telecommunications —
Get ready for a mouthful. WiMAX, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access–say that 10 times and out loud
Anyway, Alex Villafania wrote a story on how WiMAX is set to change the wireless broadband landscape in the country. We’ve seen faster mobile networks–some advertised on TV–but we’ve never tasted real broadband speeds. You [...]
Read part 4 of the controversial NBN deal special report.
Excerpt:
FORMER chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Virgilio Peña had agreed that the lack of government capability in evaluating technology projects leads to problems in government procurement, especially those dealing with sophisticated projects in information and communications technology.
Part two of a six-part special report on the NBN controversy on INQUIRER.net.
Excerpt:
THE National Broadband Network (NBN) project was a glaring example of the existence of brokers and consultants, how much they get, and how they skirt government procurement laws.
“This is how government is buying projects. Institutionally, the procurement system of government does not really [...]
Here’s part of one of a special report on Lozada’s expose on the controversial National Broadband Network deal.
Excerpt:
AND SO THE COURTS HAVE DECIDED.
The Court of Appeals has dismissed the plea for protection of National Broadband Network (NBN) deal witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. under the writ of amparo, ruling that he was not kidnapped. Let’s [...]
Certain technologies sometimes fail to deliver what they promise.
Let’s talk about the latest wireless Internet technologies that are now available in the Philippine market.
I don’t want to name products. But let’s just say there are two popular (and perhaps the only two services available now) services that boast broadband speeds without the need to connect [...]
First off, thanks Dr. Stephen Quinn for citing our experience here in the Philippines.
My prof in convergent journalism, Dr Quinn, wrote a story for the Sydney Morning Herald, titled the On the Beat with Citizen Reporters, where he details how technology has changed the way news is delivered, at least for some organizations.In today’s world [...]
(UPDATE) Filipino cybercrime forensic investigator Alex Ramos who has been named one of six finalists in the prestigious cybersecurity award wins.
Excerpt:
A Filipino cybercrime investigator has been named one of the finalists in an annual award given to cybercrime forensic investigators, INQUIRER.net has learned.
Alex Ramos is vying for the 2007 Timothy Fidel Memorial Award, according to [...]
Yay! Mobile TV is almost here. Wait. What’s on? Well, that’s the biggest question that I want to ask service and network providers. Yes, mobile television is here but what content will it have. Will mobile TV services resort to shovelware, meaning pushing the same content we now see on our boob tube to the [...]
Globe lawyers said it will continue with a new unlimited text promo despite National Telecommunications Commission’s order to suspend it. Excerpt:
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said its current directive suspending Globe Telecom’s new unlimited short messaging promo (SMS) or text promo stays until they resolve the matter during a rescheduled public hearing [...]
The Commission on Elections took up the issue of short messaging service (SMS) campaigning this week, hoping to tackle the question on whether political parties can use this technology to convince people to vote for their candidates in the coming May elections. This issue emerged after the National Telecommunications Commission sought the legal opinion of [...]
