promessa che il ministro della Pubblica Amministrazione, Renato Brunetta, ha fatto nel corso della trasmissione radiofonica ‘Il Brunetta della Domenica’. Nei paesi nordici, ha spiegato, chiunque ha a disposizione un mega di banda larga: ”Io sto puntando a fare la stessa cosa in Italia, perche’ solo attraverso una rete Internet efficiente possono passare documenti, certificati” e si puo’ arrivare cosi’ a un vero ”cambiamento della burocrazia”.
”Il piano e’ gia’ pronto”, ha assicurato il ministro: ”Ieri ho parlato con il viceministro dello Sviluppo Economico, Paolo Romani. E’ un problema di investimenti, ma manca ormai solo l’ultima spinta. Nell’arco di ottobre-novembre possiamo avere il via libera del Cipe”. Secondo Brunetta, servono ”800 milioni di euro, non costa nemmeno tanto”. Saranno necessari ”investimenti pubblici e privati, degli operatori. Il piano e’ anche uno stimolo economico, perche’ vuol dire investimenti sulla rete, nuove tecnologie, spesa da parte dei cittadini”, che possono essere cosi’ ”invogliati” ad operare maggiormente da casa, anche nei confronti della Pubblica Amministrazione. ”Con un mega di banda reale si puo’ fare gia’ moltissimo”, sottolinea il ministro, che dichiara di sognare ”un D-Day in cui non ci sono piu’ file, le cartelle pazze, le cartellinacce scritte male che ti arrivano a casa con il messo comunale. Penso che il 2010 potra’ essere il crollo di queste mura, con l’eliminazione della carta, delle code”. Secondo il ministro, la banda larga accessibile a tutti e’ ”quasi come l’estensione globale dell’energia elettrica e del telefono nel nostro paese. Quello e’ un cambiamento globale e lo faremo”

L’indifferenza di Fastweb:

5 novembre 2009
‘Del congelamento degli investimenti pubblici sulla rete a banda larga abbiamo letto sui giornali’. Nessun impatto per Fastweb.Lo afferma l’ad Stefano Parisi, secondo cui ‘questi fondi servivano per coprire il ‘digital divide’ e interessavano Telecom Italia. Per noi non vediamo nessun impatto. I nostri investimenti non sono legati all’intervento del governo’. Sono stati congelati, infatti, da parte del governo di 800 milioni di euro stanziati per la banda larga.

Le preoccupazioni di Gabriele Galateri (delegato di Confindustria per le comunicazioni e la banda larga):

6 novembre 2009
La decisione del governo di congelare i fondi per lo sviluppo della banda larga ”e’ un fatto molto grave e mi auguro che sia solo un ritardo”. Lo ha detto il delegato di Confindustria per le comunicazioni e la banda larga, Gabriele Galateri Di Genola, a margine della 7* giornata della ricerca. ”Come Confindustria abbiamo illustrato in tutte le sedi l’essenzialita’ di questi investimenti per superare il Digital Divide del paese e – ha sottolineato – continueremo a batterci perche’ ci siano questi investimenti”, oltre che come Confindustria, ”anche come Telecom Italia”, di cui Galateri e’ presidente.

L’incredibile cambio di rotta di Claudio Scajola con cifre sparate a caso:

8 novembre 2009
Aree industriali e banda larga. Con un obiettivo: difendere e creare oltre 60.000 posti di lavoro, dando una risposta forte alla crisi. Il ministro dello Sviluppo economico, Claudio Scajola, nel corso dell’ultimo Cipe, ha consegnato al presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi un appunto per chiedere – secondo quanto risulta all’ANSA – l’avvio di alcuni progetti per i quali sono già state definite le risorse, “misure che attuate consentirebbero di dare risposta anticiclica a molte crisi in atto”. Tra gli interventi viene citata la banda larga che con 800 milioni di investimenti da parte del Governo darebbe lavoro a 50.000 addetti e consentirebbe di aprire 33.000 cantieri, con un impatto positivo sul Pil pari a 0,2 punti percentuali.

meglio stendere un velo pietoso, praticamente il ministro Scajola sta dicendo che un investimento di 800 milioni creera’ circa 2 miliardi e mezzo di nuova ricchezza, un rendimento di oltre il 210%.

