Base Station
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Femtocells still years away from mainstream
News The wireless technology is not likely to hit consumers for next few years and still needs to find edge over Wi-Fi to appeal to users, says analyst.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Business broadband, Ovum, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Broadband, 3G Network, Environment, Wi-Fi
Siemens Gigaset S450 IP
Reviews A reasonably-priced office handset that can be bought in multi-packs, the Gigaset S450 IP is a decent VoIP dual-mode handset. However, there are some drawbacks that limit its appeal.
Mobile operators need to be greener
News Operators can reap up to 40 percent energy savings "without doing too much" and not cutting energy requirements is almost "a criminal act", says analyst.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Telecommunications Company, Energy Requirement, RFP, Optimization, renewable energy, alternative energy
First commercial 4G base station being tested in Sweden
News Swedish mobile operator is among those building next-generation networks for mobile broadband with 4G technology--a concept some observers have criticized.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, 3G (Third Generation), Verizon Communications Inc., Base Station, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Telecommunications, Broadband, 3G, 4G
Mobile trade group pushes green initiative
News The GSMA launches an initiative with a goal of getting 118,000 new and existing bay stations using renewable energy by 2012.
Tags: Green IT, Mobile/Wireless, Base Station, Mobile, India, Renewable Energy, developing country, blog, industry, biofuel
Asia's wireless network to go next-gen by 2012
News Half of projected 3 million base stations and 1.8 million cell sites in Asia-Pacific will connect to fiber through carrier Ethernet, says IDC.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Base Station, Mobile, Fiber, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Wireless, Wireless Network
EU ploughs US$25.5M into 1Gbps mobile broadband
News EU-funded research into a new mobile Internet technology called LTE Advanced is due to kick off at the start of next year.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, European Union, Wireless, Europe, Broadband, 3G, radio
Vodafone mobile broadband to hit top HSDPA speed
News Operator is first in U.K. to upgrade parts of its network to reach 14.4Mbps, the highest speed offered by the HSDPA specification.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, O2 Plc., Mobile Broadband, Speed, Broadband, HSPA, 3G, HSDPA
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News Every new phone sold a year from now will have two-way, bio-directional radio frequency identification communication, says Ericsson vice president of systems architecture.
Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Chip, GPS, phone, credit card company, credit card, Ericsson Inc.
WiMax network base station unveiled
Blogs Proxim Wireless Corporation and Palette Multimedia have launched a WiMax Forum-certified base station unit--the Tsunami ...
Apple AirPort Express Base Station (802.11n)
Reviews Don't pick up a new, 802.11n-enabled AirPort Express if you're looking for superfast wireless networking performance. You should consider it, however, if you're in the market for a new Wi-Fi router that offers portability, ease of use and the unique ability to stream iTunes over your network.
Fritz!Box 7270
Reviews The Fritz!Box 7270 is well designed and packed with features. DECT and 802.11n are major additions, but the real value lies in the detailed features built around those functions. The 7270 should prove extremely useful as a small office or home gateway.
Tags: Storage, USB, IEEE 802.11n, Notebook, Fritz!Box 7270, DECT, AVM, phone, Wi-Fi, VoIP
Apple pares AirPort Extreme prices
News in brief Apple Computer on Monday quietly cut the price of its AirPort Extreme base station and card.
Where's the boss? Location-based services can help
Blogs With Location-Based Services (LBS) you may track the location of a person (or vehicle) who is carrying a mobile phone. M...
Group seeks base-station standard
News A new alliance of telephone equipment makers is working on a standard way to build cellular base stations, a change that could save manufacturers money.
