Japanese WiMAX Network Launched in Okinawa

Japan’s Okinawa Telemessage, a broadband access service provider has launched a WiMAX Network using Airspan solutions. Beginning with Nanjo City, Okinawa Telemessage will provide more than 500,000 households in Okinawa Prefecture with high-speed broadband access. Operating in the 4.95 GHz frequency band, the WiMAX network deployment is well underway and, upon completion, will consist of more than two hundred...

Qatar Telecom Gets Clearance to Increase Indonesian Investment

Qatar Telecom (QTel) has confirmed that it will increase its holding in Indonesia’s Indosat to 65% following a clarification about foreign investor rules from the Indonesian government. The authorities have agreed to allow Qtel to own up to 65 percent of Indosat, while removing a previously discussed condition that Indosat would transfer its fixed business into a separate company. Qtel paid US$1.8 billion to...

Indonesia to Implement Wimax Broadband in 2009

At the time we are still couldn’t apply to get type approval certificate of Wimax devices in Indonesia “5,8 GHz frequency”, but I got great information on thejakartapost about related news about Indonesia Wimax technology. Indonesia will implement Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) broadband technology next year to improve access to the Internet across the country, an official...

Australian SMS Firm Agrees to Abide by Anti-Spam Laws

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Oxygen8 Communications, after investigating complaints under the Spam Act 2003 that commercial messages in the form of SMS were sent by content providers using Oxygen8 Communications’ technology platforms. Oxygen8 Communications has undertaken to monitor the messages being sent using its systems and suspend the provision...

Bluetooth Type Approval Guide

I got many questions via email about how to get type approval certificate for Bluetooth devices. I try to inform an important information regarding to obtain in Indonesia type approval certification in Bluetooth devices. The applicable standards for Bluetooth device in Indonesia Base on Government regulation :KEPDIRJEN No.09/DIRJEN/2004 • Frequency Allocation : 2.4 – 2.4835 GHz • Output Power: • Spread...