Telecoms & Broadband Business Newsletter - August 2008

Publication Overview

Australia's first newsletter on national and international management and business applications in broadband, voice, data and video communication. Trends and developments in telecommunications, wireless communication, broadband and data services, fibre-to-the-home and satellite-based services. It describes business opportunities and provides updates on deregulation in the Australasian region and around the globe.

Executive Summary

Australia's first newsletter on national and international management and business applications in broadband, voice, data and video communication. Trends and developments in telecommunications, wireless communication, broadband and data services, fibre-to-the-home and satellite-based services. It describes business opportunities and provides updates on deregulation in the Australasian region and around the globe.

Table of Contents

• 1. EDITORIAL
  • 1.1 Can AAPT trigger further consolidation?
• 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • 2.1 LLU unsuccessful in delivering competition
  • 2.2 IPv6: How it works - and will it ever be widely adopted?
  • 2.3 WiMAX equipment sales increase
  • 2.4 Launch of east-west Pacific Islands submarine cable
  • 2.5 South Pacific Special
  • 2.6 Papua New Guinea Mountains, jungle and landholders
  • 2.7 Fiji
  • 2.8 Norfolk Island and Niue
  • 2.9 Western Samoa
  • 2.10 Vanuatu
  • 2.11 Dramatic impact of new entrants in Samoa
  • 2.12 Deregulation leading to increased competition despite strong resistance
  • 2.13 Digicel brings immediate benefits to local economy in PNG
  • 2.14 The new powerhouses of Central Asia
• 3. Wireless markets
  • 3.1 Mäkitalo Östen
  • 3.2 Mobile video phone sales
  • 3.3 Glimpses of IP telemetry
  • 3.4 Europe Travelogue - June 2008
  • 3.5 The Digital Dividend issue
  • 3.6 Mobile Developments
  • 3.7 Analysis of the iPhone phenomenon
• 4. BROADBAND
  • 4.1 Telstra broadband amongst the dearest in the world
  • 4.2 The KPN alternative for Australia?
  • 4.3 Municipality broadband – five years on
  • 4.4 Environmental Focus for Smart Grids
• 5. Digital media
  • 5.1 IPTV middleware spending spree expected
  • 5.2 Insight into the Digital Broadcasting Revolution
  • 5.3 Cambodia – Jumpstarting telecoms with digital technology
• 6. CONTENT AND SERVICES
  • 6.1 Bill shock from Bill Express
  • 6.2 Made-for-mobile music program
  • 6.3 Uploaded.TV
• 7. BRIEFS
  • 7.1 Universal mobile translator
  • 7.2 Healthcare goes mobile
  • 7.3 SMS Website information
  • 7.4 Satellite at US$100,000 per Mb