Wireless Technology
709 Stories
Nokia vs Apple: The hidden scandal
Insight commentary Nokia's dragging of Apple to court over wireless patents exposes IP law as being on the verge of failure.
Tags: Copyright, Mobile/Wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Marconi, Phone, mobile, handset, intellectual property, wireless technology
Malaysian 'resort' town gets mesh Wi-Fi
News Residents of Bandar Sunway can now access over 100 Wi-Fi hotspots in six major areas, spanning some 70 percent of the Malaysian town.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, Malaysia, Wi-Fi, Monash University, wireless technology, wireless Internet
Smartbook won't replace smartphones, maybe netbooks
News While consumers are unlikely to give up their phones for smartbooks, they may do so for netbooks, says industry analyst.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Development/design, Qualcomm Inc., Computer, Phone, laptop computer, mobile, Smart Phone, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Qualcomm readies 3G/4G mobile chipsets
News Company says it is sampling dual-mode chipsets that can switch between 3G and 4G wireless networks. Commercial products are expected next year.
Tags: Development/design, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Phone, network, mobile, Chip, Wireless, HSPA, 3G
Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech
News Deal, under which Nokia Siemens will pay US$650 million, is yet another signal that the end is near for the one-time giant in telecommunications gear.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Financial, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Toronto, wireless technology, Canada
Cisco replaces Nortel in key 2012 Olympics role
News London 2012 organizer reveals it has ended its contract with bankrupt infrastructure supplier "on good terms", and appoints tier 2 sponsor Cisco to helm role instead.
Tags: Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Business Strategies & Functions, Service level management, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, wireless technology, network infrastructure
Wireless industry wants in on US healthcare stimulus money
News Wireless industry is hoping it can reap the rewards of billions of dollars being spent on health care technology as part of the economic stimulus package.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Cisco Systems Inc., wireless industry, Wireless, electronic health record, electronic record, Wireless LANs, Hospital
Motorola turns to consumer electronics
News The beleaguered mobile handset maker sees a big opportunity in selling its wireless broadband technology to consumer electronics device makers.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., Electronics, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, 4G, wireless technology, network
Gore: Wireless access to info means power
News Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's address at CTIA 2009 covers many of his usual themes regarding need for environmental change, but it also provides a history lesson on communications.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Leadership, Green IT, North Korea, wireless industry, Wireless Access, Wireless, CTIA, Al Gore, wireless technology
Tech giants plan WiMax patent pool
News Six technology companies are teaming up to jointly license patents that cover WiMax in an effort to prevent costly royalties from hampering adoption.
Tags: WiMax, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Patents, Patent, Internet Access, Cable Broadband, wireless technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Lucent Technologies Inc.
Will a sluggish economy mean slower mobile sales?
News Analysts lower expectations for global handset sales for the coming year, citing consumer concerns about the economy as a deterrent to upgrading to new phones.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Sales/revenue, Cellular phones, Mobile, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Cell Phone, Sales, phone, flat panel, wireless technology
Report maps out Britain's broadband future
News An independent report says now is not the time for public investment in next-generation access in the United Kingdom, but there is plenty to be done by government and regulators.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, IT strategy, Mobile, Fiber, Broadband, phone, Lehman Brothers Inc., FTTH, wireless technology
M'sian broadband wars heat up
Blogs Consumer broadband service in Malaysia has been around for almost 10 years now, but it wasn't until 2005/2006 that the s...
Ericsson to pay US$1.1B for Nortel wireless tech
News Swedish telecom giant beats out Nokia Siemens Networks and a private equity firm, in an auction for the CDMA and LTE wireless tech assets of bankrupt Nortel.
Tags: Data Management, Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Bankruptcy, Canada, asset
Microsoft details fix for 'white space' interference
News Microsoft researchers tell MIT's Technology Review that it has a new algorithm that could be used to turn unused analog TV spectrum into new wireless broadband services.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Bandwidth, TV, Backup, Device, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Broadband, Wi-Fi