L’entusiasmo di Carlo Sangalli (presidente della Confcommercio)

9 novembre 2009
Il presidente di Confcommercio, Carlo Sangalli, appoggia l’iniziativa di Claudio Scajola, per sbloccare i fondi per la banda larga.Sangalli sottolinea l’importanza della banda larga: ‘Seguiamo con molto interesse – afferma – il progetto del ministro dello Sviluppo economico Scajola che e’ molto atteso dal mondo imprenditoriale; e’ una scelta strategica che permette all’Italia di tenere il passo con gli altri Paesi piu’ industrializzati’.

Le promesse di Brunetta con le rassicurazioni di Romani (II):

11 novembre 2009
“Entro la fine del mese, o al massimo entro la prima meta’ di dicembre, il Cipe sblocchera’ la prima parte degli 800 milioni previsti per la banda larga”. Lo ha annunciato oggi il ministro della Pubblica amministrazione e Innovazione Renato Brunetta in occasione del convegno ”Pec: un’opportunita’ per il Sistema Pese” organizzato a Roma dal Cup (Comitato nazionale dei professionisti). ”La banda larga sara’ l’autostrada sui cui viaggera’ la Posta elettronica certificata – ha proseguito il ministro – che diventera’ universale a partire da gennaio 2010”.
La dichiarazione di Brunetta fa seguito a quella rilasciata dal viceministro alle Comunicazioni, Paolo Romani, che aveva annunciato, a margine delle Giornate marconiane, che il comitato interministeriale avrebbe sbloccato un terzo dei fondi anti-digital divide (circa 250 milioni di euro) nella prossima riunione.

L’arrampicarsi sugli specchi di Gianni Letta:

14 novembre 2009
Il dossier banda larga ”riguarda una scelta strategica e come tale sara’ valutato da Palazzo Chigi, dopo l’esame tecnico del Cipe”. Lo afferma una nota che spiega oltretutto che ”non c’e’ mai stata nessuna difficolta’ da parte del Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, ma soltanto lo studio della formula migliore nel quadro delle priorita”’. Questa posizione inoltre ”e’ quanto aveva messo in rilievo nei giorni scorsi il Sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio Gianni Letta.

Le incredibili uscite di Claudio Scajola:

16 novembre 2009
“La banda larga è un investimento prioritario per il paese. Non farla sarebbe come non aver fatto l’autostrada del Sole”. Il ministro dello Sviluppo Economico Claudio Scajola ribadisce il proprio convincimento nel corso di ‘Sky Tg 24 – L’intervistà, l’approfondimento di Maria Latella e sottolinea che “troppe parti del paese sono scoperte”.”Riteniamo che sia un investimento prioritario da portare avanti. Berlusconi ne è convinto e io sono convinto – ha concluso – che prima della fine dell’anno porteremo in approvazione e finanzieremo la banda larga”.

Ci avete capito qualcosa? Neppure io.

[1] Internet Veloce, il nostro punto di vista ~ un interessante articolo di Marco Pancini che mette in evidenza i punti chiave di internet veloce [^]
[2] La situazione in Europa: la Spagna ha deciso di garantire 1 Mbps entro il 2012; la Francia spendera’ 3 miliardi di euro per la banda larga. [^]
[3] Ma quanto costa fare una rete totalmente FTTH? ~ un interessante articolo di Stefano Quintarelli che mette a confronto i costi di una rete totalmente FTTH (fibra ottica) con quelli di un’autostrada. [^]
[4] La banda larga anticrisi ~ un interessante post di Skydiamond sul presente e sul futuro della tecnologia legata alla banda larga [^]

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Iklan Streamyx Gagal

hardyweb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14:39 +0000

Peluang untuk P1 Wimax membalas balik iklan Strimyx ..

Sumber : Lowyat Via Ohtidak

Masih tentang WiMAX.....

Kaki Lima Subang — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:29:27 +0000

Sebenarnya kalau dirunut dari sejarahnya seperti di URL di bawah ini, maka WiMax 16 lebih diarahkan

The P1 Net Show – Episode 4 - QTM... and Michael Lai singing!

fatbidin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:59:48 +0000

THE P1 NET SHOW

Episode 4 – QTM… and Michael Lai singing!

