Alternative wireless technologies: status, trends and policy implications for Europe (*).
Abstract: Besides 3G, a number of alternative wireless technologies (AWTs) have emerged. Such AWTs create new growth opportunities, but may also constitute a disruptive threat to existing networks and their supporting communities. The objectives of this paper are firstly to map AWTs' deployment and current trends, drivers and bottlenecks...

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Centex Construction Products Inc. elected F. William Barnett to its board of directors. Barnett recently retired from his position as a director in the Dallas office of McKinsey & Company Inc. after 23 years with the firm. He has advised clients in a variety of industries, including industrial, energy,...

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Peso closes at P50.965 The peso closed higher at P50.965 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines from P51.02 last Friday. The weighted average rate appreciated to P50.985 from P51.032 last Friday. Total volume amounted to $92.2...

LinkedIn Exec to Discuss Business Networking at Social Networking Conference.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 July 2008-LinkedIn Exec to Discuss Business Networking at Social Networking Conference(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ticonderoga Ventures announced that Brandon Duncan, Director of Engineering at LinkedIn.com, will participate in a discussion about online business networking at the Social Networking Conference taking place in San Francisco...

Transforming state owned enterprises in the Global Age: lessons from broadcasting and telecommunications in South Africa.
Abstract The study documents and analyzes the restructuring and transformation of South African broadcasting and telecommunications sector, in the light of two parallel trends: * The globally-apparent challenges to the sector; and * The impact of the neo-liberal agenda on the part of...

JdV instructs lawyer to refute charges on merits.
Byline: BEN R. ROSARIO A legal technicality could be a strong reason for the dismissal of an administrative complaint against Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., but the House leader has no plans of resorting to this technicality to clear himself. Raul Lambino, De Venecia's counsel,...

New services to boost satcom market: the satellite industry is keeping its fingers crossed that the market touched bottom in 2002 and will start to pick up in the year ahead, helped by new applications. (Space).
By far the largest application for telecommunications satellites at the present time is the broadcasting of television programmes. In Europe alone, more than 1,250 TV channels are beamed directly or indirectly to 100 million homes. What new applications are on the horizon to ensure future growth? According...

Ses Astra and Eutelsat Name Steve Maine as CEO of JV.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-28 February 2008-Ses Astra and Eutelsat Name Steve Maine as CEO of JV(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ses Astra and Eutelsat Communications have appointed Steve Maine as CEO of their jointly-owned venture offering Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in S-Band. The Joint Venture, known under...

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Community of Learners Information, Communication and Knowledge Developing an Online Professional Development Program for Teachers Imagine the seemingly insurmountable task of training 3000 teachers within a year and a half. That is one of the challenges that Indianapolis Public School's Telecommunication and Instructional Media team,...

A layered approach to Internet legal analysis.
Introduction I. A Layered Conceptual Model of Internet Architecture A. Monolithic vs. Layered Network Architectures B. Layers and Law C. A Four-Layer Conceptual Model of internet Architecture 1. Physical Layer a. Equipment Sublayer b. Networks Sublayer 2. Operational Layer a. Centralized Resources and Functions Sublayer b. Standards and Protocols...