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The Transition to Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting
The world is moving from analog to digital broadcasting in order to exploit the latter’s advantages in terms of capacity (spectrum efficiency) and the quality and capabilities (technical, not content) of the audio and video services that can be delivered in digital format. Furthermore part of the UHF band used by many analog TV channels can then be freed for use by mobile services as agreed at the WRC-07 (World Radiocommunication Conference), at a time when the need for additional bandwidth for mobile services is becoming urgent.
Mobile WiMAX and its Shrinking Ecosystem
Over the past months a series of events and decisions by leading wireless equipment suppliers raises doubts about which and how many among them will be devoting significant efforts and investments, and giving high priority to the development and commercialization of future generations of mobile WiMAX equipment beyond current TDD systems.
Reductions in Mobile Interconnection Rates in South Africa - When and How, Not Whether
Mobile interconnection rates in South Africa and consequently the prices of mobile telephone calls are unquestionably very high by international norms and practices, and well above the costs that cellular operators incur in terminating calls to their customers . The question is what the likely consequences of substantial reductions in MTRs might be and whether the net results would be beneficial or harmful. Typical arguments from cellular operators that oppose significant changes in MTRs include in particular:
South Africa and the 2.6GHz Band Plan – Isolation or Harmonization
Martyn Roetter, July 24, 2009
South Africa has an opportunity through its allocation and attribution of spectrum in the valuable 2.6GHz band (2500-2690MHz) to become a broadband wireless pacesetter for its own economic and social benefit, as well as Africa’s.
