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Rural Net access a new market in India

May 15, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Taking India to the next level is going to be a major part of the discourse during the World BPO Forum to be held here in September, and rural wireless initiatives are set to steal the show.


Swiss researchers test high-speed WLAN network

March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 23 vote(s) | User comments: 1

According to the communication theory, only a limited amount of data can be transmitted within a given bandwidth for wireless communication. Ever since these limits were revealed 60 years ago, we have been ...


New Jersey's telecom industry needs new growth strategy, report says

September 08, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

With jobs and patents declining, New Jersey's communications industry needs a dramatic turnaround strategy to capitalize on the next wireless revolution, according to a report released this week by Stevens Institute of Technology. ...


Report: U.S. broadband speed outdated

June 26, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

So-called high-speed Internet broadband connection speeds are "pathetic" compared with other industrialized nations, a communications union report claimed.


In Brief: O2 eyes wireless, fixed-line convergence

May 12, 2006 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

British wireless operator O2 has indicated it is considering branching out into the U.K. fixed-line telephony sector.


Internet via power lines set to launch

July 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

A plan to offer consumers Internet access through their home's power lines may soon come to fruition for residents of Grand Ledge, Mich.


Broadband Report: Dixie Chicks' new home

June 15, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Being vocal against the Iraqi War and President Bush and subsequently having country music stations throughout the heartland ban their music, the Dixie Chicks are having a little trouble -- not with sales of their latest ...


AT&T: In Cell Phones, Simple Is the New Sexy

March 28, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

ORLANDO -- The new killer app for wireless is ease of use. That's the word that Randall Stephenson, chief operating officer of AT&T, delivered in his keynote speech at the 2007 CTIA Wireless conference here.


In Brief: Orange tests Paris wireless broadband

May 16, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Orange has launched initial field trials of HSDPA mobile broadband service in the Paris region.


US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications

August 14, 2006 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 36 vote(s) | No comments yet

A proposed US system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations could cause side-effects that lead to radio communication blackouts, according to new research. If activated, the "radiation ...


Batelco, PCCW and Verizon Get Saudi Fixed-Line Okay

April 23, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Consortia led by Bahrain Telecommunications Co., Hong Kong's PCCW and U.S. Verizon Communications have won initial approval to operate Saudi Arabia's new fixed-line phone network, a Saudi regulator said on Saturday.


Globe Talk: Don't brush off satellite radio

June 09, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

How does one decide on whether a risk is worth taking? There's obviously no set formula to that question that is asked by any shrewd investor or entrepreneur. At first blush, the risk in putting money into satellite radio ...


New Technologies That May Save Lives

October 19, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

As part of the M-Taiwan project, NEC and Tatung will demonstrate life saving technologies at the WiMax Forum next week. The forum will display the efforts of NEC in providing ambulance to hospital large file ...


Home broadband users up 40 percent

May 30, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

More Americans are adopting broadband in their homes, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, finding that the adoption rate grew by 40 percent from March 2005 to 2006.


Globe Talk: Enron's broadband debacle

June 02, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Enron was nothing if not flamboyant and eager to pursue the latest business trends. While its focus was on energy trading, it had expanded into telecommunications among other industries as executives cooked the books and ...


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