QTM is when the P1 team gets together and finds out what is going on with everything. It’s also an excuse for a little rock star fantasy!

THE P1 NET SHOW is a reality series which looks at the goings-on of P1, Malaysia’s first WIMAX Internet company. Click here to see all the episodes.

WiMAX Hits Austin and San Antonio Today

Stacey Higginbotham — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:18:09 +0000

[qi:gigaom_icon_WiMax] Sprint (s S) announced WiMAX service today in San Antonio and my hometown of Austin, Texas, so this is just to tell y’all I’m playing with a modem and will be letting folks know how it all works, once I activate the darn thing. Currently Sprint doesn’t support a USB modem for Macs (but I’m assured that one is coming, likely in time for the holidays), which means I need a PC to activate my modem on. But then I can use a personal hotspot product that converts the WiMAX signal to Wi-Fi to test it out on my MacBook (and iPod Touch)! So send me your questions, concerns and anything else WiMAX-related, and I’ll try to address them or get them answered. Personally, I want to see if this is something I could replace my wired connection with, or if it’s really just what I’d use instead of my 3G MiFi while I wait for LTE.

Clearwire to Raise Funds to Extend Expansion of 4G Mobile Internet Services

TCP — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:20:12 +0000

Nov 13, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX)

Clearwire announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to raise $1.564 billion in new investment capital from Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., Intel, Eagle River Holdings and Bright House Networks in exchange for newly issued shares priced at $7.33 per share.

“This additional level of strategic funding marks another important milestone in the progress of Clearwire, and will enable us to maintain our leadership and aggressive 4G WiMAX network build plans,” said Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire. “Today’s news is also further validation of the importance of our 4G network to our strategic investors. We all benefit from this robust, all-IP, high-bandwidth network that delivers an unmatched combination of Internet speed and mobility.”

Morrow said, “While we are very pleased to have every one of our investors, we are particularly pleased and honored that Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Eagle River and Bright House Networks have decided to provide this additional round of strategic financing. Together, we share a common vision of providing consumers and businesses with a new category of Internet service capable of meeting the growing demand for mobile data.”

Participants in the new round of equity financing include Sprint Nextel for $1.176 billion, Comcast for $196 million, Time Warner Cable for $103 million, Intel for $50 million, Eagle River for $20 million and Bright House Networks for $19 million. Closing of the equity financing is subject to certain closing conditions, including, with respect to a portion of the financing, the lapsing of the time period required under applicable law for the effectiveness of the stockholder written consent approving the transactions, which has been executed. Clearwire will receive approximately $1.057 billion in cash from the equity financing within five business days, $440 million in cash will be funded at a closing which is targeted to be completed by year end 2009, and the remaining $66 million will be funded at a closing which is targeted to be completed during first quarter 2010.

The investors in the financing round will receive newly issued Class B Units/Class B Shares, which will maintain pass through tax treatment for their investments. Newly issued Class B Units/Class B Shares will have the same economic and voting rights as existing Class B Units/Class B Shares and equivalent voting rights as existing Class A Common Stock.

Clearwire also announced plans to launch an offering for a minimum of $1.45 billion in new Senior Secured Notes with net proceeds to be used to pay off the company’s existing $1.40 billion credit facility. The Senior Secured Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Sprint Nextel and Comcast, which are debt investors under Clearwire’s existing facility, have agreed to receive replacement debt on the same terms as the new offering, effectively allowing Clearwire to raise an additional $240 million in capital assuming the new notes offering is fully subscribed. Although specific terms are still to be finalized, the new debt offering is intended to better several of the Company’s existing credit terms by extending maturity and establishing a fixed interest rate. In addition, with an improved capital structure the Company expects to expand its future borrowing capacity.

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Wimax - 4G

Phong — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:03:36 +0000

I met up an old associate and he introduced me to something very cool. He brought me to a presentation and they we’re talking about Wimax/4G. It’s a new generation of Wireless Internet. Supposedly, it’s much faster than the current 3G Network and Wireless data/air card. Also it’s cheaper.

