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All Wireless Technologies News - October 2009

Wi-fi and Wimax tax could be backdated five years

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 28 October 2009

Business rates tax on wi-fi and Wimax networks may be backdated to April 2005, potentially putting an intolerable strain on many community networks in...

Government to tax Digital Britain

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 27 October 2009

The government is planning to raise millions of pounds through taxes on wireless and optical fibre networks. The move raises questions over its commitment to closing the widening "digital divide" that separates rich and poor, urban and rural Britons.

802-11n WLan standard to take off after ratification

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 26 October 2009

Enterprises can now consider replacing high speed networks with wireless equivalents with the recent ratification of the 802.11n wireless standard, says wireless Lan management firm AirMagnet.

Nokia takes patent battle with Apple to court

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 23 October 2009

Nokia is suing smartphone rival Apple for alleged patent infringements in the continued struggle between the two for market share.

Cancer all-clear on mobile phones may be based on dodgy data

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 14 October 2009

Mobile phones don't definitely cause cancer, but the research that leads to that conclusion may be flawed, say researchers who have gone through 23 controlled...

Qualcomm joins net neutrality debate

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 09 October 2009

US mobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm ...

Technical agreement clears way for smarter bus passes

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 08 October 2009

Local authorities may soon start replacing bus cards with multipurpose smartcards following agreement on a new specification by technical working groups. The...

Microsoft launches a store for Windows Mobile apps

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 06 October 2009

Microsoft has unveiled its version of the Apple AppStore dubbed Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

All Wireless Technologies News - October 2009

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