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  • Wavion Introduces a New Coverage Tool for Service Providers enabling Optimization of Wi-Fi Coverage Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 2:46PMWavion™, a company transforming the Metro and Rural Wi-Fi market with a new category of Wi-Fi Base Station, today announced the release of its new Wavion Coverage Tool (WCT) for optimizing WiFi coverage.
  • Review: HTC S740 (aka Rose) Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard device Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 1:14PMWhile at Mobius last week in Seattle (check out my event summary HTC gave each participant an HTC S740 Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard device. I have a large number of phones and the S740 was one I was particularly interested in trying out in person because I find the non-touch...
  • WAAV Introduces the AirBox X2 Slide Cellular Router for the Ultimate Mobile Experience Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 4:20PM New dual connection cellular router uses multiple EVDO and/or HSPA cellular Internet connections for providing wireless Internet access on buses & trains, streaming high-quality video, and much more.
  • The new SoC Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 11:04PMAs mentioned, DMP itself has not yet published information on the Vortex86MX/Xcore86DX SoC, though it recently registered the Vortex86MX.com domain name.
  • Hanover, Elizabeth Areas Get Enhanced Internet Service Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 3:01AMScott Piehn, Division Manager for JCWIFI, announced the completed installation of an expanded wireless broadband internet antenna network in Hanover, and a wireless broadband internet antenna on Derinda Road near Elizabeth.
  • Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 8:18PMAxis Communications introduces a network camera with true HDTV performance in compliance with the SMPTE standard in resolution, color representation and frame rate.
  • ThingMagic Releases Astra RFID Reader For European Union Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 3:37PMEasy to Deploy, Integrated RFID Reader/Antenna Simplifies Asset Management
  • Broadcom combines 11n WiFi, Bluetooth, FM radio on one chip Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 4:20PMBroadcom Monday is unveiling a chip that packages 802.11n, enhanced data rate Bluetooth and FM radio for mobile phones.
  • ThingMagic Releases Astra RFID Reader for European Union Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 9:45AMThingMagic, Inc. ( www.thingmagic.com ), a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announced that its Astra integrated RFID reader/antenna is available in the European Union.
  • ThingMagic Releases Astra RFID Reader for European Union Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 9:15AMThingMagic, Inc. ( www.thingmagic.com ), a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announced that its Astra integrated RFID reader/antenna is available in the European Union. Astra is easy to install, unobtrusive, and available with Power over Ethernet (PoE) and WiFi options. Designed for office and commercial environments, Astra’s deployment options allow ...
  • Pixavi Launches Intrinsically Safe Wi-Fi Location Tracking RFID Tag (RTLS) For Hazardous Areas Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 7:05AM Pixavi Introduces the Xtag, a Wi-Fi based RTLS (Real Time Location Tracking System) tag for use in hazardous areas.
  • Ethertronics Earns Series of Awards Underscoring Company’s Continued Growth and Global Leadership Position Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 5:17PMEthertronics, a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wireless devices, today announced the company has recently earned a series of awards including a number-five ranking in Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for San Diego. The ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the San Diego ...
  • Ethertronics Earns Series of Awards Underscoring Companys Continued Growth and Global Leadership Position Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 5:00PM SAN DIEGO----Ethertronics, a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wireless devices, today announced the company has recently earned a series of awards including a number-five ranking in Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for San Diego.
  • Future of WiMAX is Clear as Sprint, Clearwire close deal Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:32PM Clear your mind, Clearwire and Sprint Nextel say, as they announce the completion of their merger of assets into the new Clearwire to deploy WiMAX across the US under the Clear brand name. Google, Intel, and others chipped in an expected $3.2 billion to fund the first phase. Read More...
  • Trusted Resource for the Working RF Engineer Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:48AMNovember 25, 2008 [Components] Multi-Tap Attenuators Save Board Space Designed to eliminate the use of multiple attenuator devices in attenuation switching functions, the MTAQ1225 multi-tap attenuator saves board space as well as inventory costs.
  • HTC unveils high-definition handset Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 9:16AMMAKATI CITY, Philippines -- Taiwanese mobile phone company HTC is expanding its market portfolio in the Philippines with the launch of three new mobile phones.
  • OGANER-Service Ltd. Picks ELVA-1 Radio Links for Frigid Norilsk Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:01AM ELVA-1 Millimeter Wave Division, a world leader in ultra high speed wireless communications technologies, announces a new installation of its PPC-100 Fast Ethernet mm-wave link in Norilsk, Russia.
