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Google, Intel Consider Ultra-Fast Broadband for University Towns
BusinessWeek
26 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., Comcast Corp. and Intel Corp. are among companies considering a project to bring faster broadband Internet access to more than 30 college towns in a push to spur Web traffic and nourish technology startups. ...
Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi drops to £299.99 in the UK
Unwired View
It will give you a Wi-Fi Xoom if you pay only £299.99. And shipping is free. That's pretty interesting for a 10.1-inch tablet with no less than 32 GB of built-in storage, and it's certainly not a price you see every day for such products. ...
802.11n-Enabled Wi-Fi Networking Equipment Unit Shipments Increase 17%, Q2'11 ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
In Q2'11, worldwide revenue for the Wi-Fi network equipment market remained relatively flat compared to Q1'11, staying at $1.6 billion, says new In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) research. Continuing a trend, 802.11n remains the fastest growing Wi-Fi ...
Sprint's CTO on dumb pipes, 4G & the cloud
GigaOm
The barrier has long been the network, said Bye, explaining that narrow connections don't facilitate putting applications in the cloud. But now that Sprint has a 4G network plan, the cloud will become increasingly important.
LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja and his letter to the American people about the ...
IntoMobile
Clearwire, which Sprint owns most of, wanted to do the same thing, but screwed up because A) They made Clearwire a consumer facing brand that competed with their customers; B) They went withWiMAX technology instead of LTE; and C) While they do hold an ...
Broadband Must Not Block Lawful Content
Courthouse News Service
By TISH KRAFT WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission has established three protections for broadband users, to preserve and reinforce Internet freedom and openness, according to new FCC rules. The protections, effective Nov. ...
Calix Brings North America's Leading Fiber Access Solutions to Global Markets
MarketWatch (press release)
This fiber access market leadership has carried over into the US Broadband Stimulus programs, where Calix has been selected as the preferred vendor to over 73 distinct projects amounting to more than $1.3 billion in funds allocated to purchase services ...
Hands-on with HTC's Amaze 4G for T-Mobile (video) -- Engadget
By Dante Cesa
More noteworthy is its trick eight megapixel shooter, which features the same backside-illuminated sensor, f2.2 wide-angle optics and 1080p video recording capability as the myTouch 4G Slide. Similarly, the Amaze 4G hangs on to quite a bit of that phone's camera software, including a new composite ... Telstra's 4G LTE network goes live in Australia, new HTC handset coming next year · 281 · SWYP concept printer combines good looks with touchscreen editing: A concept printer from...
Engadget
AT&T to activate faster 4G network on Sunday - CNN
Each of the four major carriers has been marketing its data services as 4G. Sprint Nextel's WiMax 4G is usually slower than LTE connections. AT&T and T-Mobile ...
articles.cnn.com/.../tech_mobile_att-4g-lte_1_lte-ralph-de-la-v...
Ruckus Wireless Wins UK Wi-Fi Network Upgrade Contract
Ruckus Wireless says that it has been selected by UK based Wi-Fi network, The Cloud to support the large-scale upgrade and expansion of its nationwide Wi-Fi ...
www.cellular-news.com/story/51055.php
Wi-Fi Cards Can Now Detect Microwave Ovens - Slashdot
For example, your WiFi network will not be affected anymore just because your .... LTE does something like this, where the base station continuously analyzes the ..... modulation on the band (very VERY wide-band / BroadBand reception)... it's ...
mobile.slashdot.org/.../wi-fi-cards-can-now-detect-microwave-...

Sprint to launch own 4G LTE network in early 2012 (scoop)
CNET
While Sprint long enjoyed a technical and speed advantage over its rivals through its partnership with Clearwire and its 4G WiMax network, much of that edge has faded as Verizon Wireless surpassed it with a wider deployment of its own faster LTE ...
What if iPhone 5 isn't LTE?
BetaNews
Verizon's major argument, but not the only one, is that the injunction will hurt adoption of its next-generation 4G LTE network. Samsung's Droid Charge, which would be barred from US sales if the injunction is granted, is one of four LTE handset that ...
LTE is the Most Important Direction for the Telecoms Industry Says GSA
Sacramento Bee
In a recent interview with Telecoms IQ, Hadden explained, "LTE is the catalyst for extending the benefits of broadband internet access to the mass market in all regions, and will help to narrow the digital divide. LTE is the fastest developing mobile ...
Network integrated Wi-Fi solution by Ericsson
Reuters (press release)
Operators can greatly improve the mobile broadband experience for smartphone and tablet users by making use of existing fixed broadband and WiFi assets. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announces the launch of its Network Integrated WiFi solution. ...
Nokia Siemens Demos HSPA at 336M Bps
PCWorld
Somewhat in the shadow of LTE's growing popularity vendors are developing HSPA to offer more bandwidth. To reach 336M bps, Nokia Siemens used a number of radio tricks, including antenna technology MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) and sending data ...
Telstra 4G: why more speed matters
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Australia's first 4G LTE network is open to the public, but what will we do with it? Long Term Evolution, or LTE, is the next step in Australia's mobile broadband revolution. It's referred to as 4G even though it doesn't technically meet the definition ...
