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March 18, 2008 18 Mar'08
Femtocells to boost enterprise communications by end of year

Premises-based comms systems could potentially provide enterprises with greatly discounted calling
March 18, 2008 18 Mar'08
Mobile operating system preview: Opera Mobile 9.5

Though Opera Mobile 9.5 is not yet available, Adama Brown was able to land a beta version of the mobile operating system and take it for a test run.
March 17, 2008 17 Mar'08
IBM unveils worlds tiniest optical chip switch for energy efficiency

IBM researchers have developed the world's tiniest switch to rout optical data between computer chip cores in...
March 17, 2008 17 Mar'08
Nokia tops new smartphone ranking

Nokia tops analysis programme designed to provide an understanding of smartphones vendors’ innovation and implementation skills.

March 17, 2008 17 Mar'08
Mobile internet usage in Europe to surge over the next five years

125 million Europeans will access the Web regularly from their mobile phone by 2013; triple the number that do so today.
March 17, 2008 17 Mar'08
Smartcard technology reaps security benefits

Two and a half years ago, Nikk Gilbert, head of security architecture at a multinational transport and energy firm, had a dream that staff could swipe a smartcard to enter a building, use that same card to pay for coffee in the canteen, then log on ...
March 13, 2008 13 Mar'08
Wireless security protocols -- How WPA and WPA2 work

WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better 802.11 wireless security.
March 13, 2008 13 Mar'08
London is world’s leading enterprise Wi-Fi location

London is the world leader when it comes to hosting enterprise Wi-Fi use, with annual usage up 156% in the second half of 2007.
March 11, 2008 11 Mar'08
Scania rolls out wireless network to reduce carbon footprint

Truck, bus and engine manufacturer Scania has implemented a wireless communication network at its main production facility in Sweden to reduce the company's carbon footprint.
March 11, 2008 11 Mar'08
University of Birmingham overhauls Wi-Fi network to extend coverage to all sites

The University of Birmingham is overhauling and widening its Wi-Fi network coverage to improve data speeds and increase access to students.

March 11, 2008 11 Mar'08
Ultra mobile devices enjoy ‘momentous’ 2007

Major moves by processor manufacturers will continue to enable new ultra mobile PCs and mobile Internet devices
March 07, 2008 07 Mar'08
Virgin Trains upgrades Wi-Fi lounges, but passengers still cannot make calls or access web on the go

Virgin Trains has teamed up with T-Mobile to provide free and improved Wi-Fi facilities in all of its first class lounges in stations.
March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08
BAA picks barcodes over RFID for Terminal 5

BAA has rejected advanced RFID technology in favour of 2D barcodes to track baggage at Heathrow's new terminal 5 in a move that it say will help it improve its track record on lost bags.
March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
German packaging firm rolls out RFID pallet tracking

German packaging manufacturer Heuchemer Verpackung has implemented a UK-developed radio frequency identification (RFID) based plastic pallet tracking system to increase visibility of pallets and products.
March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
Somerfield sets out stall for WiMAX access to network

The supermarket chain will pilot the WiMAX solution at its Manchester sites as an alternative to a leased line
March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
WiMAX mobile comms advantage shrinking

Despite WiMAX’s head start on the 4G market, other technologies’ evolution is happening quicker than expected
March 04, 2008 04 Mar'08
3G still has the potential to thrive

Even as telcos consider 4G wireless connectivity, 3G will thrive in remote Australian rural areas, Gartner says.
March 04, 2008 04 Mar'08
Air travellers move to trains as Wi-Fi access becomes free

Businesses have turned away from air travel to a major UK rail route after the train operator introduced free wireless internet access.
March 03, 2008 03 Mar'08
CeBIT to cover Web 2.0, RFID, green IT

The growing relevance of social networks to business, RFID and green IT will be dominant themes at this year's CeBIT event in Hanover, Germany.
February 29, 2008 29 Feb'08
Machines propose love at Victoria Station

There has been a high tech theme to 29 February, the day that lovestruck women propose to their sweethearts.
February 26, 2008 26 Feb'08
Cambridge Constabulary rolls out remote service portal

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has implemented a remote service portal to make its IT systems accessible to members of neighbourhood policing teams and other staff outside its secure network.
February 24, 2008 24 Feb'08
Six steps to create a wireless LAN

Wireless LANs are deceptively simple to create. Follow our guide to ensure your WLAN has perfect coverage, can handle your applications and is easy to manage.
February 24, 2008 24 Feb'08
Six steps to create a wireless LAN

Wireless LANs are deceptively simple to create. Follow our guide to ensure your WLAN has perfect coverage, can handle your applications and is easy to manage.
February 20, 2008 20 Feb'08
Forum of Private Businesses calls on firms to inspect terms of new BT contract

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has told small businesses that they should scrutinise the terms of a new service contract with BT.
February 20, 2008 20 Feb'08
Scottish council provides high speed residential broadband to public

Scotland's Renfrewshire Council has implemented a wide area wireless network as part of its digital inclusion project to provide citizens with residential high speed broadband.
February 19, 2008 19 Feb'08
Mobile usage to overtake fixed lines in Western Europe this year

Mobile calls will overtake fixed line calls for the first time in Western Europe this year, says a new report.
February 17, 2008 17 Feb'08
Introduction to wireless networks - from "The book of wireless"

Learn about the standards and specifications that control wireless networks and explains how data moves through the network from one computer to another.
February 14, 2008 14 Feb'08
Will RFID technology truly reduce lost luggage at airports?

