The first pan-European meeting of marketing experts in ICT sphere took place in Kiev. 27, October, Moscow – Leading international consulting agency iKS-Consulting and organizers of the 4th Eastern European exhibition and conference in telecommunications and broadcasting “EEBC Telecom & Broadcasting” organized and held the largest event in telecommunications and marketing: The First International Conference dedicated to marketing of hi-tech products and services. The organizers are planning to hold such a conference annually.

В субботу 28 октября в боулинг-клубе “Strike” состоялся любительский турнир между представителями компаний телекоммуникационной отрасли.

Serbia’s Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA) will allow stations without licences to broadcast until the end of the year. Recent changes to the Broadcast Law enable faster enforcement of the RRA’s decisions to shut down media outlets and require broadcasters to seek approval from the Agency for any change in ownership structure.

Nortel has conducted the industry's first wireless transmission using Uplink Collaborative MIMO to demonstrate the ability for operators to serve up to double the number of mobile broadband subscribers supported in a cell site as current wireless technologies allow.

An article carried on M2 delivers a brief news blurb on happenings in WiMax spectrum in Russia. The Russian telecom regulator, the State Radio Frequency Commission, has issued WiMax frequency spectrum to VimpelCom, a Russian mobile operator.

Rambler Media has sold its TV business Rambler TV to Osgora Productions, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian media holding company Prof-Media for $23 million (€18.3 million). Rambler TV is a Russian free-to-air (FTA) service and claimed a national audience share of 0.43% amongst viewers aged 6-54 in Q1 2006.

The Czech Radio and TV Council (RRTV) and six companies it awarded digital TV licences to earlier this year are to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS) over the Prague Municipal Court’s decision to cancel the licences in September.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2006 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Overview to their offering. This report contains comprehensive overviews of trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband and digital media for the entire Asian region.

Romania’s Realitatea Media Group (RMG) has outlined a strategy that could see it develop into not only the leading media company in its home market but also a key player in the wider Balkan region.

An article on Unstrung brings word that T-Mobile has launched its first dual-mode hotspot/cellular service offering in Seattle.

Consumers worldwide have been slow to purchase 3G phones and slower to avail themselves of the technological edge that 3G makes possible, market analyst firm TNS said in a new report. Americans, despite a reputation as slow to adopt advanced services, seem focused on handset features that lend themselves to 3G improvements, but the cost of those advanced services—namely mobile commerce and mobile entertainment—appear to be a barrier to adoption, the report said.

SB Broadband AB announced the launch of high-speed wireless broadband service in Sweden using pre-WiMAX 802.16e equipment from Navini Networks, a leader in providing plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions with the experience in commercial deployments.

The Global IPTV Market Analysis (2006-2010), report provides extensive research and objective analysis of the Global IPTV Market, its performance and its future prospects. This report helps the clients to analyze the trends and developments in IPTV Market across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific Regions. It also helps in gaining useful insights into the current IPTV market in countries falling under the above-mentioned regions.

An article featured on Telecom Web reports that the FCC is expecting a heavy flurry of last-minute comments to be filed on the proposed AT&T and BellSouth merger plans.

На конец третьего квартала количество абонентов оператора мобильной связи компании «Астелит», предоставляющей услуги под брендом life:), составило 4,65 млн. Об этом сообщила пресс-служба компании.

Компания Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, которая работает под брендом Era, впервые в Польше запускает в коммерческую эксплуатацию HSDPA. Поскольку оператор ранее предоставлял услуги связи третьего поколения, технологию высокоскоростной передачи данных пришлось встраивать в существующую инфраструктуру. Впервые HSDPA-технология в Польше была продемонстрирована в марте на выставке Intertelecom в Лодзе.

Совет Министров Республики Беларусь 23 октября 2006 года постановлением №1395 утвердил Программу развития связи в Республике Беларусь на 2006-2010 годы. Сегодня сообщение об этом появилось на официальном сайте Министерства связи и информатизации страны.

Alcatel Alenia Space разработает и поставит сенсорную радиосистему FFRF /Formation Flying Radio Frequency/ для космической группировки PRISMA. Об этом сообщила пресс-служба компании Alcatel.