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European WiMAX-3G spectrum war brewing
European mobile phone companies, chip makers, and manufacturers of wireless networks are engaged in a hot debate over how limited amounts of radio frequencies should be used for the purpose of transmitting data from the Internet to mobile devices and back. These decisions are typically made by governments, and in the case of the European Union, by the EU authorities. This is why Craig Barrett, Intel's chairman, is in Brussels this week: He will meet with EU officials to call for …
Trapeze shifts WLAN distribution model
The finale of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony includes a very long coda, in which the main themes of the movement are played in compressed form. The symphony ends with no fewer than 29(!) bars of C major chords, played fortissimo. For the uninitiated listener, the long coda presents a problem: The bars are interspersed with rather lengthy pauses, so it is difficult to know when the symphony ends and when one should begin to applaud in appreciation. No one wants to clap too early, or too …
Tide is turning on muni-WiFi
After nearly three years of legal skirmishes on the muni-WiFi front, it is time to take stock: Have the battle lines moved this way or that? What positions does the enemy hold? Who occupies the commanding ground? Jim Baller, an attorney with the Baller-Herbst Law Group and a veteran of the muni-WiFi wars, did just that at the Fiber-to-the-Home Conference in Las Vegas last week.
You may recall that the incumbent telecoms engaged in a no-holds barred assault on the very idea of …
Ruckus shows home WLAN control system
These are heady days for Sunnyvale, CA-based Ruckus Wireless. Four examples: The company has released a home-WiFi management system which brings to the home many of the strengths of similar systems in the enterprise; the company has also raised $16 million from three investors, among them Motorola, long-rumored to be eyeing Ruckus as a possible acquisition target; and then, Ruckus has been selected by Belge and Czech service providers to distribute its MediaFlex in-home wireless system; …
Is BPL about to turn the corner?
For years now we have heard predictions about how broadband over powerline (BPL) is just around the corner. It is an interesting approach to broadband delivery, but has so far failed to gain much traction. One of the main reasons is that for BPL to succeed, it must be pushed by the power companies. The trouble is, when it comes to launching into new markets, power companies make the Amazon sloth look nimble and fast-paced.
Things may be changing. Here are six indications:
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SPOTLIGHT: WiMAX sector galvanized
This past summer, Sprint Nextel said it would spend $1 billion next year and up to $2 billion in 2008 to deploy a nation-wide WiMAX network in the U.S. The company bets that not only laptop computers, but also phones, video cameras, and hand-held game machines will incorporate WiMAX as a standard feature, beginning in 2008. The day may soon arrive when nearly every digital device will be an Internet portal. The attendees at the WiMAX World Conference at the Boston World Trade Center are …
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> Atmel is showing its second generation VoIP chip, designed for 802.11a/g wireless VoIP applications. Press …