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Seminar on
“Regional infrastructure and interconnection”
By Ruth Puente, LACNIC |
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The seminar to take place on September 28, 2009 in
Bariloche, Argentina, proposes the challenge of
exploring the different elements linked to
infrastructure development and peering agreements,
identifying the different players and the influence
of infrastructure costs on Internet access services.
It will also identify the potential areas of
improvement where significant impacts can be
achieved, facilitating the interaction of all
relevant players in the matter, which will
contribute positively to the debates that the
Administrations are holding in topics related to the
above-mentioned subject. |
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XV Meeting of PCC.I:
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The XV Meeting of the Consultative Committee I:
Telecommunications (PCC.I) will be held from
September 29 to October 2, 2009, in San Carlos de
Bariloche, Argentina. Among the topics to be
considered at the meeting are:
- Study of standards for next generation
networks (NGNs)
- Internet resource issues
- Follow-up on the initiative to develop
international roaming services in the Americas
region
- Questions concerning the convergence of
existing networks to maintain interoperability
throughout the region
- Studies on the economic aspects and principles
of telecommunications service rates
- Security aspects of telecommunications network
development
- Recommendations on strategies and best
practices for the implementation and adequate
provision of telecommunications services
- Analysis of methods to detect and reduce fraud
in the telecommunications area
- Consideration of measures to implement the
CITEL Agreement with the UPAEP
- Consideration of best practices and
experiences in the region regarding services for
indigenous peoples and communities, persons with
disabilities, and areas and groups with unattended
needs.
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Fourth Workshop on “Fraud
control in telecommunication services: the
regulator’s role and its scope”. |
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The morning of October 1, 2009, in Bariloche,
Argentina, we will have the Fourth Workshop on
“Fraud control in telecommunication services: the
regulator’s role and its scope”. Please find
attached the corresponding program. This Fourth
Workshop will allow the players of the sector to
show the types of crimes that are not addressed in
our legislations so as to generate debate on this
subject that allows to new regulatory and legal
paths to face this type of crimes by the States. |
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Seminar on spectrum
requirements for broadband deployment on November 9,
2009
By Erasmo Rojas, Coordinator |
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With nearly 50 million Third Generation (3G)
subscriptions in the Americas and the increasing
demand of more sophisticated value-added services,
it is of utmost importance for CITEL Members to
understand the reasoning and analysis regarding the
need for more spectrum and the best way to balance
futuristic, market-based regulations with a timely
and effective method for satisfying society’s
demands for mobile broadband services. |
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XIV Meeting of PCC.II:
Radiocommunications including Broadcasting |
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The XIV Meeting of the Permanent Consultative
Committee II: Radiocommunications including
Broadcasting (PCC.II) will be held at the OAS
headquarters in Washington, DC, United States of
America, from November 10 to 13, 2009. In this
meeting, some of aspects that will be considered
are:
- Preparation for the World Radiocommunication
Conference of 2012.
- Broadband Power line communication.
- IMT implementation in Region 2.
- Available frequencies for emergency
situations.
- Implementation of digital divide in the 700
MHz band.
- Studies on the theory and application of UWB
radio equipment.
- Implementation of regulations to facilitate
the deployment of satellite services.
- Harmful interference from non authorized
satellite network transmissions.
- Use of Integrated Systems as an emerging
element of Next Generation Networks (NGN).
- Use of satellite systems for public protection
and rescue operations (PPRO).
- Technical and Regulatory Aspects Related to
the Effects of Electromagnetic Non-ionizing
Emissions (NIR).
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Important issues |
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Mobile Coverage Information
System
By Ernesto Loayza, OSIPTEL-Peru |
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 The
Mobile Coverage Information System was designed by
OSIPTEL with a view to informing users of the mobile
coverage reported by operators. This system is
visual and interactive and uses web. 2.0 tools to
interact with end users. |
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Training |
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Access in Next-Generation
Networks
By Gustavo Sandler, Universidad Católica del
Uruguay |
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Wired access networks are fixed networks in which
the user connects via his or her terminal at a
particular geographical point at which the service
provider delivers a connection through a wire. That
access “wire” may be made of copper pairs, coaxial
cable, or optical fiber. Access nodes may be
telephone switchboards, remote phones, access
concentrators, DSLAMS (Digital Subscriber Line
Access Multiplexers), PON nodes, multiservice nodes,
switches, routers, or access gateways, and so on. |
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IEEE 802 & WiFi
By Natalia Pignataro, Administración Nacional
de Telecomunicaciones del Uruguay |
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 In
February 1980, the IEEE 802 working group was
established to develop standards for LAN and MAN
networks. The protocols and services specified in
IEEE 802 correspond to the lower two layers of the
seven-layer OSI reference model, the physical layer
and the data link layer, which is divided into two
sub-layers, logical link control (LLC) and media
access control (MAC). A number of IEEE working
committees have been set up since then. |
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Introduction to
negotiation
By Juan Carlos Camani, Universidad Blas
Pascal |
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The word “negotiation” derives from the Latin “negotiatio,”
which refers to the act and effect of negotiating.