  • Markets in Brief Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:18AMAn AFSK group company in Colombia has won a $27 million deal from Ecopetrol to supply control, computer, automation and communications systems to operate a crude oil transportation system. Ecopetrol is the national Colombian oil company.
  • Luxul Wireless Expands 2.4 GHz X-WAVTM Antenna Family Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:29PM LINDON, Utah----Luxul Wireless, a leading innovator of patented high-performance wireless signal technologies, announced today the addition of several new 2.4 GHz antennas to its X-WAVTM Flat Panel Antenna family.
  • Moderro Announces Turnkey Internet Cloud Computer Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:01PM MILPITAS, Calif.----Moderro Technologies www.moderro.com today announced the Xpack Internet Computer – a turnkey web-centric cloud computer.
  • Ethertronics Appoints Wireless Industry Veteran John E. Major to Its Board of Directors Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:00PM SAN DIEGO----Ethertronics, a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wireless devices, today announced that the company has appointed John E. Major to its Board of Directors.
  • RadarFind Wins Technology Award Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:24PM MORRISVILLE, N.C.----RadarFind Corporation, a health care technology company offering a patented enterprise-wide Real Time Location System for tracking medical equipment and patients, has been presented with the “Most Innovative Use of Technology” award by the North Carolina Technology Association .
  • Celeno Names Calysto Communications Agency of Record Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:01PM ATLANTA----Celeno Communications, a leading provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, announced it has selected Atlanta-based Calysto Communications as its public relations agency of record.
  • Trusted Resource for the Working RF Engineer Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:34PMLike every new wireless standard, mobile WiMAX has experienced some controversy. People in the wirelesscommunications industry have alternately doubted its viability and exaggerated its merits.
  • Technology simplifies campus voting Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 4:47AMStudents waiting in line for the bus at the Lloyd Noble Center can vote for this week’s UOSA election online. OU Information and Technology has installed a new wireless access point at the center’s bus stop, said OU IT spokesman Nicholas Key.
  • Company considers putting WiMax equipment in Sherman-Williamsville area Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 3:51AM WILLIAMSVILLE — Springnet1, a local Internet company, is considering installing WiMax equipment in the Sherman-Williamsville area to provide more reliable, high-speed broadband Internet access for residents in both communities.
  • Computing Awards - Networking and communications supplier of the year shortlist Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 6:18AM David Neal, Computing , Friday 31 October 2008 at 05:45:00 Who will take the networking prize? Computing Awards for Excellence - Networking and communications supplier of the year shortlist BlackBerry BlackBerry maker Research in Motion continues to innovate in the smartphone market. Several recently launched devices have boosted customer demand, with 2.3 million ...
  • Best Ways to Get Online in the Boondocks [What You Said] Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 5:52PMWhen 37signals co-founder Jason Fried complained about the lack of connectivity at a new getaway in rural Wisconsin last week, I figured Lifehacker readers would be able to help out him and others...
  • One-Seg Digital TV Arrives on Apple iPhone 3G Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 5:04PMThe iPhone is home to a lot of fantastic multimedia. You can use it to surf the web, listen to music, and watch videos. And now you can enjoy great mobile television as well... if you go to Japan.
  • Ethernet/Serial WiFi Bridge simplifies wireless upgrades. Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 1:07PMAs 3.2 x 3.0 in., 2.4 GHz IEEE802.11b/g-based module for embedded systems, WIZ-600Wi lets developers add wireless to their products without redesign. It has 33 Mbps Ethernet and 115 kbaud RS232C interfaces as well as Media Independent Interface for external PHY. Solution also supports 54 Mbps WLAN communications and 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet or RS232 serial connections. Operating as access ...
  • Atheros Launches Align(TM) Technology Leveraging 802.11n 1-Stream Specification to Provide Upgrade from Legacy 802.11g Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 9:19PMSANTA CLARA, Calif.
  • PCTEL Posts $20.1 Million in Third Quarter Revenue from Continuing Operations Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 9:04PMPCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
  • PCTEL Posts $20.1 Million in Third Quarter Revenue from Continuing Operations Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 8:52PMPCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry,
  • Next-gen mobile broadband tech tops 100Mbps in Ericsson test Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 7:01PM The latest tests of next-generation cellular networking top 100 Mbps in net throughput in real-world tests. Ericsson finds its Long Term Evolution is nearing readiness in the short term. Read More...
