23 May 2012
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Regulators

GSMA elects new board members, Alexander Izosimos as Chairman

Industry News - Regulators

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 01:00

The board of the GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has elected Alexander Izosimov, the Group Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom, as its new Chairman for a two-year term. As Chairman, he will help oversee the strategic direction of the GSMA, which represents more than 750 mobile operators worldwide. Bill Hague, Executive Vice President of AT&T, was elected as Deputy Chairman...

Bangladesh set to offer three WiMAX licences - to new bidders

Industry News - Regulators

Wednesday, 23 July 2008 01:00

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Bangladesh's telecoms regulator, has published its draft guidelines for issuing three nationwide Broadband Wireless Access licences. Two will be in the 2.3Ghz band and one in the 2.5Ghz band...

Bolivia's President Evo Morales announces his take-over of Bolivia's main telco, Entel

Industry News - Regulators

Wednesday, 07 May 2008 12:23

Living up to his reputation as a radical leader, Bolivian president Evo Morales has used the opportunity of May Day to announce that he will be nationalising Entel, his country's main telco. He also declared that he would take over four foreign-owned gas companies. Key to the decision is the fact that 50% of Entel's ownership is in the hands of Telecom Italia SpA. Negotiations whereby Entel would purchase Telecom Italia's share go back several months and have been complicated...

Next-generation networks - set to transform communications?

Industry News - Regulators

Monday, 01 October 2007 01:00

Image ITU has published guidelines for regulators in an attempt to foster investment and access. The medium is Trends in Telecommunication Reform: the Road to NGN, which has just been issued in its eighth edition.

India - Singapore agree common testing standards

Industry News - Regulators

Friday, 27 April 2007 01:00

Telecom equipment made in India and Singapore should have easier entry in each others markets as the two sides agree a deal that will eliminate the need for product testing and certification in both countries...

Colombian Ministry receives 161 WiMAX licence applications, allocates 55

Industry News - Regulators

Wednesday, 17 January 2007 13:10

Colombia's communications ministry Mincomunicaciones (MinCom) has assigned 55 departmental WiMAX licences for 3.5GHz spectrum.

 

Malaysia to issue WiMAX licenses next year

Industry News - Regulators

Wednesday, 22 November 2006 01:00

Malaysia's government is encouraging the roll-out of 4G/WiMAX in its country next year by announcing that it will issue two appropriate licences in the next few months.

Developing markets take ITU top jobs

Industry News - Regulators

Friday, 17 November 2006 11:32

ITU decision-making for the next four years will be in the hands of a Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General from the emerging telecoms markets...

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