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Wireless networking
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February 04, 2009
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Feb'09
Motorola trials 4G in Swindon
Swindon is the place where faster 4G mobile networks might take off in the UK.
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February 04, 2009
04
Feb'09
Mobile computing users willing to pay for acceptable Wi-Fi
Mobile computing expect widely available Wi-Fi services and express a keen willingness to pay for them
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February 04, 2009
04
Feb'09
Mobile computing manufacturers need to add Wan
Embedding wan into ultra portables may addresses the frustration of spotty coverage of Wi-Fi
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February 04, 2009
04
Feb'09
Netbooks and MIDs ‘secondary’ mobile computing devices
Ultra portable devices gaining popularity if not yet credibility from businesses
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February 03, 2009
03
Feb'09
SMEs get productivity from mobile applications
SMEs recognising the need to be able to service their customers and win prospective business with mobile computing and telecoms
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January 26, 2009
26
Jan'09
14 Signal Regiment gets wireless broadband
Members of the British Army's 14 Signal Regiment can now get the same broadband services in their home barracks in West Wales as they are used to in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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January 20, 2009
20
Jan'09
Nokia N79 Eco comes without charger
The new Nokia N79 Eco smartphone is being shipped without a charger as an option to encourage the recycling of older Nokia chargers. The lack...
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January 14, 2009
14
Jan'09
Bus firm offers parents Wi-Fi school bus tracking
Parents in Birmingham can keep an eye on their kids' whereabouts as they make their way to and from school on the school bus.
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January 12, 2009
12
Jan'09
CES: Samsung unveils projector mobile phone
Samsung used the Consumer Electronics...
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January 07, 2009
07
Jan'09
Glasgow financial district first for subway mobile access
Commuters to Glasgow's International Financial Services District (IFSD) are the UK's first city workers to be able to use their mobile phones while travelling...
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January 06, 2009
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Jan'09
Barclays to roll out contactless debit cards to all customers
Barclays customers will soon be able to pay their way with the wave of a card as the bank is set to be the first in the UK to roll-out...
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January 06, 2009
06
Jan'09
Celebrity Big Brother uses RFID technology to track housemates
Celebrity Big Brother is using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track housemates.
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December 23, 2008
23
Dec'08
Mainstream UC boosts mobile computing
Unified communications on firms' agenda but disconnect exists between those who implement and those who use
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December 19, 2008
19
Dec'08
Embedded 3G mobile broadband device growth to stall
Credit and capacity limits will slow the expected high take-up of embedded devices
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December 18, 2008
18
Dec'08
Apple iPhone drives Wi-Fi adoption in UK
Sales of the Apple iPhone and other Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones are driving growth
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December 17, 2008
17
Dec'08
How to use 3G wireless networks
Sierra Wireless Malcolm Thom outlines several scenarios for the deployment of 3G wireless networks.
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December 16, 2008
16
Dec'08
WiMAX mobile broadband driven by laptops and embedded PCs
Low cost mobile computing devices will drive uptake of WiMAX mobile broadband standard
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December 15, 2008
15
Dec'08
Update - Feds rule Telstra out of NBN bid
3:45 PM UPDATE: Stephen Conroy says the government will not be "held to ransom" by any corporation in a new statement on Telstra's exclusion from the NBN RFP process that says current regulatory arguments are "intractable".
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December 12, 2008
12
Dec'08
Mobile broadband world’s first unveiled
Ericsson and Telstra debut commercial HSPA network offering up to 21 Mbps
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December 10, 2008
10
Dec'08
Europe tunes in to wireless networks
Large European companies are spending more on wireless networks than on wired networks, according to research commissioned by network equipment supplier Motorola.
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December 09, 2008
09
Dec'08
O2 to sell ultra-slim BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in UK
O2 is to launch the ultra-slim BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in the UK. The...
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December 05, 2008
05
Dec'08
Mobile broadband prices at crossroads
As telecoms operators feel the pinch from the credit crunch, the days of cheap mobile broadband could be over. Or maybe not...
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December 02, 2008
02
Dec'08
Creating a secure WLAN - with new part three!
Sibling site SearchSecurity ANZ has a great video tutorial on how to secure a WLAN. Read on for summaries of this series and links to the videos!
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December 02, 2008
02
Dec'08
BT sees Wi-Fi traffic double in a year
BT says usage on its Wi-Fi broadband networks has doubled in a year.
BT said users of its high-speed wireless broadband clocked up twice the number...
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November 24, 2008
24
Nov'08
NICTA and I2R collaborate on maritime wireless mesh
Users aboard seafaring vessels will soon have access to more reliable wireless connectivity, thanks to collaboration between Australian and Singaporean researchers.