  • Motorola to "aggressively" develop white space devices Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 5:46PM While broadcasters continue to push for a delay in an FCC decision on white space devices, rural groups urge the Commission to green light the concept. Meanwhile, Motorola tells Ars about its plans to use white space to serve rural broadband needs. Read More...
  • PCTEL Requests Re-exam of Interference Detection Patent Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 1:08PMPCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, announced today that it had requested the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine and reject all of the claims in patent 7,301,920 (Sanders, et al.). PCTEL has submitted extensive documentation demonstrating that the inventor misled the patent examiner by failing to disclose certain ...
  • PCTEL Requests Re-exam of Interference Detection Patent Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 12:45PM BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.----PCTEL, Inc. , a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, announced today that it had requested the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine and reject all of the claims in patent 7,301,920 .
  • Startup chipmaker hopes to hook enterprise with 1Gbps WiFi Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 3:27AM Quantenna claims speeds of 1Gbps using standard WiFi. With up to eight radios in one chip, the company might hit that mark and make WiFi a more attractive networking choice for the enterprise. Read More...
  • Unbounded Mobile Communications: Mobile Handset Solutions, Part 1 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 5:13PMCurious about the potential for fixed/mobile convergence? Then read on to learn more about the state of handset technology to support unbounded mobile communications.
  • RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION: Danger springs from antennas Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 12:53PMI REFER to the letter from biologist S.P. of Kuala Lumpur regarding Penang schoolchildren with nosebleeds and the possible link to radio frequency (RF) radiation caused by a telecommunications antenna on a billboard ("Radiation danger: Get experts to investigate" -- NST, Oct 8). Let me provide a few facts.
  • Boston WiFi Party Rolls On ... Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 9:30AMThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced it is to press ahead with plans to install WiFi on every train travelling along its commuter rail system in the North East of the US. The move follows extensive testing of the on-board service in the Boston area.
  • New MP3 players hit market Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 7:26PMSAN JOSE, Calif. — Just in time for late back-to-school or early holiday shopping, Apple, Microsoft and others have unveiled a new crop of digital media players.
  • TerreStar and EB to Demonstrate Voice/Data Capabilities on Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Smartphone PDA at SATCON ... Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 2:00PM NEW YORK----TerreStar and EB will be demonstrating critical applications – Web browsing and Voice over Internet Protocol calling using the industry’s first-ever dual-mode satellite-terrestrial HSPA reference design PDA form factor.
  • Abilis Systems Standardizes on ARC(R) for Mobile DTV ApplicationsARC International (LSE:ARK), a leading provider of ... Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:30AMSAN JOSE, Calif.
  • Abilis Systems Standardizes on ARC(R) for Mobile DTV Applications Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:27AMARC International (LSE:ARK), a leading provider of consumer intellectual property (IP) to OEM and semiconductor companies, today announced that Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company, has standardized its mobile DTV product development on ARC(R) technology. Accordingly, Abilis has taken a new license for ARC solutions that will help extend its range of mobile digital TV chips.
  • Abilis Systems Standardizes on ARC(R) for Mobile DTV Applications Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:18AMARC International (LSE:ARK), a leading provider of consumer intellectual property (IP) to OEM and
  • Abilis Systems Standardizes on ARC(R) for Mobile DTV Applications Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:00AM SAN JOSE, Calif. & ST. ALBANS, England----ARC International , a leading provider of consumer intellectual property to OEM and semiconductor companies, today announced that Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company, has standardized its mobile DTV product development on ARC® technology.
  • First WiMAX Notebooks from Lenovo, Others Launch Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 4:30PMAcer, Asus and Lenovo have announced notebook PCs that will use the new mobile WiMAX chipset from Intel, formerly known as "Echo Peak". More announcements are expected.
  • First WiMAX Notebooks from Lenovo, Others Launch Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 10:59AM Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba have announced notebook PCs that will use the new mobile WiMAX chipset from Intel, formerly known as "Echo Peak". More announcements are expected.
  • PCTEL Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Call and Webcast For October 27, 2008 Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 9:15PM BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.----PCTEL, Inc. , a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, announced today it will release third-quarter 2008 financial results after the market closes on Monday, October 27, 2008.