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Upcoming events |
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Workshop
on Effects of
Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Emissions in the human
health |
By Héctor Mario Carril, Coordinator of the
Workshop
CITEL shall be organizing a workshop in San Salvador aimed at
examining the impacts stemming from non-ionizing electromagnetic
emissions.
The growing
installation of wireless systems in the Americas has led to increased
public concern; governments must therefore consider conducting
rigorous scientific studies to avoid any uncertainty and make it
possible to take sustainable decisions to protect public health and
maintain clear communication between citizens, providers and
authorities.
more information |
Seminar
on Spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) |
By José Costa,
Coordinator of the Seminar
The Seminar on Terrestrial Spectrum for International Mobile
Telecommunications (IMT) will be held on Monday, 16 April 2007, in San
Salvador, El Salvador, the day before the IX meeting of
The Permanent Consultative Committee II: Radiocommunications including
Broadcasting, PCC.II .
more information |
IX
Meeting of PCC.II |
The IX
Meeting of the Permanent
Consultative Committee II,
Radiocommunications including Broadcasting
will be held in San Salvador, El Salvador, April 17 to 20,
2007. There are several
relevant subjects that will be considered, particularly we draw
attention to:
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Limit meeting to prepare CITEL for
the WRC-07.
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Broadband Power Line
Communications (BPL).
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RLAN in 5 GHz on board aircraft.
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Refarming of 700 MHz band.
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Low-power devices.
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General guidelines for licensing
global mobile personal communications system networks (GMPCS).
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Procedures to be followed for
authorization of earth stations on board vessels (ESV).
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Harmful interferences by non
authorized transmissions in satellite networks.
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Implementation of Digital
Terrestrial TV.
more information |
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Important issues |
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Critical
telecommunication infrastructure protection project |
By Regina Maria De Felice Souza, Agência
Nacional de Telecomunicações
Brazil has just started a two-year program focused on Telecom
Critical Infrastructure Protection. Its objectives are: i) to identify
the critical points of Brazil's telecom infrastructure; ii) to propose
recommendations intended to prevent security incidents and to
guarantee service and business continuity if they happen; iii) to
elaborate strategies and policies to protect Brazil's telecom
infrastructure; iv) to analyze interdependence among different
infrastructures. This program is developed by Anatel, Brazilian
telecom regulator and by CPqD, a private R&D telecom center, and is
sponsored by Fundo para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico das
Telecomunicações (Funttel).
more information |
Fraud
control and handsets theft |
By Guillermo Diaz Civran, GSM Latin
America Association
The increase in fraud caused by the theft of terminals in Latin
America, is a problem that has affected operators as well as
governments and final users, generating millions in losses. On other
hand, preventing by the way of blocking handsets in the country of the
theft, far away from stopping or decreasing the problem, have made the
handsets to cross the borders.
more information
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IP
address block management in the Americas region |
By Oscar Messano,
Cámara Argentina de Base de datos y servicios en Línea
The
history of IP addresses, as everything in Internet, is rich in events
and is the generator of new technologies. In these paragraphs we will
give a screen shot of this history referred to the IP address
management, starting in March 1972 when Vint Cerf and Jon Postel
established the “Socket Registry” based on RFC 322, later on published
in December that same year, 1972, giving birth to IP history. (RFC
322,
RFC 433)
more information |
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Training |
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ADSL
access |
By Fernando Fontán, ANTEL-Uruguay
These video and multimedia
transmission services shall in general be supported on ADSL or ADSL2+
broadband access, on the current pair copper line that reaches the
customer site. Maximum downloading speeds of 8 Mbps in the case of
ADSL and 24 Mbps in the case of ADSL2+ can theoretically be achieved,
although in reality these speeds can be diminished by effects such as
interferences with other data services or attenuation due to the
length or condition of the cables, etc.
more information |
What
is MPEG? |
By Colombian Association of Engineers
MPEG is the Motion Picture Expert Group team designated by ITU to
develop compression tools for DTV Tx. and Rx.
more information |
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Peru:
Andean Forum on Digital Television |
The Ministry
of Transport and Communications of Peru and the Andean Community are
organizing the Andean Forum on Digital Terrestrial Television that
will be held in Lima, , Peru
on April 24 and 25 2007. (Ministry of Transport and
Communications, 29 March 2007)
more information |
Brazil:
Anatel Approves a Wireless Municipal Network
Solution |
Brazil’s 5,561 municipalities, with a population of 186.7 million, now
have a regulatory solution for the provision of access by cities to a
municipal telecommunication community network with low-cost wireless (WiFi)
technology. (ANATEL, 26 March 2007)
more information |
Brazil:
General Regulations on Portability Published in the
DOU [Diário Oficial da União – Official Gazette] |
Nearly 97 million Brazilians, 52% of the country’s population, will be
able to enjoy the benefits of number portability, the right of users
to change providers while retaining their telephone numbers.
