Europe Clears Google Acquisition of Motorola

Europe Clears Google Acquisition of Motorola - NYTimes.com: "European Union antitrust regulators on Monday approved Google’s acquisition of the U.S. cellphone maker Motorola Mobility without conditions, but added a stern warning: Play fair in markets for smartphones and tablet computers, or face tough sanctions."

Digital Services Seek a Captive Consumer - NYTimes.com: "“It’s not about brands or devices or platforms anymore,” said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Gartner. “It’s about the ecosystem. The idea is to get consumers tied into that ecosystem as tightly as possible so they and their content are locked into one system.”"

Sony PlayStation Vita (3G/Wi-Fi)
CNET
Priced at $250 for the Wi-Fi version, there still remains some hidden costs in owning a Vita (which I'll cover below). But perhaps the Vita's biggest challenge is proving itself as a worthy device, important enough to convince the casual gamer that he ...

Stoke Wi-Fi Gateway Breakthrough Enables Mobile Operators to Commercialize ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb 13, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mobile Broadband innovator Stoke, Inc. today unveiled a new Wi-Fi Exchange(TM) gateway solution that allows operators to use Wi-Fi to resolve capacity challenges as part of an integrated service ...

One Year After 4G LTE Launch in Boston, Verizon Wireless Has A New (England ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the year, Verizon Wireless expanded its 4G LTE network, providing customers with speeds up to ten times faster than 3G, to more than 195 markets nationwide, including a dozen throughout New England. Nationally, Verizon Wireless has invested more ...

LTE-equipped Galaxy Tab 8.9 gets European approval
Engadget
By Terrence O'Brien posted Feb 13th 2012 9:25AM LTE isn't quite as wide spread in the Old World as it is over here in the western hemisphere but, as many European countries race to get their 4Gdeployed, top notch devices are already starting to roll ...

Filtronic Broadband Accelerates Acquisition Integration With Infor
MarketWatch (press release)
ATLANTA, GA, Feb 13, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70000 customers, today announced that telecommunication component manufacturer Filtronic Broadband has extended its ...

Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi Lands at Dozens of the World's Busiest International Airports
MarketWatch (press release)
Among the airports around the world to select Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and technology are China's two largest airports - Beijing Capital International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport - which are using the Ruckus system to offer ...

Broadcom Extends 5G WiFi Leadership with New 802.11ac Chips for Enterprise and ...
Sacramento Bee
By Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Infrastructure & Networking Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today extended its leadership and momentum in 5G WiFi chips with ...

Rural Broadband Opportunities
AgWired
You could look at this map and see lots of black areas that show there is no local broadbandcoverage and think negatively. Or you could see these areas as opportunities like the FCC does. This is an interactive map released last week showing areas ...

Altair Semiconductor Teams With AIÓNWireless to Power World's First LTE ...
Sacramento Bee
By Altair Semiconductor Altair Semiconductor (http://www.altair-semi.com), a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, and AÍON Wireless (http://www.aionwireless.com), a leading developer of advanced ...

'Smart Broadcasting' Is Broadband
Broadcasting & Cable
“First, we need ubiquitous broadband, so that we have the most attractive market in the world for high-speed broadband apps and services. This will maximize incentives for innovators and entrepreneurs to develop and launch products here, ...

SA to wait for 4G smartphones
News24
"The ecosystem around 4G is going to be driven by the networks and around spectrum availability, and their willingness to invest in 4G networks," Patrick Henchie, Nokia head of product for South and East Africa told News24. The rollout of LTE (Long ...

Ontario Catholic teachers union issues Wi-Fi warning
Toronto Sun
By Kristy Kirkup ,Parliamentary Bureau The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, which represents 45000 teaches, issued a research paper Monday highlighting some of their concerns surrounding Wi-Fi technology. The union's call for a moratorium ...

Motorola Droid 4 Released: All About the Keypad-Enabled Smartphone (Hold)
International Business Times
10), is Motorola's first 4G LTE smartphone that comes with the QWERTY keyboard. Verizon, which has launched this new smartphone for $199 with a two-year contract, has touted Droid 4 as "the thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone measuring at ...

International Business Times

Temperature@lert Sensor Cloud Now Available for USB and WiFi Editions
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, MA, Feb 13, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Temperature@lert announced today the release of its Sensor Cloud for USB and WiFi Edition products. Low-cost subscription plans offer USB and WiFi Edition users functionality and security not ...

