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Winning bidders in the upcoming 4G Auctions will be building new 4G networks in the spectrum acquired. Both TRUE and DTAC already offer 4G service, so they may already understand the challenges of building a modern 4G network. AIS, and potentially Jasmine Mobile, have not yet launched 4G service and will be working hard …
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Later this year Thailand plans to auction radio spectrum for 4G services. The Thai government, led by the National Broadcasting and Telecoms Commission (NBTC), will auction licenses in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz later this year. The Auctions 1800 MHz spectrum are scheduled for November 11th; the 900 MHz auction a month later, though the …
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Today the wireless industry is gripped by debate over the deployment of LTE services in unlicensed spectrum. Qualcomm is the leading proponent and has recruited support from Telecom Equipment Manufacturers and Mobile Operators. Qualcomm has proposed three separate standards: LTE-U and License Assisted Access (LAA) are targeted geographically. A third proposal called MuLTEfire uses unlicensed …
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Bangkok Beach Telecom recently has been working with a North American Tier 3 Mobile operator to lower their cost to deliver long distance calls. The operator felt they had already done much to optimize these costs using their own in-house tools. We proposed using our Least Cost Routing model (LCR) to see if these costs …
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Now that Hurricane Sandy is moving beyond the local destruction it left it is time to rethink our investment priorities. A commitment to improve and harden the nation’s infrastructure could be contemplated. Of course, there are many factors to consider. But in the context laid out by the following bullet points, perhaps a path forward …