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Featured Research Reports

Taiwan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Taiwan is a country leading in technology use. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP and IPTV developments. Subjects include:
  • Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
  • Facts, figures and statistics;
  • Industry and regulatory issues;
  • Infrastructure;
  • Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU;
  • Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
  • Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
  • Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
  • Convergence and Digital Media;
  • Forecasts on mobile, fixed and broadband subscribers up to 2020. 

Published By: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
Date Published: Oct 2010

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Mexico - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

For those seeking high level strategic information and objective analysis on this region, this report is essential reading and gives further information on:
  • Forecast growth in select telecommunication markets;
  • The emerging trends and convergence in the Mexican voice, broadband and digital TV sectors;
  • How Mexico is faring in terms of global broadband development;
  • The growth of wireless voice and data and the deployment of 3G and 4G technologies;
  • Key information on the major telecommunication operators;
  • Scenario forecasts for the fixed line, mobile, and broadband markets. 

Published By: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
Date Published: Oct 2010

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Interesting sites and useful resources

ACA Australian Communications Authority.

Frequently asked questions (2005). Wireless local area networks in the 2.4 GHz band. Accessing the public telecommunications network and related issues...

Analog Devices Wireless Short-Range Devices: Designing a Global License-Free System for Frequencies < 1 GHz (PDF) Designers of SRD wireless systems need to use great care in choosing the radio’s communication frequency. In most cases, the choice is limited to those portions of the spectrum that allow license-free operation given that certain specifications and conditions on usage are met...
ELPRO Technologies 2.4 GHz vs 900/869 MHz Performance of Different Frequency Bands. This article looks at the principles of radio technology to explain the differences in performance between different radio bands. It explains the different characteristics in an industrial environment between the common 2.4GHz ISM band and the lesser used 900 and 869 MHz bands.
ERO European Radiocommunications Office.

 The European Table Of Frequency Allocations And Utilisations Covering The Frequency Range 9 KHz To 275 GHz (PDF)

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telecom Glossary

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Government Telecommunications Sites in Other Countries Links to government telecommunications and broadcast sites numerous countries around the world.
GSM Association GSM Association
Hong Kong University Telecommunications Research Project Spectrum Management Introduction Introduction, Management of the Spectrum, Frequency Allocation, Licensing of Spectrum Use, Spectrum Management & EMC, Licence Fees & Spectrum Pricing, Broadband & Convergence
HowStuffWorks How the Radio Spectrum Works All your life you have heard about "AM Radio" and "FM radio", "VHF" and "UHF" television, "Citizens Band Radio", "Short Wave radio" and so on. Have you ever wondered what all of those different names really mean? In this edition of How Stuff Works we will look at the radio spectrum and see what is really going on!
IBM Who gets the 3G spectrum? (11/01) Government's new plan for 3G spectrum is a mixed bag for wireless providers. 3G could provide us with easy access to an incredible range of new telecommunications services. In order to provide those services, however, wireless companies must be able to access a significant amount of spectrum that is currently dominated by government and other commercial interests. Technology writer Dana Triplett uncovers the latest plan from the federal government for assessing spectrum use, offering an inside look at the players in the struggle for the invisible but valuable commodity of radio frequency in the U.S.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services.

ITU Newsroom Latest press releases and notices.

ITU Calendar of Events Meeting schedules, events, archives.

ITU Radio-Frequency Spectrum Publications The Radiocommunication Sector acts as the coordinator in managing the usable radio-frequency spectrum efficiently, keeping it free from harmful interference, and adopts international regulations and treaties governing this use.

NATO Cooperation in Radio Frequency Management (2000) Cooperation between NATO member countries in the use of radio frequencies for defence purposes is underpinned by a common commitment to collective security and defence. The availability of radio frequencies is essential for the armed forces' operational readiness and effectiveness and the NATO-wide standardisation and coordination of frequency allocations is vital to ensure interoperability among multinational forces.
NTIA US National Spectrum Requirements: Projections and Trends The availability of radio spectrum in the United States is critical to many telecommunications services, ranging from cellular telephones to air traffic control. Although spectrum is not a consumable resource, the use of a frequency at a given location usually excludes that frequency from being used by others in the same geographic area. This need for exclusive geographic use has led to current spectrum regulations that establish exclusivity in spectrum use by granting licenses for spectrum use, and the partitioning of the spectrum for shared use between radio services.

