CCK receives petition from Telkom-Kenya to lower 3G prices
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) got petition from Telkom-Kenya to bring down the fee required to be paid by telecommunications companies to get a third generation (3G) license. It is the
second petition received by CCK in a month from any operator. Currently, the industry regulator is charging $25 million (Sh1.9 billion) from the telecom operators as a 3G license fees.
The operator feel that the amount is unreasonable and might frustrate the industry’s efforts to avail affordable communication services. According to Mickael Ghossein, chief executive Telkom-Kenya, any positive response from CCK will be welcomed as such a huge amount is involved in this project.
Earlier, Zain-Kenya said the operators will take long time to recoup investments due to low returns while they have to pay high costs for acquiring the license in a competitive environment.
Ericsson, Nokia to benefit from US spectrum bidding
Analysts at Societe Generale say that Ericsson and Nokia mobile are poised to be beneficiaries of the US spectrum bidding process, which would enable companies to offer 3G services to its customers.
In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the US Federal Communication Commission has completed the bidding process for nearly 1,100 licenses for spectrum for usage in advanced wireless services. Successful bidders include T-Mobile, Cingular, Verizon, Comcast, Cox Communications, Sprint Nextel and Time Warner, the analysts report. Since both T-Mobile and Cingular use GSM/WCDLMA technology in their networks, and in view of the US license wins, there may be significant investments in new networks, Societe Generale adds.
Source- http://www.newratings.com
Technorati : Ericsson, Mobile, Nokia, USA
Ice Rocket : Ericsson, Mobile, Nokia, USA
