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FCC Sets Digital TV Rules Technology / Telecom April 27, 2007 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet The FCC adopts measures to ensure a smooth transition to DTV in 2009, which is necessary to free up the 700MHz band for wireless voice and data.

Researchers achieve transmission rates of 107 Gbits per second over a single fiber channel Technology / Telecom December 20, 2006 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet In cooperation with Micram, the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (Heinrich-Hertz-Institut) and Eindhoven Technical University, Siemens has successfully tested the network of the future. This involved the 100% electrical ...

Stealth Attack Drains Cell Phone Batteries Technology / Telecom August 24, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet Cell phones that can send or receive multimedia files could be targeted by an attack that stealthily drains their batteries, leaving cellular communications networks useless, according to computer security researchers at ...

Beyond 3G, communications services of the future Technology / Telecom July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Europe's telecommunications industry became the world leader in the 1990s. Now European researchers are working to maintain that lead by developing an innovative services platform for 'Beyond ...

NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment Technology / Telecom February 09, 2007 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it achieved a maximum packet transmission rate of approximately 5Gbps in the downlink using 100MHz frequency bandwidth to a mobile station moving at 10km/h. The field experiment of fourth-generation ...

Interview: Voom HD, cutting edge of tele programming Technology / Telecom April 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Voom HD is the little network that's trying hard to push high-definition programming to the masses.

Professor researches cell phone usage among college students Technology / Telecom February 26, 2007 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Cell phones are commonplace fixture in United States culture these days, but a recent Virginia Tech survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.

Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV Technology / Telecom August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this with an imported Chinese phone, but you can't with any phone sold ...

KDDI, The Ubiquitous Provider Provides More Technology / Telecom November 19, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet KDDI Corporation is focused on total customer service. Currently, DVD quality film may be purchased by broadband subscribers. In the R&D division, KDDI is poised to offer the first Quad HD download over the ...

Wireless in the Sky: Hearst Builds Tower of the Future Technology / Telecom March 19, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Media icon Hearst has built a 46-story, 856,000-square-foot structure designed to utilize the latest wireless technology. Hearst's new tower, with its diamond-shaped windows and distinctive triangular frame, cuts a unique ...

New wireless technology to be developed Technology / Telecom April 04, 2007 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A U.S. research team has been awarded a $3.5 million government grant to develop a new portable wireless communications technology.

Cellular annoyance Technology / Telecom June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Annoying mobile communications abroad The results of a multi-national survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone ...

US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications Technology / Telecom 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 ...

Greek information society expanding Technology / Telecom July 11, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Greece is known for many things -- its sun-kissed islands, lively Athens, and as the birthplace of democracy -- but its latest reputation may become its quick climb up the information-technology ladder.

In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling Technology / Telecom July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Washington is the first state to wrap multiple call centers together into a single call-and-data management system that may be accessed by dialing 2-1-1.

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FCC Sets Digital TV Rules Technology / Telecom April 27, 2007 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet The FCC adopts measures to ensure a smooth transition to DTV in 2009, which is necessary to free up the 700MHz band for wireless voice and data.

Researchers achieve transmission rates of 107 Gbits per second over a single fiber channel Technology / Telecom December 20, 2006 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet In cooperation with Micram, the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (Heinrich-Hertz-Institut) and Eindhoven Technical University, Siemens has successfully tested the network of the future. This involved the 100% electrical ...

Stealth Attack Drains Cell Phone Batteries Technology / Telecom August 24, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet Cell phones that can send or receive multimedia files could be targeted by an attack that stealthily drains their batteries, leaving cellular communications networks useless, according to computer security researchers at ...

Beyond 3G, communications services of the future Technology / Telecom July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Europe's telecommunications industry became the world leader in the 1990s. Now European researchers are working to maintain that lead by developing an innovative services platform for 'Beyond ...

NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment Technology / Telecom February 09, 2007 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it achieved a maximum packet transmission rate of approximately 5Gbps in the downlink using 100MHz frequency bandwidth to a mobile station moving at 10km/h. The field experiment of fourth-generation ...

Interview: Voom HD, cutting edge of tele programming Technology / Telecom April 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Voom HD is the little network that's trying hard to push high-definition programming to the masses.

Professor researches cell phone usage among college students Technology / Telecom February 26, 2007 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Cell phones are commonplace fixture in United States culture these days, but a recent Virginia Tech survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.

Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV Technology / Telecom August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this with an imported Chinese phone, but you can't with any phone sold ...

KDDI, The Ubiquitous Provider Provides More Technology / Telecom November 19, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet KDDI Corporation is focused on total customer service. Currently, DVD quality film may be purchased by broadband subscribers. In the R&D division, KDDI is poised to offer the first Quad HD download over the ...

Wireless in the Sky: Hearst Builds Tower of the Future Technology / Telecom March 19, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Media icon Hearst has built a 46-story, 856,000-square-foot structure designed to utilize the latest wireless technology. Hearst's new tower, with its diamond-shaped windows and distinctive triangular frame, cuts a unique ...

New wireless technology to be developed Technology / Telecom April 04, 2007 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A U.S. research team has been awarded a $3.5 million government grant to develop a new portable wireless communications technology.

Cellular annoyance Technology / Telecom June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Annoying mobile communications abroad The results of a multi-national survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone ...

US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications Technology / Telecom 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 ...

Greek information society expanding Technology / Telecom July 11, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Greece is known for many things -- its sun-kissed islands, lively Athens, and as the birthplace of democracy -- but its latest reputation may become its quick climb up the information-technology ladder.

In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling Technology / Telecom July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Washington is the first state to wrap multiple call centers together into a single call-and-data management system that may be accessed by dialing 2-1-1.

FCC Sets Digital TV Rules

Researchers achieve transmission rates of 107 Gbits per second over a single fiber channel

Stealth Attack Drains Cell Phone Batteries

Beyond 3G, communications services of the future

NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment

Interview: Voom HD, cutting edge of tele programming

Professor researches cell phone usage among college students

Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV

KDDI, The Ubiquitous Provider Provides More

Wireless in the Sky: Hearst Builds Tower of the Future

New wireless technology to be developed

Cellular annoyance

US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications

Greek information society expanding

In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling

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