Acision Announces Seamless RCS-e Broadband Messaging
Sacramento Bee
By Acision UK Ltd Acision, the global leader in mobile messaging, today announced the availability of its complete Rich Communication Suite-enhanced (RCS-e) implementation on its latest version of Acision Broadband Messaging Service Centre (BMSC).

Kasich touts broadband
Warren Tribune Chronicle
John Kasich to boost Ohio's broadband network speed should benefit business in Trumbull and Mahoning counties, a Regional Chamber staffer says. It's potentially a boon to manufacturers in the supply chain to improve research and development and give ...

New era of LTE wireless begins in Canada
WhatsYourTech.ca
Bell's claims are that Initially the 4G LTE network will provide access to peak speeds up to 75 Mbps (expected average speeds of 12-25 Mbps). As the 4G LTE network and devices evolve, we'll reach even greater speeds, approaching 150 Mbps. LTE is also ...

LTE: Board Should Reject Metro
Patch.com
After reading up on all the details of the Dulles Rail Phase II project in various newspapers, we are firmly against it and ask that you opt-out this Spring. There has been little documented benefit besides the vague idea, with no hard numbers, ...

Tesco launches 12 month broadband promotion
thinkbroadband.com
Broadband in the UK exploded in popularity when TalkTalk launched its 'free' service in 2006, Tesco is getting very close to now offering 'free' broadband. A new 12 month promotion has started where if people signup to a line rental and broadband ...

TD-LTE answer to India's 3G woes?
ZDNet Asia
By Swati Prasad , ZDNet Asia on February 13, 2012 (11 hours ago) With telecom regulator proposing pan-India permit, TD-LTE players will have option to offer full-blown telecom services across country, as scams and shrinking operator profitability ...

Batelco broadband speed up to 2Mbps
Trade Arabia
Bahraib-based Batelco's business customers can now benefit from broadband upload speeds which are up to four times faster with rates of up to 2 Mbps, available for new as well as existing business customers. The broadband packages which suit business ...

AT&T Invests More Than $3.8 Billion in New Jersey From 2008 Through 2011 to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* invested more than $3.8 billion in its New Jersey wireless and wireline networks from 2008 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its networks.

Hotel CEOs talk about Wi-Fi and other tech issues
USA TODAY
USA TODAY: Can offering free Wi-Fi help differentiate a hotel chain from others? IHG: The question is not whether (free Internet) becomes a differentiator. I think the bigger issue you're going to see is the small chains or the unbranded hotels are ...

USA TODAY

The Digital Home
CNET
To LTE or not to LTE? Verizon mocks Verizon's ad that make no sense whatsoever to real, forlorn human beings. Responding to two hacks uncovered last week against Google Wallet, Google has temporarly suspended use of the service's prepaid card.

Etisalat affiliate Mobily refinances loans to boost broadband
The National
The Saudi telecommunications operator Mobily has refinanced a 10 billion riyal (Dh9.7bn) loan in a move it says will bolster its broadband business. The company, an affiliate of the UAE's Etisalat, has signed an agreement with seven Saudi-based banks ...

Broadband plan is 'a wake up call' for the region
Berwick Today
A REPORT by officers at Northumberland County Council has labelled the authority's plan for superfast broadband development 'commercially unattractive'. The report is a serious blow to hopes for investment in the county's superfast broadband ...

First Jersey homes switched to new superfast broadband
BBC News
The first homes in Jersey have been switched to fibre optic broadband as part of a technology trial by telecom company JT. The government-owned company expects the whole island to be switched to the new superfast fibre network with speeds up to 1Gbps ...

BBC News

Taiwan's NCC outlines 4G licensing timetable
TeleGeography
Detailing the government's plans, the minister noted: 'We will start reviewing applications for 4Glicences in the second half of next year and issue at least three licences by 2015, one year ahead of the originally set goal of 2016.

