Alcatel-Lucent and SpeedCast Offer Hosted DVB-H in Asia

Alcatel-Lucent and SpeedCast announced plans to jointly market, deploy and operate a shared, hosted DVB-H platform for mobile TV operators in Asia. The companies will provide operators around the region with a state-of-the art DVB-H head-end capable of delivering more than 20 TV channels via satellite (in the Ku-band or in the C-band) to their transmission towers for terrestrial broadcast (in the UHF band) to DVB-H handheld devices. The turnkey solution combines all the elements required for mobile TV, including the service platform, a security...

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VoiceCon Amsterdam Announced for October 14-16

TechWeb (formerly CMP) announced plans to host its first European VoiceCon event in Amsterdam from October 14-16, 2008 at the Amsterdam RAI. VoiceCon Amsterdam is both a conference and an exhibition, and VoiceCon Amsterdam will present the leading international companies in the IP Telephony, Unified and Converged Communications industries. http://www.voicecon...

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Supreme Court of Canada Approves BCE Privatization Plan

The Supreme Court of Canada reinstated a lower court order approving BCE's plan of arrangement. This opens the path to complete the previously announced sale of the company to an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity."Today's unanimous decision by the Supreme Court...

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FCC Mulls Changes for AWS Spectrum in the 1.9 and 2.1 GHz Bands

The FCC is considering requiring public access to free, nationwide, high-speed wireless broadband Internet services using a portion of the winning bidder's network in the 2.1 GHz Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum. Specifically, the FCC is seeking comment on proposed rules for the AWS spectrum in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz bands. In 2004, the FCC sought comment on service rules for the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz,...

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U.S. House Approves Electronic Surveillance Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 293-129 to approve a bill (H.R. 6304) that grants immunity to telecom firms that participated in President Bush's warrantless surveillance program. The bill, which serves as an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), affirms that the FISA courts and procedures are the exclusive means of collecting foreign intelligence. Electronic eavesdropping without court approval is permitted only during emergencies, so long as the government agencies conducting the surveillance submit justifications...

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