(ANATEL, 21 March 2007)
more information |
Chile:
SUBTEL Receives TELSUR Proposal to Execute Austral Fiber Optic
Project |
One step closer to digital
integration of areas of Chile’s far south, was how Pablo Bello,
Assistant Secretary for Telecommunications, described the opening of
bids for the Austral Fiber Optics project, an initiative that includes
a state subsidy of 1,349,392,000 Chilean pesos (CLP) for execution of
these works.(SUBTEL, 20 March 2007)
more information |
Colombia:
No Scientific Evidence of Adverse Health Effects of Mobile
Telephony Antennas |
"…
there is no convincing scientific evidence that the weak RF signals
from base stations and wireless networks [mobile
telephony antennas and mobile phones] cause adverse health
effects.” Fact Sheet No. 304 May 2006
of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Conclusions such as these of the WHO are included in Circular 270 signed
by the Minister of Communications, María del Rosario Guerra, on March
6, 2007. (Ministry
of Communications, 13 March 2007)
more information |
Peru:
Fifth mobile telephony band |
The Private Investment Promotion
Agency (ProInversión) has announced the approval of the terms and
conditions for a call for proposals to award the fifth mobile
telephony band, and set May 7, 2007 as the date for receipt of
investor financial proposals. (OSIPTEL, 5 March
2007)
more information |
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New
Associate Members of CITEL |
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United
States: INMARSAT (U.S.A.) |
On March 8, 2007
Inmarsat
of USA became an associate member of
PCC.II.
Inmarsat is the pioneer of global
mobile satellite communications and delivers broadband communications
solutions to land, maritime and aeronautical users around the globe.
Inmarsat owns and operates a constellation of 10 geostationary
satellites that extend mobile phone, fax and data communications to
every part of the world. End-users can dial into the international
telephone network and send data over the Internet at any time, from
anywhere, simply by connecting to an Inmarsat satellite. Clients
include ship owners, TV broadcasters, international aid workers,
national governments, commercial airlines, banks and other financial
institutions. Inmarsat-based services are sold by a network of
hundreds of Inmarsat Partners in more than 80 countries around the
world. Inmarsat is the wholesaler and provider of the satellite
airtime. Inmarsat is headquartered in London and its shares are
traded in the London Stock Exchange. Inmarsat is present in two
locations in the United States. The Washington DC office hosts
Inmarsat's Government Solutions and Business Development teams. An
additional office in Miami hosts the sales and marketing team for the
Americas, which serves the U.S. and Canada markets (non-government),
as well as the Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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United
States: Research in Motion USA (RIM) |
On March 8, 2007
Research in Motion
of USA became an associate member of
PCC.I and PCC.II.
Research In Motion (RIM) is a
leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless
solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the
development of integrated hardware, software and services that support
multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and
solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including
email, phone, text messaging (SMS and MMS), Internet and intranet-based
applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third
party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and
services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM was founded in
1984. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, and has offices in North America,
Barbados, Europe and Asia Pacific.
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Mexico:
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. |
On March 15, 2007
Telcordia Technologies,
Inc.
of Mexico became an associate member of
PCC.I.
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a
leading global provider of telecommunications network software and
services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. As the industry
continuously evolves, Telcordia has the experience and reach to
deliver the critical elements of success to help communication
providers worldwide deploy innovative and profitable new services via
any network or device while helping carriers aggressively reduce costs
and grow revenues. Among its market leading positions, Telcordia has
the most number portability deployments worldwide and offers carriers
an end-to-end Number Portability solution complete with consulting and
advisory services, software systems and managed services. It also
offers a robust Service Inteconnection Solution that is helping
carriers worldwide deliver on the promise of converged services.
Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J, with offices throughout
North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America.
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