Android paves the way for 4G: more than one-third of Android phones offer 4G
VentureBeat
According to Localytics, the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon's LTE 4G network is the most popular 4Gphone in the country. Behind it is the Evo 4G on Sprint's WiMax 4G network, and the Samsung Droid Charge on Verizon. Both T-Mobile and AT&T offer 4G ...
New study quantifies the impact of broadband speed on GDP
Reuters (press release)
Research conducted by Ericsson, Arthur D. Little and Chalmers University of Technology confirms that increased broadband speed contributes significantly to economic growth A new report, conducted jointly by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Arthur D. Little and ...
China warming to broadband competition
Sydney Morning Herald
China is allowing more competition in building broadband infrastructure than Australia, where the federal government has created the NBN monopoly, Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says. Mr Turnbull said the lack of a cost-benefit ...
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Smartphone Coming Oct. 12
eWeek
T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S II 4G smartphone will launch Oct. 12 for $229.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and data contract, the carrier's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman promised at GigaOm Mobilize 2011 Sept. 26. Brodman, who spoke at the event, ...
European Commission needs volunteers to participate in broadband project
ComputerActive.co.uk
The European Commission is asking for 10000 volunteers to take part in a pan-European project to monitor and map broadband performance. In collaboration with broadband performance-testing specialist, Samknows, the research will give an overall picture ...
T-Mobile gets two new 4G phones
TG Daily
AT&T, meanwhile, is working on replacing its 4G structure entirely and building a new network based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard, which has made Verizon the fastest 4G operator on the market right now. Both the Galaxy S II and the Amaze4G ...
VDSL2 will accelerate availability of superfast broadband
Siliconrepublic.com
Alcatel-Lucent's new VDSL2 Vectoring technology will accelerate the availability of superfast broadband services, enabling speeds of 100Mbps and beyond over copper/fibre hybrid networks. By boosting the capabilities of copper access networks, ...
3 CEO Confident UK's 4G Spectrum Auction Will Go Ahead In 2012
Wall Street Journal
"Ofcom has been very explicit in its aim to begin the 4G auction as soon as is practicable and this remains our objective," a spokesman for the regulator said Tuesday. In June, Telefonica's UK arm, which trades under the O2 brand, objected to Ofcom's ...
Telstra and Etisalat latest with live LTE services
Rethink Wireless
By CAROLINE GABRIEL In 3G, the Middle East was one of the slowest regions to move to widespread mobile broadband. With LTE, though, the position is reversed, and Etisalat is the latest in a string of cellcos to launch LTE services. ...
Mobilicity slams Rogers campaign for airwaves bid
CBC.ca
(Mobilicity) New wireless provider Mobilicity is firing back at a Rogers campaign asking consumers to take political action or risk facing limited access to a faster, next-generation wireless technology called LTE. Rogers has been calling on the public ...
Cavium to Showcase Innovations for Set Top Box, Broadband Gateway, and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Cavium's ECONA low power, ARM-based processors are being used by Tier-1 OEMs and ODMs building broadband gateways, network attached storage, cloud expandable storage solutions, media and print servers, and wireless access points. ...
Altair Semiconductor Chipsets Selected by Harris Corporation For Use in Its ...
Sacramento Bee
By Altair Semiconductor Altair Semiconductor (http://www.altair-semi.com/), the world's leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced that its chipsets have been selected by Harris for use in its Public Safety LTE terminal products . . .
Researchers Combat Wi-Fi RF Interference
PC Magazine
University of Wisconsin researchers have developed a cost-effective solution for solving increasingWi-Fi RF interference issues. By Samara Lynn As many people know, wireless networks are rife with RF (Radio Frequency) interference. ...
Education 2.0: The Case for Universal Broadband Access and Meaningful Use
Harvard Crimson
By Monica S. Liu On September 15, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)—the specialized technology agency of the United Nations—released new figures showing an acceleration of broadband uptake and a decline in broadband prices worldwide. ...
Moto Droid Razr could offer dual-core processor, LTE support
CNET
The seemingly reliable details include a 4.3-inch display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM, an 8-megapixel camera, and 4G LTE support. Although the processor's manufacturer has not been identified, it's definitely a step up from the Droid Bionic. ...
Sigma Systems Demonstrates Telco Services Accelerator at Broadband World Forum
MarketWatch (press release)
PARIS, Sep 27, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Broadband World Forum -- Sigma Systems, an industry leader in Advanced IP Service Fulfillment solutions, today announced that it will conduct a live demonstration of its Telco Services Accelerator at the ...
IPTV Now Serves More Than 50 Million Customers Worldwide
PR Newswire (press release)
The Broadband and IPTV Growth Report presented at the Broadband World Forum in Paris, shows that broadband continued to show healthy growth in the first half of 2011. Prepared for theBroadband Forum by industry analysts Point Topic, the figures reveal ...
Reederei Claus-Peter Offen Selects FleetBroadband from Stratos for Entire ...
MarketWatch (press release)
27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Broadband service prepares vessels to meet growing data requirements- Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has been ...

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