British Regulator's Q1 Market Snapshot Vodafone, Orange Struggle
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The British telecoms regulator has released its research findings for the state of the U.K. mobile and fixed market for the first quarter of 2006. The regulator has used a 90-day threshold in the calculation of its figures for active subscribers. In most cases, it has also left out the ...
Is VoIP WIthout E9-1-1 Worth the Risk? : Challenges, Approaches, and Recommendations for VoIP Service Providers.
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When your subscribers dial 9-1-1, they expect a public safety responder to answer and dispatch help in a matter of seconds. However, when it comes to 9-1-1, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services do not always deliver. This paper details the importance of Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) to VoIP's future success and the challenges VoIP ...
Optical Antenna Promises More Storage Capacity
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Can an antenna lead to increased optical disc storage? It can when it's a plasmonic laser antenna. The new optical antenna, designed as a metallic nanostructure, is built into a commercial semiconductor laser. "The optical antenna collects light from the laser and concentrates it to an intense spot measuring tens of ...
Cingular: 3G Rollout on Track
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Cingular Wireless is refuting a Bloomberg story that its high-speed network rollout plans are behind schedule. The carrier also announced it has completed the integration of the AT&T Wireless network into its operations. Cingular announced that it is on track to reach most of the top 100 markets with its high-speed downlink ...
Broadcom Vs. Qualcomm: The Plot Thickens
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Irvine, Calif-based wireless device maker Broadcom says it is now taking several legal counter measures to fight Qualcomm in their complex, long-running, multi-venue patent dispute, emulating the back-and-forth battle Qualcomm and Nokia are waging against each other in comparable litigation in several courts. Broadcom says a ...
Nokia Readies Bluetooth Buster
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You know WiMax, you've heard of WiBro, now meet Wibree -- the new short-range wireless specification from Nokia Corp.. The number one cellphone maker is hoping the new technology will supplant Bluetooth for personal-area networking (PAN) applications. Wibree shares many of the same characteristics of Bluetooth -- it has a range ...
Huawei Signs Up Former BT Guru
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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has scored something of a coup by signing up former BT Group plc; group technology officer Mick Reeve as an advisor and public representative. Reeve, who retired from BT in May this year, was one of the British carrier's best known and most respected executives, with a wealth of knowledge and ...
WLAN Security Still Weak in Most Businesses
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Despite the ratification of key wireless standards, the actual use of stronger security mechanisms in current WLAN deployments is low, reports In-Stat. That may soon change, however, as many companies will bolster WLAN security over the next several years, the high-tech market research firm says. Within wireless ...
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