All Wireless Technologies News - February 2006

Lack of RFID skills will stall roll-outs

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology adoption rates will suffer because of a lack of skills in the field.

Patient tagging cuts identity mix-ups

A Birmingham hospital trust is to give patients undergoing chest or ear, nose and throat surgery RFID tags to prevent identity mix-ups.

City of London gets Wi-Fi cloud

The City of London will roll out a Wi-Fi network over the next six months, to give City workers and visitors access to the internet in the streets and open spaces across the Square Mile.

Will Microsoft give Blackberry the blues?

Users will need to choose between the promise of a wide range of applications and an established product as Microsoft launches its push e-mail service at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona last week.

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  • Date: 14 February 2006
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Converged mobile systems promise cost savings

Suppliers will use 3GSM to showcase a range of converged mobile devices. Avaya, Alcatel, Cisco, Motorola and Nokia are among suppliers set to discuss how they have integrated 3G mobile handsets with Wi-Fi, fixed lines and IP-based private branch exchanges.

Virgin promises Wi-Fi to overcome connectivity problems

Virgin Trains is planning to roll out Wi-Fi services on its trains, despite many users of mobile data cards and even mobile phone users complaining of difficulties in getting an adequate connection on existing services.

Phones at risk of drive by attacks

A number of mobile phones from Sony Ericsson are vulnerable to remote attack from a “drive-by” technique.

TNT rolls out RFID along supply chain

Delivery provider TNT Express is expanding its multimillion-pound RFID programme in trials to optimise global supply chains.

Ford IT leaders co-ordinate global RFID effort

IT managers from Ford's US and European manufacturing businesses met last week to co-ordinate their RFID projects.
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