US Frequency Allocation Chart (PDF)

Radio-Electronics.Com Major Mobile Phone Systems The large number of different mobile phone systems that are talked about today can be very confusing. Whilst not all are in use today many different names and technologies are talked about. The table below gives a summary of the main systems...
RadioRegs Articles on the RTTE Directive.
RF-man Amateur Radio, Citizen's Band, PMR446, Handheld radio, Buying a new radio, ...
RPC Telecommunications Specialists in satellite systems and radio transmission, with a strong emphasis on the engineering, use, management and regulation of the radio frequency spectrum, especially for satellite networks. Also develop software tools for use in the spectrum management process and provide satellite and telecommunications training.
UK Amateur Radio Astronomy Network Radio Astronomy Frequency Allocations. Frequencies allocated for radio astronomy in the European Union.
ZDNet Overcrowded Airwaves A kind of air traffic control may be needed to manage our ever-expanding wireless communications. Wireless networking has been touted as an ideal solution for a wide range of communications problems -- synchronizing PDAs with desktop PCs, eliminating printer cables, creating in-building LANs, connecting buildings on a campus and even spanning the "last mile" -- the distance between a connected PC and telephone company or ISP. But wireless has its dark side: interference. As wireless devices proliferate, we will see more and more "midair collisions." To understand why, you need to understand the politics, economics, and technology behind today's wireless networking equipment.

Recent Spectrum Headlines

ZDNet UK digital dividend broadband comes closer
According to spectrum plans passed by the BIS to Ofcom, the digital dividend spectrum may be auctioned by the end of the year, with services to start by 2012

Infrared News How Snakes' Infrared Perception Works
Some experts have hypothesized that the trait is based on the creatures' ability to see some of the infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, and a new resear... ( read more

WiMAX News Thailand 'needs to make urgent WiMax decision' - Intel
technology conglomerate Intel has once again urged the government to make telecom spectrums available for the creation of WiMax wireless broadband networks in Thailand. In an exclusive interview with The Nation at the launch of the world's first

FreeNewsFeed FCC Prepares To Outline National Broadband Plan
In what could be the final deathblow to dial-up connections, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday will outline to Congress how it will spend $7.2 billion in stimulus funds to provide high-speed broadband Internet access to millions of Americans. The FCC, under Chairman Julius Genachowski, has spent a year working on a plan that would reallocate up to 500 megahertz of the radio frequency spectrum through voluntary auction. That would add more broadband Internet via airwaves instead of cables an...

CDMA News Qualcomm Looking for India - Analyst Blog
Qualcomm Inc. ( QCOM ), the largest mobile chipset developer of the world for CDMA technology, is planning to bid for upcoming broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The auction is likely to take place in 2011.  Ministry of Telecommunication

CDMA News Qualcomm Turning Attention to India
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), the largest mobile chipset developer of the world for CDMA technology, is planning to bid for upcoming broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The auction is likely to take place in 2011. The Ministry of Telecommunication

Computerworld FCC wants 120MHz of spectrum from TV stations
The FCC will seek to take back 120MHz of spectrum from U.S. television stations in the next five years and reallocate it to wireless broadband providers in a voluntary program that would allow the stations to share or keep spectrum auction revenues.

BWE Magazine Spectrum and GateHouse to Demonstrate Live Software Defined Implementation of the Inmarsat BGAN Waveform
Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (TSX:VCM) and GateHouse announced they will be demonstrating a software defined radio (SDR) implementation of the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) waveform on Spectrum's flex Comm™ SDR-4000 transceiver at Booth 25 during the SDR Forum Product Expo happening December 2-3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Visitors to the booth will be able to access the internet live via the Inmarsat satellite network.

BWE Magazine Ultrawideband Internal Planar Broadband Wireless Antennas Offer High Gain and Low Profile for High-Speed, Short-Range Data Communication Equipment
Pulse, a Technitrol Company (NYSE:TNL) introduces its ultra-wide band (UWB) family of high-gain, low-profile, internal planar antennas for high-speed, short-range data communication equipment. These antennas come in sizes that are optimized for applications currently using the UWB spectrum and create opportunities for additional applications on the UWB spectrum. Current applications include laptops, M2M devices, PDAs, smart phones, and high-definition multimedia interfaces (HDMIs) operating on the full 3.1...

BWE Magazine WiMedia Certifies First PHYs for High Band Operation, Paving the Way for Global UWB Adoption
The WiMedia Alliance announced the certification of the first three Ultra Wideband (UWB) physical layer chipsets (PHYs) to support the WiMedia Spectrum Extension Release (SER) announced in August. The chips from Alereon, Realtek and Staccato Communications support operation in Band Groups 1 and 3 (3.1 to 4.8GHz and 6.3 to 7.9GHz, respectively). The Alereon and Staccato chips also support operation in Band Group 6 (7.4 to 9.0GHz).

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