It’s available in some areas right now. It will be available for the Seattle market on Dec. 1 2009. I’m looking forward to see how this will roll out.

Benarkah Lastmile Adalah Komponen Cost Terbesar Layanan Internet?

rievblog — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:46:41 +0000

Tulisan ini diambil dari posting saya tanggal 14 Oktober 2009 di mailing list FKBWI@yahoogroups.com yang merupakan mailing list Forum Komunikasi Broadband Wireless Indonesia.

Banyak anggapan jaringan akses atau lastmile adalah komponen cost terbesar di dalam jaringan untuk layanan internet. Tetapi benarkah demikian?

Untuk layanan internet broadband yang sudah beroperasi secara nasional di Indonesia, besar komposisi komponen cost lastmile sebenarnya di bawah 50% total cost baik untuk Telkom yang memiliki hampir 9 juta wireline maupun untuk seluler seperti TSEL yang memiliki lebih dari 30.000 BTS.

Lastmile wireline mampu mendeliver kapasitas besar karena tidak ada isu frekuensi sehingga faktor backhaul menjadi sangat penting agar tidak menjadi hambatan untuk lastmile berkapasitas besar tersebut. Sebagai contoh standar node DSLAM ADSL di kota besar saat ini menggunakan uplink metro ethernet 1 Gbps atau setidaknya STM-4 (620 Mbps) yang terhubung ke network metro ethernet regional 10 Gbps untuk dibawa ke gateway internet. Untuk lokasi yang jauh dari gateway, trafik dari metro ethernet regional dibawa dengan backbone IP core (reff).

Untuk area luar kota setidaknya uplink DSLAM menggunakan STM-1 (155 Mbps). Tetapi untuk area tertentu seperti Mentawai, Natuna, Halmahera, Nabire, atau Tual, uplink DSLAM terpaksa menggunakan koneksi satelit dengan kapasitas hanya satu E1 (2 Mbps) bahkan ada yang kurang untuk membawa trafik akses wireline yang besar ke gateway. Mau tidak mau di level backbone ini kecepatan sudah terpangkas habis.

Selanjutnya di gateway dilakukan pembatasan kapasitas akses ke internasional sesuai kelas layanannya. Untuk internet broadband konsumer/rumahan seperti Speedy tentu berbeda dengan internet corporate. Makanya 1 Mbps Speedy tarifnya Rp 645.000 sedangkan 1 Mbps internet corporate harganya bisa di atas Rp 10 juta.

Rata-rata trafik broadband konsumer sangat kecil dibandingkan trafik broadband corporate, akan tetapi secara total jumlah trafik broadband konsumer lebih besar daripada broadband corporate karena jumlah pelanggannya jauh lebih banyak (ordenya jutaan pelanggan vs ribuan pelanggan).

Jadi kalau memang berniat bermain di segmen konsumer, provider juga harus menyediakan link backhaul yang besar untuk koneksi BTS ke edge router/service node (paling tidak sedikit di bawah kapasitas BTS), backbone domestik yang sangat memadai untuk membawa trafik ke landing point gateway, dan kapasitas gateway internasional yang mencukupi.

Artinya, akses besar membutuhkan transport yang besar pula. Dan jangan lupa juga, luas negara kita yang harus dicover oleh backbone domestik adalah darat dan laut seluas 5 juta km2 dengan sebaran demand yang
tidak menguntungkan bagi operator.

Perlu dipertimbangkan kapasitas per BTS BWA 802.16d dengan lebar bandwidth 15 MHz efektifnya hanya mampu memberikan kapasitas total sekitar 40 Mbps saja. Artinya kapasitas itu sangat kurang kalau niatnya ingin menggarap segmen konsumer. Oleh karena itulah akses BWA 802.16d sebaiknya diposisikan sebagai solusi untuk layanan internet maupun komunikasi data/IP VPN untuk segmen corporate.

Ini sesuai dengan pernyataan Angel Dobardziev, practice leader dari Ovum yang menyatakan bahwa Wimax diprediksi tidak akan menguasai pasar tetapi hanya akan mengisi ceruk-ceruk kecil saja. (Riev)