BTRC closes another ISP
November 20, 2008
The telecoms regulator on Wednesday shut down Asia Tel Network and is working to cancel the licence of the ISP on charges of carrying out illegal call termination business. A joint team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Rapid Action Battalion and other agencies raided the office of Asia Tel and found evidence of illegal call termination.
DataStream Technology for 3G mobile multimedia content
November 20, 2008
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by DataStream Technology Sdn Berhad ( DST), a leading communications provider in Brunei Darussalam, for a nation-wide deployment of a state-of-the-art mobile multimedia content service delivery solution. This will enable DST ’s 3G subscribers to enjoy a wide range of high-quality digital content and services via their handsets while on-the-go.
Nokia sees cellphone, gear market falling in 2009
November 19, 2008
Top handset maker Nokia Oyj said on Friday the world’s mobile phone market would fall in the fourth quarter and next year as an economic slowdown crimps consumer demand around the world. It forecast 1.24 billion phones would be sold worldwide this year, down from a previous estimate of 1.26 billion, and said handset market volumes and the overall telecommunications equipment market was expected to fall next year.
‘Zero tolerance’ against illegal VoIP trade
November 18, 2008
Illegal VoIP dealers will lose their ISP licences, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has warned. A top commission official, who asked he not be named, told bdnews24.com that any ISP found engaged in illegal VoIP activities would “lose the ISP licence right away”.
BTRC publishes draft guidelines on IP telephony
November 17, 2008
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published a draft regulatory and licensing guidelines on internet protocol telephony service provider (IPTSP). The telecoms regulator uploaded the guidelines on their website on Sunday and encouraged feedback that can be emailed to iptel@btrc.gov.bd by Nov. 30.
Microsoft’s new Windows Live aims to be hub for Web
November 16, 2008
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its next release of Windows Live online services will integrate e-mail, instant messaging, photos and Web applications from other companies into a single platform. Microsoft aims to position Windows Live with its widely-used e-mail and messaging services as the hub for a growing number of Internet applications and incorporate new features similar to those found on popular social networks.
No power waste in the all new Digital Signal Processors!
November 15, 2008
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ACCORDING to a report by Samuel K Moore, news editor of the IEEE Spectrum Magazine, hearing aids, power converters, medical implants, and telecommunications could benefit from continuous-time digital signal processing.
Nokia introduces seven new low cost mobiles
November 12, 2008
Internet charge cut by 60pc
November 11, 2008
The Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission has reduced bandwidth charge by 60 per cent with effect from December 1. A news release of the commission on Monday said the step was taken aiming at enabling the internet users to get the connectivity at lower rate which would eventually expand information and communications technology across the country.
Microsoft CEO pours cold water on Yahoo interest
November 10, 2008
Software giant Microsoft Corp dismissed speculation it might still be interested in a takeover of Internet firm Yahoo Inc. “We made an offer, we made another offer … We moved on,” Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told a business luncheon in Sydney on Friday when asked for the firm’s plans after a partnership between Yahoo and Google Inc fell through this week.