Telecoms & Broadband Business Newsletter - April 2008

Publication Overview

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

• 1. EDITORIAL
  • 1.1 The Minister preparing to shake up the industry
• 2. STRATEGIES
  • 2.1 Industry fighting for Open Access FttH
  • 2.2 The 17 National Broadband Network Principles
  • 2.3 Which way will Telstra jump?
  • 2.4 Tender allows for regional networks
  • 2.5 Appalling customer service
  • 2.6 The World’s first Eco-city
• 3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • 3.1 The new submarine paradigm
  • 3.2 2007/08 Telecoms, Wireless and Broadband in the USA
  • 3.3 Europe’s Telecom market: pulling and pushing will lead to marginal growth to 2008
  • 3.4 Telecoms fraud in Africa
• 4. Wireless markets
  • 4.1 4G LTE and 3G HSPA at 42 Mb/s
  • 4.2 Study reveals positive impact by Next G
  • 4.3 2008 – the year of mobile data
  • 4.4 mobile firms argue for levy exemption
  • 4.5 WiMAX focus shifted to ‘personal broadband’
• 5. BROADBAND
  • 5.1 New industry alliance: Smart Grid Australia
• 6. Digital media
  • 6.1 Digital radio – analysis early 2008
  • 6.2 Analysis of the Blu-ray victory
• 7. CONTENT AND SERVICES
  • 7.1 Pakistan’s blocking of YouTube highlights vulnerability of worldwide Internet
  • 7.2 Increased customer approval for speech recognition technology
  • 7.3 Mobile payment systems
• 8. BRIEFS
  • 8.1 SMS betting
  • 8.2 Dual-view auto display
  • 8.3 Football agreement
  • 8.4 Satellite phones