Tag: Wireless
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Learn How to Be a Wireless Mogul
Anyone with a credit card can become a wireless mogul. Well, maybe he won't be the next Craig mcCaw, but he can effectively use a slice of spectrum for backhaul, residential or some specialized industrial use. The WCAI has a webinar on 11/18 that will explain the details of this relatively unknown program (although more…
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Viodi View – October 23rd, 2009
The web is still not yet a complete substitute for experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of a place. Even if you are not a football fan, being in the presence of Lambeau Field is impressive. It isn’t just the legendary players and coaches who left an indelible print on football history, what is unique…
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Will the new mobile DTV standard enable Mobile Video to succeed in 2010?
With the recent ratification of the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, US broadcasters are able to deliver live video content to a broad variety of mobile devices. The standard is the culmination of a development process that took about two and a half years. The Mobile Video Coalition said that at least 70 stations would begin broadcasting…
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Intel to battle Qualcomm for mobile computing leadership
Update from Intel Development Forum in S.F. and Qualcomm open house in Santa Clara, CA last week. Introduction For those interested in mobile computing and mobile WiMAX, there were several important take-aways from last week’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. CA. Most importantly, Intel made it clear that they intend to dominate the…
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3G Networks at the Breaking Point- and it can only get worse!
iPhones Overload AT&T 3G Network, NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/technology/companies/03att.html?_r=2&hp Apple’s iPhone is a data guzzler. Owners use them like minicomputers, which they are, and use them a lot. Not only do iPhone owners download applications, stream music and videos and browse the Web at higher rates than the average smartphone user, but the average iPhone owner can…
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Will Outsourcing of Managed Services and Network Maintenance Make Telecoms More Competitive?
Introduction: Managed services and outsourcing of wireless and wireline network operations has become an emerging trend in the global telecom industry. Here are a few examples: Last year, Embarq outsourced its Network Operation Centers (NOCs) to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). In a blockbuster deal announced a few months ago, Sprint announced it will pay Ericsson…