The British Airport Authority is testing Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology at Heathrow Airport to see if baggage tags can be read with fewer mistakes than ones with barcodes.
February 14, 2008 14 Feb'08
Heathrow Terminal 3 begins six month RFID trial

BAA and Emirates Airline have launched the largest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) baggage trial which could reduce the number of misread bags at Heathrow airport.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
Nortel to join with Motorola, rumour says

Nortel and Motorola are rumoured to be collaborating on a joint venture, which would see the companies combine their wireless infrastructure.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
London Fashion Week designer uses mobile NFC system to boost sales

This year's London Fashion Week has seen the first use of mobile near field communications (NFC) to help sell a fashion range.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
WiMax, WiFi... why wireless?

Wireless broadband has obvious applications for mobile workers. Ian Yates explores whether it has a future as a fixed line substitute too.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
UK’s first mobile Wimax network to go live in Maidstone

The Mobile Wimax Acceleration Group (M-WAG), a collaboration of companies demonstrating the business case for mobile Wimax, is to deliver the first UK mobile Wimax pilot network over 2.5GHz in Maidstone, Kent.
February 08, 2008 08 Feb'08
Aerophone slashes cost of mobile calls from planes

A new platform from Aerophone could allow users to make cheap worldwide mobile phone calls from planes.
February 06, 2008 06 Feb'08
Wi-Fi-based real-time location systems primed to grow market share

Enterprises can gain real-time location information about the devices, and even people, on their networks, with Wi-Fi technologies already deployed.
February 05, 2008 05 Feb'08
Professional services the key for 02 mobility

Customer satisfaction seen as the differentiator in telecoms market
January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08
London's wireless network leaves other cities behind

Despite the benefits of wireless working, some cities are still much less wired than others, says research commissioned by Lexmark.
January 28, 2008 28 Jan'08
Ford's Land Rover divisions trials RFID system

Ford Motor Company's Land Rover division has begun a pilot programme to deploy and active radio...
January 23, 2008 23 Jan'08
Salisbury NHS Trust expands Wi-Fi network to support bedside care

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its Wi-Fi network across its site.
January 16, 2008 16 Jan'08
Wireless networks as secure as wired, study says

Wireless security may not be as dire as previously thought, according to a new 3Com study.
January 08, 2008 08 Jan'08
Netgear unveils new Wi-Fi family for bandwidth intensive apps

Netgear has launched its next-generation Wireless-N family of Wi-Fi products incorporating internal antenna technology that helps increase range and bandwidth.
January 04, 2008 04 Jan'08
Dell unveils smaller, lighter Inspiron laptop for £250

Dell has updated its Inspiron laptop range with a £250 model that is 25% smaller than previous machines.
January 03, 2008 03 Jan'08
Privacy watchdog calls for RFID regulations

Consumers who buy RFID-enabled goods should have an automatic veto against their personal details being collected and associated with the device, says the European Data Protection Supervisor.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Wireless Christmas hamper

Why go wired when you can be un-wired? Because it's hard! But not to worry, our Christmas hamper of wireless guides will help you through.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Kris Kringle's guide to Mobility

Mobility adds new elements to problems of wireless networking. Lucky for you we've got a bunch of the year's best together in one place.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Ofcom to release more spectrum to support Wimax services

Ofcom has announced the release...
December 18, 2007 18 Dec'07
Swedish rail network improves mobile comms

Banverket, the Swedish railway administration, is improving its rail network management system with technology from Nokia Siemens Networks.
December 18, 2007 18 Dec'07
Milton Keynes gets first commercial Wimax network

From today, council-backed ConnectMK will be providing residents and businesses in the Milton Keynes area with access to Wimax services.
December 14, 2007 14 Dec'07
Primeur picks Wi-Fi bar-coding to supply Argos

Primeur, a soft furnishings supplier to Argos, B&Q and Wilkinson, has deployed a Wi-Fi bar-coding system in its warehouses to deliver paperless data collection.
December 12, 2007 12 Dec'07
Mobile Wimax set to grow

Mobile Wimax 802.16e will amass 80 million mobile subscribers globally by 2013, according to a paper published by Juniper Research.