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Femtocells promise to patch dodgy coverage
Posted Thu 30 July 2009 @ 3:22 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
An end may be in sight for long suffering mobile phone users stuck in pockets where they have no reception.
Alcatel-Lucent this week demonstrated new technology that would allow users to run their own mini-cell towers on their premises and create their own personal mobile coverage hotspot.
Called femtocells (No, they did... >> more
Categories: Events | Innovation | Vendors | Wireless carriers
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TelsrtraClear needs to listen
Posted Thu 30 July 2009 @ 8:11 a.m. by Ernie Newman
Is TelstraClear's media stance being driven by an out-of-date script sourced from its parent company?Once again its out there huffing and puffing - staring down the government's plans to co-invest $1.5 billion for fibre to the premises. Look at this piece in today's DomPost.I'm not knocking the planned upgrade of the Wellington... >> more
Categories: Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | TUANZ policy
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2degrees arrives on August 5
Posted Tue 28 July 2009 @ 5:55 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
New Zealand’s long-awaited third mobile operator will open its airwaves for business next Wednesday, August 5.
2degrees has used Twitter to announce the launch date a couple of hours ago.
Meanwhile it is hosting a media event next Tuesday where it will reveal its full range of services, prices and handsets, which it... >> more
Categories: Events | Regulatory | TUANZ policy | Vendors | Wireless carriers