Archive for November, 2008

FCC – Renewed Hope

Posted by Slash on November 17th, 2008

Kudos to Kevin Werbach on being named as one of the FCC Review Team Lead for the Obama administration, and three initial ideas for priorities of the Obama FCC. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA) / WiMAX News

WiMAX US 3.65 GHz

Posted by Slash on November 13th, 2008

Vecima Networks Launches 3.65 GHz WiMAX Solution for the US Market – November 13, 2008 Vecima Networks Inc. today announced the launch of its Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certified 3.65 GHz VistaMAX base and subscriber stations, the latest addition to Vecima’s VistaMAX family of WiMAX compliant products. Originally Syndicated via RSS from WiMAX Industry News

Cell phone shopping makes wallets redundant in Japan

Posted by Slash on November 11th, 2008

The world’s top firms such as Visa and Nokia are still mostly testing phone use for payments, but in Japan, more than 50 million, or about half of all cell phone users, already carry phones capable of serving as wallets. Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Texting while driving is bad, doctors agree

Posted by Slash on November 10th, 2008

Tapping out text messages on a cell phone while driving is dangerous, the American Medical Association agreed on Monday, and supported state legislation to ban it. Originally Syndicated via RSS from MSNBC.com: Wireless

WiMAX Integrated Communication Networks

Posted by Slash on November 10th, 2008

Adesta will design, build and maintain $30.7M Intelligent Transportation System for the Massachusetts Highway Department – November 10, 2008 Adesta, LLC has announced they will design, build and maintain a state-of-the-art Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) valued at $30.7M along most of the interstate roadway in western Massachusetts for the Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway). Originally Syndicated [...]

MetroPCS, Leap to offer free roaming

Posted by Slash on November 6th, 2008

Regional cellular carriers MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. have made a business out of offering cheap talk plans, but their limited service areas have kept them tiny compared to the major national carriers. Originally Syndicated via RSS from MSNBC.com: Wireless

Apple, RIM gain in smartphone market

Posted by Slash on November 6th, 2008

Surging demand for the latest iPhone and Blackberry models helped Apple and Research In Motion to win larger shares of the smartphone market in the third quarter at the expense of top vendor Nokia, market research firm Canalys said on Thursday. Originally Syndicated via RSS from MSNBC.com: Wireless

Whitespaces – We Won

Posted by Slash on November 5th, 2008

I discuss the FCC's approval of some aspects of White Spaces. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA) / WiMAX News

Multi-State WiMAX Network

Posted by Slash on November 4th, 2008

APERTO NETWORKS’ PACKETMAX SOLUTION – picoChip has expanded its leadership in massively multi-core architectures with the announcement of new high-performance picoArrayTM devices. The PC202-10, PC203-10 and PC205-10 multi-core DSPs deliver processing power of up to 262GIPS and 35GMACS. WiMAX Courses Prerequisite Follow Up Request Info/Contact Originally Syndicated via RSS from WiMAX Industry News

Microsoft, LG sign mobile collaboration deal

Posted by Slash on November 4th, 2008

Microsoft Corp. and South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc on Monday said they had signed a preliminary agreement on strategic collaboration in mobile technology. Originally Syndicated via RSS from MSNBC.com: Wireless