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November 24, 2008
24
Nov'08
Mobile broadband battle muddies mobile computing buying plans
IT departments face potentially business-significant decision regarding mobile broadband technology
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November 20, 2008
20
Nov'08
Whitespace Broadband - a primer
Richard Chirgwin explains "whitespace broadband" - the idea of using airspace currently occupied by television signals for data transmission.
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November 19, 2008
19
Nov'08
EDS and Cubic win back Oyster contract
Cubic Transportation Systems has won the contract for Transport for London's (TfL) Oyster system. It will sublet some of the work to EDS. The companies...
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November 10, 2008
10
Nov'08
Hand-held computers make police less efficient, say officers
Seventy percent of police officers say hand-held devices designed to cut time spent in the office have made them less efficient , according to...
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November 10, 2008
10
Nov'08
Mobile messaging services to beat credit crunch
Mobile messaging services to be seen as a more efficient way to communicate than voice services
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November 10, 2008
10
Nov'08
Phones 4U promises to stop breaching consumer law
Mobile phone supplier Phones 4U has promised Ofcom it will stop treating customers unfairly. The move comes eight months after Ofcom published...
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November 10, 2008
10
Nov'08
HP ProCurve goes indoors for wireless connection
HP ProCurve has released a new single-radio 802.11n wireless access point, the HP ProCurve MSM410, that enables high-bandwidth applications across a network inside hotels, hospital dormitories and office environments.
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November 07, 2008
07
Nov'08
Podcast: The future of WiMAX
This week's edition of our networking podcast features Unwired's David Hayvatt on the future of WiMAX.
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November 05, 2008
05
Nov'08
Microsoft, Telstra, mobilise SaaS in new alliance
Richard Chirgwin interviews the protagonists in today's announcement of a new alliance between Microsoft and Telstra.
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October 31, 2008
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Oct'08
Review: Ericsson's W25 Fixed Wireless Terminal
Ian Yates puts a high-end 3G router to the test.
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October 29, 2008
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Oct'08
Home wireless networks more secure than business networks
Security of home wireless networks ...
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October 28, 2008
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Oct'08
Cheap RFID chips make new US passports insecure, say researchers
Researchers say it is relatively easy to clone...
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October 23, 2008
23
Oct'08
Police radios to work throughout London Underground
The police are to get full Airwave digital radio coverage on the London Underground network from next spring.
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October 22, 2008
22
Oct'08
Mobile phones may replace Oyster cards
The Oyster card could be replaced by mobile phone and bankcard ticketing systems, Transport for London told the London Assembly yesterday.
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October 20, 2008
20
Oct'08
Why WLAN cards report traffic when you are not accessing the network
Many WLAN cards report activity even when you are not using an application to access the network. We explain why - and how to make sure the activity is not malicious - in this tip.
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October 15, 2008
15
Oct'08
UK hotels vulnerable to same Wi-Fi hack as US hotel chain
Insecure Wi-Fi systems installed at hotels across the UK could be hacked with embarrassing consequences
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October 10, 2008
10
Oct'08
GPS tracking device for teenagers’ cars and family pets
Zoombak has introuduced a GPS tracking device the size of a matchbox.
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October 08, 2008
08
Oct'08
Prepare your network for voice over wireless LAN
Voice over wireless LAN technology is maturing. Is your WLAN - and the rest of your network - ready for this new form of traffic? Now's the time to get ready!
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October 03, 2008
03
Oct'08
Schwarzenegger terminates RFID skimming
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill making it illegal to wirelessly hack a person's radio frequency identification technology
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October 03, 2008
03
Oct'08
Royal Brompton & Harefield Trust uses Wi-Fi to mobilise patient services
The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust has deployed an Alcatel-Lucent wireless local area network (Wlan) to help transform clinical care and enable total mobility of its patient services.
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October 01, 2008
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Oct'08
New WLAN security requirements for PCI DSS 1.2
The looming revision to the PCI DSS standard will require new approaches to WLAN security.
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October 01, 2008
01
Oct'08
Using iPerf to measure WLAN performance
Learn how to measure TCP/UDP, throughput, loss and delay with iPerf, an open source network testing tool.
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September 30, 2008
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Sep'08
New mobile broadband consortium eyes $50 bn opportunity
New category of mobile broadband devices claimed to deliver a compelling alternative to Wi-Fi
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September 30, 2008
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Sep'08
'Femtocells' could see mobile networks challenge Wi-Fi
A new technology called 'Femtocells' could see 3G or 4G base stations reach offices and homes, challenging Wi-Fi's role.
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September 24, 2008
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Sep'08
WLAN lessons from military deployments in Iraq
The team that designed a WLAN covering a 25 square kilometre air base in Iraq share their experiences.