Announcements
Building 21st
Century Broadband
Infrastructure in Jordan
December 6, 2010
Amman, Jordan
TechPolis organized, in partnership
with the GSM Association (GSMA) and the
Jordanian
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRC) a day long regulatory
seminar on
December 6th, 2010 in Amman, Jordan. The purpose of the seminar
was to
envision mechanism to accelerate broadband expansion in Jordan through
the use of
Mobile Broadband technologies such as HSPA and LTE. Jordan's
mobile
penetration exceeds 100% while broadband penetration lags behind at
just 3.5%
as of December 2009. read more >
Mobile
Money Brazil (MMB)
August
25
- 26,
2010
São Paulo, Brazil
TechPolis organized, in partnership
with SGoldstein Consulting, the conference “Mobile Money Brazil” in
São Paulo at
the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on August 25 and 26, 2010.
Attracting
150 attendees from Brazil, Latin America and the United States,
the
influential two-day conference focused on the fast-moving mobile money
market
in Brazil, as well as on international experiences relevant to
Brazil. Industry-leading speakers included Gilberto
Caldarte, the
president of Mastercard Brasil and Roberto Rittes, managing director of
Oi
Paggo. Once considered a laggard until in financial transactions
over
mobile phones, Brazil is quickly catching up. Only 40% of
Brazil’s
195 million-strong population has a bank account. Alliances
between
mobile operators and financial institutions are beginning to emerge,
demanding
technology solutions and new business models and making Brazil the
hottest
Latin American market for financial transactions over mobile handsets.
read more >
TechPolis
engaged by GSM Association
(GSMA) to develop spectrum policy for the Middle East
July
2, 2010
San
Diego, USA
The GSM
Association (GSMA), the
world trade association of mobile operators, has engaged TechPolis to
work with
governments and the private sector on spectrum policy development for
mobile
broadband in the Middle East, with emphasis on 4G spectrum bands such
as 2.6
GHz and the “digital dividend” during the next 12 months.
Preparing
Mobile Networks for the
World Cup of 2014 In Brazil and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
July 1, 2010
Brasilia, Brasil
TechPolis’
president, Ricardo Tavares, has co-authored an important paper
discussing how
Brazilian mobile operators and government authorities should prepare
for the
telecommunications needs of the 2014 World Soccer Cup in Brazil and the
2016
Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The paper, developed in partnership with the
GSM
Association (GSMA) and CPqD, a Brazilian technology think-tank, opened
up the
debate in Brazil on how the telecommunications sector should prepare to
serve
well 7 million tourists expected in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup,
leaving a
permanent legacy for Brazilian citizens at the same time. Download
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