SNL on Verizon's 4G marketing: “It's an old person's nightmare ...
By Devindra Hardawar
While it's pretty much hit-or-miss these days, when Saturday Night Live scores, it still does so with a vengeance. Last night the sketch comedy show aired a segment that ripped apart Verizon's 4G LTEmarketing confusion, bringing to light the ...
VentureBeat

"Saturday Night Live" Has Verizon's Number in 4G LTE Spoof (Video ...
By Ina Fried
All this 4G talk is quite confusing, as the sketch-comedy crew points out in a commercial parody.
AllThingsD

Watch SNL Make Fun of Verizon 4G LTE Commercials
By Casey Chan
Sure maybe you know your way around Android phones but all those Droids, Razrs, Rezounds, HTCs, LGs, 4Gs and LTEs are confusing for normal people! Hell, it's so confusing that SNL made a parody commercial about how confusing it is.
Gizmodo

MEDIA CURRENT: BROADBAND FAILURE | The Filmmaker ...
By David Rosen
Broadband in the U.S. sucks. In fact, the U.S. has become a second-rate telecommunications nation. This is especially evident with regard to two key indicators. ... For example, well before finishing the download of a single two-hour, high- definition movie from iTunes over a 4G wireless network, a typical subscriber would hit or her monthly cap and start incurring $10 per gigabyte in overage charges. This development signals not only a triumph of inferior technology, poor quality service ...
Filmmaker Magazine

Wi-Fi Security With Wi-Fi Protection Plus ≈ Packet Storm
Wi-Fi Security With Wi-Fi Protection Plus: Posted Feb 12, 2012: Authored by Ajin Abraham, Vimal Jyothi. Whitepaper called Wi-Fi Security with Wi-Fi Protection Plus. Wi-Fi P+ is a new security architecture proposed by the authors. tags | paper ...
Files ≈ Packet Storm

dailywireless.org » FCC Plans Improved Rural Wireless Broadband
By Sam Churchill
DailyWireless.org covers current developments in broadband wireless, including WiMAX, LTE, WiFiand mobile aps. Online since 2002, with nearly 10000 in-depth articles, we also cover social impact of 5 billion mobile users. ... Auction 901 will award one-time support to carriers that commit to provide 3G or 4G voice and broadband data in areas where such services are unavailable. The auction is scheduled to begin on September 27, 2012. These licenses are not likely to be money ...
dailywireless.org

Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi review | Expert Reviews
Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi review £139 A mini powerhouse of a motherboard at a premium price.
Expert Reviews

SNL Spoofs Verizon's 4G LTE Ads | WebProNews
By Zach Walton
SNL Spoofs Verizon's 4G LTE Ads. Another sketch that's more realistic than funny. By Zach Walton · 20 hours ago · Leave a Comment. Saturday Night Live has been accused by some people these days of not being that funny anymore and ...
Blog Talk - WebProNews

LTE Galaxy Tab 8.9 granted European approval
By Kevin Krause
The LTE-configured Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has passed through the Global Certification Forum ready to bring its 4G speeds to Europe. The device is listed.
Android Phone Fans

Saturday Night Live Verizon 4G LTE Ad Parody (Video)
By CJ Lippstreu
The lovely Zooey Deschanel may have been the highlight of Saturday Night Live yesterday, but smartphone enthusiasts likely took notice of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE ad parody.
SmartKeitai

Netgear Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPT Review ...
By Admin
The Netgear Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPT connects to your wireless router to dramatically extend coverage so that you get full reception at great distances. Netgear's WN2000RPT eliminates the need for unsightly networking ...
Read Real Reviews

Vodafone Unveils Wi-Fi Hotspot In University Of Ghana « Nkpuhe
By goafrit
Vodafone Unveils Wi-Fi Hotspot In University Of Ghana. February 12, 2012. University of Ghana, Legon campus now has one of the largest wi-fi hotspots in the continent through a service …http://p.ost.im/p/eHE3FK ...
Nkpuhe

'Saturday Night Live' accurately skewers Verizon 4G advertising ...
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Only 7% Use In-Flight Wi-Fi - Price Remains Too High for Many ...
Customers have grown increasingly used to getting free Wi-Fi from coffee shops, their ISPs, and ...now on an overseas flight id pay 20~30 bucks for wifi on 12 hour + flight ..... I'd imagine that is a huge ROI at this point for an upgrade to 4G. -- ...
www.dslreports.com/.../Only-7-Use-InFlight-WiFi-118266

Is broadband a necessity or a nice to have? | opensource.com
The session, The Digital Divide: Who's Building the Bridge included a panel of experts talking about access to broadband on a variety of levels. The panel was ...
opensource.com/node/4247

Commonwealth Office of Broadband Outreach and Development
The BROADBAND KY Initiative Welcome to the Commonwealth Office of Broadband Outreach and Development. In today's world, digital communications are ...
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