Archive for December, 2008

FCC head drops filtering from broadband plan

Posted by Slash on December 31st, 2008

Before he steps down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin still hopes to win approval for his plan to auction off a slice of the airwaves for a free nationwide wireless broadband network.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Turnkey Mobile WiMAX

Posted by Slash on December 28th, 2008

Digitel Completes WIMAX 2.5 EBS Design for Auburn Broadband Turnkey Feasibility Design, Build, and Business Planning Solution – December 28, 2008
Digitel Wireless provided a complete turnkey consulting solution that included a technology assessment, preliminary site selection, vendor comparison, and 2.5 GHz WIMAX licensed spectrum design utilizing the latest RF design tools for WiMax RF [...]

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites

Posted by Slash on December 26th, 2008

A proposed Internet filter dubbed the “Great Aussie Firewall” is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday

Posted by Slash on December 26th, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc’s iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the Web will not be priced as low as some anticipated.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Android apps you won’t find on the iPhone

Posted by Slash on December 26th, 2008

Two months after the first Android phone was released, there are more than 400 free programs from which to choose and the promise of more handsets coming that use the open-source operating system.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Customize your own NPR podcast playlist

Posted by Slash on December 23rd, 2008

Still can’t decide among the hundreds of podcasts that National Public Radio makes available over the Internet?
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Review: Internet no substitute for satellite TV

Posted by Slash on December 23rd, 2008

It’s Day One of a weeklong experiment to see if I could live without satellite TV. For one whole week, I tried to see if I can survive watching only television shows online and movies through Netflix.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

Newsweek: Why we should demolish the FCC

Posted by Slash on December 23rd, 2008

Economic growth requires innovation. Trouble is, Washington is practically designed to resist it. Built into the DNA of the agencies created to protect innovation is an almost irresistible urge to protect the most powerful instead. The FCC is a perfect example.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from msnbc.com: Wireless

WiMAX, LTE and FTTH Growth

Posted by Slash on December 22nd, 2008

Motorola Envisions Video Driving LTE, WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home Growth in 2009 – December 22, 2008
Spurred by the continued interest in broadband technologies to deliver rich media experiences in the home and beyond, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will carry groundbreaking Long Term Evolution (LTE) work and expanding WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments into a projected expansion [...]

LTE Analyst Report

Posted by Slash on December 19th, 2008

Cantab Wireless forecasts 85 million LTE users by the end of 2013 – December 19, 2008 Long Term Evolution (LTE), the new mobile telecommunications system, will be launched in less than two years time in Japan and by 2013 it will have 85 million users worldwide according to an analysis made by Cantab Wireless (www.cantabwireless.com). [...]