In turn, the verb “to negotiate” comes from Latin “negotiari,”
which, according to the Espasa “Diccionario Básico,”
has various meanings, namely:
1. “To deal and trade, buying and selling or
exchanging merchandise or securities to increase
wealth.”
2. “To deal with public or private matters,
trying to achieve better outcomes.”
3. To deal with a matter through diplomatic
channels from one power to another, such as a treaty
or trade agreement, and so on.” |
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Networks LAN, MAN, RAN, WAN
By Osvaldo Pérez, Centro de Capacitación en
Alta Tecnología (CCAT) |
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The networks
LAN
emerged as a solution for networks between computers
located in a same place of a private user;
i.e.,
offices,
academic
campus or
industrial factories
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Their extension is limited to a building although it
can be extended between one and three km in special
cases in those places where the size of a place
requires it.
We
classify them as those networks where the distance
of coverage is between
100 m
to
1 km. |
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What's happening in the
region? |
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Brazil: Anatel presents community radio
broadcasting proposal for public hearing |
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Anatel presented its proposal for changes to the
Reference Plan for the Distribution of Community
Radio Broadcasting Service Channels, with the
suggestion to replace the channels of eight
municipalities of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul
and Santa Catarina. The complete text of the
proposal (Public Hearing No. 33) is available in the
library of Anatel in Brasilia and on Anatel’s
internet web page until midnight, September 25. (Anatel,
27 August 2009) |
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Colombia: Internet Subscribers in Colombia
increase by 54% this past year |
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Colombia recorded a growth of close to one million
subscribers to fixed and mobile Internet this past
year. At June 30, 2009, there was a total number of
2,746,816 subscribers, according to the quarterly
connectivity report of the Communications Regulation
Commission (Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones—CRC).
(Ministry of Information and Communication
Technologies, 26 August 2009) |
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Colombia: Minister of ICTs is confident that the
telecommunication sector shall achieve 3% growth in
2009 |
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The Minister of Information and Communication
Technologies, María del Rosario Guerra, stated that
she had confidence in the public policies
spearheaded by the National Government and the
efforts by information and technology operators,
which will continue to contribute to the sector’s
drive over coming years. “On the basis of these
strategies, I hope this year the industry shall grow
by 3%, which although lower than the figure recorded
in 2008 continues to show positive performance," the
Minister said during her intervention at the
Technological Innovation Forum on Employment,
Productivity and Competitiveness, held yesterday in
the Club El Nogal. (Ministry of Information and
Communication Technologies, 26 August 2009) |
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Brazil: Proposal to change the 2.5 GHz band is
being presented for public consultation |
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On August 3, the National Telecommunication Agency (Agência
Nacional de Telecomunicações—Anatel) invited society
to make its contributions to Public Hearing No. 31,
dealing with the proposal of changing the
Regulations on the Conditions of Radio Frequency Use
in the bands of 2.170 MHz to 2.182 MHz and 2.500 MHz
to 2.690 MHz. The abstract of the proposal was
published in Brazil’s Official Register, Diário
Oficial da União. (Anatel, 3 August 2009) |
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Chile: Adoption of the Law on Community Radios is
making progress in Congress |
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Yesterday, the joint commissions for public works,
transportation and telecommunication and the special
commission on freedom of expression adopted by a
broad majority the Government’s legal initiative to
build up the development of radios operated by
non-profit social organizations. According to the
Under-Secretary of Telecommunications, Pablo Bello,
"we wish to guarantee that community radios will
continue to live and grow over time, with a new
legal framework that recognizes their contribution
to the country and pledges to defend their hallmark:
local identity, proximity to people, pluralism and
diversity." (SUBTEL, August 2009) |
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Colombia: President ratifies Information and
Communication Technology Law |
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President Álvaro Uribe ratified Law 1341 of July 30,
2009, which guarantees that Colombia will have a
regulatory framework for the development of the
information and communication technology sector,
promotes access to and use of ICTs by mass
dissemination, ensures free competition and the
efficient use of infrastructure and the spectrum,
and above all, strengthens protection of the rights
of users. (Ministry of Information and Communication
Technologies, 31 July 2009) |
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